Mobile App Virtualization

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BYODhas forced IT departments

to change the way that

they manage and secure

applications and devices.

Due to BYOD, IT must:

Provision and maintain mobile apps

Support phones and tablets from different manufacturers

Protect business data on mobile devices

Virtual Mobile Infrastructure (VMI) helps solve BYOD challenges by allowing

users to access mobile apps that are hosted

in remote data centers—so sensitive data is

never stored on mobile devices.

Virtual MobileInfrastructure

VMI empowers organizations to:

Develops apps once and support any device

Centralize mobile app management

Detect unauthorized access or data loss

Enforce strong authentication and encryption

Not all VMI solutions are equal.

Mobile App Virtualization offers better session density than

other VMI solutions. It can run

multiple, isolated user instances on

a single Android operating system.

64-bit Android

Multi User Extensions

User 1

User 3User 2

HW Offload Engines

Because mobile app virtualization does not need to run a separate Android VM per user, it delivers 8 to 10xbetter density compared to full OS virtualization1

AndroidVM 1

AndroidVM n

Mobile App Virtualization Full OS Virtualization

Hypervisor

1 Density estimate based on a 16 MB mobile app running on a 1 GB Android system.

Mobile app virtualization requires fewer servers, so

it lowers hardware and

operating costs.

The cost savings are even greater

in the cloud. Organizations can

rent one VM for hundreds of

users rather per user.

Mobile app virtualization:

Accelerates app “boot up time”

Reduces storage requirements

Processes input events and images at

the app level to maximize performance

64-bit Android VM needs more than 2GB of RAM

More VMs will require

• Large data center with higher power and cooling costs

• Complex IT management

• Expensive external storage solution

• Additional VM management solution like OpenStack

Most VMI solutions require professional services

• Not a drop in solution

• High initial setup cost and time

Cost and Scalability of Alternative Approaches

Android VM

App App

Display

Audio

Input

Simple Doesn’t Scale…

XEN/KVM - HYP

Base Linux or DOM0 Linux

QEMU – Emulation

X-Win

VMI Remote Protocol

QEMU overhead is substantial.

All devices such as display are emulated.

The amount of traffic between VM and host will be enormous. A 1080p emulated device will consume 2 Xeon cores.

10+ Gbs

Display Audio Touch

Capturing Encrypted Data

Multi-User Android Runtime

Secure Container

SecureSSL Proxy

File Scanner

Secure I/O Monitorfor Keystroke & Video

App Behavior Scanner

Network Scanner

Mobile App Virtualization: Security

Centralized storage of data

– Prevents data loss from device theft

Centralized patch management

– Eliminates concerns about devices with

vulnerable or unpatched software

Optional user monitoring

– Records sessions for forensics

Monitor User and Application Activity

Dashboard of system status

Detailed logs of user activity

Ability to record full user session

Geo-tracking

Mobile App Virtualization Architecture

VMI SecurityGateway Clients

AuthenticationServer

Benefits Very high density

Apps can share resources like GPU

Easy to manage

No need for expensive storage

Considerations Cannot define hardware

resources per session

64-bit Android

Multi User Extensions

User 1

User 3User 2

HW Offload Engines

Reasons to Consider Mobile App Virtualization

Low Hardware CostsHigh User Density

Streamlined Management in the Cloud

Accelerated Boot Up Time and Responsive User Interface

Try Mobile App Virtualization at www.sierraware.com/demo