More and more mobile devices make their entrance to companies: iPhones, iPads, Android phones etc etc.\u2028 What to do with this fact as an IT manager? Where do you start and what are choices you have to make?<\/p>\n
First, let\u2019s start with a number of trends that you need to address in your strategy:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Private and business are mixing together. It\u00a0 is quite normal that an employee reads his\/her mail on vacation and people want to do some work while sitting on the couch.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bring Your Own Device: more often it happens that employees own a iPhone or smartphone to buy their business applications to do this.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0More and more apps to access back-office systems. How do you put the infrastructure in the hand and make you safe and manageable?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 More employees have phones: Mobile devices are no longer only entitled to the management or the sales staff.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Appstores: Employees are used to select their and install them. They also want to do this with business apps.<\/p>\n
As an IT manager you deal with these trends and will have to answer a few questions before selecting the right mobile strategy:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do I allow private devices on the corporate network? (And if not, why not?)<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do I prevent the safety risks, when approving personal devices?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do I make sure the infrastructurewill not become a mess, because many apps need to have connections with back office systems?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do I take care of the user management of mobile users? And how do I prevent former employees from having access to corporate data?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do I tell which apps can be used?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do I give the staff an overview of the business apps that are allowed in the company? And then; can they install the apps themselves, while a back office connection is required?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do I take care of dealing with Appstores that are tied to personal credit cards?<\/p>\n
Just some questions that your company should think about before a mobile strategy can be formulated.<\/p>\n
This Blog post was written by Rick Farris, Systems Engineer at Navara Mobile Middleware.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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