Stop Managing Endpoints
Develop a plan to exit endpoint management; instead, deliver applications and services to any endpoint.
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Please note that the content on this page is retired. This content is not maintained and may contain information or links that are out of date.Traditional hands-on endpoint management is:
- Costly
- Not equipped to handle trends like BYOD, the cloud, and mobility
- Often ineffective
Getting out of endpoint management can result in:
- Significant cost savings
- Improved user satisfaction, productivity, and flexibility
- Better control where it matters
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Module 1: The Case For Exiting Endpoint Management
The Purpose
- Assess your current endpoint management and identify a pilot group.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Identification of issues with the current endpoint management state, in order to begin planning for improvement.
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| 1.1 | Review the first section of the storyboard |
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| 1.2 | Work on an end-user satisfaction survey |
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| 1.3 | Begin creating a business case for exiting endpoint management |
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Module 2: Summarize Current State and Assess Readiness
The Purpose
- Determine your readiness for exiting endpoint management.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A recommendation for moving forward (or not) with an endpoint management exit plan, to help make the business case for changes.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Completion of the Stop Managing Endpoints Readiness Assessment |
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| 2.2 | Updating the endpoint management exit plan business case |
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Module 3: Set Reduced Endpoint Management Targets and Goals for Alternatives
The Purpose
- Identify, analyze, and prioritize goals.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Clear steps for how to accomplish goals related to reduced endpoint management.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Review popular endpoint management goals |
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| 3.2 | Comparison of goals to current state |
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| 3.3 | Identification of steps needed to reach goals |
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Module 4: Identify Gaps and Develop an Action Plan
The Purpose
- Finalize your business case with TCO and infrastructure requirements and a timeline.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A finalized business case for moving forward with a pilot test.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 4.1 | Complete the Stop Managing Endpoints TCO Calculator |
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| 4.2 | Review effects of the plan on staff and end users |
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| 4.3 | Update business case with final touches and a timeline |
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