Insight Adds Drop-Ship Provisioning for VMware Workspace ONE to Modern Workplace Portfolio 

Insight’s simplified provisioning process for VMware’s digital workspace allows IT to get PCs into the hands of anywhere workers quicker, ready to go out of the box

TEMPE, Ariz., October 6, 2021 — Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT), the global integrator of Insight Intelligent Technology Solutions™ that maximize the value of IT, announced today in conjunction with this week’sVMworld 2021 global multi-cloud event, a new collaboration with VMware toprovide VMware Workspace ONE® Drop Ship Provisioning.

VMware Workspace ONE provides an intelligence-driven digital workspace platform thatallows employees to securely work from anywhere, on any device, and Insightwill support from a managed service standpoint to seamlessly integrate hardware procurement with a modern approachto imaging. Through its expertise in supply chain optimization and VMware unified endpoint management, Insight eases the complexities of traditional Windows-based PC deploymentsand imaging by eliminating the need for IT to first touch devices before employees — particularly remote workers — receive new hardware.

Drop-ship provisioning complements Insight’s broader modern workplace portfolio designed to take the workload off IT departments while creating a better end-user experience. Insight’s managed workplace services strategy minimizes support costs while anticipating user needs through more automated and self-service options. Managed mobility services also provide a single-source solutions provider to deploy, configure and maintain mobile devices utilizing advanced management tools, 24/7 remote service desk and product lifecycle support.   

“Our goal is to take the guess work and labor out of provisioning by handling the logistics of newdevices from factory to the end user,” said Stephen Moss, general manager and senior vice president, Connected Workforce, Insight. “VMware’s drop-shipprovisioning toolset enhances our ability to create a more immediate end-userexperience. Less waiting on new hardware to arrive through a streamlinedprovisioning process and less overhead with respect to warehousing andinventory means PCs make it into the hands of workers quicker. It’s productivitystraight from the box allowing you to simply login to your preferred device and go to work no matter where you are.”

While original equipment manufacturers (OEM) can apply device configuration and ship directly to a business, provisioning is specific to their platform. Through its distribution centers and labs, Insight provisions Windows-based PCs from any OEM across its deep partner network with the operating systems, applications and endpoint management software tailored to the client’s ecosystem and ready to go from Day 0. Driven by Workspace ONE technology, Insight provides the managed endpoint expertise, including forward/reverselogistics, hardware procurement, and endpoint management tools with kitting and imaging from the factory.

As a VMware Principal Partner, Insight works directly with VMware to virtualizecomputing from the data center to the cloud to mobile devices. Insight was named VMware’s 2021 Partner Value Award winner for delivering business growth and providing clients with high-value results using VMware solutions. The company recently earned the VMware Cloud Native Master Services Competency, recognizing partners that specialize in Kubernetes operations, site reliability engineering and DevOps.

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