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Use Managed Diversity to Support the Growing Variety of Endpoint Devices
3 August 2011
 
Ken Dulaney  

The many form factors, a range of OSs and myriad employee-purchased devices mean there's no longer just one corporate device. The standards process used to secure and protect endpoint devices no longer works. Gartner's enterprise architecture concept -- managed diversity -- brings order to the chaos.




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Table of Contents

Contents
  • Analysis
    • Introduction
    • Consign All Endpoint Devices to One Support Group
    • Technology Allocation
      • The Traditional Approach
      • Managed Diversity and User Choice
    • Users + Enterprise Support Levels = Managed Diversity Matrix
      • Understand Endpoint Device Users
      • Three Levels of Support
    • What Does Support Include?
      • Data Access and Location, and Their Impact on Security
      • Endpoint Security and Endpoint Data Protection
      • Data Protection
      • Authentication/Certificates
      • Endpoint Device Management Software
      • Endpoint Application Support
      • Backup and Restore
      • Attachment Policy
  • Recommended Reading
Figures
Figure 1.
Example of a Managed Diversity Matrix
Figure 2.
Managed Diversity Cells — Security Choices




Document History:
 
Use Managed Diversity to Support the Growing Variety of Endpoint Devices
3 August 2011
  
Use Managed Diversity to Support Endpoint Devices
7 May 2010
  
Use Managed Diversity to Support Mobile Devices
13 August 2008
  




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