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Roadmap to Modernize Your Endpoints

Keeping your endpoints up to date is key to staying secure and efficient, but knowing where to start can be tricky. The good news? With a clear roadmap, the process becomes much more manageable. In this blog, we’ll break down the essential steps to help you modernize your endpoint estate with confidence.

Key Endpoint Solution Areas

    Strengthening Identity and Access: Smarter, Safer, Simpler

  • Cloud Identity: Moving to a cloud-based identity solution makes access management seamless while boosting security. No more juggling outdated credentials—just a more efficient way to keep users connected.
  • Go Passwordless: Implementing passwordless solutions reduces the risk of credential theft and simplifies user access.
  • Smart Access Controls: Using conditional access policies ensures that only the right users, under the right conditions, can access your resources.
  • Microsoft Defender: With built-in security and identity protection, Microsoft Defender helps lock down your endpoints against evolving threats.

  • Cloud Files & Services: Work Smarter, Collaborate Anywhere

  • Moving your files and services to the cloud can improve accessibility and collaboration while ensuring data security.

  • Modern Devices: Power Up Performance & Compatibility

  • Upgrading to modern devices that meet the latest hardware requirements ensures compatibility with new software and enhances performance.

  • Device Management: Stay in Control, Stay Secure

  • Keep your endpoints secure and up to date with robust management solutions that simplify updates, monitoring, and compliance.

  • Endpoint Security: Lock Down Your Devices

  • Cloud Managed Firmware: Ensures your firmware is always up-to-date and secure.
  • Secure Boot and BitLocker: Protects your system from unauthorized access and ensures data encryption.
  • Windows Hello for Business: Provides secure, passwordless authentication.
  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Offers comprehensive threat protection for your devices.

  • Virtualized Endpoints: Work from Anywhere, Securely

  • Azure Virtual Desktop: Provides a scalable and flexible virtual desktop infrastructure.
  • Windows 365: Delivers a cloud PC experience, enabling secure access to your desktop from anywhere.

  • Microsoft Managed Devices: Security & Management, Simplified

  • Device Management: Ensures your devices are properly configured and maintained.
  • Security Monitoring: Provides continuous monitoring and protection against threats.

  • Endpoint Servicing & Security: Keep Systems Running Smoothly

  • Regular Maintenance & Security: Ongoing updates and security measures keep your endpoints performing at their best.
  • Virtualized & Managed Solutions: Consider virtual desktops and Microsoft-managed devices for added flexibility, control, and security.

Advancing Your Journey with Zero Trust

Zero Trust isn’t just a security model—it’s the key to keeping your endpoints locked down against modern threats. By building security into every layer of your environment, you’re not just reacting to risks—you’re staying ahead of them. With Windows 11’s advanced security features, you get a stronger foundation to protect your organization and keep your endpoints secure, no matter where work happens.

Preparing for Windows 11

Upgrading to Windows 11 doesn’t require modernizing your endpoints—but doing so makes the transition seamless. The steps you take today to update your environment will set you up for smoother upgrades down the road, ensuring you’re always ready to take advantage of the latest innovations.

Conclusion

Modernizing your endpoints is more than just an upgrade—it’s about creating a secure, efficient, and future-ready foundation. By focusing on identity management, cloud services, modern devices, and security, you can stay ahead of evolving threats and ensure seamless performance.

With the right approach, every step you take strengthens your environment and sets you up for long-term success. The future of endpoint management starts now—let’s make sure you’re ready for it.

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MEET THE AUTHOR

Phil Schwan

Cloud Endpoint Solutions Architect

Phil is an End User Computing expert with over twenty-five years of Windows administration and engineering experience. His current areas of focus include Intune modern management and Windows365 and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). He is well experienced in medium-to-large corporate environments requiring a variety of specialized solutions to support critical end user functionality. He is a regular conference speaker at events such as MMS, ILTACON and LegalWeek.

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