As more information, devices and users travel beyond the traditional network restraints, every organisation needs to place security at the forefront of a modern workforce strategy. It’s now over 6 months (October 2016) since Microsoft released its Secure Productive Enterprise package,
• What is SPE all about?
• Is SPE just ECS under a new name?
• Is SPE just a licensing bundle?
1. What is Secure Productive Enterprise?
SPE is a licensing option from Microsoft that e bundles together: Windows 10 Enterprise, Office 365 and Enterprise Mobility + Security technologies into a single offering.
It comes in two variants: SPE E3 and SPE E5.
It can be purchased per user, with a significant cost saving compared buying the products individually.
There are several other variations nuances, of how you can buy SPE (which licensing program) and how much it will cost you. This will largely depend on your organisation’s requirements and your current licensing position with Microsoft.
2. Is SPE just ECS under a different name?
The Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Suite (ECS) has effectively become SPE E3 and includes the following core products and services:
• Windows 10 Enterprise (E3)
• Office 365 (E3)
• Enterprise Mobility + Security (E3)
3. What is Enterprise Mobility + Security?
Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) is what was the Enterprise Mobility Suite. The name change reflects the significant number of security products and services that were added to this solution since the launch of EMS.
4. So, is SPE just a licensing bundle?
SPE can just be a licensing bundle, if that’s all you want it to be. But it is also much more…
There is so much new technology in SPE (and Microsoft is adding to it all the time) that it can be hard to keep up. Even as a licensing option, Microsoft has included some firsts.
SPE includes brand new cloud and on-premises licensing entitlements to help organisations who plan to transition to the cloud over time, and it allows Software Assurance customers to install Office Professional Plus and Office 365 Professional Plus on up to five devices per user for the length of the subscription.
You also get the on-premises server rights for SharePoint, Exchange and Skype for Business thrown in.
More than forty thousand customers that Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) today.
For industries that require advanced identity governance such a:s government, military, pharma, financial services, etc SailPoint integration will extend Azure Active Directory Premium to provide full, fine-grained provisioning and lifecycle governance across enterprise systems on-premises and in the cloud. A direct connector automatically aggregates user accounts, group permissions, and Microsoft Access Panel tiles and maps each of these to the SailPoint Identity Cube. It also provides the basis for SailPoint to send change events back to Azure AD when access is modified during a governance mitigation process.
In addition to this, SailPoint will connect to applications managed outside of Azure AD, including on-premises applications like EPIC, which is widely used in healthcare. This creates a 360-degree view of all access in the organization and creates a strong foundation for comprehensive control
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/enterprisemobility/2017/02/10/azure-ad-and-sailpoint-advanced-identity-governance-across-your-on-premises-and-cloud-resources/
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