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Mobile device management: embracing the digital age in business

There’s been an explosion in the use of mobile devices over the last five years. In fact, mobile device sales including tablets and mobile phones, are now greater than that of new PCs and other desktop computers.

The way in which we work is changing. We’re no longer bound to our desks, rather, we access data from a range of different devices all while on the go. Employees want to be able to use mobile devices at work, and employers want to be able to provide these devices for a more productive and better connected workforce.

However, it does raise questions for the company on how to manage the use of mobile devices in the work place…

There are impacts on security to take into consideration, for example, the ability to wipe data from the devices if they’re lost as well as controlling the applications used on them. If a business allows its employees to bring their own mobile devices into the work place – otherwise known as Bring Your Own Device [BYOD] – how do you separate their personal apps from work related apps?

It’s a challenge facing many companies in the digital age. A good mobile device management solution allows users to centralise remote control of all smart phones and tablets, and achieve real-time systems management including remote device reset, device locking, and device wiping.

It also allows users to conduct ‘over-the-air’ hardware, software and network inventories, as well as effective software management including software delivery and automated applications repairs. In addition, a good mobile device management solution provides reporting and KPI measuring facilities.

In all, the traditional 9 to 5 working day - sitting at the same desk all day, every day - isn’t the way most of us work now, and we understand the challenges that this presents. Productivity and connectivity are key - businesses want to be able to use their IT systems when they want, where they want and how they want.

To find out more about mobile workstyle and device management, watch this short video blog: http://bit.ly/MobileWorkstyle

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