COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY FOR THE MOBILE ENTERPRISE

Enterprise mobility is not just about creating convenience for employees. It is about the effective management of people, processes and technologies that allow employees to access key information from the right device, at the right time, and from any location.

Today, employees in every industry are moving freely from one location to another with their mobile devices.
With this freedom, comes the reality that a lot of sensitive and proprietary data exists outside the secure walls of corporate headquarters. Enterprise data exists in various settings outside of the office, from laptops to handheld devices. Yet enterprises frequently leave responsibility for the management and security of these critical assets in the hands of end users who are, for the most part, neither security nor information management experts.

This abundance of roaming data is why having the right enterprise mobility management software is both a competitive differentiator and a risk mitigator. Mobile information workers need to be able to use their mobile devices to send email, open PDFs and schedule meetings on the go. Task workers, meanwhile need access to the most up-to-date customer information, and they require fast approval to proceed with business processes such as work orders. These varied mobile computing demands have led to the availability of a wide range of mobile devices, from smartphones to tablets to ruggedized laptops.

According to a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Sybase1, 28 out of 30 IT professionals interviewed anticipate that the number of mobile devices they support will continue to increase through 2010, despite the recession. Meanwhile, as the workforce continues changing, IT is feeling more pressure from executives at all levels of the organization to support additional mobile platforms and personal mobile devices.

1″Understanding The Critical Role Of Device Management And Security In Your Business’ Mobile Strategy”, a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Sybase, May 2009.

To succeed, enterprises need a comprehensive strategy that allows IT to control and protect mobile assets. Enterprise mobility management tools can empower end-users while protecting and securing new processes, applications and assets across the enterprise. IT managers can keep mobile workers working and enterprise data secure with a sound mobile strategy and industry-leading enterprise management mobility solutions.

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