Mac Admins Podcast Episode 399: Omnissa in 2025
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Feb 13, 2025 Matt Coppinger, Director of Product Management at Omnissa, shares insights on the future of Workspace ONE following its divestiture from VMware. He discusses the shift towards declarative device management and the importance of integrating security with identity management. The conversation highlights the role of AI in enhancing IT administration and revolutionary technologies like VR and AR for workplace productivity. Coppinger also emphasizes collaboration with Apple to address challenges in device compliance and streamline updates.
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Matt's Journey in Tech
- Matt Coppinger's passion for computers began in his childhood, sparked by his father's engineering projects.
- This led him to study computer science and eventually to VMware in 2007, now Omnisa.
Omnisa's New Focus
- Omnisa, formerly part of VMware and Broadcom, is now a standalone company focused on digital workspaces.
- This allows them to prioritize the digital workspace and invest heavily in Apple device management.
Workspace ONE's Modern Architecture
- Workspace ONE UEM's architecture has been modernized to a microservices-based model (Modstack).
- This improves reliability, scalability, performance, and extensibility, aligning with Apple's declarative device management.