Improved secure remote management of desktop and mobile
systems will be delivered through a new standard from theDistributed Management Task
Force(DMTF).
The Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH)
initiative is a suite of specifications that takes full advantage
of the DMTF’s Web Services for Management (WS-Management)
specification – delivering standards-based web services management
for desktop and mobile client systems.
As outlined in a white paper, the DASH Initiative will deliver a
set of specifications that provides architectural semantics,
industry standard protocols and a set of profiles to standardise
the secure management of desktop and mobile systems - independent
of machine state, operating platform or supplier.
By tapping into WS-Management - which enables a common way for
systems to access and exchange management information across the
entire IT infrastructure - DASH integrates desktop and laptop
management into an end-to-end management system.
In addition, DASH works in concert with the DMTF’s
widely-implemented Common Information Model (CIM), so that it is
easily incorporated into existing management environments.
DASH has already received widespread industry support.
The DASH white paper can be downloaded here:
http://www.dmtf.org/standards/dash
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