The U.S. Chamber of Commerce lists digital literacy and data literacy as among the top 10 in-demand job skills over the next 10 years, with IT growth estimated at 0.6% growth. What that tells you is hiring will be flat and enterprises will be making exceedingly careful, strategic hires. They will be looking to continue cost efficiencies, further automate more routine processes and dedicate IT time to AI functionality, improving CX experience and moving ahead on their cloud journey. In this environment, looking ahead to 2024, enterprises will want endpoint management to require minimal IT time, as IT focuses on cloud computing, AI, application development and other value-added tasks.

In EMEA 2024 looks to be similar with enterprises wanting to find efficiencies in IT budgets and further liberate IT from day-to-day processes like endpoint management. None of this is surprising to IGEL. We live and breathe virtualization and endpoint management every day and deliver an endpoint platform that enables IT to quickly and easily control, manage and secure remote endpoints. At the heart of our platform is IGEL OS which has been and will continue to be the solution to a streamlined, secure, efficient way to deliver data to our hybrid workforce generation.

“Mobilizing” the Desktop

In the hybrid work environment, 2024 will be a great time to evolve the concept of the desktop to thinking of it as more like a mobile device – regardless of what you’re using and where you are, you can have access to the data and applications you need, much of which is delivered from the cloud.  When you’re in an airport lounge using your mobile device to do some work, you’re not normally engaging IT.  This flexible, independent way to work – the ideal digital experience – is how we should be thinking in 2024 and beyond, and especially for our desktops.

How do we ‘mobilize’ our desktops? Well, it’s not just about buying laptops. First and foremost is separating the device and OS from the applications and placing as many applications as possible in the cloud, either via DaaS or moving them to SaaS. This move enables a secure environment, where applications and data are no longer on the device – meaning the enterprise is less prone to risk. Whether you use an iOS or Android, you can easily retrieve your applications – no handholding from IT necessary. Desktops must mirror this, acting as mobile endpoints and requiring little IT support due to having an endpoint management platform that enables approved users to get what they need, when they need it. Part of this environment is a stellar threat defense with user access control through policy enforcement, multi-factor authentication, and single sign-on, all requiring minimal IT time.

Another aspect of endpoint freedom is, that by separating OS from applications, security patching, backend updates, and other updates can be done automatically in the cloud, saving considerable IT time and costs.

Freeing IT from the Endpoint

Besides automated updates and patching, IT staff needs an endpoint management system that is organized, unified, and does not add needless complexity. In IGEL’s case we have been providing our management platform – the latest release being UMS 12 – upgraded and user friendly, enabling IT to deliver secure workspaces and access to applications, wherever they are, on any endpoint device.

As 2024 fast approaches, we at IGEL are committed to helping enterprises make the best use of their valued IT teams, moving the focus from the traditional desktop, to a more mobile like, cloud driven endpoint and providing the tools to spend less time on endpoint management and more on CX and business value.

Contact us and let’s see how we can help you benefit from the best endpoint solutions-in 2024.

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Read the announcement press release here.

COSMOS marks a revolution in end user computing. With a new OS, an updated management platform and a number of new cloud services, it gives employees an exceptional workspace experience while empowering EUC administrators with greater security, management, and control.

Built for Hybrid Work

COSMOS uniquely supports today’s Hybrid worlds. It offers the hybrid worker access to their hybrid workspace, delivered from hybrid cloud and an increasingly growing set of hybrid applications. It also offers unmatched speed and flexibility for employees and administrators alike as they adopt any type of workspace experience – from VDI and DaaS to SaaS – all from a single highly secure and manageable endpoint OS.

Modular for both Flexibility and Control

COSMOS features a distinctly new OS architecture for more agility and customization in the hybrid world. For the first time, the new IGEL OS architecture completely separates the base OS from its full suite of validated and integrated applications – which are now available through the IGEL App Portal (just one of the new cloud services available with COSMOS). A new version of the IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS) included with COSMOS provides support for both IGEL OS 11 and the new IGEL OS 12. This provides ultimate flexibility and lends itself to helping IGEL’s existing customers easily migrate their current endpoint estate.

This modularity delivers the flexibility organizations need to evolve and adopt new EUC technologies at their own pace while still empowering users with the productive and secure computing experience they demand in today’s hybrid work world.

Secure Endpoint Computing

IGEL OS 12 takes the proven security of IGEL to new levels. By separating the IGEL OS endpoint from local and cloud-delivered apps and services, IGEL OS not only updates faster but has an even smaller footprint, for a reduced attack surface. Adding to its security features are new secure unified communication protocols between the UMS and IGEL OS-powered endpoints, which couple with the security of the Linux-based read-only operating system IGEL is already known for. Together, there isn’t a safer way to empower remote work productivity.

Faster Onboarding and Faster Updates

Thanks to the IGEL Onboarding Service, new with COSMOS, employees can self-enroll new devices in under five minutes, allowing faster deployment of workspaces to remote workers, and removing the burden on IT. And with more devices from Lenovo, HP and LG Business solutions now shipping with IGEL OS as standard, thin clients, laptops and desktop machines can be shipped direct to employees from the factory, enabling almost instant, secure access to their data and applications – straight out of the shipping carton!

In addition to the new Onboarding Service, IGEL OS, the new management architecture and the introduction of the IGEL App Portal “store” also means that updates post-deployment are now significantly faster and easier than ever before. New updates from IGEL Ready vendors, such as Microsoft, Citrix, VMware and ControlUp are available and can be automatically imported into the COSMOS platform from the IGEL App Portal. These updates, in turn, can be rapidly deployed thanks to the new OS architecture and independently updated without the need to update the underlying OS. For our customers, it means IT teams and employees alike get the latest features and innovations from IGEL and our technology partners faster than ever!

Support for What’s Next

IGEL COSMOS is designed for today’s and tomorrow’s digital workspaces. Supporting modern end user computing, where digital workspaces may be delivered from any on-prem or cloud-based source, COSMOS is the future-proofed solution delivering workspaces and apps no matter how they evolve over time. It streamlines the workload for IT endpoint administrators while providing a secure, modern, and productive desktop for end users.

Even more, it puts frustrating, tedious disruptions such as onboarding, updates, patches, and endpoint troubleshooting in the past, making life much easier for IT and end-users with the time-to-productivity faster than ever.

Simply put, COSMOS is end-user computing evolved. Its modular architecture, granular endpoint control, and secure, managed access to any cloud-delivered digital workspace powers great user experiences for today’s hybrid work.

Learn more about COSMOS here, then register here to access the COSMOS demo from DISRUPT23. Then take COSMOS for a test drive to learn more about how it can enhance your users’ computing experiences while securely simplifying endpoint management, taking your EUC environment to the cloud and beyond.

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In this DISRUPT23 guest Q&A installment, we feature responses from Christian Korner, Vice President-West, Connection. Please enjoy his insights and expectations for this anticipated event.

What makes DISRUPT23 – The Ultimate Global EUC Event?

DISRUPT23 brings together IGEL’s partner network to share a breadth of solutions in support of EUC customers searching for ways to maximize end user productivity with industry-specific technologies and strategies. Customers will enjoy learning how to deliver a secure, manageable, and economical digital workspace through informative sessions from industry leaders and during an interactive Expo with partners to explore solutions in detail.

Why did you choose to be a DISRUPT23 sponsor?

IGEL is a market leader in the EUC space—and DISRUPT23 offers an outstanding opportunity to bring customers and partners together to drive innovation and develop strategies to modernize digital workspace environments. We see a tremendous opportunity in helping clients rethink their current end-user environment and how they enable their user communities with the right applications in a secure, manageable, high-performance, and cost-effective modern work environment.

What do you expect at this year’s DISRUPT23 event in Nashville?

We look forward to learning more about IGEL COSMOS, their future roadmap, and how our partner network will integrate their solutions to provide secure end points.

What will you be presenting at DISRUPT23 Nashville? What do you want your customers/partners to take-away from your session?

Connection calms the confusion of IT by offering end-to-end IT solutions and services to organizations of all sizes, spanning healthcare, manufacturing, retail, finance, public sector, and other markets. As a presenter at DISRUPT23, we’re excited to share how Connection can help customers navigate the technology landscape and identify the right hardware, software, and services to deliver a world-class EUC solution that offers greater security and end user productivity.

Where do you find the most value from your relationship with IGEL?

As a customer-centric IT provider, Connection is always looking for ways to offer our clients greater flexibility, scalability, and value. IGEL is an ideal partner, providing a flexible, secure solution that integrates with existing or new deployments. There is no vendor lock. IGEL enables new and existing end points to be utilized from all hardware vendors—saving our customers time and money.

Why do you think your customers and partners from across the EUC community should attend DISRUPT23 in Nashville?

IGEL brings the EUC community together, including partners and customers, to share innovation insights, discuss best practices, explore solutions designed specifically to address industry needs, and answer questions—all in one location. If you’re truly passionate about innovation, you need to seek it out, share it with others, and become an active participant in the community. DISRUPT23 offers the opportunity to do just that.

Say “YES” to Attending DISRUPT23!

Are you ready to join in? Say “YES” to DISRUPT23 today. The Nashville DISRUPT EUC event will be held April 3-5 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. Registration is $399 per person. To register, visit: www.disruptEUC.com. See you there!

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During September 2022, more than 2,500 organizations around the world took part in the survey, which was one of the largest digital workspace-focused surveys to date and comes at a pivotal moment when the upheaval we’ve experienced due to the global pandemic. The lessons learned over the last two years are still fresh in our minds and based on the survey, a clearer picture of the path forward is emerging with many organizations eager to solidify the digital workspace strategies that will see them into the future.

Security, Complexity, and Legacy Solutions are Roadblocks to Modernization

It was not surprising to learn that many organizations participating in the DWEA survey agreed that the flexible hybrid workspace is a viable model moving forward, with roughly 6 out of 10 organizations banking on remote/hybrid work for the long term. Yet, these same organizations remain daunted by the task of securing and managing their endpoints. What’s more, according to the survey, many organizations may be prioritizing convenience at the expense of security, even with ransomware and other cybersecurity threats on the rise.

Further, a less than satisfactory experience with legacy technologies including virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is preventing and/or delaying some organizations from modernizing their digital workspace deployments. in ways that improve the employee experience while at the same time securing the endpoint. As noted in the survey results, this has put many organizations behind the curve when it comes to deploying more streamlined and cost-effective digital workplace strategies and initiatives. In fact, according to the survey, only 6.2% percent of respondents have fully executed their digital workspace strategy.

IGEL Delivers a Powerful, Easy-to-Manage and Secure Digital Workspace Experience

At IGEL, we believe that protecting the network edge is critically important. We also know that patching and securing endpoints is not easy. It can be time-consuming, resource-intensive, and diminish user productivity.

Yet, in a world where people can work from anywhere, IGEL OS can be an important part of any organization’s digital workspace strategy, helping overcome many of the roadblocks that businesses face on the journey toward modernization. Offering fully managed, secure endpoint access to any digital workspace, IGEL OS gives IT teams strong control and end-users the freedom to work as they wish in a hybrid world.

Further, through IGEL Ready, businesses have access to more than 120 technology partners providing hardware, software, and peripheral solutions that have been verified for use with IGEL OS to deliver a powerful, productive, and secure user experience for digital workspaces within modern workplace environments.

Read State of the Digital Workspace 2022

To read the DWEA’s “State of the Digital Workspace 2022” report, click here.

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To help the DWEA assess and evaluate the challenges and opportunities that remote, hybrid and on-premises work environments currently face, the consortium is launching its first bi-annual “State of the Digital Workspace 2022” survey.

The survey will look at which cloud and digital workspace strategies are being leveraged most; factors that prevent organizations from developing and executing on these strategies; what technologies and operating systems organizations are using to deliver digital workspaces; the level of required to implement digital workspaces; and, application management.

Please consider sharing your insights on where your organization is in its digital workspace journey today by completing the DWEA survey here. The first 1,000 survey respondents to complete the survey before July 31, 2022 will receive a copy of the final report once it is published in August 2022. You will also be entered to win one of five $100 (or local currency equivalent) gift cards.

Thank you in advance for your participation in this important research!

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deviceTRUST is among the Regional Gold sponsors of this year’s DISRUPT On Tour 2022 End User Computing Forum, which is making 21 stops in cities across North America and Europe. Alongside IGEL and other leading industry technology companies, deviceTRUST will be showcasing the latest innovations and best practices to deliver digital workspace solutions for the hybrid work era.

deviceTRUST is taking contextual security one step further. Now, you can use deviceTRUST to secure all your digital workspaces, whether they are in remoting environments or SaaS/DaaS.

I invite you to join me at DIRSRUPT On Tour for a presentation on the latest zero-trust concepts for today’s digital workspaces. Here you’ll learn about how deviceTRUST delivers the core functions and principles that will deliver the secure access users need to applications and resources, both remote and in the cloud.

Inspiring Keynotes and Presentations

DISRUPT On Tour is featuring keynote presentations and technology sessions from industry innovators and inspiring thought leaders from Microsoft, VMware, Nerdio, LG Electronics, deviceTRUST, IGEL and more.

See more on the presentations in store here https://www.disrupteuc.com/ontour2022.

Get Ready to DISRUPT

DISRUPT 2022 On Tour is taking to the road to visit a city near you. Don’t miss out! At these interactive, in-person, one-day events you’ll learn how to enable your people with the digital workspace solutions they need to stay safe, secure and thrive in their work and life. Plus, you’ll hear industry innovators and thought leaders as they share the strategies and tactics you need to stay one step ahead of your evolving EUC needs.

The event, hosted by IGEL, will also feature first-hand technical access to product and service information from event sponsors. Platinum sponsors of the event include LG Business Solutions, Nerdio, HP, VMware and Microsoft. Gold sponsors of the event include ControlUp, 7 Signal, Login VSI, Lenovo, Liquidware, EPOS, DeviceTRUST, Dyanabook, Telia Cygate, Tricerat, and Workspot.

Register for the roadshow event near you now at https://www.disrupteuc.com/ontour2022. Register soon. This may qualify you for special DISRUPT On Tour commemorative event promotional items while supplies last.

We’ll see you soon!

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While hybrid and remote workforces offer numerous benefits, they can make it challenging for IT teams to manage security. If businesses want to have productive hybrid workforces, they need secure digital workspaces that support all employees.

What Are Digital Workspaces?

Digital workspaces comprise multiple technologies that promote secure and reliable access to corporate applications, data, and files from any compatible device or location. Organizations across various industries can benefit from utilizing digital workspaces, whether they have an entire workforce that operates from different sites or only a few remote employees.

When properly devised and maintained, digital workspaces can be more effective than legacy technologies. These workspaces exhibit the following key characteristics:

• Seamless agility: Teams operating from separate locations can collaborate virtually. Workers have secure access to the same apps and consolidated data from anywhere — whether at home, in the office, or while traveling.
• Enhanced productivity: Digital workspaces enable end-users to complete daily assignments more efficiently with automated and customized workflows. They also augment collaboration by allowing employees to edit central files with well-defined version management.
• Centralized security protection: Since granting workers access to business data from personal devices increases cybersecurity risks, digital workspaces offer multiple mechanisms for end-user authentication, including streamlined, zero-trust sign-on for heightened protection.

Why Do Hybrid Teams Need Digital Workspaces?

Secure digital workspaces are vital for organizations with hybrid or remote employees because they strengthen hybrid workforce cybersecurity and productivity. Many businesses using on-site legacy technologies need innovative digital solutions that help them grow and stay competitive within their industries. Companies will also need to address the following security issues as they switch to a hybrid work model:

• Finding workspaces that balance productivity with security and provide a standardized level of protection for employees operating from multiple locations
• Mitigating the complexities of using various digital tools to find a centralized solution that connects cloud, endpoint, and network infrastructure
• Recovering from crisis events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic
• Responding to the growing number of cybersecurity threats

How Do Digital Workspaces Enhance Hybrid Workforce Cybersecurity?

Digital workspaces are the ideal option for uniting employees scattered across multiple sites. They help businesses adapt to changes in work models and provide constant and secure user experiences for all employees. Some of the specific advantages of implementing digital workspaces include:

Greater Flexibility

Since digital workspaces provide a centralized location for staff members to access data, they enable businesses to scale up without making radical changes. Whether a company needs to employ a new security measure, integrate a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) application, or transfer fully to a remote work situation, digital workspaces ensure they can expand without putting more pressure on IT teams. For example, this flexibility advantage can be clearly illustrated during merger and acquisition transactions.

Increased Compatibility

By delivering a consistent user experience, digital workspaces simplify device agnosticism. Device agnosticism refers to data and applications compatible across multiple systems and numerous devices, such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Organizations can use cloud-based desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) digital workspaces to augment compatibility while mitigating management and maintaining consolidated and secure access.

Support for Specialists

Besides implementing hybrid and remote workforces, more businesses seek independent contractors and freelancers to assist with new initiatives. Digital workspaces ensure these consultants have an effective and secure means to collaborate with staff members.

Gain a Secure Digital Workspace for Your Hybrid Workforce

Although a safe digital workspace is essential for hybrid workforce cybersecurity, many IT departments struggle to design a secure infrastructure for dispersed employees. At IGEL, we offer a next-generation endpoint operating system (OS) that allows users to access virtualized data, applications, and cloud workspaces while giving IT teams enhanced management abilities at scale. Ideal for DaaS, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), and remote employees, IGEL OS software can run on any compatible x86-64 endpoint device, including PCs, laptops, and tablets.

By partnering with IGEL, your organization can save on operating expenditures while experiencing heightened security at the edge. Our OS integrates easily with existing workplace environments on any x86-64 device, and delivers an exceptional end-user experience that helps boost overall employee performance and satisfaction.

Contact us today for a free trial of IGEL OS and to learn more about how our services can strengthen hybrid workforce cybersecurity.

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VMware

VMware Horizon needs no introduction. With support for workloads that sit on vSphere (both on-premises and in the cloud) and natively in Microsoft Azure, it has been tried and trusted by the global market as one of the premier virtual app and desktop platforms. With literally millions of individual users world-wide, from critical hospital deployments and CAD engineers working on the next generation of aircraft, all the way to remote workers, VMware Horizon has been pivotal in keeping the global economy going.

Azure

The Microsoft Azure platform has grown at a phenomenal rate. By tying together all of an organization’s productivity tools with a best-of-breed IaaS platform, it is a top choice for organizations to migrate to and grow. With multiple options for deploying VMware Horizon virtual desktops and apps — including Azure VMware Solution and Azure Virtual Desktop, which includes features like multi-session Windows 10 and Windows 11 — enterprise IT teams often look to Azure as the foundation when they are tasked with innovating in the end-user computing space.

IGEL

Finally, when it comes to the endpoint, there is a choice that has been rapidly gaining market share over the past couple of years – IGEL. IGEL is one of the only purpose-built enterprise-ready OS platforms for connecting to the Digital Workspace. For organizations looking for a more secure, consistent base to connect to their workspace — whether that is DaaS, SaaS, or any mixture of applications — IGEL makes it happen.

When you bring these three solutions together, something incredible happens.

Examples from the field

Don’t take our word for it. We have plenty of examples where a joint VMware, Microsoft, and IGEL solution have delivered outstanding outcomes for our customers.

Cost Efficiency

A leading equipment manufacturer was looking to enable hybrid working for their staff. Faced with an aging PC estate and the need to move to a modern Windows OS for their applications, they selected VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure as their solution of choice.

This would give them the agility to migrate to a solution that could be deployed to not only home workers, but also those workers who needed to get to multiple remote global sites. Horizon would give them a great VDI broker with a leading protocol and industry-leading application deployment capabilities, while Azure meant that they could put this solution wherever they needed it to be without having the huge upfront cost of purchasing server hardware.

Next, they started looking at modernizing their endpoint estate. Part of their requirement was to be able to use CAD software and Microsoft Teams, and it quickly became clear that replacing thousands of desktops was going to cost a lot more than initially expected, potentially threatening the feasibility of the whole project.

At this point, the VMware account team suggested that the customer consider IGEL for repurposing their endpoint estate. Using IGEL, and leveraging VMware Horizon’s capabilities with Teams optimization and rich graphics acceleration, the vast majority of that PC estate could be retained, instead running IGEL OS rather than older versions of Windows. The combined cost savings of not having to purchase new PCs, along with the reduced power costs of running a more efficient OS and avoiding device recycling costs meant that the overall project cost was now much lower, with the entire project cost being much closer to the budget originally set aside for just replacing their PC estate.

Ease of Management

When a large airline wanted to embrace a rock-solid application delivery platform, they knew which solution they preferred to deliver it.

The solution had to be reliable and trusted, while offering an excellent end-user experience. They chose VMware Horizon on Azure VMware Solution (AVS). Selecting AVS gave them the ability to move their VMware vSphere workloads seamlessly between their on-premises datacenters and Azure and an easy mechanism to extend their private datacenter to the public cloud.

For their endpoints, again, only one solution fit the bill – IGEL. With IGEL OS and its industry-leading endpoint management solution, it was simple to build an endpoint estate that could bring disparate devices together under a single, unified management plane.

Along with this manageability, IGEL OS is built from the ground up to be a more secure and reliable platform. Real-time policy updates for endpoints both on and off the corporate LAN mean that no matter where a device is globally, or which network it’s on, full visibility and configuration management is always at hand.

Security

A ransomware attack isn’t just a one-off attack. It can take days, weeks, or in some cases months to recover data and get access back into systems. In a healthcare environment, losing access to systems for a sustained period just isn’t an option.

There have been multiple very public cases of healthcare organizations falling victim to ransomware attacks and having to cancel critical operations and procedures while they struggle to recover access to their IT systems.

One large healthcare organization decided that they simply couldn’t take the risk of losing access to their systems. They decided to be proactive and secure the biggest attack vector for ransomware attacks – their endpoints.

They chose to move their end-user workloads off their physical endpoints and into a public cloud. They selected VMware Horizon 8 on Microsoft Azure VMware Solution. If the worst did happen, they could shut down large swathes of their end-user estate and restore them from backups or rebuild them much quicker than in a standard Windows-based desktop estate.

How about the endpoints themselves though? To reduce their attack surface as much as possible, the healthcare provider selected IGEL as their endpoint platform.

The IGEL platform has been designed with security at its core. With a read-only OS, real-time configuration management, and encryption as standard, the chances of compromise are drastically reduced. Coupled with VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure, those malicious actors set on exploiting insecure environments need to look elsewhere.

Summary

With so many different end-user products in the market, it can be difficult to select technology solutions that fit together and resolve challenges across different use cases. The partnership between VMware, Microsoft, and IGEL is a solution that makes sense time and time again.

The evidence is clear. Whether you want to make your new DaaS solution financially viable, easily manage endpoints across locations and networks, or protect against threats, this combined solution has been tried and tested and is trusted by some of the world’s largest enterprises.

To learn more, visit our VMware page.

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Did you know that, together, IGEL and ControlUp deliver best-in-class real-time monitoring for healthcare IT, combined with an endpoint OS designed for secure, flexible access to cloud-delivered digital workspaces? It’s true (we do)!

For clinicians, time is everything; they don’t have time to spend waiting to log on to applications or to grapple with frustrations that come from laggy network connections. Whether they’re connecting from a hospital, from home, or from any place else, they need to be able to access their business-critical resources and applications at all times.

In 2019, IGEL and ControlUp forged an alliance to deliver best-in-class, real-time monitoring combined with an endpoint OS designed for secure, flexible access to cloud-delivered digital workspaces. With the recent launch of ControlUp Remote DX and ControlUp Edge DX, our companies are continuing, together, to optimize the digital employee experience. At HIMMS21, you will see how IGEL and ControlUp are working together to lead the charge in digital employee experience management.

By offering improved visibility into Citrix and VMware Horizon with ControlUp Remote DX, healthcare IT admins can identify key client-side metrics, such as local network performance—including Wi-Fi strength and speed, as well as end-to-end performance metrics regarding the user’s device connectivity—to help improve and optimize the employee experience. With IGEL OS, endpoint admins can assign department- or user-specific features and capabilities based on organizational policies and can even securely “shadow” remote user endpoint devices via their internet connection for inspection and troubleshooting purposes. With ControlUp Edge DX, ControlUp gives IT greater visibility into and control over their users’ physical endpoints, so they can see and maintain the health of devices that run Windows, Linux, or macOS.

But that’s not all! ControlUp offers a suite of solutions, packaged as ControlUp Ultimate, that enables IT to deliver the best possible digital employee experience.

Real-Time DX

Providing an end-to-end view into your end-user computing environment, ControlUp Real-Time DX collects metrics in real-time, so you can identify, troubleshoot, and remediate problems before they negatively affect your employees’ digital experience and productivity.

Scoutbees

ControlUp Scoutbees is a cloud-based solution that uses continuous synthetic transaction testing to proactively alert you when the availability of your apps, desktops and network resources are impacted, no matter if these are virtual apps and desktops delivered through Citrix and VMware Horizon or if you want to monitor your network resources and web apps. Scoutbees allows IT Operations teams to quickly identify what is causing the availability issues and address them before user productivity is impacted.

Edge DX

ControlUp Edge DX allows you to monitor your Windows-, Mac-, Linux-, and IGEL-based physical endpoints in real-time, regardless of their location. With it, you can gain a holistic understanding of and detailed information about your endpoints. Delivered as a SaaS application, Edge DX is accessible from anywhere, is designed to work for organizations of any size, and be used by any audience, from IT admins to help desk employees.

Remote DX

Designed for employees that use Citrix or VMware Horizon virtual desktops and applications, ControlUp Remote DX collects relevant user-side telemetry that affects their Digital Employee Experience, such as the quality and speed of the Wi-Fi connection, as well as the performance of their internet connection.

Automation

Combining the granular incident trigger mechanism together with the Script Action module is the basis for ControlUp Automate. A script action(s) can be chained to any incident trigger. Once the trigger condition is met the script action(s) is executed.

To see ControlUp in action and how it can help you and your environment, be the change and register for HIMSS 21 today (either in person or virtual)! We’ll be there in the IGEL Ready Partner Pavilion, ready to help you deliver the best digital employee experience possible. And don’t forget to download ControlUp and get started on your 21-day unlimited trial today.

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Liquidware is among a select group of exclusive partners to participate in the first annual IGEL Partner Pavilion at HIMSS 21, the healthcare industry’s information and technology event of the year. Here, alongside IGEL and other key IGEL Ready partners, Liquidware will be showcasing their leading digital workspace management, including follow-me user Windows profiles, apps, and printer settings for healthcare providers and digital experience monitoring.

For healthcare providers, edge computing technology innovation has a direct impact on patient outcomes and clinician productivity. This will be on full display during HIMSS 21, the first in-person event of the year in the IGEL Partner Pavilion. During the event, Liquidware will be demonstrating how its digital workspace management integrates with IGEL OS to empower healthcare organizations with innovative and secure edge computing solutions.

During the live event, held August 9-13 in booth #2859 on the main expo floor of the Sands in Las Vegas, Liquidware will display how their solutions help healthcare organizations meet US-CERT recommendations to protect their workspace environments from malware and ransomware attacks while also simplifying desktop image and application delivery to simplify management and create an efficient application strategy. Additionally, Liquidware will also demonstrate how ProfileUnity integrates with providers for secure single sign-on authentication through solutions such as Imprivata OneSign which eliminates multiple logins.

Also to be showcased is how Liquidware helps address HIPAA and Meaningful Use compliance requirements. Liquidware can help setup “follow-me” workspaces allowing healthcare staff to provide better care for patients by having the provider’s profile and group policies follow them from station to station. The use of ProfileUnity also allows admins to select only local printers to deliver to specific user groups which allows them to choose selected printers close to their location(s) instead of an entire list. Then Stratusphere UX and ProfileUnity assist in reducing login times allowing healthcare professionals more time with patients.

Can’t-Miss Demos, Presentations

During HIMSS 21 Liquidware will also be a featured presenter in the IGEL Partner Pavilion theater. Don’t miss the presentation Follow-me Workspaces with Digital Experience Monitoring presented by Jason E. Smith and Julia Fernandez. It will cover digital workspace management including, user profiles, apps, mobile printing, and how to ensure a quality user experience.

Liquidware is a premier IGEL Ready partner who will be providing live demos of technology that integrates with IGEL OS to enhance the security, productivity and manageability of the healthcare endpoint during HIMSS 21. Partners in the IGEL Ready ecosystem are helping healthcare organizations shift to the future with innovative technology for the roaming, shift working healthcare provider. Specifically, IGEL OS and its UMS management software are ideally suited to support a shared workplace, with secure policy controls and management. IGEL OS also enables easy user access so physicians and clinical staff can get to work quickly, in whatever device and location they’re using.

Multiple Chances to Win an LG All-in-One Thin Client

Don’t miss your chance to win. IGEL will be raffling a 34” LG All-in-One Thin Client every day throughout the show. Be sure to enter to win by coming by the IGEL Partner Pavilion in booth #2859 on the main expo floor of the Sands Expo every day!

IGEL Ready: Celebrating One Year of Growth and Innovation

With HIMSS 21, IGEL Ready is celebrating its one-year anniversary by spreading its wings further and marking its debut at this prominent industry event. This rapidly growing ecosystem is already over 100 technology partners strong and enables customers to consider compatible devices and partner applications across a range of categories. Each can be viewed in the customer-facing IGEL Ready Showcase.

During HIMSS 21, IGEL will also be holding the first-ever IGEL Ready Partner Advisory Board meeting. This meeting will discuss the future of the program, feature exclusive IGEL executive presentations. Participating IGEL Ready partners will also get an exclusive glimpse at the new IGEL OS 12 roadmap.

Join IGEL and Liquidware at HIMSS 21 to see new innovations in healthcare end user computing technology. Learn more and register here. We’ll see you in Las Vegas!

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