CEO Corner: Why UEM is the Swiss Army knife of modern IT

In today’s rapidly evolving global marketplace, technology leaders are facing myriad challenges. Beyond navigating economic uncertainties and managing rising costs, it’s becoming more difficult to recruit and retain highly skilled, engaged teams — particularly when those individuals are tasked with managing the complexities of a hybrid workforce. To help with these issues, companies are turning to smart, cost-effective solutions like unified endpoint management (UEM).

Leading UEM platforms in today’s marketplace, including VMware Workspace ONE, Microsoft Intune and Jamf, are essential for successfully managing a fleet of enterprise devices without the headache and hassle often associated with this task. They function similar to a Swiss Army knife in that they address so many needs simultaneously. Consider just a sample of the technology and organizational benefits of unified endpoint management available.

1. Increased visibility: UEM promotes visibility across all endpoint devices and connected networks, allowing enterprises to monitor data usage, inventory, vulnerability systems and more. Continuous visibility helps keep security teams alert and aware of possible threats.
2. Reduced compliance issues: As compliance standards change, particularly as your inventory of endpoints grows, UEM helps ensure that all your devices remain up-to-date and in compliance with regulations. This reduces any compliance issues that could negatively affect the IT team and the entire organization.
3. Protected corporate data and apps: UEM allows you to secure user data against security threats with conditional access and compliance policies. Ultimately, organizations can gain a comprehensive security approach that encompasses user, endpoint, app, data and network.
4. Critical automation and sequencing: Organizations may have departments, teams or divisions with distinctly different IT needs. With UEM, you can create complex workflows for device onboarding, app deployment and desired state management. IT teams can also automate common processes in a low-code environment.
5. Improved digital employee experience: With a UEM solution in place, users are able to focus on their work instead of managing or protecting their devices from onboarding through offboarding. It also ensures that users have a more flexible, secure and hassle-free experience when using remote devices.
6. Enhanced IT team satisfaction: The old adage “work smarter, not harder” has never rung so true. As employees are being asked to do more with less in an increasingly fragmented work environment, tech teams are experiencing high burnout rates. The power of UEM can ease their workload and give them time back to focus on other priorities.

Balance is a term that seems elusive for most of us for a variety of reasons. Having the right UEM solution(s) can not only aid in creating balance for those administering it, it can help companies achieve the delicate balance of productive employees and secure data.

To learn more about the power of UEM, watch this two-minute video. Or email sales@techorchard.com for help determining how to incorporate one or more solutions into your workplace cost-effectively.