Management of workspace devices

Abstract

In some embodiments, management operations are received from a management console at a first device of a plurality of devices to be used by a user, and management authority and operations are performed on a second device of the plurality of devices in response to the received management operations. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

1 . A method comprising: 
 receiving management operations from a management console at a first device of a plurality of devices to be used by a user; and    performing management authority and operations on a second device of the plurality of devices in response to the received management operations.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising reporting back to the management console a status of management operations.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of devices to be used by a user include at least one of a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a personal digital assistant, or a cell phone.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the management authority is a management authority over platform managed resources.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the platform managed resources include at least one of hardware, software, applications, or services.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising performing the management authority and operations in response to a stored key.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of devices is a collection of devices to be used by an employee.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising delegating authority from the management console to the first device to perform management operations on behalf of the management console on one or more other of the plurality of devices to be used by the user.  
   
   
       9 . An article comprising: 
 a computer readable medium having instructions thereon which when executed cause a computer to:    receive management operations from a management console at a first device of a plurality of devices to be used by a user; and    perform management authority and operations on a second device of the plurality of devices in response to the received management operations.    
   
   
       10 . The article of  claim 9 , the computer readable medium further having instructions thereon which when executed cause a computer to report back to the management console a status of management operations.  
   
   
       11 . The article of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of devices to be used by a user include at least one of a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a personal digital assistant, or a cell phone.  
   
   
       12 . The article of  claim 9 , wherein the management authority is a management authority over platform managed resources.  
   
   
       13 . The article of  claim 12 , wherein the platform managed resources include at least one of hardware, software, applications, or services.  
   
   
       14 . The article of  claim 9 , the computer readable medium further having instructions thereon which when executed cause a computer to perform the management authority and operations in response to a stored key.  
   
   
       15 . The article of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of devices is a collection of devices to be used by an employee.  
   
   
       16 . The article of  claim 9 , the computer readable medium further having instructions thereon which when executed cause a computer to delegate authority from the management console to the first device to perform management operations on behalf of the management console on one or more other of the plurality of devices to be used by the user.  
   
   
       17 . A user device comprising: 
 a management agent to receive management operations from a management console at the user device, and to perform management authority and operations on a second user device in response to the received management operations, wherein the user device and the second user device are included in a plurality of user devices to be used by a user.    
   
   
       18 . The user device of  claim 17 , the management agent to report back to the management console a status of management operations.  
   
   
       19 . The user device of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of devices to be used by a user include at least one of a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a personal digital assistant, or a cell phone.  
   
   
       20 . The user device of  claim 17 , wherein the management authority is a management authority over platform managed resources.  
   
   
       21 . The user device of  claim 20 , wherein the platform managed resources include at least one of hardware, software, applications, or services.  
   
   
       22 . The user device of  claim 17 , further comprising a secure storage area to store a key, wherein the management agent is to perform the management authority and operations in response to the stored key.  
   
   
       23 . The user device of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of devices is a collection of devices to be used by an employee.  
   
   
       24 . The user device of  claim 17 , wherein the management agent is to receive authority delegated from the management console to the user device to perform management operations on behalf of the management console on one or more other of the plurality of devices to be used by the user.  
   
   
       25 . A system comprising: 
 a management console to provide management operations;    a plurality of devices to be used by a user including at least a first device and a second device;    wherein the first device includes a first management agent to receive management operations from the management console, and to perform management authority and operations on the second device in response to the received management operations; and    wherein the second device includes a second management agent to receive management operations from the first management agent.    
   
   
       26 . The system of  claim 25 , the first management agent to report back to the management console a status of management operations.  
   
   
       27 . The system of  claim 25 , wherein the plurality of devices to be used by a user include at least one of a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a personal digital assistant, or a cell phone.  
   
   
       28 . The system of  claim 25 , wherein the management authority is a management authority over platform managed resources.  
   
   
       29 . The system of  claim 28 , wherein the platform managed resources include at least one of hardware, software, applications, or services.  
   
   
       30 . The system of  claim 25 , the first user device further comprising a secure storage area to store a key, wherein the first management agent is to perform the management authority and operations in response to the stored key.  
   
   
       31 . The system of  claim 25 , the plurality of devices further comprising a third device, wherein the second management agent is to perform management authority and operations on the third device in response to the received management operations.  
   
   
       32 . The system of  claim 25 , the plurality of devices further comprising a third device, wherein the first management agent is to perform management authority and operations on the third device in response to the received management operations.  
   
   
       33 . The system of  claim 25 , wherein the plurality of devices is a collection of devices to be used by an employee.  
   
   
       34 . The system of  claim 25 , wherein the first management agent is to receive authority delegated from the management console to the first device to perform management operations on behalf of the management console on one or more other devices.