Tech advancements boosting business security and productivity

The long-term effects of the last two years have forced the world to quickly find new ways to live safely with the pandemic yet still maintain stable socioeconomic activities.

As online operations have become commonplace and digital platforms have become the main communication channel, business leaders need new security features and solutions to maintain productivity. This is why Intel has released the 11^th Gen Intel vPro platform.

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What is Intel vPro?

Intel vPro is a platform that is built for business using 11^th and 12^th Gen Intel Cores. It is a set of hardware and firmware technologies that are utilised to build business computing solutions.

Intel vPro’s value proposition spans four pillars.

Business decision-makers who standardise on the vPro platform can benefit from hardware-enhanced protection, advanced maintenance, and validated platforms, all with the performance headroom to handle a wide range of business workflows.

Boosting business security and productivity

The 11^th Gen processors feature the all-new Intel Iris Xe graphics processor which delivers a huge jump in performance. 11^th Gen processors have also integrated both Intel Wi-Fi 6 and Thunderbolt 4, allowing users to get the latest wireless and cable connectivity standards built in.

When combining these latest technologies, 11^th Gen processors deliver exceptional performance for staff members who need to collaborate and be productive.

Intel hardware shield enhances security features with advanced threat protection, application and data protection, and below-the-OS security.

Advanced threat protection uses aggressive memory scanning and AI to detect new threats like ransomware and crypto-mining.

Application and data protection includes encryption acceleration along with other features to protect applications and login credentials from attacks.

Below-the-OS security prevents attacks against the BIOS and other firmware to enable a secure hardware and firmware foundation for the operating system.

Intel vPro Platform comes with Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) to establish a secure connection between IT ecosystems and a vPro-based PC. Once that secure connection is established, many different tasks can be performed as part of AMT.

Remote power control continues to be one of the most used features of Intel AMT, allowing IT to remotely control the power state of a PC. Businesses use this to automate afterhours patching while keeping energy costs down.

Once they complete the patching they can put the PCs back to sleep to save energy. Lastly, before the workday begins, they can wake those PCs up so everything is running and ready when employees arrive.

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The other most popular feature is hardware KVM. When a PC cannot successfully boot, the software-based tools that we use to take control of PCs are powerless.

That's where AMT really shines because it has a hardware KVM built into the chips. Even if the PC cannot boot, systems can connect with full KVM support to remotely remediate the issue, even entering the BIOS while maintaining the KVM connection.

Intel Endpoint Management Assistant extends the power of Intel AMT beyond the firewall. By using a cloud-based management infrastructure, devices do not need a functional VPN to receive support.

As long as the AMT-enabled PC can reach the cloud, support staff can securely connect to and remotely control that PC. This also allows IT professionals to do their job either onsite or remotely.

The cloud-based infrastructure is also easier to deploy and scale than traditional on-premise systems and can be controlled using a simple web interface.

When running Intel EMA combined with Intel AMT, corrupted applications can be fixed, issues with a VPN are no problem at all, and a corrupted OS can also be remedied remotely.

The pandemic brought significant disruption and the additional need to support millions of devices remotely.

Accenture used Intel vPro technology to remotely access, monitor, and manage devices but more importantly resolve any issues.

This is why Accenture chose vPro internally for their more than 500,000 employees and why they use it to manage millions of devices among their thousands of customers around the globe.

Intel vPro platform then proves a comprehensive solution for businesses to increase productivity, protect assets, and maintain operations even in the wake of the pandemic.