For years, enterprise endpoints were expected to handle everything locally, including productivity, collaboration, storage, and security, while supporting increasingly complex operating systems and applications. But as more workloads have moved into cloud-delivered environments, that model has started to break down. Today’s employees work across virtual desktops, web applications, browsers, and collaboration platforms from virtually anywhere. At the same time, IT teams are under pressure to improve security, reduce operational complexity, extend hardware lifecycles, and support sustainability initiatives. Those competing demands are forcing organizations to reconsider whether every employee still needs a fully exposed, fully persistent desktop operating system. Increasingly, the…
