About Our Partnership with IGEL

Guiding Technology Forward. With Secure, Resilient Endpoints.

At Northaris, we focus on providing direction in how organizations design, secure, and operate their digital workspaces. That requires platforms that are secure by default, operationally efficient, and resilient under pressure. This approach aligns naturally with IGEL, a leader in secure endpoint operating systems purpose-built for modern digital work environments.

IGEL OS is a lightweight, Linux-based operating system designed for secure access to cloud-delivered workspaces including SaaS, DaaS, and VDI. Its read-only architecture and modular design significantly reduce attack surfaces and simplify endpoint security. The IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS) enables centralized management of all IGEL-powered endpoints, providing consistent policy enforcement, updates, configuration, and operational visibility from a single platform.

We’ve Been Where You Are. And We Know How to Move You Forward.

Northaris brings hands-on experience designing and operating endpoint environments in highly regulated and business-critical settings. We understand the operational challenges of securing endpoints at scale while maintaining performance, uptime, and user experience. That experience allows us to guide organizations forward with architectures that are not only secure, but built to withstand disruption.

Why We Partner

Our partnership with IGEL is grounded in execution, resilience, and long-term operability.

Operational Discipline
Northaris provides architectural design, deployment expertise, and operational governance. IGEL delivers a secure, manageable endpoint platform that simplifies operations and reduces ongoing risk.

Security by Design
Both organizations prioritize reducing attack surface, limiting persistence, and enforcing consistent policy across the endpoint layer.

Built for Change and Disruption
The partnership enables organizations to adapt quickly to new workspace models, security threats, and infrastructure changes without reintroducing complexity.

What This Means for You

By combining Northaris’ endpoint and workspace expertise with IGEL’s secure operating system and management platform, you gain:

Stronger Endpoint Security
Read-only architecture, modular components, and minimal local footprint significantly reduce exposure to malware, ransomware, and configuration drift.

Simplified Endpoint Operations
Centralized management through IGEL UMS streamlines policy control, updates, and configuration across all endpoints.

Cost Control and Hardware Longevity
Existing x86 hardware can be repurposed into secure IGEL endpoints, extending device lifecycles and reducing capital spend.

Seamless Workspace Integration
Native compatibility with Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, and other leading virtualization platforms ensures a consistent digital workspace experience.

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery by Design

Beyond day-to-day operations, Northaris and IGEL enable endpoint-level resilience as part of a broader BCP and DR strategy.

Rapid Endpoint Recovery
Endpoints can be reimaged or redeployed in minutes, restoring user access without complex rebuilds.

Stateless, Replaceable Devices
Because configurations and policies live centrally, endpoints can be replaced or recovered without data loss or manual intervention.

Resilient Access During Disruption
Users can securely access critical systems from alternate locations or replacement devices during outages, incidents, or site-level failures.

BCDR Alignment with Cloud Workspaces
When paired with Azure Virtual Desktop or Windows 365, IGEL becomes a critical component of an end-to-end resilience strategy that spans endpoint, identity, and workspace delivery.

Together, Northaris and IGEL help organizations design endpoint environments that are secure, manageable, and resilient when it matters most.

Guiding technology forward. Secure by design. Resilient by default.