Why an Integrated Device Management Platformis the Solution You Need

Whether you’re managing ten or 10,000 devices, managing a network without an integrated device management platform is asking for trouble. Whether you need device management in-house, for remote users, or customers that purchase devices, Mobile Device Management (MDM) software can make your job easier, protect your assets, and save you money.

Why Should I Use Mobile Device Management Software?

Mobile Device Management software simplifies the process of managing, maintaining, and supporting both devices and users. It helps you more efficiently allocate your resources. Also, it provides reporting functions so you can monitor performance and adoption.

Here are some of the top benefits of using an MDM:

1. Privacy and Security

Mobile Device Management software keeps your data protected and ensures you have control over confidential or proprietary information.

• You can create encapsulated and encrypted environments to keep work and private data separate and secure
• Block applications or functions. This can prevent users from accessing unsafe websites or third-party applications.
• Set alerts or triggers based on predefined criteria
• Track where devices are and create geo-fenced “safe zone” perimeters

MDM software, such as VISO MDM/EMM, will protect your laptops and PCs from virus-infected downloads and threats that penetrate security layers. In case of an incident, Smart Recovery can restore system configurations and settings quickly.

If a mobile device is stolen or lost, you can lock or wipe data remotely. This alone is worth the investment in MDM software for most companies. And it’s a real threat given that 1 in 10 laptops get lost or stolen from an organization and, on average, a laptop goes missing every 53 seconds.

2. Centralized Monitoring

From a centralized platform that’s accessible from anywhere, you can monitor device performance and user activities. This allows you to ensure users are following approved procedures and using apps in the way that’s expected.

It will also provide data on the number, type, and configuration of devices accessing corporate resources.

3. Device Management Flexibility

You can customize the management of each device individually or set global policies. In fact, you can do both. MDM software allows you to manage apps, OS settings, and updates of all devices while applying (and enforcing) policies and regulations.

4. Analytics

Using MDM, you can analyze device usage, web usage, and app usage. This helps evaluate the efficiency of use and identify places where users may need additional training or support.

5. Cost Efficiency

With Mobile Device Management software you can handle OTA updates and manage device firmware from a central platform. You can also set updates to happen automatically if you prefer.

Reduced Labor Costs

The cost in terms of labor to manually maintain, update, and troubleshoot every mobile device can be significant. Think about it for a moment. If you have to update or patch software on dozens or hundreds of devices, each update will have to happen one at a time. In some larger organizations, this can be a never-ending (and expensive) battle. You would need users to bring their device to you and take it out of service while it’s being updated.

Besides saving money on labor, it also frees up your IT team to take on higher-level tasks that require more specialized knowledge.

6. Remote Assistance with Device Management

Similarly, if users need help, you can take remote control over the device for assistance. This also limits downtime and makes it more efficient for your support staff.

7. No Hardware or Servers to Buy

Mobile Device Management is also managed in the cloud, so there’s no hardware to buy. It also eliminates buying capacity that you might not need right now. It’s easy to scale up as users are added so you’re only paying for what you need at the moment with an easy pathway to add on capacity if it’s required. With the increase in Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in the workplace, you may also be able to save on buying some devices while still maintaining control over your apps and data.

8. Protection Against Data Leakage

In 2020, the average cost of dealing and cleaning up a data breach is $3.86 million. New privacy regulations can also impose hefty fines per user or per record.

If a device is lost or goes missing, you can dramatically reduce the potential for data leakage by wiping the data or locking the device to prevent unauthorized access. This can help prevent data loss or costly breaches.

9. Compliance & Licensing

If you’ve ever faced a software compliance audit, you know it can take more than a year to resolve and lead to protracted legal battles. MDM tracks software usage and licensing to help manage reporting if you’re ever in an audit situation.

Mobile Device Management can also help optimize your licenses, so you can reduce or eliminate unused or unassigned licenses. This can save you money as well. One study by KPMG reported that more than a third of all computing spend is wasted because companies overprovision capacity or software.

Manage the Most Complex Infrastructures with Device Management

The dramatic increase in BYOD, smartphones, and the number of users working remotely (or from home) has increased the need for mobility solutions. With more than 14 billion mobile devices in use around the world, there’s a pretty good chance your users are operating on mobile devices whether you’ve set them up or not. With an ever-increasing number of apps being migrated to the cloud, the need for device management, control, and monitoring has never been more important.

Mobile Device Management software allows you to manage even the most complex IT infrastructure. It simplifies the labor-intensive operation and maintenance work on remote devices. It reduces IT and operations costs by integrating mobile device management, application management, security, and data protection into a single platform.

If you would like to learn more about Mobile Device Management and how it can improve your operation, contact the experts at Radix today.