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INTEGRATING HORIZON AND CITRIX APPS IN A DIGITAL WORKSPACE

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Aligning Your Windows-Based Infrastructure for a Digital WorkspaceIn today’s enterprise, applications come in many different shapes and sizes. New digital devices and applications are reinventing the workplace and driving new opportunities for customer engagement, employee productivity and operational efficiency.

In this new digital workplace, you will want to:

• Make existing enterprise and mobile apps readily available to facilitate employee productivity and flexibility while also ensuring enterprise efficiency, security and compliance.

• Manage existing application publishing solutions, such as Citrix XenApp, that are not designed for the evolving access requirements of the digital workplace.

• Create an environment for traditional solutions like XenApp to co-exist with more modern solutions.

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The Digital Dilemma

Today, there over 1.45 billion mobile workers worldwide.1

By 2020, nearly 75% of the US workforce will work remotely.2

60% of employees prefer to use a personal device at both work and play.3

30% of employees use their own device, despite company policies against it.3

Today’s businesses and employees work anywhere, anytime, using more devices than ever before. Employees like the flexibility and personal choice, and businesses like the opportunity to increase employee engagement, productivity and customer responsiveness.

The flip side of this increased access is that it creates a whole host of challenges for IT professionals around application management, security, access, compliance, and user preferences. There are many considerations including: the current portfolio of applications that business users depend on, the limitations of existing computing environments, multiple network configurations, and the growing number of different devices being introduced.

But there is no turning back—or even standing in place. Increasing connectivity will continue to redefine the workplace. Organizations must transform how they deliver applications and data access to their diverse employee populations while protecting their organizations against ever-increasing security threats.

1. Strategy Analytics, Global Mobile Workforce Forecast, 2016-20222. IDC, US Mobile Worker Population Forecast, 2016-20203. VMware, 14 Stats on the Rise of the Digital Workspace, 2016

Long gone are the days when most employees do their work from one system and one location.



The Changing Face of Enterprise Application DeliveryThe rapid adoption of new SaaS and mobile applications, coupled with the proliferation of powerful, affordable mobile devices, has introduced a number of new challenges in the work environment. These modern apps sit outside of the traditional corporate network, but they still have to be supported and updated, along with the existing portfolio of legacy/native and web apps that consume significant IT resources. This growing diversity of applications also leads to inconsistencies in user experience, security posture, and support requirements.

In this new environment, how do you balance employee needs for access, availability, and flexibility with enterprise security, compliance, control, and cost-efficiency? How can IT teams bring existing enterprise apps forward to make them easier to access, and more secure?

Security Management Compliance



Reconciling Horizon and Citrix-based Windows Application InfrastructureVMware Horizon® and Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop lead the market in the virtual app and desktop space. Many organizations depend on both solutions for their Windows IT infrastructure.

The question for IT teams is how to reconcile these different infrastructure pieces to meet the business’s desire for easy access to these tools from different devices and endpoints while also ensuring enterprise efficiency, security and compliance.

While Citrix XenApp may not be best-suited for these new requirements, many enterprises still count on it to deliver critical business services. As such, it’s important to create an environment where XenApp can co-exist with more modern solutions, while also providing a bridge to modernize those applications for the new mobile and digital world.

Enter the digital workspace.



VMware Workspace ONE – Your Path Forward

VMware offers a digital workspace platform called VMware Workspace ONE™ that can address these needs – leveraging your existing XenApp-based Windows infrastructure while providing a path to modernize those applications for the new mobile and digital world.

Workspace ONE enables IT teams to securely deliver and manage any app on any device. It bridges the gap between your mobile and desktop environments, empowering your workforce to use the devices and apps that facilitate productivity, without sacrificing enterprise security and control.

A single point of access and control for all applications

A unified catalog that ensures

consistent, up-to-date policy, and authentication

Easy integration between VMware

Horizon® and XenApp-based

applications

Automated onboarding and device

configuration

Real-time application lifecycle management that bridges the gap

between desktop and mobile/digital

Open Environment and Architecture



Windows-Based Apps Anytime, Anywhere

Workspace ONE gives IT teams the ability to deliver both traditional and modern Windows-based apps and desktops anywhere, anytime, on any device – securely, and cost efficiently. You can take all your Horizon and XenApp-based applications and front-end them through a digital workspace, providing a single point of access for all applications.

Unified Endpoint Management (Powered by AirWatch)

Desktop and App Virtualization (Powered by Horizon)

API Framework

SecurityMobile Flows

IdentityAnalytics

Mobile Professionals

Front Line Employees

Contingent Employees

IT ExperienceCorporate and Personal Use

Ecosystem

Intelligence Policy Engine Automation Engine

Consistent Onboarding Experience

Secure Productivity

Apps

Self Service Unified Catalog

Insights & Dashboards

Employee

RISKS INSIGHTS

Patch LevelsApps DeployedDevice Health ScoreRisk ScoreLicense Status

COST SECURITY PRODUCTIVITY



Integrating Horizon and Citrix XenApp in VMware Workspace ONE You can provide Workspace ONE users access to Citrix-published resources simply by integrating your Citrix deployment with VMware Identity Manager™. Citrix-published resources include applications and desktops within Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop server farms. You manage these resources in the Citrix administrative interface and set user and group entitlements in the Citrix interface, instead of VMware Identity Manager.

To integrate Citrix server farms with VMware Identity Manager, you create one or more virtual app collections in the VMware Identity Manager admin console. The collections contain the configuration information for the server farms as well as sync settings.

After integrating the Citrix server farms, you can view the synced resources and entitlements in the VMware Identity Manager administration console. You can also configure settings globally for all the Citrix resources in the VMware Identity Manager catalog, or for individual Citrix resources.

XenDesktop

Workspace ONE Users

VMware Identity Manager

XenDesktop Server Farms

Citrix-Published Resources



VMware Workspace ONE User Interface

1. App Catalog

2. Single Sign-On

3. Sort Order or Customer View

4. Virtualized Apps

5. Virtual Desktops

6. Linux Desktops

7. 3D Graphic Resource

8. Published Applications

9. SaaS and Web Apps

1.

2.

3.

4.

8.Virtual Desktops LINUX

AUTOCAD

5.

7.

6.

9.

End users simply launch Citrix-based applications and desktops (to which they are entitled) from the Workspace ONE portal or app.

UI At a Glance



VMware Workspace ONE - Key Features

Workspace ONE delivers the critical capabilities that IT teams need to fully embrace mobility in the enterprise.

Single Sign-On and No-Password Strong Authentication• Authentication and federated identity management that

integrates with Microsoft Active Directory.

• Built-in mobile-push, multi-factor authentication and

support for third-party strong authentication.

• Brokers third-party authentication services and operates

alongside existing identity providers.

Self-Service Catalog • Authenticated users can access applications from a variety

of private, public, native, virtual and hybrid sources,

including VMware and Citrix apps.

• Mobile device users download the Workspace ONE app on

Windows, iOS, or Android devices. Can be customized and

branded by organization.

Secure Productivity Apps • Includes secure email, calendar, contact, document, and

employee directory apps with control over how files and

attachments can be shared or edited.

One-Touch Mobile SSO• Uses VMware Secure App Token System to establish trust

between the user, device, application, and the enterprise.

• Applications can be secured using PIN and biometric

services on trusted devices.

Conditional Access • Policy creation and enforcement using Identity Manager

to ensure strong authentication, and to restrict access

based on networks, applications, or devices.

• Includes a check for device compliance.

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Endpoint Compliance• Smart policies that can automate device compliance to

protect against jailbroken devices; whitelist/blacklist

apps; restrict “open-in” apps, cut/copy/paste, and

network configurations; enable geo-fencing; and more.

Windows Software Distribution • AirWatch software distribution can include installation,

updating, and removal of Windows software.

App and Device Analytics• Detailed information captured, viewed in the console,

and exported in predefined reports.

• Numerous identity, application, and device reports to

track usage, entitlements, licensing costs, application

penetration, and more.

Remote Configuration Management• Remote device management and configurations using

smart groups, tailoring permissions and restrictions to

devices and user attributes along with automatic updates.

• Seamless experience for users; eliminating the need for

laptop imaging.

• Remote admin monitoring and managing of all devices

across the enterprise.

• Role-based access controls to manage across

divisions, geographies, or other segments.

Additional Key Features



Envisioning Your Digital Workspace

Workspace ONE provides the perfect balance of IT control and security with easy access and a seamless user experience.

Easy access to all applications —Horizon, XenApp-based, and others—without making enterprises more vulnerable

Flexible device usage and management levels

Simple user/device onboarding

Streamlined application and device management

Improved application and data security

Robust policy-based controls

What to look for:



Your Digital Path ForwardIn the emerging digital workplace, new devices and applications are forcing organizations to rethink the way they work, and creating endless opportunities for improved customer engagement, employee productivity and operational efficiency. However, taking advantage of these opportunities requires seamless, flexible, and secure access to these applications from a variety of endpoints.

VMware Workspace ONE is an integrated digital workspace platform that provides a single point of access and control for all your organization’s productivity tools—both traditional and modern —while dramatically reducing the time and cost to manage those systems. It has everything you need to fast track the path to digital in your enterprise.

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