The combination of VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management and Adaptiva OneSite peer-to-peer (P2P) technology will help solve common software distribution challenges, says VMware.
Virtual infrastructure firm VMware said that it has collaborated with Adaptiva, a systems management software solutions provider aimed at Windows 10 and PC management market. Under the partnership, VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) and Adaptiva OneSite peer-to-peer (P2P) systems management will be available to customers. VMware says that this will help solve common distribution challenges associated with large software files for PCs and help drive down costs by eliminating the need for costly on-premises servers and throttling of network bandwidth.
The combined use of VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management and Adaptiva OneSite will enable organizations to deploy large Windows applications and software files with greater speed and without disruption to end-users. It will help solve common software distribution challenges among enterprises and branch offices with the combination of cloud content delivery networks (CDN) and P2P systems management technology that enables software to be cached in unused space on client PCs while still allowing end-users full utilization of the space.
Through P2P caching, software on a PC or a peer’s file system is distributed locally to other peers requesting the same content, which helps to improve network bandwidth utilization. Organizations will also benefit from streamlining administrative overhead for IT and drive down costs by eliminating the need for on-premises distribution and storage servers through a cloud-first management and software delivery model.
“Our collaboration with Adaptiva will offer software distribution speed and cost-savings to VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management customers that will be difficult to match in the industry,” said Blake Brannon, vice president, product marketing, mobile products, End-User Computing, VMware. “As the collaboration continues, we believe the integration could also offer additional benefits in the future to help organizations optimize OS and security patching, and content delivery.”
VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management integrates advanced cloud-based Windows PC lifecycle management (PCLM) with modern enterprise mobility management (EMM) for a holistic approach to managing and securing desktops and mobile devices from a single solution. The solution includes advanced PC lifecycle management capabilities such as configuration management, operating system (OS) patch management, software distribution for traditional Win32 applications, client health and security management that have traditionally only been available as part of PCLM tools.
Adaptiva OneSite peer-to-peer (P2P) systems management technology uses the clients enterprises already own to store and share content locally, eliminating the need for a global server infrastructure to distribute content and reducing network impacts.
“Adaptiva and VMware have truly complementary solutions that are focused on making systems management far less expensive and more reliable than what it is today. The collaboration will help customers significantly drive down capital and operational costs by eliminating servers typically required for software distribution and automating local content management in the process,” said Jim Souders, chief operating officer, Adaptiva.