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Aagon
Aagon Client Management Platform (ACMP) provides a fully integrated and comprehensive solution for distributing and patching software with advanced automation features and is data protection compliant. Founded in 1992, Aagon is a German company based in Soest with offices in Berlin and Munich. Aagon has over 30 years of Client Management experience with customers primarily focused in the DACH region, with increased growth in North America and APAC.
Why worth watching
ACMP is partially implemented as in microservices providing a more modern architecture.
baramundi
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Augsburg, Germany, with branch offices in Austria and USA. baramundi software AG is owned by Wittenstein SE, Germany. The baramundi Management Suite focuses on securing cross-platform management of workstations and other endpoint environments focused on transparency through discovery, analytics, user focus, and performance, such as faster packaging and the ability to customize commands assigned to endpoints.
Why worth watching
The product is implemented with a microservices architecture and supports on-premises, cloud, and hybrid deployment models.
Entgra
Entgra is a single platform with multiple products for enterprise Internet of Things (IoT), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) & Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) needs. Entgra started as a WSO2 vertical called the Device Integration Platform and later spun out of WSO2 in 2018. Today, Entgra maintains the OEM license to embed WSO2 technologies and is a technology partner for all WSO2 IoT and MDM customers. The Entgra offerings considered in this UEM Leadership Compass include Entgra IoT Server, Entgra Edge G/W, Entgra IoT Server (UEM Profile), and Entgra Smart Grid Middleware.
Why worth watching
Entgra platform can be deployed as software, hardware, or a virtual appliance on-premises, as well as a fully multitenant cloud SaaS service, hybrid, or managed service.
Hexnode
Founded in 2013 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area with offices in Atlanta, Australia, Germany, and India, Hexnode is a software division of Mitsogo Inc., which provides a single centralized platform for device, application, content, and identity for companies ranging from SMBs to the enterprise level.
Why worth watching
A web-based interface provides a good administrative dashboard as well as a simple and useful centralized UI with a view of analytics and intelligent insights into endpoints under management.
IBM
IBM Corporation is a multinational technology and consulting company headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. Founded in 1911, IBM has evolved from a computing hardware manufacturer into offering a broad range of software solutions, infrastructure hosting, and consulting services in such high-value markets as business intelligence, data analytics, cloud computing, virtualization, information security, and identity and access management. With a strong global presence and customers and partners across the globe, IBM is a major player in the market.
Why worth watching
Organizations that are looking for mature, highly scalable, and secure enterprise authentication solutions built on state-of-the-art micro-services architecture should put IBM on the list of solutions to consider.
ivanti
Founded in 1985, Ivanti is a large, privately held company with 36 offices in 23 countries with headquarters in the Western US. Along with Ivanti’s existing position as a global IT solutions provider, Ivanti has made a series of acquisitions starting in 2020, such as MobileIron, a mobile-centric UEM solution, Pulse Secure providing secure access and mobile security have strongly positioned Ivanti in the market UEM, as Ivanti Neurons for UEM solution. In 2021, Ivanti acquired Cherwell, a leading ITSM solution, and RiskSense, providing risk-based vulnerability management, further strengthening Ivanti’s UEM market position when combined with RiskSense and Cherwell’s offering. Ivanti's offering is a combination of Unified Endpoint Management, Cybersecurity, and Employee Experience Management (EXM).
Why worth watching
Founded in 1985, Ivanti is a large, privately held company with 36 offices in 23 countries with headquarters in the Western US. Along with Ivanti’s existing position as a global IT solutions provider, Ivanti has made a series of acquisitions starting in 2020, such as MobileIron, a mobile-centric UEM solution, Pulse Secure providing secure access and mobile security have strongly positioned Ivanti in the market UEM, as Ivanti Neurons for UEM solution. In 2021, Ivanti acquired Cherwell, a leading ITSM solution, and RiskSense, providing risk-based vulnerability management, further strengthening Ivanti’s UEM market position when combined with RiskSense and Cherwell’s offering. Ivanti's offering is a combination of Unified Endpoint Management, Cybersecurity, and Employee Experience Management (EXM).
Jamf
Jamf has been a publicly traded company since 2020 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Jamf provides a single platform with a suite of products, a white-label solution, and managed service providers. In 2022 Jamf acquired ZecOps, extending their mobile security capabilities by adding advanced detection and incident response for iOS. The Jamf product offerings evaluated in this Leadership Compass include its Fundamentals Plan, Business Plan, Enterprise Plan, Jamf Pro, Jamf Protect (inclusive of Jamf Threat Defense and Jamf Data Policy), Jamf Connect (inclusive of Jamf Private Access), and Jamf School (inclusive of Jamf Safe Internet).
Why worth watching
Jamf device onboarding allows for customization, automation, and integration with cloud identity providers.
ManageEngine
Headquartered in Pleasanton, US, ManageEngine is a part of the India-based Zoho Corporation founded in 1996. PAM360 is the company's main modular offering to the PAM market and offers key functionalities in an integrated fashion.
Why worth watching
ManageEngine makes a play of its "smart" workflow automation and there is credibility to this with integration with Automation Anywhere and integration with ITSM ticketing systems such as ServiceDesk Plus and Service Now.
Micro Focus
Micro Focus, founded in 1976, has many solutions for organizations looking to transform operations and infrastructures. It markets its PAM platform under the NetIQ brand, a former acquisition, and now part of the company's CyberRes security portfolio.
Why worth watching
Administrators can configure privileged access permissions in a simpler, easier, and more meaningful way with Access Control, the latest policy engine.
Microsoft
Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management service focused on facilitating business to consumer applications and providing enterprise authentication capabilities.
Why worth watching
Microsoft Azure Active Directory has the scalability and performance to provide organizations with three options and feature-rich capabilities. The solution should be on the shortlist for any organization looking for robust enterprise authentication services.
Miradore
Founded in 2006, Miradore is a privately held company based in Finland.
Why worth watching
Miradore offers device, application, asset, and patch management with software package creation and distribution capabilities.
Quest
Quest is a privately held software company headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, founded in 1987.
Why worth watching
On-premises, cloud, and hybrid deployment scenarios are supported with SaaS, virtual appliances, software deployed to a server, serverless platforms, and managed service deployment models available.
Sophos
Sophos is owned by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. Sophos provides a single platform that supports multiple products for endpoint, network, and email security, with underlining threat intelligence. Tangential to Sophos endpoint security is its cloud workload protection offering for securing a customer's cloud environments and resources within them, such as the AWS, Azure, and GCP environments, and it can monitor misconfigurations to increase usage costs. Underneath the Sophos central platform ecosystem is a data lake of customer data ingested from each Sophos product, allowing the customer to monitor and apply analytics and AI against different events across their suite of products.
Why worth watching
Sophos includes many reports out-of-the-box, such as device monitoring, tracking, and provisioning, as well as endpoint discovery results and mobile threat response.
VMware
VMware is a US company listed on the NYSE. VMware provides large-scale enterprise virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions. More recently, Broadcom announced its intent to acquire VMware - to be completed within Broadcom’s fiscal year, which ends after October 2023. Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) is part of VMware's growing portfolio. Its Unified Endpoint Management is a component of its VMware Anywhere Workspace Platform that also integrates virtual apps and desktops, endpoint security, remote support, advanced analytics, and Digital Employee Experience (DEX). The platform shares unified administration, analytics, automation, workflow, and identity capabilities.
Why worth watching
Complete endpoint lifecycle management is provided, such as device provisioning, activation, and decommissioning.