A Question of Size
Not every organization needs a comprehensive, automated desktop-management strategy. Does yours? Here are two key questions to ask: Are your existing procedures keeping up with changing technologies, new software revisions and user support issues? And will they continue to scale?
Even for those with relatively sophisticated desktop-management setups, if a worm or year-old vulnerability has hit you recently, you're not up-to-date. Many new features have been added to DM suites in recent years, including patch management and license-compliance monitoring. New DM suites are also useful for handling laptops and remote users--don't limit desktop management to your physical building.
Today's DM suites can make an impact in six major areas: inventory, software distribution, support and helpdesk components, patch management, reports and software-license monitoring. Some suites also contain accounting software, disk imaging, OS migration, self-service software installs, application healing and support for handhelds.
Gains and Losses
To realize the benefits of cloud-native software, an application must actually be cloud-native—designed to run in the cloud, interacting with disaggregated cloud services, fully manageable as code—to deliver the expected benefits.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
