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Modern Device Management

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Modern Device Management is the comprehensive approach to provisioning, securing, monitoring, and maintaining a diverse range of endpoints, including laptops, smartphones, and tablets, across an organization. Leveraging cloud-based platforms and automation, it ensures consistent policy enforcement, streamlined updates, and enhanced security, supporting a flexible and productive workforce.

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Has anyone here successfully deployed iPads as their primary device for salespeople or field staff? If so, how has the experience been? And is the ROI obvious?

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What type of monitor(s) do you prefer in your work from home set up?

Curved Monitor7%

Extra-Wide Monitor47%

Standard Monitor19%

Multiple standard monitors19%

I only use my laptop5%

Other (share below)

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Does anyone have an eReader standard in their corporate environment? Not many of them seem to be very secure in a corporate environment. Remarkable 2 is often requested, but at the moment this is a no-go due to the inability to control content. Has anyone addressed this problem (or decided they can't!)?

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Does anyone have a favorite alternative to Tableau? Why?

ThoughtSpot5%

Power BI (Microsoft)62%

SiSense8%

Looker (Google)9%

Qlik9%

MicroStrategy2%

Other3%

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Does anyone have experience with deploying vending machines that house IT peripherals, such as keyboards, mice, etc.? Which companies have you used?

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The banking UI/UX is very much behind the times. What is preventing that from moving forward? Will payments and banking vendors devote some resources to reducing friction, improving the user experience, and increasing transaction speed as part of Digital Transformation and the Consumerization of IT Services?

We’re currently exploring options to implement an iPXE-based WinPE deployment solution in Microsoft Azure. Our goal is to streamline OS provisioning for virtual machines using cloud-hosted boot scripts and WinPE images, ideally over HTTP/S for performance and flexibility. Key requirements: Must support iPXE booting in Azure (via ISO, custom VM image, or chainloading). Ability to host and serve WinPE images securely (e.g., via Azure Blob Storage or web server). Cyber Essentials Plus compliance is essential, as we operate in a regulated environment. Preferably a UK-based provider with experience in secure cloud deployments and endpoint provisioning. We’ve looked into solutions like 2Pint Software’s iPXE Anywhere, but we’re open to other vendors or managed service providers who can assist with setup, integration, and ongoing support. Has anyone implemented a similar solution or worked with a provider who meets this criteria? Any recommendations or lessons learned would be greatly appreciated.

Have you experienced end-users not wanting to use personal phones for MFA for privacy reasons? Do you have alternatives in place for this scenario?

Have you found a solution to fully manage all the devices on your network?

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Have you successfully worked with an MSP in India to provide support to offshore resources there? We're looking to support ~100 employees with general laptop procurement, provisioning/deprovisioning, and L1/L2 support. I'd appreciate any recommendations for potential vendors to work with.

With the recent challenges Crestron is facing with their DMPS (processors) and Touch panels for audio visual classroom technology control, what other manufacturers and/or solutions have you explored to support and aid in the annual projects you have funding allocated to upgrade classroom spaces?

How do you balance privacy and security for BYOD policies?

What most exemplifies the future of work?

Equal access to opportunity11%

Remote work; with enhanced infrastructure and technology to support46%

Better flexibility, mental health, and work/life balance25%

Humans + machines working together or intersecting further16%

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How do you prevent your hardware from containing any unintended loopholes or access points upon shipment?

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I am interested in learning how large enterprises are managing the provisioning and replacement of iPads in their environment. We are in the retail space and our iPads are regularly breaking. We currently have a 2 year warranty so there is a lot of time and effort in returning the devices, shipping them to be fixed, getting them returned, reprovisioning them and then sending back to the store.

Does anybody have a better and cost effective solution?

If these companies were affected then the foundation of computing could be at risk. If you could manipulate at the hardware layer via the firmware, BIOS, ect then a threat actor could weaponize well below the operating system which brings in to question the integrity of the entire computing stack and everything above it. The firmware and bios are like the rebar and concrete for a building. If that foundation is weak then the entire structure and anything dependent on it is at risk. We cannot underestimate the potential or the severity of these companies being potentially affected by the SolarWinds hack and what that means for the foundational computing hardware they provide to the world. What do others think ? How could this impact your organization ?

Big tech companies including Intel, Nvidia, and Cisco were all infected during the SolarWinds hack - The Verge