Boxer vs. Outlook for iOS 2021 Face Off
Last year, we revisited Boxer vs. Outlook on iOS to see where they stack up. I know #COVID and all, but let’s see if they caught up at all or …
Workspace ONE Access Connector 2108: You Had Me at Virtual Apps
I remember fondly one of my first ever articles where I covered setting up VIDM Connectors and Workspace ONE overall. It has come so far over the last 3-4 years. …
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Upgrade VMware Identity Manager to Workspace ONE Access
Recently, I had a client who wanted to upgrade VIDM 19.03 to the latest version of Workspace ONE Access. OVA upgrades are never for the feint of heart, but I …
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Unified Access Gateway 2106: Delivering a More Intelligent Experience
The Unified Access Gateway (UAG) has been rapidly evolving to be a revolutionary security appliance. In UAG 2106, a few more amazing features have hit to move the needle. Today, …
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Ten Can’t Miss Sessions at VMworld 2021 for the Digital Workspace
I have been seeing a ton of articles talking about the top sessions at VMworld and all I keep seeing is Horizon, Horizon, Horizon, Kubernetes, Kubernetes, blah blah. If you …
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Delving into the Ether of Android APKs to Answer Existential Questions
So, to start things off: Yes, I do know that #1 Android exists and #2 I can do a little bit of Android when the starts align. This week in …
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The Life of a Mobility Engineer Part Two X2: Adapting to the Evolution of Mobility
Last week, we discussed the evolution of mobility over the years. We will shift in part two to discuss the ways that we had to evolve and adapt to that …
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The Life of a Mobility Engineer Part Two: It’s Time to Level Up Before You Become Obsolete
3 years ago, I wrote a little article that put me on the map and radar called “The Life of a Mobility Engineer”. I went on to detail growing up …
Meet my Friend, Workspace ONE Intelligence. They’re fun!
Once again, I take you for a trip through buzzword bingo. Of the many buzzwords are artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and the word intelligence in general. VMware introduced Workspace ONE …
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VMware Forklift: Supersize your Change Management Strategy in Workspace ONE
One of my top 5 worst weekends in my IT career was courtesy of SaaS Ops at AirWatch. When I worked for Wellington Management, we bought a dedicated SaaS environment …
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Teasing the Top EUC Session at VMworld 2021: Magic Links Made Easy
Recently, we learned that Mobile Jon, like a phoenix out of the ashes is returning to VMworld 2021 with a session coined: VDI Nerdfest 2021: Demos That Make Admins Drool. …
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A Deep Dive into Windows 10 Sensors in Workspace ONE UEM
The world of Windows 10 and Modern Management in Workspace ONE UEM can be a daunting one. I’ve done some decent writing around Windows 10 like my article on Lessons …
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Elevating Your Monitoring Strategy for the Unified Access Gateway with Edge Services Observability
Over the last year or so, I have written a ton about the Unified Access Gateway (UAG). The importance of the UAG as grown so much for Workspace ONE and …
Workspace ONE Hub MFA: Delivering Seamless MFA into the UEM Ecosystem
For those who have been using VMware Identity Manager for quite some time, we are familiar with VMware Verify, which was built on the Twilio/Authy API to deliver MFA. We …
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Evaluating Endpoint Manager vs. Workspace ONE UEM: 2021 Edition
Well folks, it has been a year since my immensely popular Intune vs. Workspace ONE UEM comparison from 2020. Roughly 7K hits later, we arrive in 2021 where we will …
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Is it Now Time for iOS User Enrollment?
Last week, I wrote about a new world in iOS MDM called Declarative Device Management. One truth is very clear: Desired State Management is the goal of every organization, but …
Meet My New Friend: Declarative Device Management
Apple has made a very exciting (for me) announcement today at WWDC 2021. I am back writing about stuff from WWDC like I did before. Apple is introducing a new …
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on iOS: MTD Underdog?
We have spent the last year or so in COVID buried in various IT security poopshows e.g. Solarwinds, a few ransomwares, and the many zero days. We also continue to …
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LFG: Trying to Find the Right Manager in IT with ADHD
A week ago, I decided to write what I would call a passion project talking about how I cope with ADHD in IT. Honestly, I was amazed by how much …
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Surviving the Politics of IT as an Architect with ADHD
I want to start out by saying this is deeply personal and important for me to talk about. I decided that with May being Mental Health Awareness Month that the …
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Mobile Jon’s Guide to Zero Trust Security
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking at the VMware Anywhere Workspace event, which I wrote about here. This brought me to think about Zero Trust security a bit more. …
Taking a Deep Dive into the iOS SSO Extension for Azure SSO with Workspace ONE
Recently, I wrote about a new design idea eliminating all hosted infrastructure for a full Workspace ONE deployment. I really loved the idea because you can eliminate the need for …
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The Spirit of the Anywhere Workspace
Tomorrow, I have the great pleasure of speaking at the VMware Anywhere Workspace event. I thought about the “Anywhere Workspace” and believe we could look at the idea and demystify …
Lessons Learned with UAG Deployments for Workspace ONE
The VMware Workspace ONE Unified Access Gateway (UAG) has continued to ramp up for VMware customers everywhere. We all need them now for our WS1 infrastructure whether its Horizon, VMware …
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Filling the Gaps in MacOS Management
As I recently wrote in my widely popular article on evaluating Workspace ONE against Intune on MacOS, you can deliver effective MacOS management and design without JAMF. We all know …
Why Microsoft Planner is an EUC Architect’s Best Friend
Collaboration isn’t just a 13-letter word. In EUC, we need to work together effectively. Far too often we straddle the fence between multiple departments and need to work together. Additionally, …
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Applying the Agile Methodology to the Modern Workplace
Next month, I have the pleasure of speaking at the VMware Anywhere Workplace Event. With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to take a look at the …
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Evaluating Intune against Workspace ONE UEM: MacOS Edition
My blog has become the gold standard of evaluating Workspace ONE and Intune. My most famous article which has had north of 5K views in the last year took an …
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Dropship to Home Provisioning has FINALLY Arrived
A few weeks ago, we discussed how Dropship to Home Provisioning was on its way. Workspace ONE 2102 has started to rollout and now we can finally talk about how …
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Seven Essential Traits of the Modern Workplace Engineer
Recently, I wrote about how engineers need a proper toolbox to be effective. I am going to flip that idea upside down and talk about seven essential traits that every …
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Getting Ready for Dropship to Home Provisioning with Workspace ONE
Recently, our friends at VMware announced the new features in Workspace ONE UEM 2102. One of the many ones that jumped out at me is Autopilot Integration. This is a …
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It’s Time to Redefine End User Computing
I think we should get this out of the way: “You probably aren’t going to like this article or agree with my view on EUC.” Now, we can have a …
Workspace ONE Boxer Unifies Mobile Content Management
As of late, I’ve been focusing a bit on Workspace ONE Boxer with some appealing new features early in 2021. Finally, I’m happy to report Enterprise Content has REALLY been …
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Adding Resiliency to the Workspace ONE Secure Email Gateway with Kerberos Constrained Delegation
As I wrote about a few months ago, you can build a seamless email experience with the Workspace ONE SEG powered by Kerberos. One area that I am focused on …
Is Workspace ONE Access Barking Up The Right Tree with FIDO2?
Workspace ONE Access has been an ever evolving platform since transitioning from VMware Identity Manager awhile back. We have seen some major advancements like their DUO API Integration. This past …
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Workspace ONE Boxer is FINALLY introducing the Graph API
For those who have read my blog over the last few years, you know I have written several articles about Workspace ONE Boxer, such as last week’s article. I’ve been …
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Introducing Multiple Managed Accounts and Delegation with Workspace ONE Boxer
When we think about the evolution of mobile email and remote work, we can see that expectations are shifting. One of those crucial areas is around delegation and an elevated …
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An Introduction to the Workspace ONE MacOS Hub CLI
Admittedly, we sometimes miss little features that vendors sneak into a random release. One of the ones that I missed is the new MacOS Hub CLI for Workspace ONE, which …
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Evaluating Intune Against Workspace ONE Windows Edition: Part Three Security
Now, we have arrived at the final part of our three part series on evaluating Intune against Workspace ONE in a battle of two of the shining starts of UEM. …
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Evaluating Intune Against Workspace ONE: Windows Edition Part Two: Apps
In Part One of our series, we discussed the core functionality available in Windows on Intune against Workspace ONE. We are shifting our focus to a vital area: application management …
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Refining My Azure-powered Workspace ONE Design
In recent weeks, I wrote an article about extending my 100% cloud design to Azure AD Join. I have to admit that I am continuing to learn more about how …
Evaluating Intune against Workspace ONE UEM: Windows Edition
Earlier this year, I wrote a very highly regarded article comparing Intune against Workspace ONE UEM which has gone on to be my top article ever. I’m proud to announce …
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Workspace ONE Access and Duo Mobile: Peanut Butter Jelly Time?
Historically, I have had a long history with VMware Identity Manager a.k.a. Workspace ONE Access. Whether you refer to my podcast with Brian and Gabe or my very popular VMworld …
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A Beginner’s Guide to MacOS Support for a UEM Engineer
Over the last few years, I’ve written a number of articles on MacOS, such as my article on perfecting DEP enrollments. Frequently, I’ve written articles based on things that I …
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Extending a Full Workspace ONE Cloud to Azure AD Join
Recently, I wrote a great article about leveraging Azure AD Domain Services and Workspace ONE to build a fully cloud UEM environment. This was a pet project of mine to …
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Building Workspace ONE in the Cloud Powered by Azure
Companies come in all shapes and sizes, but the small/medium business (SMB) customer can often be overlooked. Part of the issue is that people don’t know their options and those …
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Workspace ONE Assist: Is it Worth the Investment?
When I think about Workspace ONE Assist, the latest additional to the Workspace ONE toolbelt, I have to ask if it’s worth the money similar to Mobile Flows. Many of …
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Workspace ONE and Chromebook Integration
I have been spending the last few weeks trying to perfect a new fringe technology from our friends at VMware with Chromebook Management. It’s certainly an interesting experience to share. …
Workspace ONE Virtual Assistant to the Rescue!
Recently, I wrote a nifty little article about Workspace ONE Mobile Flows which was super fun and appealing. Mobile Flows is not a new concept by any means, but VMware …
VMware Workspace ONE Mobile Flows and the OOTB Journey with ServiceNow
Many of us in the consulting game are starting to look more closely at Mobile Flows. If we think about it logically, Mobile Flows are the next generation of Microsoft …
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Orchestrator Commands a Harmonious Synergy for VMware Workspace ONE
Whether you call it AirWatch, Workspace ONE, or many various expletives, the journey of deploying things in VMware’s UEM platform has been a tumultuous journey. We are going to briefly …
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Outlook for MacOS Finally Gets a Makeover
Recently, as I wrote about in my Ignite Article, Microsoft is finally giving Outlook for MacOS some proper TLC. It’s no secret that Microsoft Apps on MacOS are a bit …
VMWorld 2020 Digital Workspace Announcements
Just a week after Ignite, VMworld had the challenge of delivering something to be excited about. VMware’s marketing team wrote a nice article today about it here, but I think …
Changing UEMs Isn’t as Simple as “Get it Done!”
Executives in IT can often be a bucket of nonsense. They often just say: “Blah Blah Blah GET IT DONE!” One of the hottest things that comes up today is …
Microsoft Ignite Day 1: 5 Exciting Things for EUC
I really enjoyed reading the first day of Microsoft Ignite. I say “write” because my nanny caught COVID so I’ve been playing daddy daycare. It’s a BLAST I assure you. …
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Workspace ONE and Intune Integration is FINALLY Coming
I think it was a year or two ago when the long-desired integration between Intune and 3rd party MDMs was announced for VMware’s Workspace ONE. The concept is simple: use …
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UEM Engineers Need a Proper Toolbox
As a frequent mentor in the mobility/UEM world, I often get asked “how do I get to where you are?” or “how do I become better?” I suppose this introduces …
App Volumes on VMware Horizon Cloud is Just in Time to Save Your App Woes in Azure
A short week ago, my recent post on Horizon Cloud on Azure has been a huge hit among my peers. As promised, I have built out part two of my …
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Building VMware Horizon in Microsoft Azure
Admittedly, VDI is not an area of expertise for me. I’ve spent the abundance of time during our pandemic on trying to grow my VDI experience. Recently, I built my …
Lessons Learned with O365 Information Rights Management
Information Rights Management (IRM) is one of those lovely buzz words we hear at conferences. The idea is simple: “encrypt and apply permissions to a file and follow that file …
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Is App Config the New Standard in Office App Protection?
In 2016, I spoke at AirWatch Connect on this new and exciting area within Office 365 called “Mobile App Management Policies” inside of the Azure Portal. The idea was simple: …
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A Basic Overview of Microsoft Defender ATP
So you remember when your CIO told you that you’re buying Microsoft 365 E5 and you realized your life is over? It can be very overwhelming when you realize that …
Boxer vs. Outlook for iOS 2020 Showdown
Those who frequent my blog are familiar with my multiple articles over the years comparing Boxer and Outlook. First, we will cover a bit of history. I was working in …
An Enterprise-Minded Impression with iOS 14 after Public Beta 3
Originally, I was going to write something up about the new MDM controls for iOS, but they just weren’t that compelling. MacOS has some major improvements, but I felt this …
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5 Ways to Elevate your Workspace ONE UEM Deployment
Hello my little mobile minions! It’s been a slow week or so, but I wanted to write something to help out my friends. I thought that sharing a few of …
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Workspace ONE UEM and Building a Global Strategy for VMware Tunnel
Recently, I wrote a very popular article here, which covered how to build a UAG focused on all 3 Workspace ONE UEM components. At the moment, we have a small …
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Evaluating Intune against Workspace ONE UEM
Update: Check out the 2021 Article with Updated Information It’s been a few years since I have done an analysis of the Microsoft Offering against the top UEM platform on …
Kerberos Drives a Seamless Email Experience
Delivering seamless experiences on mobile devices when your email isn’t in Office 365 can be daunting. SEG with KCD makes it possible!
Deep Dive into WS1 UEM Components on the UAG
Welcome Back! About a year ago, I wrote an article that I really enjoyed found here for a number of reasons. My son had just been born and I decided …
Managed Apple IDs in an Enterprise World
Mobility Engineers live in a very peculiar world nowadays. Back in the good ol’ BlackBerry days, we had the world at our mercy. We could do anything and everything was …
Mobile Jon: Moving Onto the Next Level
Since the inception of this blog, it has become very rewarding for me. I never would have guessed that a few rando’s from AirWatch saying “Do you have a blog?” …
Bending Dell Command Update 3.1 To Your Will
Last April, I took Dell Tech World by storm unveiling the next generation of PC deployment and imaging. Sure, Dell presented this whole Dell Provisioning concept, but I took it …
Delivering a Near Zero Touch MacOS Experience with DEP Powered by Workspace ONE
One of the major challenges with MacOS is that DEP is nice, but still requires significant user interaction. With the release of Catalina, things have become a bit easier. VMware …
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A Foray into Working with the VMWare Workspace ONE APIs
Every now and then, I get a little bit bored. After enough years, you run out of stuff to do in your MDM environment. We can optimize and do all …
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Lessons Learned in Workspace ONE Windows 10 Management
So, I’ve surpassed roughly a year since I started down the path of Windows Management. Going back a year or so ago when VMWare made their huge Dell Provisioning Announcement, …
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Elevating the Corporate UEM Strategy
Man Am I TIRED! That first section was a beast! I am so worn out. This new CIO is absolutely killing me! Alas, the job is never quite done is …
Optimizing WS1 UEM to Support Corporate PCs and Macs
Setting the Tone Well, its our first day! Let’s just say stuff is crazy! I’ll admit that my new boss has left me a thing or two to work on…. …
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A Case Study: Is Workspace ONE UEM the “More Cowbell” of UEM?
The phrase “More Cowbell” is well known to us all by 2019 and the truly special skit from Saturday Night Live. The idea is.. that we are “lacking something” in …
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To UAG-finity and Beyond!
Recently, the Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 3.6 was released and our fear has come true… UAG is now the Super Edge for VMWare. Content Gateway, Tunnel, and now SEG are …
Recapping 5 Huge Sessions at WWDC That Will Shape Mobility in 2019
Everyone is talking about the changes in MDM or the keynote, but I wanted to take some time to hit on a few sessions that are especially important to UEM …
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One Month into Dell Provisioning: The Good, The Bad, and the Interesting
Hello everyone! So I presented at Dell World on Modern Management and spoke at length about Dell Provisioning and I have probably rolled out 40-50 laptops. With that in mind, …
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Decoupling and Elevating Dell’s New Provisioning for WorkspaceONE
Last year, I was lucky enough to attend VMWorld and host an incredible session on Delivering Secure and Seamless Access to Apps and Data, which was one of the highlights …
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Welcome to Modern Device Management 2.0
Introduction Greetings my mobile minions! Recently, the fine people of Dell EMC approached me about speaking at DTW. It’s truly a humbling experience that my speaking engagements at VMWorld and …