6 Ways You Can Save with Mobile Device Management

Mobile Device Management (MDM) is a tool that allows you to have more control over your company-owned devices. Features vary in functionality and depth, but most of them provide core features such as device tracking, ID enforcement, app whitelisting or blacklisting, and encryption measures meant to keep company data secure. Mobile Device Management, however, can also be a great way to reduce your company’s mobile data expenses by making sure the device is only used for its intended purpose. That’s why, in today’s entry, we’ll be going over some of the MDM features you can use to boost your business’s productivity and save money while doing it!

Before we begin, we’d like to address the common misconception about having to be a big company in order to use an MDM platform. To be clear: ANY company with owned devices should be using it if they’re serious about their security and productivity, since most of these tools are designed to enforce your own customized parameters on any company-owned device. So, today we’ll show you how to combine both security and productivity as a way to save money on your mobile expenses.

• 1. Safety first

  When we talk about MDM security features, the first thing we have to mention are passwords. You know by now that new apps and digital tools will most likely require you to create an account with an associated password. These passwords, however, offer very basic protection by themselves, especially if they don’t require a combination of numbers, letters and special characters to be valid. These human flaws pose a great risk to companies that focus on privacy or work with sensitive information, since any intrusion can cause a costly disaster to the brand. This is where MDM comes in handy.

• – Password complexity and biometric ID

  MDM tools can be programmed to require a user to create a password with specific complexity requirements in order to make it stronger and safer. You can also go even further and require biometric authentication through fingerprint or facial recognition to allow access to the device or certain apps. This feature alone can be a huge money saver, since it’ll keep your brand and business secrets safe from the wrong hands.

• – Password input limit and remote wiping

  Now, let’s say one of your company phones with valuable information goes missing. What do you do? Would you try calling it in the hope that the person who answers will return it? Would you panic a little, or a lot? With MDM you can do much more. You can set a limit on the number of times a wrong password can be entered before wiping the device, or skip that part and immediately wipe the phone remotely. Just like the previous item, this feature is meant to save you money by avoiding costly intrusions that can put your company at risk.

• – Asset tracking

  You know what else helps you prevent unnecessary mobile expenses? Not losing your phones. Of course it sounds obvious, but this is especially relevant if your business requires your workers to stay on the move, locally or internationally. For these kinds of situations, MDM offers you the Asset Tracking feature that allows you to keep tabs on where your company-owned devices are located. That’s right, with MDM you can skip the panic attacks from losing important devices with just a few clicks, and avoid the costs of new, expensive cellphones as well.

• 2. Stay productive

  Ok, so we talked about how MDM safety features can help you save money by protecting your devices and your information, but what else can MDM do to help you boost your business’s revenue? Well, it can also help your employees to stay focused while on company time.

• – App restricting

  App restricting, also known as Blacklisting is an MDM feature that allows you to limit or block the use of your chosen apps. This is useful for two reasons. The first being data expense management. As we’ve talked before in this entry (LINK TO POST – High costs of data in Canada), data costs in Canada can take a big toll on your bottom line, that’s why it’s so important to make sure every megabyte is being properly used. Think about all that precious data going down the drain because of silly Youtube videos or endless Spotify playlists during company time. MDM allows you to partially or completely block apps that eat up your company data to prevent wastefulness. The second reason is productive time. App restricting also helps you manage your workers productivity and streamlining your workflow by blocking distracting apps.

• – Out-of-the-box deployment

  When it comes to your business, right away is never too soon, so stop wasting time setting up your company-owned phones the hard way. MDM can help you save valuable time with pre-setup your devices that come with your company apps already installed.

• – Easy redeployment

  While we’re on the topic of saving time, MDM also makes redeploying old phones a lot easier by quickly removing app ID’s, device custom settings and preferences, contact books, etc, leaving that device ready to synch new ID information right away.

• – Asset tracking

  Yeah, yeah, we know what you’re thinking, why is this item twice on the list? Ok, hear us out. The Asset Tracking feature not only helps you find your misplaced devices, it also keeps track of your phone inventory – How many phones you have, how many are being used, and how many are not. This is a perfect tool if your company is looking to reduce costs by using temporary line suspension like we talked about in this entry . It can also help you gauge your company’s needs by giving you a clearer picture of your current mobile usage, allowing you to plan ahead with better precision.

If your business is ready to start saving with Mobile Device Management, we can help you! Get in touch with us at Expertel to get customized attention on your MDM or telecom needs right away!