 {"id":25299,"date":"2020-11-21T11:34:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T18:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moderneuc.com\/?p=25299"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:02:22","slug":"cloud-attached-is-your-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/cloud-attached-is-your-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Attached is Your Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I talk to customers daily about this topic, but the title of this blog post is not mine.   Danny Guillory created blog post I just read which resonated with me in a number of ways.   Seriously good one! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every person engage in device management within an organization should read this document. It is an excellent blueprint for devices management strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He writes:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:7.6%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>When the global pandemic started, we were all thrust into the new (and very lightly explored) area of managing devices remotely 100% of the time. Of course, everyone rushed to their VPN solution only to uncover new obstacles and even more significant challenges which they had never anticipated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I talk to customers and I listen to how their management of the Windows estate has changed, I am always surprised by the lack of the &#8220;Big 3&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-20667aa3-fd93-4837-b536-98649d7a1408\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/mem\/configmgr\/core\/clients\/manage\/cmg\/overview\"><em>Cloud management gateway (CMG)<\/em><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/mem\/configmgr\/tenant-attach\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Tenant attach<\/em><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/mem\/configmgr\/comanage\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Co-management<\/em><\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the&nbsp;<strong><em>essential features<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;that you need&nbsp;<strong><em>NOW<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;as you continue to modernize and streamline your management solution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One more: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&nbsp;<strong>The mantra here is \u201ctransformation not migration.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(Drop the mic)   BOOM!!!       <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>He provides a simple exec-level summary to the blog post: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/mem\/configmgr\/core\/clients\/manage\/cmg\/cloud-management-gateway-faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>CMG<\/em><\/a>: Extend the capability of Windows device management and resolve VPN contention \u2013 without disruption to current workflows, without the added on-premises infrastructure to manage, and with no additional risk.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/mem\/configmgr\/tenant-attach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Tenant Attach<\/em><\/a>: This is the simplest way to add value by extending the investment in your on-premises environment to the cloud without recreating net new configuration. Gain actions and insights to devices on-premises or off-premises from the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/mem\/configmgr\/comanage\/how-to-switch-workloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Co-Management<\/em><\/a>: Enable features in the cloud. Bring new functionality such as Conditional Access for immediate cloud value or begin to transition existing workloads from the cloud at your own pace.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>His full blog post can be found:  <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/configuration-manager-blog\/cloud-attach-your-future-part-ii-quot-the-big-3-quot\/ba-p\/1750664\">Cloud Attach Your Future &#8211; Part II &#8211; &#8220;The Big 3&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li>Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/video-hub\/enabling-remote-management-cloud-management-gateway-cloud-attach\/m-p\/1681491\">Enabling remote management: Cloud Management Gateway, Cloud Attach<\/a><\/li><li>Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/video-hub\/get-started-with-microsoft-endpoint-manager\/m-p\/1681558\">Get started with Microsoft Endpoint Manager<\/a><\/li><li>Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/video-hub\/flexible-paths-to-cloud-management-with-microsoft-endpoint\/m-p\/1688884\">Flexible paths to cloud management with Microsoft Endpoint Manager<\/a><\/li><li>Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/video-hub\/managing-windows-devices-with-microsoft-endpoint-manager\/m-p\/1681508\">Managing Windows devices with Microsoft Endpoint Manager<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danny Guillory created a series of blog posts and a video which resonated with me in a number of ways. 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