IT support providers in West Palm Beach are commonly involved in the business of helping organizations manage mobile devices on their network. The reason for this is that when organizations have an in-built technology, it becomes essential to manage personal devices properly. Employees may have laptops, smartphones, smartwatches, fit-bits, tablets, and more. It could be possible for all those listed items to be in an individual's possession at all times. Some of them will be automatically configured such that they log on to available Wi-Fi the moment they encounter it. This can bog down a network and it can incidentally introduce underhanded viral programs. This is commonly being handled in several ways today, including:
- BYOD - Bring Your Own Device
- MDM - Mobile Device Management
- MAM - Mobile Application Management
BYOD - Bring Your Own Device
IT support providers in West Palm Beach can help you outsource device usage on-site. If you have 50 employees using desktops, you can install cloud computing and float that entire workforce. They can work on their laptops at the office or you can be rid of that office space and let them work from home except for quarterly meetings and the like. Imagine cutting $3k per device and $20k per month annually. With such an operational solution, you could save with 50 employees and a $20k monthly rental cost--$390k in the first year and over $200k annually after that (depending on cloud costs).
Here is the catch: you have to manage mobile devices one way or another, or else, risk letting all manner of undesirable digital malware into your business network. MDM and MAM come in here.
MDM - Mobile Device Management
An MDM security solution can be appropriate, but it is going to overtake employee devices for an extended period--throughout their employment. All applications must be approved, and if a device is lost or stolen, it must be remotely wiped to preserve the security of the company. That can eliminate personal information from employees, which is an intolerable solution.
Still, you can meter which applications are used and ensure that no mobile devices using your cloud network are compromising your business either deliberately or incidentally.
MAM - Mobile Application Management
MAM approves or restricts applications from utility while a given mobile device is using the network. This is a more direct way of securing operations. While it does not quite bear the all-around comprehensiveness of MDM, it does still provide some worthwhile security to your business in a way which users are more likely to be pleased. Your employees will not have to worry about having their devices wiped if they are lost or stolen and could be recovered. They will just have to get used to not having access to certain applications while using the network. This can act for them additionally as a litmus test as to the reliability/trustworthiness of the app.
Going Mobile
IT support in West Palm Beach through Nexxen Technologies, Inc. can help you adopt secure mobile strategies across your workforce. This can expedite operations, reduce operational costs, and yet retain requisite operational security. Contact us for more information and comprehensive IT services aimed at businesses and personal users alike.