Introduction

10 steps for implementing a successful endpoint management program

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Businesses and organizations rely on an ever-growing number of devices to improve workflows, drive productivity, and streamline operations. From desktops and laptops to mobile devices, printers, and IoT endpoints, managing the highly diverse ecosystem is a significant challenge—and many organizations try to do it with a patchwork of systems that is inefficient and often problematic. Without a robust and strategic unified endpoint management strategy, businesses face security vulnerabilities, operational inefficiencies, and compliance risks.

Endpoint Management

Endpoint management is the process of monitoring, securing, and maintaining an organization's devices, ensuring they remain functional, secure, and compliant with company policies. This includes managing operating systems, applications, security configurations, and network access.

What Do We Mean by Unified Endpoint Management?

The concept of endpoint management began with mobile devices, but as the number and diversity of devices used by organizations has grown, the gold standard is now Unified Endpoint Management (UEM). It's an advanced approach that centralizes the management of all endpoint types—including desktops, laptops, mobile devices, printers, Internet of Things (IoT), and frontline devices—within a single platform.

Why is that better? Once deployed, UEM significantly reduces the management workload through automation while improving security because one system runs and monitors everything—meaning nothing falls through the cracks. It's a tool that solves the twin challenges of managing the sheer scale of current tech stacks within organizations and being able to see everything from one place.

This masterclass explores the importance of endpoint management, the advantages of UEM, and gives you a 10-step approach to implementing a successful endpoint management strategy that will tame your chaos and improve your efficiency and security.

10 Steps for Implementing a Successful Endpoint Management Strategy 

Step 1: Define Objectives and Scope

Step 2: Choose the Right Platform

Step 3: Establish Governance and Policies

Step 4: Identify Automation Opportunities

Step 5: Create Your Security Structure

Step 6: Training and Change Management

Step 7: Monitor and Optimize

Step 8: Plan for Incident Response

Step 9: Leverage Analytics and Reporting

Step 10: Integrate with Other Systems