Where this offering fits
GTB currently presents this offering as Endpoint Protect; the retained URL uses Endpoint Protector. Endpoint data controls follow activity on the device, including workflows that may not traverse a central gateway. Evaluate this offering for the operating systems, local applications and removable-media use in your estate. The design should state the data handling objective rather than applying a broad restriction to every user action.
Architecture and rollout decisions
Pilot the selected agent on representative workstation builds alongside existing endpoint software. Check business application compatibility, resource impact and behaviour away from the office network. Define policies for approved transfers and a controlled exception process. Device ownership also matters: a corporate laptop and a personally owned endpoint can require different collection and administration boundaries. Agree the installation and removal method with the support team before scaling the rollout.
An evaluation scenario for this offering
Include a travelling laptop, a shared workstation and a supported test application that regularly exports business data. Exercise an approved copy, a prohibited transfer and an exception request. Check agent status after the laptop has been disconnected from the corporate network. Support staff should be able to identify a policy problem separately from an unhealthy agent and explain how the user can complete authorised work without disabling the control broadly.
Evidence to request for this scope
- Confirm supported operating systems and exactly which activities the quoted component can control.
- Demonstrate policy reporting from an intermittently connected test device.
- Validate approved removable-media handling and the route for resolving a false-positive block.