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DELL | BYOD

Sean Wisdom – Director, Dell Mobility Solutions

The new reality
of mobile solutions:

Everything you’ve been

told about mobility is wrong

Mobile computing trends, such as rich wireless internet, smart devices and MISCONCEPTION #3: MOBILITY IS A This trend is unfortunate since the greatest
cloud-based mobile applications have completely transformed the way SECURITY NIGHTMARE FOR HIGHLY return on investment is realised by delivering
people interact with the world. Information on anything from the weather, REGULATED ORGANISATIONS mobile solutions for mission-critical workers.
to location-based recommendations to social circles is pushed directly to us on Mission-critical workers need the right
devices we are constantly attached too – in the hand, in the pocket or in the Mobility has always meant increased risk for solution for them which includes an
bag. This perfect awareness and variety of devices creates great opportunity business. For organisations in highly application they can use on or off network.
for unprecedented productivity and performance in the enterprise, but also regulated industries, such as healthcare, Unfortunately, many organisations lack in-
carries risk and complexity for the IT environment. IT teams now need to financial services and retail, the risk is even house resources to develop and prepare
manage the growing numbers of devices, each with their own operating greater as a security breach yields stiff fines, applications for mobile environments.
systems and form factors, and also ensure security of the device as well as of loss of accreditation and damaged
the data and applications . This article will explore the truth behind some of reputations. Organisations are forced to CONCLUSION
the most prevalent misconceptions impacting mobile strategy. weigh the benefits of greater employee Innovations in the wireless space have
productivity against potential security risks radically changed the way we interact with
MISCONCEPTION #1: TRADITIONAL “Bring Your Own PC,” or even “Bring Your and the ever-present challenge of meeting each other and the world around us, but many
MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT Own Everything” creates yet another set of regulatory requirements. organisations still see mobile solutions as too
(MDM) IS ALL YOU NEED FOR BYOD challenges that need to be addressed. costly, risky and hard to manage.
However, mobile solutions present a Organisations may see the unlimited
It’s no secret that security is the number-one MISCONCEPTION #2: TABLETS ARE number of benefits – organisations can possibilities of mobility in the distance, but
IT concern when it comes to bring your own ONLY USEFUL AS COMPANION eliminate paper processes and significantly how do you cross the chasm of risk and
device (BYOD) initiatives. Often, the first step DEVICES IN BUSINESS reduce lengthy response times. Employees complexity to get there today? Dell Solutions
in addressing BYOD security is deploying an who can access real-time information are for Mobility can bridge the gap between
MDM solution, However, analysts predict In spite of positive workforce feedback, able to make faster and better informed possibility and reality so you can successfully
that in the next few years, the majority of tablets continue to be viewed by IT as decisions while improving customer service. mobilise your full potential. With this
mobile security breaches will be the result of troublesome. Their negative position is not approach, mobility becomes an engine to
mobile application misconfiguration. totally unfounded, as practical For highly regulated industries, desktop empower your workforce and drive optimal
implementation of tablets has previously virtualisation is the most foolproof solution business performance, while still maintaining
Further complicating the security concern been difficult. Why? Mobility projects were for giving IT control over devices, IT control over risk and complexity.
is the complexity of device management as likely using consumer tablets — tablets not applications and data employees can access.
more and more devices are introduced into designed for business usage. Their poor Because data is housed in the datacentre “Security is not the only
the enterprise. How can IT manage the battery life, dependability and serviceability versus residing on a mobile device that can reason to look beyond
plethora of smartphones, tablets, laptops and stagnated tablet adoption. Furthermore, and be lost or stolen, IT gains centralised control traditional MDM for
desktops that are available today, as well as most critically, providing access to the over data and application access and can BYOD — there is also the
other technologies that are fast approaching? applications to make tablets usable at the more easily comply with regulations. complexity caused by the
Many organisations end up simply edge of an organisation has previously been sheer volume of vendors
circumventing the challenge of managing a too costly and time consuming. MISCONCEPTION #4: IT’S JUST TOO in the marketplace.”
mobility solution by restricting BYOD HARD TO DELIVER JOB-SPECIFIC
programs and the devices or applications Today’s tablets though now blend APPLICATIONS TO THE FIELD
they support. This is not a sustainable consumer demands with enterprise level IT
solution however, and analysts believe that a requirements and have the ability to push Organisations recognise that people need to
number of BYOD programmes will fail due to critical data to mission-critical workers who be connected, but cost, complexity and
MDM measures that are too restrictive. are mobile by nature of job and in customer- security risks have previously hindered
facing roles. However, it is interesting to note decision makers from including mobile
Security is not the only reason to look that currently, more business executives are solutions as a critical component of their
beyond traditional MDM for BYOD — there using tablets for work purposes than sales overall business planning. In fact, most
is also the complexity caused by the sheer people which highlights that sales teams are companies only invest in mobile solutions for
volume of vendors in the marketplace. The under-utilising these powerful devices. the least mobile employees in their workforce
Bring Your Own… movement has just begun. — employees who may benefit from mobile
collaboration tools, such as email, calendar
and contacts, but who don’t need access
beyond that for ultimate productivity.

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