Liquidware, a leader in digital workspace
management, and IGEL,
provider of the next-gen edge OS for cloud workspaces, announced a new
partnership to deliver a free assessment program for enterprises looking to
repurpose x86-64 compatible devices with IGEL OS.
"This initiative from IGEL and Liquidware will help
enterprises enhance work-from-anywhere solutions for their workers," stated
Mark Bowker, Senior Analyst at ESG. "Our recent Digital Workspace Trends
research highlights the preference and accelerated adoption of hosted desktops.
So, the ability to turn compatible x86-64 devices into IGEL OS-powered
endpoints will help deliver cost savings, increased time to value and an
optimal user experience."
With the global chip shortage, many organizations are looking
at cost-effective methods of utilizing current hardware. StratusphereTM UX,
which accomplishes the assessment, is even more useful in providing ongoing
end-to-end user experience metrics that provide enterprises unparalleled
endpoint-to-datacenter visibility.
The assessment helps
organizations understand how they can maximize both user productivity and ROI
by choosing IGEL OS for their x86-64 devices. Working with IGEL's TCO
calculator and the information provided in the FREE assessment, they will have
all the data needed to make highly informed decisions about a PC/laptop/MacBook
/thin client repurposing project.
The assessment process is
simple with Stratusphere UX. As the assessment data is unique to each
organization, it really speeds the progress of planning and IGEL OS deployment.
The following are the key steps involved:
- A
self-dissolving agent is installed and runs in the background on your proposed
PCs for repurposing for about a week.
- Real-world
usage data and hardware specs are securely sent to the Stratusphere UX
reporting virtual server, which can be located in the cloud or at your location.
- Liquidware
and IGEL teams meet with you to review the real-world findings to provide
clarity to your project and help provide you with proof-of-value that IGEL is
the clear endpoint OS choice.
- This
insight determines which x86-64 devices can be repurposed into an IGEL
OS-powered endpoint. By extending the life of existing hardware assets,
organizations can eliminate the disruption and cost of investing in new
endpoint hardware.
Stratusphere UX is primarily designed to provide ongoing user
experience metrics including detailed information about endpoint devices such
as those powered by IGEL OS. Joint customers can take advantage of the fact
that a Stratusphere UX agent has been built into the IGEL OS firmware to easily
monitor their environment.
"We already have many joint customers that have benefited
from doing a quick assessment for IGEL OS and also benefit from the ongoing
user experience monitoring of their IGEL OS endpoints," commented Jason E.
Smith, VP of Alliances and Product Marketing, Liquidware. "With this new
offering of a free assessment to determine ideal x86-64 hardware candidates to
be repurposed as an IGEL OS-powered endpoint, we enable organizations to save a
large chunk of their IT budget."
"Our partnership with Liquidware is all about improving
the endpoint computing experience," said Divya Saggar, Director, IGEL Ready.
"By working closely with their team to develop the custom monitoring agent
for IGEL OS, Stratusphere UX, as well as the new free assessment program for
IGEL endpoints, we are able to gather key experience metrics that then enable
us to improve end-user satisfaction, while at the same time driving
productivity and increasing security in today's work-from-anywhere
environments."
IGEL and Liquidware will
hold a customer-facing webinar on Thursday, November 18 at 10:00 am (PT) to
discuss the full parameters of this joint initiative. Register for the webinar here. A joint solution brief detailing the
free assessment program can be downloaded here.
Liquidware is a member of
the IGEL Ready Showcase, an ecosystem of cutting-edge hardware, software and
peripheral solutions that have been verified for use with IGEL OS to deliver a
powerful, productive, and secure user experience. To view the Liquidware IGEL
Ready profile, click here. To
explore the IGEL Ready ecosystem of solutions, visit igel.com/ready.