Understanding enterprise mobility and device and application management
Smartphones are essentially pocket-sized portable personal computers. Workers use their phones to check their emails, join meetings, make calls, view and share documents, and more. More than ever, workers need flexible work hours and the ability to work remotely. Workers in the field can have more flexible and powerful options at their disposal.
Organizations need to find a way to balance performing such activities and enabling productivity without increasing risks such as accidental data leakage. Additionally, work responsibilities might require users to be able to access their work data or applications from a remote location using potentially insecure or non-managed devices. Administrators need to manage the assets of the organization and allow collaboration and productivity in the most secure way possible.
For some, the immediate response to some of these scenarios might be to block users from accessing...