ENTERPRISE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT: REAL BENEFITS IN TODAY S MOBILE WORLD

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1 ENTERPRISE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT: REAL BENEFITS IN TODAY S MOBILE WORLD i

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Meeting the Challenges of Today s Mobile Business Imperative...1 Enterprise Mobility Management 1. Enables End Users To Be Effective on the Go Automates Processes To Relieve the Burden on IT Integrates with Existing Systems and Unifies Point Solutions Supports Business Initiatives Now, and in the Future...10 Be More Effective, No Matter Where Business Takes You, with AirWatch ii

3 Meeting the Challenges of Today s Mobile Business Imperative The economy isn t standing still. For your business to succeed, your employees shouldn t either. That s why companies of all types are moving to empower their mobile workforce and engage with customers in innovative ways. To realize their potential, enterprises need to find ways to make a mobile workforce as productive when they re away from the office and on their mobile devices as they are in the office. This means mobility systems must give users a seamless experience across the ever-expanding types of mobile devices employees use, for easy access to business-critical applications. At the same time, it must deliver a secure workspace that complies with security regulations, protects devices, plus guards business and customer data, from expanding security threats. Using multiple solutions to manage devices leads to inconsistent processes across devices and apps, and can result in security and compliance issues. With a large number of devices and device types, the burden for IT to manage disparate systems can quickly become overwhelming. 1

4 An enterprise mobility management platform provides companies with an opportunity to enable business process transformations, drive new revenue streams and create memorable new ways to connect with customers. In addition, it provides these business and technical benefits: Enables end users to be effective on the go, with seamless, secure access to the applications and data they need. Automates processes such as policies, access, updates, monitoring and reporting to relieve the burden on IT. Integrates with your existing systems and unifies point solutions into a single management platform. Supports business initiatives now, and provides the flexibility and scalability to continue doing so in the future. 2

5 1 ENABLES END USERS TO BE EFFECTIVE ON THE GO 3

6 EMM solutions like AirWatch provide end users with a seamless experience that makes it easy to work effectively anywhere; to collaborate with customers, partners and colleagues; and to use self-service functions that further streamline the work of the IT department. To do this, AirWatch works with: Any device AirWatch supports smartphones, tablets, laptops, ruggedized hardware, printers and peripheral devices to ensure your users are able to work across all operating systems with the device that keeps them most productive. addition to supporting a large ecosystem of business applications, AirWatch provides a suite of productivity apps. One identity VMware Identity Manager delivers on user expectations for one-click access to any application from any device, through a unified app catalog. Optimized with AirWatch adaptive access policies, it establishes trust between the user and the device to add additional security. Any application AirWatch delivers key business applications to end-user devices so employees can maintain productivity on the go. Through the AirWatch Catalog, users can view and download native, web, Windows and virtual applications. In 4

7 Seamless connections End users can automatically connect to corporate networks, including Wi-Fi and VPN. Connections are secured through user authentication and back-end app tunneling, all invisible to the end user. Enterprise-grade security AirWatch protects sensitive corporate data at the user, application, device and network levels to ensure containerization and prevent data loss. This includes: end-to-end encryption, user authentication and restrictions such as conditional access policies. AirWatch security also incorporates policies protecting against opening third-party apps, copy/ paste, sharing, geo-fencing and more. Mobile connections into your corporate infrastructure are secured through device and per-app VPN, app tunneling, and micro-segmentation with VMware NSX. 5

8 2 AUTOMATES PROCESSES TO RELIEVE THE BURDEN ON IT 6

9 With process automation and powerful automation engines, the AirWatch platform relieves the burden on IT typically associated with managing mobility:» Dynamic smart grouping connects assignment policies and access to user and device attributes, and automatically updates policies as attributes change.» The AirWatch compliance engine enables IT to define rules and automatically perform escalating actions to protect against noncompliant devices.» For advanced reporting, over 80 preconfigured reports are available through the AirWatch console, for export on a defined schedule, or on-demand. 7

10 3 INTEGRATES WITH EXISTING SYSTEMS AND UNIFIES POINT SOLUTIONS 8

11 AirWatch is a comprehensive platform built to manage any endpoint including smartphones, tablets, laptops, ruggedized devices, printers and peripherals. It works across Android, Apple ios, BlackBerry, Chrome, Mac, and Windows platforms for corporate-owned, bring your own device (BYOD) and line-of-business uses. Best of all, it provides unified management for all these devices, operating systems and use cases into a single console. Plus, AirWatch integrates with your existing infrastructure to maximize your current investments and seamlessly extend those systems to mobile devices. The AirWatch ecosystem includes leading device manufacturers, network access control (NAC) vendors, certificate authorities, content repositories, directory services, infrastructures and more. Our extensible API framework allows external systems to easily invoke core product functionality. 9

12 4 SUPPORTS BUSINESS INITIATIVES NOW, AND IN THE FUTURE 10

13 The AirWatch platform is designed to make initial setup and day-to-day IT tasks as easy as possible. With getting started wizards and pre-defined templates, it s easy to quickly configure your environment to meet your specific requirements. Bulk enrollment methods and streamlined end-user setup gets devices enrolled in AirWatch faster. It s just as quick to perform updates and configuration changes. Since changes don t disturb the end-user experience, you have the agility you need, without any business disruption. To preserve your investment in existing enterprise resources, centralize mobility management and streamline user enablement, AirWatch integrates and partners with certificate authorities, device manufacturers and application developers; plus providers of network access control, telecom expense management, VPN and web security. AirWatch also has an extensive API framework that integrates with existing enterprise systems and services, as well as third-party applications. This allows external programs to invoke core AirWatch product functionality, extending security measures, and strengthening your enterprise infrastructure as a whole. Designed to seamlessly scale as your business grows and your mobile initiatives evolve, the AirWatch platform can support your entire global deployment with a single console and a multitenant architecture. Delegate management across geographies, divisions and departments with role-based access controls. The AirWatch console, application suite and self-service portal is available in 17 languages to support your global workforce. Our global services and support team backs up your IT department around the world. So you always have what you need, where you need it, now and in the future. 11

14 BE MORE EFFECTIVE, NO MATTER WHERE BUSINESS TAKES YOU, WITH AIRWATCH You can provide a seamless digital workspace, so employees can be more effective on the go with a future-proof mobility platform that supports business initiatives now and in the future. Automate processes and unify point solutions with a single management platform to relieve the burden on IT. See how you can do all this and more with the industry-leading AirWatch platform at vmware.com/enterprise-mobility-management. 12

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