VMware Digital Workspace Newsletter - Week 45

             

 

 

                

      

Week 45 -  2022

 

 

 



 

 

 

Weekly highlight:

 

VMware Explore 2022 Europe EUC Recap:

 The VMware Explore Europe event brought even more announcements to the EUC space not seen at the San Fran event. We introduced what we at VMware are calling North Star of Autonomous Workspaces. This can be broken down into three central pieces

  1. Unify
  1. Unifying management across all endpoints and a single place to access apps for users
  1. Automate
    1. Reduce the amount of repetitive manual tasks and increase efficiency
  1. Autonomous Workspaces
    1. Configuring desired state and isolating issues with context aware insights

 What are these autonomous workspaces though? We have 1) automation which is like when an application crashes and the system creates a ticket for IT to troubleshoot. Then we have 2) a truly autonomous workspace where the system recognizes the issue that led to the previous crashes or a similar issue and takes remediation automatically. You can’t get this autonomous workspace without 1) having a desired state for self-configuring, 2) self-healing through incident detection and remediation, and 3) self-securing with vulnerability and compliance detection/remediation. 

With those things in mind here are the key announcements from VMware Explore Europe :

 

Horizon Announcements:

Next Gen Horizon Cloud support for hybrid environments: Horizon 8 on-prem and cloud customers using the new Horizon SaaS subscriptions will be able to connect the environment both on-prem and cloud to the Next-Gen Horizon Cloud control plane (https://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2022/11/whats-new-with-vmware-horizon-at-vmware-explore-2022-europe.html)

 High Authorization Horizon Cloud achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High Authorization through the Joint Advisory Board (JAB) 

 Horizon Cloud support for Windows 365 Cloud PC’s offering the ability to use VMware Blast and clients for an optimized graphics and video experience along with being able to deliver any app to Windows 365 Cloud PCs with VMware App Volumes in real-time or on-demand. (https://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2022/11/announcing-vmware-collaboration-with-microsoft-to-bring-new-experiences-to-windows-365.html)

 

Workspace ONE Announcements:

 Workspace ONE expands DEX with management-agnostic support for all Windows Devices. This will provide the benefits of WS1 for organizations still transitioning to modern management or have multiple management tools in place. This will allow consistent management of that end user experience across managed, unmanaged, and 3rd party Windows managed devices. (https://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2022/11/workspace-one-expands-dex-with-management-agnostic-support-for-windows-devices.html)

 Integrated phishing and content protection through Mobile Threat Defense. This will allow broad protection with email, SMS, messaging and social media based threats. It will seamlessly integrate with the tunnel app  so that it can address the historical conflicts with VPN’s and of course it will be privacy centric to ensure user’s privacy is maintained as no personal traffic is inspected. (https://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2022/11/introducing-workspace-one-mobile-threat-defense-phishing-and-content-protection-beta.html)

 Freestyle Orchestrator integration with Workspace ONE Intelligence and third-party apps! Data-drive operations to build workflows based on contextual data from Workspace ONE Intelligence. Execute actions across the entire IT ecosystem with integration with 3rd party apps. Finally, a single unified cloud canvas with intuitive low-code platform to manage all of your IT workflows. (https://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2022/11/announcing-freestyle-orchestrator-integration-with-workspace-one-intelligence-and-third-party-apps.html)

 

 

 

Week 45 Software Releases

System

Component

Release

Announcement

Release Date

iOS

Boxer

22.10.1

  • Bug Fixes

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Boxer-for-iOS.html

07.11.22

Android

Notebook

22.11

  • SDK Upgraded to 22.8.1
  • Quality improvements

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Notebook-for-Android.html

07.11.22

Android

Content

22.10

  • Support for .MSG file format – This feature allows users to preview .MSG file in Content app. User will be able to save and send the
    file from the app.
  • Support for Android 13.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workpace-ONE-Content-for-Android.html

09.11.22

Horizon

Server Components and Clients

2111.1

  • VMware Horizon 8 version 2111.1 includes bug fixes on top of the Horizon 2111 release. Approximately once a year, VMware designates one VMware Horizon release as an Extended Service Branch (ESB). An ESB is a parallel release branch to the existing Current Releases (CR) of the product. By choosing to deploy an ESB customers receive periodic service packs (SP) updates which include cumulative critical bug fixes and security fixes. Customers can rely on a stable Horizon platform for their critical deployments. For more information on the ESB and the Horizon versions that have been designated an ESB, see VMware Knowledge Base (KB) article 86477.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Horizon/8-2111.1/rn/vmware-horizon-8-21111-release-notes/index.html

8.11.22

Backend

Assist

22.10

  • Support for Bi-directional Clipboard functionality for Windows & MacOS

Clipboard functionality allows IT/Helpdesk Admins to copy & paste text to and from the remote device. This feature provides the ability to copy & paste large strings of text from the admin's local machine on to the remote device and vice versa. This improves efficiency in troubleshooting and average handling time.

  • Support for Remote Assist session when no user is logged in to the device

In earlier releases, when an admin initiated a remote assist session from UEM console on a Windows device with no user logged in, the remote assist session failed to establish.
With the current release, this has been addressed and the admin should be able to successfully perform a remote assist session even when there is no user logged into the remote device.
The minimum UEM Version must be 2210 or later and Windows Hub version must be 22.06 or later for this change to work.

  • Security Enhancements

This release resolves CVE-2022-31685, CVE-2022-31686, CVE-2022-31687, CVE-2022-31688 and CVE-2022-31689. For more information on these vulnerabilities and their impact, see https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0028.html

  • Bug Fixes

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/Workspace-ONE-Assist.html

KB: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/89993?lang=en_US&source=email

08.11.22

 

 

From a Windows Admin to a Management Magician Modern Management Customer Stories ebook Windows 10 and Windows 11

  • Does transforming your IT to meet modern requirements to support a distributed workforce seem daunting? Learn from real-world examples of innovative leaders moving their IT infrastructure to Modern Management to combine the efficiency of Mobile Device Management (MDM) with the robust capabilities of PC lifecycle management on a single digital workspace platform:
  • Link

 

Workspace ONE Assist vulnerabilities

"On Nov. 8, 2022, VMware disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in VMSA-2022-0028 which impact Workspace ONE Assist components deployed in customer environments (on-premises). The VMware-managed Workspace ONE Assist components of your SaaS environment are not impacted by these vulnerabilities and no action is necessary for these components."

Highlights and new KBs

VMSA-2022-0028 affecting Workspace ONE Assist

 

Samsung Android 13 Devices Fail to Enroll with Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub v22.09+ (90031)

  • On Samsung Android 13 devices with Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub v22.09, devices may get stuck at the "Enterprise EULA" activation screen indefinitely, and will fail to enroll. This impacts any Android Enterprise management mode.
  • The root cause is actively being investigated.
  • Samsung Android 13 devices may fail to enroll when using Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub 22.09 or higher unless the workaround is followed.
  • A new version of Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub will be released as soon as possible to correct this issue.
  • Adding a Knox Platform for Enterprise premium license key (also referred to as a KLM key or KPE Premium key) to the Intelligent Hub Settings in the Workspace ONE UEM console will allow the device to get past the EULA activation screen and complete enrollment.  The Knox premium license key is free and can be obtained from samsungknox.com.
    In the Workspace ONE UEM console, navigate to Settings > Devices & Users > Android > Intelligent Hub Settings, and add your license key to the Knox License Key field.  Ensure the 'Enable Containers' setting is set to Disabled.
  • KB-Reference: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/90031

 

End of Support Life notice for Windows Intelligent Hub versions 21.02 and below. (90043)

  • VMware is working on essential security updates to Windows Intelligent Hub. This would require us to end the support for Windows Intelligent Hub versions 21.02 and below as most of the Hub Catalog features including Apps and People tab would cease to work on these Hub versions after this change. The support period will end on January 15, 2023, and the Intelligent Hub versions 21.02 and below will reach End of Support Life.Following this date, the Workspace ONE product team will not be servicing these versions of Hub in any fashion.
  • Customers who are currently on Windows Intelligent Hub versions 21.02 and below should begin planning the upgrade to versions 21.05 and above before 15th January 2023, preferably to the latest version of Hub that is available.
  • KB-Reference: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/90043?lang=en_US&source=email

 

Highlighting High Priority KBs

 

Recently updated or added KBs (Links)

 

Digital Workspace Techzone, Blog and YouTube Updates

 

3rd Party Blog Updates & Industry News

  

November Software Releases

System

Component

Release

Announcement

Release Date

Backend

Console OnPrem

22.09

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/2209/rn/vmware-workspace-one-uem-2209-release-notes/index.html

02.11.22

Backend

Console SAAS

22.10

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/2210/rn/vmware-workspace-one-uem-2210-release-notes/index.html

01.11.22

Backend

Assist

22.10

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/Workspace-ONE-Assist.html

08.11.22

iOS

Hub

22.10

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/Workspace-ONE-Intelligent-Hub-for-iOS.html

01.11.22

iOS

Boxer

22.10.1

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Boxer-for-iOS.html

07.11.22

iOS

Notebook

22.11

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Notebook-for-iOS.html

02.11.22

Android

Hub

22.10

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/Introducing-VMware-Workspace-ONE-Intelligent-Hub-for-Android.html

02.11.22

Android

Content

22.10

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workpace-ONE-Content-for-Android.html

09.11.22

Android

Notebook

22.11

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Notebook-for-Android.html

07.11.22

Android

Relay

5.21

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/81990?lang=en_US

03.11.22

Android

Zebra MX Service

5.7

 

03.11.22

Windows

Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub for Windows 10

22.10

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/Workspace-ONE-Intelligent-Hub.html

03.11.22

Horizon

Server Components and Clients

2111.1

Horizon Client for Windows

Horizon Server

Horizon Client for Android

Horizon Client for iOS

Horizon Client for Chrome

Horizon Client for Linux

Horizon HTML Access

08.11.22

 

Patch & Seed Script Updates Week 45-2022

  • OS Updates Seed Script 
    • Most recent update: iOS 15.7.1 (19H117),macOS Big Sur 11.7.1 (20G918)
    • Last Update: CW45
  • Seed Script for latest Device Model Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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