Endpoint Devices & What is Endpoint Management

Endpoints encompass virtual machines (VMs), cloud infrastructure, mobile and IoT devices, as well as network devices.

Common examples of endpoints and devices that must be regularly monitored and managed include:  

  • Laptops, Desktops, Servers  
  • Virtual Machines (VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, etc.) 
  • Mobile Devices (Smartphones, Tablets) 
  • Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) 
  • Network Devices (Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Printers, etc.) 
  • IoT Devices  

Endpoint management is the process that an organization follows to centrally discover, provision, monitor, troubleshoot and update endpoint devices. Organizations deploy endpoint management solutions to help them monitor, manage and secure all their endpoint devices from a single console.  

A comprehensive endpoint management solution enables you to enhance efficiency by automating routine IT processes such as patch management and server maintenance. It provides your IT team with complete visibility of your environment for more efficient IT management and quicker detection and resolution of incidents. 

In addition, an endpoint management solution provides enterprise-wide monitoring, alerting and automatic incident remediation. This shortens resolution time and improves system and service availability. You can monitor all infrastructure components, performance metrics (CPU, memory, disk space, uptime), processes and services, event logs, application and hardware changes, and more. 

The next-gen endpoint management solution helps IT teams discover, monitor and manage more than just traditional endpoints. It provides visibility and control over your network devices (SNMP), virtual environments, cloud, mobile and IoT. This next-gen endpoint management technology, which we call Unified Endpoint Management, basically enables you to “manage everything,” streamline your IT operations and do more with less.