Do More With Less using Microsoft Endpoint Manager for Windows 10+

Introduction:

With the current economic uncertainty looming and fears of a lengthy recession, organisations are increasingly looking to find ways to cut costs by increasing operational efficiency whilst maintaining access to systems and modernising ways to improve operations.

This blog aims to provide high-level information to organisations in ways they can do more with less using Microsoft Endpoint Manager and Microsoft 365 for Windows 10+.

How Can Organizations Do More With Less?

Organisations need a way to manage Windows security features, updates and deployment of applications whilst maintaining a good security posture to prevent compromise of devices or identities. Gone are the days of requiring costly server infrastructure to manage Windows 10+ devices with SCCM and Group Policies, this can all be done in Microsoft Endpoint Manager using some the features below:

  • Device Onboarding: Provides zero-touch deployment using Windows Autopilot for organisational-provided devices. Devices can be shipped from vendors and will be automatically setup and configured once the end user connects the device to the internet and logs in. Organisations can configure if devices can be enrolled into MDM or if using BYOD, can be registered for MAM:
  • Device Policies: Create policies to manage Windows configurations, security and compliance features. So you can be assured devices have a good level of security whilst meeting organisational compliance requirements:
  • Application Deployment: Deploy Microsoft 365 and line-of-business apps to onboarded devices to allow your employees to remain productive:
  • Windows Updates: Use Windows Update Rings to deploy Windows updates to your devices to maintain security patching in the Operating System. It also allows the upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10:
  • Endpoint Security: Deploy Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to protect your organizations devices using disk encryption, firewall, endpoint detection and response, attack surface reduction and conditional access policies:
  • Using Conditional Access policies, allows your organisation to grant or block access to Microsoft 365 apps and services, by requiring device compliancy or MFA. You can also create guest user access policies and protect Admin-level accounts.

Microsoft 365 Services:

Using Microsoft 365 services such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Exchange Online and the other Microsoft 365 services, allows your employees to remain productive regardless if they are using their company-issued device, personal (BYOD) devices, or even via an Internet browser session.

Microsoft 365 provides a multitude of services and security features to allow your workforce to remain productive wherever they are and allow your workforce to access corporate apps and data securely without the need of on-premises server infrastructure and third-party products to broker VPN connections and perimeter devices. With Microsoft 365, this can be all done in the cloud. Microsoft 365 enterprise licenses provide Office 365 and Enterprise Mobility and Security (EM+S) services to manage your identities, devices, data, security and services without the need of any on-premises infrastructure.

For more information on what’s included in the Microsoft 365 Enterprise plans, see the Microsoft Subscription Comparison Table here.

Next Steps:

risual Ltd  provide consultancy services to help your organisation to envision, plan, deploy and assess your device management solution using Microsoft Endpoint Manager and providing your organisation meets Microsoft’s eligibility requirements, Endpoint Management and Microsoft 365 Digital Workforce Workshops can be provided by risual and paid for by Microsoft, so contact our sales department for more information and to book your Endpoint Management and Microsoft 365 Digital Workforce Workshops today.

Do you want to discover how to manage and protect your devices, apps and users?

Why not register for our Endpoint Management Workshop?

Benefit from:

✅ Learn how to build management policies that protect your users, data, and devices.

Gain insights about your users’ endpoints and their compliance with your IT policies.

✅ Determine the best way to give your users access to the apps they need on the devices of their choosing.

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