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team to find out if they affected the them while maintaining protection
current security policies and users, and control over desktops, laptops,
and then manually remediate the smartphones,
issues. Besides, the
ruggedized
was devices, wearables and the Internet
becoming expensive as point solution of Things (IoT) in addition to apps,
investments
became
system
tablets,
to documents and data. Normally, UEM
address gaps in the operating system
a
norm
platforms support all major OS types,
(OS) support across available tools. including Apple iOS, macOS, Google
In such a scenario, IT managers were Android
stuck on a path of business upkeep along
instead of business transformation. versions. The right UEM solution
They faced roadblocks to actualize also makes it possible for businesses
the full potential of the endpoints and, to migrate effortlessly from legacy
ultimately, the workforce. Dead as PC platforms such as Windows 7 to
a dodo, EMM has now morphed into more powerful, modern updates like
Unified Endpoint Management (UEM). Windows 10.
and
with
Microsoft Windows,
their
latest
software
Nonetheless, while UEM is valuable, it
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The move toward
Unified Endpoint
Management
is just another tool. It needs something
more to make it invaluable. Something
that will challenge companies to
think differently and manage their
Businesses must have a holistic view
of the devices, users and beyond. A
combined view of devices and users
will help them pinpoint risky devices
and users. They can accordingly,
infuse identity authentication and
authorization to allow conditional
access
or
turn
on
multi-factor
IT smarter. What is this key element?
The answer perhaps lies in Cognitive
Technology.
Benefits of Cognitive
Technology
Cognitive
capabilities
authentication for risky users. They can gauge the overall enterprise-wide vulnerabilities and patches for the
risk exposure. Thus, the centralized infected devices and recommend
nature of UEM reduces the complexity relevant
businesses face on a day-to-day basis. Cognitive technology self-discovers
More provides and analyzes threats, and immediately
threat management capability on the points to the affected devices, and
endpoints besides end-user analysis recommends steps to fix the problem.
of apps and their performance to It provides an overview of any new
recommend corrective actions. regulation that may be in play related
importantly,
UEM
UEM allows enterprises to put their
expensive and
ineffective
solution dependencies
multi-
behind
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actions
to
enable
organizations
understand
to
remediate.
to the incident, and potentially how
many endpoints are affected. This
way, IT managers can move on to
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