Steria, a leading European provider of IT-enabled business services, has unveiled Workplace On Command

On February 2nd 2012 Steria, a leading European provider of IT-enabled business services, unveiled Workplace On Command, a centrally-managed aggregated services offering which provides users with easy and secure access to enterprise applications, data and cloud services, regardless of location and access device.

Workplace On Command allows organisations to create a bespoke environment, fully supported by Steria and its partner Microsoft, which allows cost-effective access to the enterprise workplace from any device, at any time in any place.

Compatible with devices running Windows, Linux, MacOS, iOS, Android, and BlackBerry OS, Workplace On Command benefits from a combination of Microsoft technology to support the multi tenancy architecture with the next version of Windows Server 2008 R2, and System Center 2012, enabling users to customise the enterprise desktop ‘on command’. It also takes advantage of Citrix technology to virtualise desktops and applications to users wherever they are located, allowing organisations to manage requests through its best-of-breed portal: ‘Steria Workstore’, which is built on Cisco’s Cloud Portal platform. This unique enterprise app store allows users to access their profile and services, subscribe to new services and review monthly consumption to control costs. But, as each profile is pre-determined by the enterprise and programmed centrally, the solution requires minimal ongoing management but offers maximum flexibility. Users can search for and request any additional services they may require.

As businesses look to cut costs, cloud-based solutions will continue to grow in popularity, so Steria has invested in the very best technology to meet these requirements and Workplace on Command, and its Workstore portal, is the first comprehensive set of cloud-services for any end-user. It offers multiple benefits for businesses battling tight budgets including reduced total cost of ownership of the desktop, customisation and personalisation based on the user’s working profile, and the ability to only pay for services used.

Aligned with their consumerisation of IT strategy, Microsoft has hailed the solution as a valuable addition to the market.

Workplace on Command delivers multiple benefits including:

• User satisfaction – meet end user expectations for a modern, rapid, flexible and easy-to-use enterprise workplace
• Improving productivity – provisioning resources according to employees’ individual business and communications needs means they can work more effectively while enjoying a personalised user experience
• Minimising risk – centrally storing and managing data in the cloud means that a lost or stolen device can be immediately blacklisted so it loses the ability to connect to the desktop, without damaging any information, making it easier for organisations to meet regulatory compliance
• Transforming infrastructure – simplifying and streamlining the existing workplace and provisioning new services and systems allows businesses to access and deploy the latest technologies in a way that best suits them
• Reducing costs – cloud-hosting and central management reduces outgoings across the business from real estate and facilities, energy consumption, operational management, to technology refresh programmes. Additionally the ‘pay per use’ structure maximises return on investment

For a video demonstration of Workplace on Command please visit: www.steria.com/workplaceoncommand/demo