AirShip: an essential component of Cloud Services Brokerage

AirShip – the enterprise browser – allows integrators to add value by delivering an integrated solution for end-user access to applications and services from any end-point device.

As the cloud services market evolves and matures, the services on offer are multiplying and diversifying to more closely meet the requirements of enterprise customers. How will corporate customers identify the solutions that best meet their needs? How will the CIO insure interoperability in a coherent, secure enterprise services architecture, while effectively managing and coordinating multiple service providers?

Enter the Cloud Services Broker. The cloud services broker specializes in identifying and integrating services from multiple providers, delivering pre-packaged or customized services bundles to enterprise customers. Value-added services such as usage monitoring, billing, optimization and cloud migration may also be part of cloud services brokerage offering. The cloud services broker offloads the complexity of managing multiple service providers, leaving the enterprise to focus on core competencies.

The end-user is also faced with a more complex environment. The agility and flexibility of cloud services call for a rethink on the desktop. Critical business applications frequently include features which make them dependent on specific browsers or plug-ins. A new browser release or plug-in update can “break” compatibility with existing applications. And with the growing diversification of end-point platforms, the configuration required by the application or service may simply not be available to the end user. The result is confusion and frustration for end users, leading to lost productivity, increased calls to the help desk, and higher costs for the enterprise.

The cloud services broker offers a “one-stop shop” for the enterprise, delivering a coherent, secure services packaged sourced from multiple cloud services providers and cloud operators. With AirShip, the clouds services broker extends the one-stop shop to the end-point device, guaranteeing seamless, transparent end-user access from any end-point device.