Predicting the Future of Endpoint Management in a Mobile World
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The document discusses the future of endpoint management in a mobile environment, highlighting trends like BYOD, the challenges of managing multiple devices, and the need for effective policies and visibility. It outlines the essential features and considerations for choosing an endpoint management solution, emphasizing the capabilities of KACE systems management appliances in improving IT efficiency and security. The reported benefits include better asset management, streamlined application updates, and reduced infrastructure costs.
Predicting the Future of Endpoint Management in a Mobile World
- 1. @TechTrainerTim techtrainertim.com AUTHOR/TECH EVANGELIST, PLURALSIGHT Tim Warner Predicting the Future of Endpoint Management in a Mobile World
- 2. Define our terms Review endpoint systems management trends Present an endpoint management “wish list” Overview
- 4. An Internet-capable computer hardware device on a TCP/IP network. Endpoint device timw.info/ed
- 5. Endpoint Examples Server and desktop PCs (Windows, Linux, macOS) Laptop PC Thin-client devices (Chromebooks) Tablet Smartphone Printers POS systems IoT devices (smart meters)
- 6. Bring Your Own Device. The policy of permitting employees to bring personally owned devices to their workplace, and to to use those devices to access privileged company information and applications. BYOD timw.info/byod
- 7. Customer Owned, Personally Enabled. A policy in which the company purchases the devices to provide to their employees; the functionality of a private device is enabled to to allow personal usage. COPE timw.info/byod
- 8. Endpoint systems management trends
- 9. Mobile Workforce Trends “Road warrior” salespeople Broadband home office workers BYOD
- 10. Endpoint Device Confetti One user, multiple devices Fragmentation Open-source components 0-day vulnerabilities
- 11. Endpoint Device Confetti This situation is made worse with non-integrated management systems
- 12. Lack of Enforcement How can you detect and remediate compromised systems? Lack of Policy How well documented is your inventory? Compliance reports? Lack of Visibility Can you view all endpoints, in all their forms, through a “single pane of glass”? Security Hazards
- 13. Endpoint management “wish list”
- 14. Service desk/support Application deployment Patch management Compliance evaluation OSD (and licensing)Asset management Elements of Endpoint Management
- 15. An Umbrella (Appliance) Solution
- 16. Support What is the vendor’s policy? Integration How does the solution “play”? Feature Set Is it an “umbrella” solution? Scalability Can the solution grow with your business? Complexity Does the solution match your business needs? Considerations in Choosing an Endpoint Management Solution
- 17. KACE Endpoint Systems Management for growing organizations
- 18. 18 Endpoint systems management lifecycle • Image capture • Zero touch OS deployment • Multicasting • User state migration • Remote site support • Service desk • User portal & self service • Monitoring & alerting • Remote control • Mobile access • Patch management • Configuration management • Policy enforcement • Vulnerability scanning • Discovery & inventory • Asset management • Software distribution • Reporting & compliance
- 19. 19 • Reduce infrastructure costs • Expedite time to value • Automate asset inventory and patching • Save time on asset discovery and inventory using consolidated reporting • Improve control, security, response time and user productivity • Cut downtime and risk • Ensure license compliance • Perform application updates in minutes • Upgrade suites in days, not weeks Optimize application experience Modernize infrastructure for the cloud Automate complex processes Enable a data-driven business • Reduce IT time and resources for system provisioning, deployments, patching and service request responses KACE can help
- 20. 20 Optimize application experience Modernize infrastructure for the cloud Automate complex processes Enable a data-driven business Customer validation • 68% of surveyed IT organizations have more accurate hardware and software inventory to better inform purchasing and maximize use of existing assets as a result of purchasing KACE K1000. • 50% of surveyed IT organizations have simplified application distribution and maintenance to ensure applications are up to date and secure as a result of purchasing KACE. • 53% of IT organizations chose the KACE Systems Management Deployment Appliance because they were overwhelmed by the amount of manual chores to simply keep operating systems up to date and running. • 70% of customers implemented KACE in less than 2 weeks.
- 21. Add Image Here 21 KACE Systems Management Appliance The KACE Systems Management Appliance is the most comprehensive systems management solution that streamlines asset management, better secures all network connected devices, and more efficiently services end user systems – giving resource constrained IT organizations more time to innovate. Inventory & IT asset management Software distribution Transform insight into action with turnkey reporting. Keep your organization safe with set-it-and- forget-it patching. Deliver the right software to the right person at the right time. Make delivering a great help desk user experience look easy. Patch management & security Software distribution Service desk
- 22. Add Image Here 22 KACE Systems Deployment Appliance The KACE Systems Deployment Appliance offers a multi-platform solution that provides initial provisioning and ongoing administration of master system images and driver updates faster and easier, ensuring connected systems remain up to date and secure. Plan Configure Deploy Centralized Administration Remote site Management and administration • Mobile interface for the Systems Management Appliance • Enhanced mobile productivity for systems administrators • Ability to cut through email noise and identify critical issues • Task engine • Pre- and post-install tasks • User state migration • Remote systems recovery • Disk imaging • Centralized deployment library • Multicasting • Network OS install
- 23. Thank you so much for your time today! Twitter: @TechTrainerTim Website: techtrainertim.com Email: tim-warner@pluralsight.com On demand webcast: http://ow.ly/pOwW30eF1ys Summary