Last month, ATS had a customer Zoom discussion focused on remote worker strategies – what they are doing, what they are planning, and what the options out there are. We had Ed Cichone, Sales Director at VMware, discuss these topics followed by Stuart Appleby to give us and our customers some pointers on putting. Stuart began with a quote that I think many of our customers can relate to.

Many organizations have transitioned, or are beginning to transition, to cloud-based workloads with multiple devices on a single network. This can make it difficult to keep track of all assets, and many organizations have not implemented an updated system for this process. The COVID-19 pandemic has only complicated this at the moment with a mass remote working deployment, leaving inventory chaotic and confusing.

An IT asset management (ITAM) program can help with cost savings, compliance requirements and regulating secure environments. Without an ITAM, it can lead to vulnerabilities in your network, because how can you protect it if you don’t know what you’re securing?

Earlier this month, Dell unveiled their newest all-flash midrange storage solution, Dell EMC PowerStore. This new offering utilizes a container-based architecture, advanced storage technologies and intelligent automation!

VMware offers Workspace ONE which is an intelligence-driven digital workspace platform that securely delivers and manages any app on any device by integrating access control, application management and multiplatform endpoint management. It starts off with a simple, single sign-on access to cloud, mobile, web and Windows apps in one catalog, and includes integrated email, calendar, file and collaboration tools that engage and connect employees. Employees can use their own personal devices or devices supplied by their company if the option is available. The devices will need to have the capability for IT to install risk-based conditional access policies that also take into account “device compliance information delivered by unified endpoint management (UEM) technology”. Workspace ONE can automate traditional onboarding and laptop and mobile device configuration, and deliver real-time application lifecycle management.

As the COVID-19 outbreak creates fear and panic, cyber-criminals are leveraging this as a way to steal passwords and access personal data. People are naturally searching online for the latest information and updates about how this outbreak could affect them and when, and what they should preemptively do to protect themselves and their families.