File Sync and Share: A Profile of AirWatch
John Mancini

By: John Mancini on January 5th, 2015

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File Sync and Share: A Profile of AirWatch

Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS)

Given all the changes in file sync and share, last month I did a post offering companies in the file sync and share space an opportunity to introduce themselves to the readers of the AIIM Blog. Here's the first of the posts from Airwatch. Commentary below provided by Lauren Sanborn from the Analyst Relations team.

JM — Give me a quick elevator speech on AirWatch.

LS -- Employees need access to corporate content on-the-go to stay productive. Many employees are taking advantage of free file synchronization and sharing services to access sensitive documents, putting an organization’s corporate data at risk, and creating shadow IT. By providing employees the latest corporate content on their mobile devices, organizations can substantially reduce printing, paper, and shipping costs. AirWatch by VMware enables secure mobile access to content anytime, anywhere. AirWatch® Secure Content Locker® protects sensitive content in a corporate container and provides users with a central application to securely access, store, update, and distribute the latest documents from their mobile devices.

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JM — What makes you different from the rest of the companies in the sync and share space?

LS -- AirWatch Secure Content Locker is the only solution in the market developed on a true enterprise mobility management platform. Our comprehensive platform was built from the ground up on a unified code base to scale and grow with the mobility requirements of an organization, creating the most viable solution over the long-term and providing unparalleled benefits to our customers.

JM — Who typically is THE most significant player in making the “buy” decision for your product — 1) IT people? 2) legal people? 3) line of business people? 4) C-suite? 5) records managers? 6) someone else?

LS -- We have three primary buyers: IT, line of business, and C-suite.

JM — As you talk to customers and prospective customers, what are the 2 or 3 most pressing information management problems on their radar screen?

LS -- 1 – Employee use of consumer file sync and share solutions result in substantial security risks for the enterprise 2 – Leaders risk low adoption unless they bridge the gap between IT requirements and employee expectations.

JM — Looking ahead to 2015, give me ONE prediction or trend about the sync and share space.

LS -- Unified productivity tools will become essential elements to business effectiveness.

JM — Closing thoughts — Give me 3 quick adjectives to describe AirWatch.

LS -- innovative, flexible, scalable

 

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About John Mancini

John Mancini is the President of Content Results, LLC and the Past President of AIIM. He is a well-known author, speaker, and advisor on information management, digital transformation and intelligent automation. John is a frequent keynote speaker and author of more than 30 eBooks on a variety of topics. He can be found on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook as jmancini77. Recent keynote topics include: The Stairway to Digital Transformation Navigating Disruptive Waters — 4 Things You Need to Know to Build Your Digital Transformation Strategy Getting Ahead of the Digital Transformation Curve Viewing Information Management Through a New Lens Digital Disruption: 6 Strategies to Avoid Being “Blockbustered” Specialties: Keynote speaker and writer on AI, RPA, intelligent Information Management, Intelligent Automation and Digital Transformation. Consensus-building with Boards to create strategic focus, action, and accountability. Extensive public speaking and public relations work Conversant and experienced in major technology issues and trends. Expert on inbound and content marketing, particularly in an association environment and on the Hubspot platform. John is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the College of William and Mary, and holds an M.A. in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.