Smartphones and tablets enable workers to be more collaborative and, in many cases, more productive. They enable access to data and business applications from a variety of locations. Great mobility can mean faster response to market changes and improved customer service.
Those benefits, in turn, can help boost the bottom line, something every business executive wants to see.
The questions a good enterprise mobility management plan helps you ask.
On the other hand, mobile devices can pose a number of challenges for organizations. That’s where Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) comes in. As this Information Week article explains, it “provides companies with a way to control how smartphones and tablets interact with enterprise infrastructure,” helping you ask the right questions to make sure corporate information stays safe.
How can managers be sure the devices and mobile data are secure and in compliance with regulations? Which applications do mobile users need, and are they being delivering quickly enough? How can IT keep up with the various mobile platforms? What procedures need to be in place for a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program?
These are just a few of the issues companies face when looking at a mobility strategy. And these and other questions are sure to be asked by members of the board of directors, especially at enterprises in heavily regulated industries such as healthcare and financial services. EMM expected to generate 2.1 billion in U.S. dollars next year, according to The Radicati Group. That number is predicted to more than double by 2020.