Services

Application Management

From packaging a few simple apps to complete end to end application management, Workspace IT offers adaptable services that fit your business requirements.

Digital Employee Experience

Digital Employee Experience tools are invaluable when problems arise, assisting IT teams to efficiently identify and resolve issues. The ability to monitor performance is key when looking to optimize employee productivity and enhance employee user experience.

At Workspace IT, we work closely with ControlUp and Lakeside, whether you are looking to discuss requirements for a new solution, or require assistance utilizing an existing deployment, our technical consultants have a wide range of skills equipping them to provide anything from a fully managed proof of concept, trouble shooting, health checks, right through to a fully managed service.

Digital Workspaces (VDI)

VDI offers centralized management of virtual resources, enhancing IT oversight of machines, applications, and security, while facilitating seamless access from any device, anywhere.

Workspace IT have a broad range of services across digital workspaces, from initial planning and managed Proof of Concepts, Health Checks on existing environments, Migration to Cloud Platforms, right through to Fully Managed Services.

End User Device Management

Workspace IT can help simplify Operating Systems deployments including Windows 11, improve security by helping you keep up to date with Patch Management, and prolong device lifespan with IGEL OS.

System Health Checks

Health checks can be vital in ensuring system efficiency and identifying potential problems prior to impact. Workspace IT offers Health Checks on Active Directory, Citrix, Microsoft Configuration Manager (SCCM) and VMware, to optimise or improve performance against best practices.

Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability Management is proactive and continuous updating of the software in your environment to reduce overall risk exposure.

Workspace IT can help identify and remediate vulnerabilities to help keep your systems and enterprise applications safe from cyber threats and data breaches.

Blog Post

Troubleshooting Company Portal Installation Issues in Intune - written by Nathan Hodgson

If you're having trouble installing the Company Portal via Intune, don't worry, the team at Workspace IT have put together some tips and tricks when troubleshooting Company Portal and other Intune deployed applications.

VMware vSphere 8 - Now available!

February 2, 2024

On Tuesday the 11th of October 2022 VMware released the latest version of vSphere, vSphere 8. This is VMware Initial Release (IA) which should transition to the more commonly known GA release in around 4-6 weeks. This change in the release process is to provide additional comfort as customers using the IA release will be able to provide feedback prior to the release being transitioned to GA. For full details on the release cycle change see this article from VMware:
New Release Model for vSphere 8 - VMware vSphere Blog

What's new with vSphere 8?

Cloud Services Console Management
vSphere Distributed Services Engine
Data Processing Units (DPU)
vSphere with Tanzu improvements
vSphere Configuration Profiles
Enhanced Recovery of vCenter
Unified Management for AI & ML Hardware Accelerators
Simplified Hardware Consumption with Device Groups
Virtual Hardware Version 20
TPM Provision Policy
Simplified NUMA Configuration
Enhanced DRS Performance
vSphere Green Metrics
Security Enhancements - SSH Automatic Timeout, Prevent Execution of Untrusted Binaries, TLS 1.2 Only

Deprecated features in vSphere 8:

Baseline Lifecycle Management
Support for TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1
TPM 1.2 hardware is no longer supported

For full details on what's new with vSphere 8 see this VMware article:
What's New in vSphere 8? | VMware

Want to talk about vSphere 8?

Workspace IT are currently running a vSphere 8 ESXi and vCenter implementation in a lab environment to test compatibility with our hardware and software platforms prior to upgrading our own systems in a few weeks.

If you have questions regarding a vSphere 8 implementation or upgrade or you just want to talk about it, reach out to us and one of our consultants will be happy to discuss your requirements and design a solution that meets your needs.

Clients Testimonials

Outstanding!

The help and support we have had from Workspace IT has been outstanding. The team have always been very friendly and approachable and we have been able to contact them whenever we needed their help. We will continue to work with this very professional team. Thanks all

Mark Collis IT Support Team Leader North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Greatly Improved Service

Since moving to the application provisioning process with Workspace IT we have been able to offer a greatly improved service to our customers and increase the capacity of the team to focus on other deliveries. Workspace IT fully understand our environment and how to interact with our users. They are an extension of our internal team and are highly experienced. Applications are now delivered faster and our users are kept well informed of progress along the way

Matt Hutchings Technical Delivery Manager Premier Foods

Incredibly Impressed

We're incredibly impressed by the level of support provided by Workspace IT. Their team are highly skilled, professional and genuinely care about our success. It's reassuring to know that we can rely on them whenever we need assistance.

Andy Codling IT Director Zellis

Extremely Responsive

Workspace IT advised and assisted Metropolitan Gaming with our hybrid Cloud Citrix implementation. This included the set up and upkeep of base images, Citrix machine creation services and profile management. They have been accessible and responsive at all times. Through monthly service calls they’ve kept abreast of our requirements, listened to our feedback and have proved themselves a positive contributor to the services we provide.