VMware has introduced Future Ready Workforce solutions that aim to improve workforce experiences, bring end-to-end zero trust security controls and simplified management.
The solutions combine VMware Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), digital workspace and endpoint security capabilities to help IT manage and optimise more secure access to any app, on any cloud, from any device while providing a simple, high performant, and a safer user experience for the distributed workforce.
Speaking at VMworld 2020 this week, the company’s CEO Pat Gelsinger said: “For two plus decades, you've trusted us with your digital infrastructure. We will continue to work hard to be your go-to innovator for all things infrastructure. When you look at VMware today, we are spreading our wings beyond infrastructure. We're shaping the future of digital in top priority areas for every business.”
He says the company’s strategy in a nutshell, is to deliver the digital foundation for an unpredictable world. “At the core of our strategy is our customers’ businesses, their apps, and their data to power their businesses in the face of uncertainty.”
“Organisations are navigating one of the most significant disruptions in history. These challenges will accelerate a shift to cloud-centric strategies, like SASE, that address the requirements of enabling people to work from anywhere,” added Rajiv Ramaswami, chief operating officer, products and cloud services, VMware.
Existing legacy networking and security approaches lack the automation, cloud scale and intrinsic security needed to connect and protect apps, data, and users across a globally distributed business fabric. With this in mind, the VMware SASE Platform converges cloud networking, cloud security and zero trust network access with best in class Web security. It is a cloud-first offering that delivers application quality assurance, intrinsic security, and operational simplicity, supporting a work from anywhere workforce.
The company says its VMware SD-WAN global network has now been expanded to more than 2 700 cloud service nodes across 130 points of presence. Newly introduced VMware Edge Network Intelligence gives IT teams added visibility and telemetry into the end-user experience as applications are accessed from anywhere, and application traffic traverses many different networks.
The Dell EMC SD-WAN Solution powered by VMware has also been expanded to include built-in LTE to support mobile clinics / temporary sites as well as higher reliability for work from home.
Also new, VMware Secure Access is a zero trust network access (ZTNA) service that combines VMware Workspace ONE and VMware SD-WAN into a single, cloud-hosted offering that enables high-performance access for remote and mobile users.
VMware is partnering with several companies to provide customers flexibility and choice in meeting their cloud and Web security requirements. The new VMware Cloud Web Security service will integrate Menlo Security’s secure Web gateway, cloud access service broker, data loss prevention, sandbox, and remote browser isolation capabilities natively into the VMware SASE solution.
VMware Cloud Web Security will be sold and supported by VMware, with a single management interface and integrated back end operations, offering customers of all sizes an easy to deploy and ready to use solution.
VMware and Zscaler have also announced an expanded strategic relationship to enable enterprises to combine VMware SD-WAN and VMware Secure Access with Zscaler Internet Access into a best of breed SASE solution. VMware and Zscaler will join forces to support the needs of the world's most demanding enterprise organizations.
Next, VMware NSX Firewall is a stateful Layer 7 firewall that will be integrated into the VMware SASE Platform for cloud-delivered firewall as a service in both single-tenanted and multi-tenanted deployment options. This will complement the firewall capabilities of the existing VMware SD-WAN solution.
Finally, VMware Workspace Security combines a unified endpoint management and endpoint security platform. The company says it provide comprehensive endpoint visibility as well as actionable insights in conjunction with data-driven prevention technology through a single dashboard.
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