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The global mobile workforce will increase to 1.87 billion people by 2022, which represents 42.5% of the entire global workforce, according to RCR Wireless. As the main workforce transforms into a mobile workforce, companies look for ways to make the transition to a business mobility strategy as easy as possible.
To do this, companies have invested in business mobility management (EMM) platforms. EMM solutions enable organizations to move quickly in the control of their mobile devices through enhanced security and formalized usage policies, while simplifying the task of IT management.
As these business mobility management solutions evolve and change, companies also adjust their device management strategies to take advantage of the benefits of this mobile environment while controlling security risks, data loss and the high costs associated with managing of devices. How to improve the business mobility strategy by taking advantage of emerging trends?
1.- Establish device restrictions according to security needs
Companies can vary widely in where and why they set limits on device restrictions. Security concerns are common reasons why these restrictions are enacted, but companies may also choose to restrict the use of the device for personal reasons or other behaviors and actions that do not comply with company policy.
This is especially important in those companies that have a BYOD policy, since one of the benefits of BYOD for employees is the ability of their devices to work as a tool for work and personal use.
2.- Change the culture of the company towards the mobile transformation
Business mobility management can provide the necessary control and support for employee devices, but it is only part of the formula for driving mobile transformation and innovation within a company. Employees must understand that mobility is designed to raise their productivity, device security and the overall customer experience.
In fact, it is estimated that the company can earn up to an average of 240 hours of extra productivity each year from each mobile employee. Therefore, the business mobility strategy should be framed less as an IT initiative and more as a factor that will drive transformation throughout the organization and facilitate the work of all employees.
3.- Weigh the application of containerization in mobile phones
Containerization is an increasingly popular strategy for segmenting the contents of a mobile device and who can access creating individual contexts that determine what parts of the device, as well as when and. It is a popular strategy to protect the confidential data found on the employee’s device, and decreases the threat of malware and other security breaches.
The disadvantage of containerization is that they can decrease the functionality of the device and worker productivity, by limiting access to certain content depending on where you are. Therefore, each company will have to decide for itself if the digital threats it faces are enough to limit the employee’s experience.
4.- Strengthen security through a unified platform
Having a unified platform within the organization is one of the trends in business mobility through the management of a wide variety of business devices, including smartphones, tablets, computers, laptops, IoT devices and all electronic devices connected to the Business environment. Unified platforms simplify the process of managing different technologies using different operating systems, simplifying IT demands to manage the entire business environment.
By using a unified platform, companies can address potential security gaps that would otherwise be exposed each time a new point of contact is added to the enterprise mobility management environment.
5.- Take advantage of the possibilities of the cloud
According to IDC, investments in IT infrastructure in the cloud will increase, while most regions expect a reduction in spending on deployments other than in the cloud. A combination of public and private clouds is being used for everything: from hosting applications to data storage.
For the management of business mobility, the cloud can be a solution to host certain services or even highly confidential data that should not be stored on employee devices. Cloud solutions offer the flexibility to support an existing enterprise mobility management strategy without reloading IT with additional maintenance tasks and the creation of new security challenges for the company. As the shape of enterprise device environments changes rapidly in the coming years, cloud-based IT solutions offer greater agility to meet changing demands.
In conclusion, companies must seek new solutions and apply the strategic changes necessary to strengthen the management of business mobility without sacrificing the efficiency and productivity of employees.
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