While smartphones and tablets can help Florida businesses quite a bit, they can also be quite detrimental to their success. If you can get past the issues related to employees bringing their own devices to the workplace, then you’ll be able to save a considerable amount of time and resources on device procurement, but you certainly want to make sure you have a mobile device management policy put in place first.

Mobile Device Management in a Nutshell
Tampa Mobile Device Management, or MDM, allows your employees to use their mobile devices for work purposes, but without the many risks associated. It does this by using encryption, giving an administrator control over who accesses what information based on pre-established roles and permissions. This basically gives your employees the freedom to use their devices for work purposes, minus the frustration that it causes. This keeps your data as secure as possible while maintaining employee freedoms. Businesses that have a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy generally take advantage of MDM as part of it.

What MDM Allows
MDM allows for several benefits that are great for businesses looking to save money and keep their devices secure:

• Cost Effectiveness: The fewer devices you have to purchase for your employees, the more you’ll save in procurement. If you go the route of BYOD, an MDM can alleviate some of your concerns regarding this.
• Management Capabilities: With MDM, your business can keep an eye on the security of any employee device even when they are remote working. The software will allow administrators to make sure work-related applications like emails or apps used for communication are installed properly; while blocking untrustworthy sites prevents data breaches at home with these devices accessing company info.
• Improved Compliance: Some industries have specific standards that must be met in order to avoid repercussions or comeuppance. MDM solutions are all about maintaining compliance with these standards. This gives businesses an advantage if they ever encounter a data breach.

To learn more about how Symmetric IT Group can help you with MDM, reach out to us at (813) 749-0895. We have helped dozens of Tampa Businesses and surrounding areas set up their Tampa mobile device management policies to be secure, so that your business can run as seamlessly as possible. Check out our Information Security page to learn more about the comprehensive security stack we provide.