Many organizations have been using Ivanti Workspace Control for years to manage workplaces, user settings, and applications. The solution has proven its value within the domain of workspace management. However, with the announced end-of-life as of December 31, 2026, a logical moment arises to look beyond a classic replacement.
The original role of Ivanti Workspace Control
Ivanti Workspace Control is designed from the perspective of the workplace. The core of the solution lies in applying rules and policies when users log in, making applications available, and managing user settings. This approach works well as long as processes are largely limited to the workplace itself.
In modern IT landscapes, however, processes run across multiple systems. Inflow, throughput and outflow, changes, authorizations, and compliance affect not only the workplace, but also ITSM systems, identity platforms, asset registrations, and data layers. Ivanti Workspace Control is not designed to orchestrate these chains end-to-end.
Just a thought: One link almost never remains one link. By opting directly for central orchestration, you prevent complexity from arising later….SAS helps you think ahead! Please contact us and we will discuss it together!
Why a one-to-one replacement falls short
Ivanti offers follow-up tooling that continues the workplace paradigm. This means migrating again within the same solution direction. For organizations that want to look ahead, this does not solve the fundamental issue: how do you get a grip on processes that affect multiple systems?
SAS as a strategic replacement
The Service Automation Suite is developed from a different starting point. SAS does not focus on one system or domain, but on the process as a whole. This means that SAS does not replace Ivanti as a tool, but takes over the role that Ivanti no longer fulfills: central orchestration of end-to-end processes.
In this architecture, TOPdesk remains the leader for registration, status, and audit. SAS functions as an orchestration layer that orchestrates processes, executes automation, and provides integrations with identity, asset, and data systems.
Just a thought: One link almost never remains one link. By opting directly for central orchestration, you prevent complexity from arising later….SAS helps you think ahead! Please contact us and we will discuss it together!
Comparison: Ivanti Workspace Control versus SAS & TOPdesk
Subject | Ivanti Workspace Control | SAS & TOPdesk |
Design vision | Workplace and policy-oriented | Process and orchestration-oriented |
Primary focus | User and application management | End-to-end service automation |
ITSM role | Additional or stand-alone | TOPdesk leading |
Process across multiple systems | Not supported | Fully supported |
Orchestration layer | Not present | Core functionality |
Automation | Rule and script-driven | Event and process-driven |
Identity & authorizations | Workplace-oriented | Integrated across the chain |
Combine & enrich data | Not possible | Standard component |
Logging & audit | Limited | Central and complete |
Future-proofness | End-of-life | Further development central |
No migration, but a structural transition
The switch from Ivanti Workspace Control to SAS is not a classic migration. It is a conscious transition from workplace management to process orchestration. Organizations that take this step reduce dependence on individual tools and build a flexible foundation that grows with new requirements.
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The discontinuation of Ivanti Workspace Control is a logical tipping point. By not only replacing but immediately redesigning, you prevent the same limitations from recurring. With SAS and TOPdesk, a future-proof basis for service automation is created.
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