How 12 IT Leaders Support Organizations Through Disruption

“In today’s world, CIOs can’t just sit in the back and keep the lights on,” says Ahmad Yahya, CIO of American Dubai Hospital. “You have to be at the strategy table showing how technology will move the business forward. COVID-19 is a case in point.”

“At times like this, you can’t say ‘no.’ You’ve got to take risks to achieve the goal,” Yahya continues.

“With VMware Workspace ONE, Banglalink no longer sees a barrier to working remotely,” says Sharif Mahmood, project manager for Banglalink.”

“The pace of installing the platform and getting the selected team on board has been impressive,” Mahmood continues. “We’re particularly pleased with the fact there has been very little disruption to the team’s day-to-day work.”

“Workspace ONE has enabled us to raise our students’ quality and relevance of education,” says Paul Saltmarsh, senior IT officer for Brisbane Catholic Education.

“Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub provides educators and students with a frictionless digital environment where they can explore and build digital skills,” Saltmarsh continues.

“VMware SD-WAN just works and keeps our business running,” says Michael Franklink, CIO of Brown and Gay Engineers.

“After nearly doubling our workforce in a year … Workspace ONE was able to save our IT team approximately 625 hours in configuration time alone,” says Mark Ziglado, vice president of IT for Cofense.

“Workspace ONE’s strong integration ties help us continuously improve and accelerate our employee onboarding and offboarding experience,” Ziglado continues.

“They just have immediate access to the apps they need … there is no handbrake on the business,” says Dirk Hofmann, IT manager of GKN Automotive.

“Ensuring that our healthcare providers are able to treat patients at any time regardless of network issues is critical to Low T Center and the happiness of our patients,” says Arthur Yount, president of Low T Center.

“The investment we made in our digital workspace strategy is certainly helping us maintain continuity and deliver better care in these extraordinary times,” says Brian Lancaster, vice president of IT for Nebraska Medicine.

“All employees who do not need to go into the hospital are being asked to work from home, accessing required apps and resources from Workspace ONE,” Lancaster continues.

“In addition to providing our employees with workstyle flexibility, VMware’s end-user computing technology enables a zero-trust security approach that helps us better protect data on employee devices,” says Ben Moore, lead systems engineer for Preferred Mutual.

“By making sure our employees can work effectively and recharge on their days off, we can ultimately improve patient care,” says Lance Spranger, CIO of St. John’s Health.

“We can provide the same services as big-city hospitals, even at our size, because of the capabilities we have using VMware Workspace ONE,” Spranger continues.

“Students can log into their virtual desktops wherever they want and begin working with their software of choice—all within minutes,” says Rob Jarman of UTS.

“After leveraging VDI from VMware, we can offer a better learning environment to our students,” says Mohan Kumar, systems manager for Vellore Institute of Technology.