The 80/20 Rule of Mobility
The 80/20 rule can be applied to many aspects of business and life, and this includes data usage. Vilfredo Pareto was an Italian economist who first noted how common the 80/20 division was and so it is often called the “Pareto Principle” – but whatever you call it, you’re certain to appreciate how accurate it […]
Mobile Security & Corporate Governance
As we have discussed before, managing a company’s mobility lifecycle requires a certain investment. It usually pays off. While there are many benefits you can exploit from your EMM investment, the most compelling benefit is data security. Distributing a coherent and consistent set of practices across devices, carriers, platforms, and data sources can make the […]
COPE Co-dependency: a Bad Thing?
The more employees rely on a robust mobile infrastructure, the less they can tolerate going without their smartphone if it’s damaged or lost. Who can blame them? If a mobile device can allow them to maximize their work output when they are on the road or working from home, why would any employee want to […]
Timing is Everything in Mobility Lifecycle Management: Mobile Procurement in 2017
Enterprises who provide their employees with mobile devices are ahead of the curb compared to the cheaper and riskier BYOD mobile policy. While the COPE mobile policy is a better fit for a more successful and evolving mobile lifecycle, there is some debate as to how and when to put smartphones and other mobile devices into the […]
The Internet of Things: the Wild West of Mobility
Enterprise mobility is continuously evolving. This is most evident by the booming Internet of Things sector. The Internet of Things is most simply an inter-networking of physical objects inter-networking of devices (also referred to as “connected devices” and “smart devices”), buildings, and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity which enable […]
Wait. Carrier-based MaaS is a thing?
The enterprise space is becoming increasingly competitive for mobile operators as the need for wireless services increases. Sprint has developed a MaaS solution. With this Mobility as a Service (MaaS), Sprint provides the company with Sprint Owned & Maintained devices for the company’s employees. Sprint then offers the company packages of either premium resolution […]
What’s the True Cost of BYOD?
Many companies must contend with the issue of determining what is the best way to provide mobile devices to their employees. Many employees express an interest in using their own devices. Some companies think that this is an easy and inexpensive way to adapt to the flexible work style of the 21st century employee. There […]