Enterprise mobile device management

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  • Integrating and managing MDM products

    Even after an organization chooses a mobile device management product, an admin’s work isn’t done. MDM software must monitor diverse devices and enforce corporate policies while integrating with existing hardware, software and IT management workflows...  E-Chapter

  • Solving the challenges of BYOD

    As the number of devices per employee proliferates within enterprises, IT has to respond with technology and policies to prevent data breaches, network bottlenecks and other management headaches. Which devices should IT choose to support, and what ar...  E-Handbook

  • Evaluating mobile device management products

    Once an organization has assessed its needs and what devices workers are using, IT will need to evaluate the basic features of mobile device management software. In addition, some products offer advanced capabilities that are worth considering, such ...  E-Chapter

  • Assessing challenges in mobile device management

    To keep track of smartphones and tablets entering the enterprise, IT administrators need a mobile device management strategy. Admins must assess which devices are being used, pick the best software for managing their environments, be prepared to inte...  E-Chapter

  • Choosing and managing mobile devices

    To keep track of smartphones and tablets entering the enterprise, IT administrators need a mobile device management strategy. Admins must assess which devices are being used, pick the best software for managing their environments, be prepared to inte...  E-Book

  • Enterprise tablets and smartphones

    The bring your own device (BYOD) trend is distinctly different from other technology shifts in the workplace. Since it is the employees forcing this upon their employers - rather than the other way around - IT staffers are being forced to institute p...  E-Handbook

  • Tablets and Smartphones in the Enterprise: Risks and Management Concerns

    This IT Handbook from SearchConsumerization.com offers a number of ways that you can incorporate BYOD into your company without compromising security – giving your employees what they want and keeping your environment safe and manageable at the same ...  E-Handbook

  • About to Buy: Mobile Device Management Software

    Discover how you can take back control of your enterprise from the influx of personally owned mobile devices with the help of mobile device management (MDM) software. If your organization is considering mobile device management, this guide will start...  E-Handbook

  • Securing corporate data in the age of mobile computing

    This expert briefing from SearchConsumerization.com discusses key tips for enterprises to allow employees to work from their personal devices while ensuring that their corporate data remains secure. Find effective strategies for securing corporate da...  E-Book

  • enterprise mobility management (EMM)

    Enterprise mobility management (EMM) is an all-encompassing approach to securing and enabling business workers' use of smartphones and tablets.  Definition

  • soft reset

    A soft reset is a restart of a device, such as a smartphone, tablet, laptop or personal computer (PC). The action closes applications and clears any data in RAM (random access memory). Unsaved data in current use may be lost but data stored on the h...  Definition

  • hard reset (factory reset; master reset)

    A hard reset, also known as a factory reset or master reset, is the restoration of a device, such as a smartphone or tablet, to its state when it left the factory. All settings, applications and data added by the user are removed.  Definition

  • Android Factory Reset

    Android Factory Reset is a feature that erases all device settings, user data, third-party applications, and associated application data from an Android device’s internal flash storage to return the device to the condition it was in when shipped from...  Definition

  • bring your own network (BYON)

    When a network administrator talks about BYON, he is describing the ability that employees have to create a wireless hot spot at work. Vendors are using the term to describe a service that allows remote employees to bring their own Internet access wi...  Definition

  • remote wipe

    Remote wipe is the removal of data from a computer or mobile device, executed from another machine over a network.  Definition

  • Apple Configurator

    Apple Configurator is a free Mac OS X tool for configuring and deploying iOS devices in the enterprise by using a physical USB connection.  Definition

  • PIN lock

    The PIN lock is an authentication measure for mobile phones that requires the entry of a personal identification number (PIN) code before a device can be used.  Definition

  • dual persona (mobile device management)

    Dual persona, in a mobile management context, is the provisioning and maintenance of two separate and independent end user environments on a single mobile device. Dual persona technology addresses one of the challenges of the bring your own device tr...  Definition

  • BlackBerry Balance

    BlackBerry Balance is a feature of BlackBerry Enterprise Server that allows IT administrators to deploy, secure and remove specific applications and data on BlackBerry smartphones.  Definition

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About Enterprise mobile device management

With enterprise mobile device management tools, IT professionals can secure and manage employees’ mobile devices. Endpoint management is critical, and organizations implement an enterprise mobile device management strategy by adopting device management and monitoring software and putting security measures in place. Not only is the enterprise responsible for endpoint device management, but also for the performance and protection of applications on those devices. Security is also crucial. Employers need a solid endpoint device management strategy to ensure that firewalls, antivirus software, access control and the proper storage are in place to protect mobile devices. Cooperation between users and IT is another key when it comes to enterprise mobile device management, because it can be tricky for an organization to track all the devices its workers are using and how they are using them.

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