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Microsoft Entra Conditional Access Elevates Your Windows 365 Strategy
So, you rolled out Windows 365 and followed my blogs and did all of your fancy things for your offshore resources throughout Europe and Asia. With these being remote workers, you have concerns about them using Windows 365 to access...
Workspace ONE Delivery Optimizations are Coming
Recently at VMware Explore, an under-the-radar session about the new cloud native Workspace ONE enhancements took place. This session covered the new enhancements that happened behind the scenes on the platform. Most of what was discussed, was mentioned in this...
New Best Friends: Windows 365 and VMware Horizon
On Monday, VMware and Microsoft officially kicked off a foundational public preview that was announced almost a year ago: The Windows 365 and VMware Horizon integration that would bring "stuff" to Windows 365. We weren't really sure what "stuff" that...
Workspace ONE UEM 2306: Reviewing the Biggest WS1 Platform Update in 2023
Workspace ONE UEM has had a bit of stagnation over the last 12 months, while they work on their new platform and architecture. With VMware Explore only a week away, their timing is impeccable as Workspace ONE UEM 2306 launches....
Windows 365 Switch Overview
Yesterday, Windows 365 Switch hit the public preview stage via the Beta and Dev Channels. The 2nd of the "Big 3" for Windows 365 in Windows 365 Boot, Windows 365 Switch, and Windows 365 Beachmode (Offline Mode). Another great advancement...
Windows 365 Analytics Powering Decision-Making for Cloud PCs
With the excitement around Windows 365, I wanted to take a look at something that I believe is underrated. Windows 365 Analytics provides some really strong monitoring/data on the user experience and performance. This is the latest of my articles...
Mobile Jon’s Top 5 Sessions for VMware Explore 2023
Well everyone, we are just about one month from VMware Explore 2023 in VEGAS BABY! With that in mind, I recently talked about one of my sessions at VMware Explore all about Neurodiversity. Today, I want to hit on 5...
Embracing my Neurodiversity at VMware Explore 2023
This year, for the first time in VMworld/VMware Explore history Neurodiversity will be brought to the stage featuring myself, Jon Towles and Philip Monk. To say, we need your support is an understatement. My experience has shown that many companies...
The Parallels between ChatGPT and ADHD
So, you may have heard this little product called ChatGPT appeared in recent months. Well one or two people might have used it and some company might have invested their couch change into it. Anyways, after spending time interacting with...
Mobile Jon’s WWDC 2023 Review Part 2
We're back with part two of our WWDC review focused on items that benefit UEM/MDM engineers. Last week's article was a big hit covering some very exciting stuff like new MDM capabilities and Managed Apple ID changes. Bill Hader continues...
Mobile Jon’s WWDC 2023 Review Part 1
I'm back again this year just like I was last year to discuss WWDC! This year, I've decided to hit on two topics in detail in Part 1 vs. what I usually do. This week we will discuss the new...
Uncharted Territory: Linux Management in Workspace ONE
An area that is largely uncharted territory in Workspace ONE and many other UEM platforms is Linux Management. In recent months, VMware has extended their Linux Management to include Puppet as a gateway to push commands and invoke all sorts...
Mobile Jon’s Guide to Windows 365 Boot
The time we have been waiting for over the last year is FINALLY here. Windows 365 Boot has arrived in Public Preview. Today, we are going to cover W365 Boot in depth. We will cover the Intune setup portion, checking...
Windows 365 on LG WebOS 23: The True Work/Life Balance
Over the last few years, there have been certain buzzwords we cannot escape. Let's see we have: hybrid work, remote work, work from home, user experience, etc. Work/Life balance isn't a new concept by any means. Personally, it's always been...
Evaluating Microsoft Intune against Workspace ONE UEM: Windows Edition 2023 Edition Part 2 Apps
We're back with Part Two of our 2023 series on Intune vs. Workspace ONE Windows Edition. A few weeks ago, we revisited part One. This week, we will refresh our evaluation from 2021 looking at the various app deployments that...
The Ultimate Freestyle Orchestrator Workflow: Dell Command Update
I have been writing about Freestyle Orchestrator workflows for a few years. First, I wrote about the introduction to FSO. Next, I went into some great real-world examples with Freestyle Orchestrator. (that honestly had a weak swing at DCU). My...
Microsoft Teams Brings VDI Meeting Health Stats to Windows 365 and More!
Anyone who works in the Enterprise knows that we are constantly the subject of "What did you do?!" Ther e are certain products that take the blame when things go wrong like UEM or VDI. Microsoft has recently released VDI...
Mobile Jon Hits the Road with the Microsoft MVP Program
In the past, I have written extensively about my start in the evangelism world in becoming a vExpert. In 2017, shortly after VMware bought AirWatch I started blogging. Remarkably, we fast-forward 6 years later and I have had some strong successes writing...
Evaluating Microsoft Intune against Workspace ONE UEM: Windows Edition 2023 Edition
Well, this has been long overdue. A few years ago, we had a three-part series, and we will do the same this time around. It's an easier format to digest and this week we will start with Workspace ONE Core....
Your Perfect Windows 365 Companion: Dell’s New ARM64-powered Inspiron 3420
The match has been light on the powder keg that is Windows 365 punctuated at Igel Disrupt 2023 as seen by Cowboy Brinkhoff. With a slew of flagship features like Boot to Cloud PC (which we hope its in the...
The First Chapter of the Digital Workspace VMUG Journey in the Books
The Digital Workspace VMUG journey has started. As I wrote about recently, this journey which was driven by a conversation between myself and Brad Tompkins about what it feels like being a UEM guy (by trade) and how I often...
Windows 365 Frontline: Closing the Gap between Cloud PCs and Traditional VDI
One of the arguments against Windows 365 is "but they don't have non-persistent desktops" or "it's just a persistent desktop" whatever. Windows 365 Frontline is here to solve a major problem. We will cover today about what Windows 365 Frontline...
Building and Deploying Horizon Apps with App Volumes on Horizon Cloud Next-Gen
At VMware Explore last year, VMware announced their Horizon Cloud Next-Gen platform. With Horizon Cloud Next-Gen finally arriving, many of us are starting to look at it with the huge reductions in costs and need to deliver more progressive and...
Instant Office App Remediation for Vulnerabilities with Workspace ONE Freestyle Orchestrator
Recently, we had a huge vulnerability in Outlook as mentioned here. You have a number of ways to address this like Cloud Policy Management, which I discussed here. Today, we're going to discuss how you can get near instant remediation...
Pushing Microsoft Hosted Networks (MHNs) to the Limits for Windows 365
Recently, once I started down the inevitable reality of custom images I started thinking more about the security model of Windows 365 and its flexibility. Most of the Windows 365 bloggers/evangelists focus on larger enterprises and their multitude of moneys....
Building a Windows 365 Custom Image
The one article that every Windows 365 evangelist needs is building custom images. Arguably, its one of the most important aspects to your Windows 365 deployment. That Windows 365 custom image will set the tone for your entire user experience....
Leveling up Microsoft Teams Rooms to Enterprise-Grade Automated Password Rotation with Workspace ONE
Microsoft Teams Rooms are an area I have been working on quite a bit lately. Outside of the fact, that people have learned to embrace Microsoft Teams and its part in Office 365 eco-system. they are very challenging in how...
Microsoft Remote Help: Your Windows 365 Companion
Windows 365 is starting to step up its game in 2023. Over the last few weeks, we got the Windows 365 app into production, MMR into production, hardware acceleration for the web client, and much more. Another major aspect to...
Deep Dive into Windows 365 APIs
As I wrote about recently, Windows 365 has a deep set of capabilities. Anytime you manage a platform, you should be thinking about how can I extend/push the limit of the platform. The answer to that almost every time will...
Windows 365 Multimedia Redirection
Recently I wrote a few articles on Windows 365. and Microsoft released something interesting this week that brought me back for MORE! Many VDI and DaaS solutions offer media/CDN optimization around collaboration platforms like Teams and Zoom. Microsoft has taken...
Workspace ONE Marketplace: Freestyle, Templates, and More!
This past year at VMware Explore, we received a demo of the Workspace ONE Marketplace led by people like Shawn Bass and the recently departed Brian Link. In retrospect, they probably undersold the part of this that really matters (Freestyle...
Transitioning from Products to Workspace ONE Freestyle Orchestrator for Windows 10/11
Over the last few years, I have written a few times on Workspace ONE Freestyle Orchestrator which is finally out for everyone. You can read my initial article here or my follow-up on real-world examples of using Freestyle Orchestrator. Each...
Workspace ONE Login Risk Score: The REAL Starting Point of Zero Trust
In our business now, we cannot escape the buzz word of all buzz words (Zero Trust). It truly is the "One Ring" to rule them all. Today, we're here to introduce the gatekeeper of Zero Trust at the Edge known...
Filling the Gaps in Workspace ONE Access Audit Logs
SIEM/SysLog integrations are one of the most important things in defending Cyber Attacks today, which provides intelligence to large organizations. One of the few VMware products that is lacking in that area is WS1 Access. Over the last year or...
Migrating from LastPass Enterprise to Dashlane for Business: Not Without its Challenges
So, we have all seen the recent struggles with LastPass as discussed here. I am one of the last people to consider moving on from LastPass as I have run it at several companies including in the government space. Over...
A Call for Community for the VMware Digital Workspace
The Mobile Jon blog has been known for a few things over the 5 years it has existed. One example is Workspace ONE vs. Intune articles. Another example and the reason for this article today is my writing about career...
Extending Okta Accounts to Workspace ONE via Just-in-Time Provisioning
This just in... It's 2022!! Being 2022, we need to leave products and SCCM behind. I have been decrying this sentiment for years. Many customers are using Okta's Universal Directory and their HRIS as a source of truth. With that...
VMware Aria: Mastering the Control of Your Hybrid Cloud
As you saw/will see today, the amalgamation of infrastructure that encompasses your vSphere environment, VMware Cloud, AWS, etc can be very complex. VMware Aria is your companion to support that journey. We have a major challenge in front of us...
Extending Workspace ONE DEEM to Windows 365 to Unify your DEEM Strategy
Recently, I have written a few articles on Windows 365 as an organization at Synterex who is part of the Green Business certification challenged to reduce our carbon footprint. Additionally, fresh off the announcement in Barcelona at VMware Explore we...
Mobile Jon Presents Windows 365 Capabilities
Welcome to part two of our Windows 365 series. Last week, we covered a comparison between Windows 365 and traditional VDI. Now we shift to discuss some of the great capabilities available in Windows 365. This is going to be...
Evaluating Windows 365 Against Traditional VDI
Before I start, a simple disclaimer I am no Johan van Amersfoort aka expert in all things VDI. Despite all of that, I am here today to provide details on my PoC/evaluation of Windows 365. Yes, I had to look...
Workspace ONE Delivers the MacOS Updater Utility (MUU): Does it Finally Solve the Patching Woes of WS1 Mac Software Updates?
Historically, I'm proud to say I have been one of the primary thought-leaders when it comes to MacOS management on Workspace ONE. As evident, from my many MacOS articles I've written over the last few years. One of the problems...
The New and Exciting VMware ONE UAG 22.09
Every now and then the VMware UAG or Unified Access Gateway puts out something fun. This week, UAG 2209 is delivering some interesting new capabilities. The last time I covered some of these new features was for 2106 a year...
How to Turn Dumb Groups into Smart Groups with the Workspace ONE API
Last week, I covered an interesting yet real use-case for the Workspace ONE API with migrating devices to a different user. The great thing about APIs is they can solve a multitude of problems. This week, I wanted to cover...
Mobile Jon: Field Medic Using the Workspace ONE API to Fix Real-World Issues
In the services industry, we sometimes run into "fun." One of these "fun" situations is when someone rolls out a platform. They may have used VMware Professional Services or attempted it on their own and something wasn't considered. I recently...
There’s More than One Way to Skin… Workspace ONE MFA
A year ago, I wrote about a new offering that VMware has called "Workspace ONE Hub MFA", which is truly a major departure from VMware Verify and all of its nonsense. Recently, VMware has released a more modern approach to...
Evaluating Microsoft Endpoint Manager vs. Workspace ONE UEM: 2022 Edition
Happy August everyone! It's that time of the year where we check out the top two UEM products in the market and see where they stack up. This is our 3rd year of doing this immensely popular comparison! Our 2021...
Mobile Jon’s TOP Workspace ONE Session for VMware Explore 2022
We are officially 5-ish weeks away from VMware Explore. The content catalog dropped today, which I was waiting for to put this article out there. I'm also the very lucky winner of the People's Choice Awards, thus will get to...
Guess Who’s Baaack?! at (VMworld)ware Explore!!
Four long years ago, I made my VMworld debut as I wrote about in a past article. It was a pretty crazy ride, which is where we will start this VMware Explore article talking about how VMworld gave birth to...
Microsoft Entra Conditional Access Elevates Your Windows 365 Strategy
So, you rolled out Windows 365 and followed my blogs and did all of your fancy things for your offshore resources throughout Europe and Asia.
Workspace ONE Delivery Optimizations are Coming
Recently at VMware Explore, an under-the-radar session about the new cloud native Workspace ONE enhancements took place. This session covered the new enhancements that happened
New Best Friends: Windows 365 and VMware Horizon
On Monday, VMware and Microsoft officially kicked off a foundational public preview that was announced almost a year ago: The Windows 365 and VMware Horizon
Workspace ONE UEM 2306: Reviewing the Biggest WS1 Platform Update in 2023
Workspace ONE UEM has had a bit of stagnation over the last 12 months, while they work on their new platform and architecture. With VMware
Windows 365 Switch Overview
Yesterday, Windows 365 Switch hit the public preview stage via the Beta and Dev Channels. The 2nd of the “Big 3” for Windows 365 in
Windows 365 Analytics Powering Decision-Making for Cloud PCs
With the excitement around Windows 365, I wanted to take a look at something that I believe is underrated. Windows 365 Analytics provides some really
