# Modern Management: What it is, Techniques & Solution

With its wide acceptance in the tech industry, there's an emerging trend for modern management as it simplifies the experience of device management, creating a flexible workspace by managing multiple servers—be it Windows or Mac devices—under a single roof. The term modern device management refers to the strategy of users and devices utilizing the power of modern technologies. Modern management and modern desktop management reimagines the way we manage laptops, desktops, and mobile devices and streamlines all traditional operations such as asset management, deploying software and patches, software audits, securing applications, etc., from a single interface.

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**This page covers the following:**

- [Defining modern management](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#definition)
- [Why is modern management imperative?](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#importance)
- [Modern management with Endpoint Central](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#about)
- [Why Endpoint Central is the right blend of both : Traditional and Modern management techniques](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#why)
- [Implementing modern management techniques](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#why2)

## Defining modern management

Modern management is the process of implementing strategies to manage endpoints in a consistent and unified way without compromising the security of endpoints. It is a comprehensive approach to easily manage Windows and Mac devices.

## Why is modern management important?

Traditional IT is what IT administrators have been following religiously for years and takes a device-centric approach. A corporate-owned device is issued to the employees and only these are permitted to join the corporate network for access to corporate applications/services. This implies that the remediation of IT issues is reactive and not proactive.

Organizations are making a swift march towards embracing digital/modern workspace, thereby making modern management essential for empowering your modern workforce. [Endpoint management](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/endpoint-management-solutions.html) has come a long way as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is here to stay. Organizations are changing their view on traditional device management and emphasize user self-service to meet the continuously changing requirements across departments. This calls for a modern IT management system. With modern management techniques, modern desktop management, and modern management tools in place, policies are targeted at end users and take a user-centric approach. In this case, the remediation of IT issues is proactive. Modern management largely allows organizations to cut down the costs and efforts of endpoint maintenance and also diminishes the need for extensive on-premise infrastructures.

## Modern device management with Endpoint Central

You are probably already managing your iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac mobile devices via Mobile Device Management.

With Endpoint Central's modern management capabilities, you can use various modern endpoint management features and modern management tools to manage a plethora of devices. It strikes a balance between legacy and modern device management by providing equal flexibility and control for managing legacy operating systems while also providing tools for conducting modern management. This unified modern endpoint manager disentangles the ecosystem by enabling admins to carry out their operations in a single workflow through a single console. Organizations can use modern management for Windows 10 and Mac devices—be it phones, desktops, laptops, or tablets. Learn more about modern management capabilities in Endpoint Central [here](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/configuring_desktop_central/configuring-modern-management.html).

## Why Endpoint Central is the right blend of both : Traditional and Modern management techniques

- **Deployment Models:** Supports both on-premises and cloud-based deployments, ensuring compatibility with legacy systems and leveraging modern capabilities.
- **Comprehensive Device Support:** Manages traditional endpoints like desktops and laptops alongside modern devices such as smartphones, tablets, and IoT gadgets.
- **Enhanced Security:** Offers robust features like patch management, ransomware protection, and compliance enforcement to secure devices against modern threats while accommodating legacy systems.
- **Unified Remote Management:** Seamlessly manages on-premises and remote devices, ensuring workforce flexibility without compromising security or performance.
- **Automation with Control:** Automates repetitive tasks like patch deployment and software updates while providing granular control for custom configurations.
- **Scalability for Enterprise Growth:** Easily scales to accommodate growing device fleets, ensuring consistent management as your organization expands.
- **Simplified Compliance and Reporting:** Generates detailed compliance reports for modern regulations while maintaining legacy reporting needs for older systems.
- **Cost-Effective Transition:** Enables a smooth transition from traditional to modern management, minimizing disruption and optimizing costs.

## How to implement modern management techniques:

The function of modern management is ever-increasing and improving rapidly. The application accommodates the changing requirements of device management challenges by leveraging modern endpoint management capabilities. Modern management for Windows 10 and macOS is an imperative tool for any IT admin in the present day and age. From providing granular control over specific devices to scheduling software upgrades for deployment, here are some of the modern management features offered in Endpoint Central:

- [Seamless enrollment](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#seamless-enroll)
- [Complete wipe](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#complete-wipe)
- [Corporate wipe](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#corporate-wipe)
- [Geo-tracking](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#geo-track)
- [Remote-lock](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#remote-lock)
- [Distribute profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#distribute-profile)
- [Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#scep)
- [Kiosk mode](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#kiosk)
- [App distribution](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#app-dist)
- [Silent installation](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/modern-management.html#silent-inst)

- **Seamless enrollment:** Use any supported modern enrollment technique, including email-based enrollment, self-enrollment, and admin enrollment using Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (ICD).
- **Complete wipe:** Fight malware and external attacks by performing a corporate wipe remotely to protect the data on your users' devices. In case of theft or lost devices, you can perform a complete wipe that makes the device brand-new.
- **Corporate wipe:** Sit back and relax while we help you track your missing devices. On one hand, this aids you in retrieving lost devices, and on the other hand, it helps you secure your stolen devices with corporate wipe.
- **Geo tracking:** Track the geographical location of devices anytime and ensure they remain on your radar. With geo tracking, you can locate all managed Windows 10 and macOS laptops, desktops, and mobile devices.
- **Remote lock:** Remotely secure your mobile and macOS devices' data in the event of theft or loss. Performing a remote lock prompts the user to enter the set passcode, preventing access to the device.
- **Distribute profiles:** Impose policies and restrictions on managed Windows 10 computers, tablets, and mobile devices. The specifications of these profiles can be customized for managing Windows devices.
- **Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP):** Protect corporate data by restricting unknown devices from accessing your corporate network. Access validation by issuing client certificates is simplified. With SCEP, dispatching certificates is seamless without the need to approve each certificate manually.
- **Kiosk mode:** Enhance productivity by selectively locking the device to a single application or a specific set of applications. The home page is customized with permitted apps so that end users are prevented from making amendments to device settings.
- **App distribution:** Whether enterprise apps or store apps, retain them in your app catalog and distribution becomes seamless. Manage and distribute enterprise apps by adding an App Enrollment Token or a Code Signing Certificate.
- **Silent installation:** Business productivity applications that are platform-specific can be installed without any user intervention.