Editing Workspace (section)

==Mobile or unified workspace==
A [[Mobile workspace|mobile]] or unified workspace allows enterprise IT to have a trusted space on any device where IT can deliver business applications and data.

Ever since the [[iPad]] was released by Apple in 2009, [[bring your own device]] (BYOD) has become an increasingly more important problem for IT.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/making-byod-work-the-art-of-compromise/|title=Making BYOD work: The art of compromise - ZDNet|first=Adrian|last=Kingsley-Hughes|website=[[ZDNet]]|access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref> Until now, IT has purchased, provisioned, and managed all enterprise desktops which run the Microsoft [[Windows]] software.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.workspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Workspot-Technology-White-Paper-.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-07-11 |archive-date=2014-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205908/http://www.workspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Workspot-Technology-White-Paper-.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> There are nearly 500 million enterprise desktops in the world. However, with the introduction of smartphones and tablets, there are far more devices that are owned by the end-user - 750 million PCs and Macs, 1.5 billion smartphones, and 500 million tablets. These also run different operating systems, like [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], Windows, and [[macOS]]. How does deliver business applications and data to end-users on these heterogeneous operating systems and form factors?

Federica Troni<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gartner.com/AnalystBiography?authorId=10906|title=Federica Troni &#124; Gartner}}</ref> and Mark Margevicius<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gartner.com/AnalystBiography?authorId=13910|title=Mark Margevicius &#124; Gartner}}</ref> introduced the concept of Workspace Aggregator<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gartner.com/doc/2112416/overview-workspace-aggregators|title=An Overview of Workspace Aggregators|website=www.gartner.com|access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref> to solve the problem of [[BYOD]]. According to Gartner, a workspace aggregator unifies five capabilities:
(1) Application Delivery: The ability to orchestrate provisioning and de-provisioning of mobile, PC and Web applications
(2) Data: The secure delivery of corporate data
(3) Management: Management of application life cycle, metering, and monitoring features
(4) Security: Provision of context-aware security
(5) User Experience: A superior user experience through the delivery of a unified workspace