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Enterprise Mobility

• Is "Data Separation" better than "Dual Persona?"

  One of the main objectives of enterprise mobility management technology is to keep corporate data from leaking into users' personal apps. A few years ago a lot of people (including myself) were calling this "Dual Persona.  Continue Reading

• MobileIron wants to attach EMM policy to data instead of apps, but there’s a catch

  This week MobileIron MobileIron announced an updating their file syncing app, Docs@Work, so that it can be used as a client to access consumer file syncing products. But that's only part of the story.  Continue Reading

• It’s official: EMM is a big deal now.

  A few days ago a colleague asked me what I thought was big in the enterprise mobility management space right now.  Continue Reading

• Not sure what an 'EMM Strategy' is? Thats okay! Answer these 10 questions you’ll be in good shape.

  These days there's no shortage of rhetoric declaring that your company needs some sort of "strategy" for mobility, the cloud, big data, or consumerization. But what do these really mean?  Continue Reading

• Juniper spins off VPN and NAC business to Pulse Secure; Pulse Secure buys MobileSpaces.

  You could say that yesterday a new vendor entered the EMM space. Juniper Networks announced that it completed the process of selling Junos Pulse-its SSL VPN, security, and network access control business-to Siris Capital, creating a new company ...  Continue Reading

• How to explain the current state of the EMM industry to non-EMM people

  What are the most important things I would tell someone about EMM in 20 minutes?  Continue Reading

• Druva and MobileIron are bringing endpoint backup and MAM together. Are you interested?

  Note: This article has been updated since it was published. Scroll all the way down for more information.  Continue Reading

• How do you define "mobile information management"? Will it ever become a reality?

  The term "mobile information management" (MIM) has been used a lot in our space over the last few years, but what the heck does it actually mean? Since it refers to a concept and not a specific technology, it's been used in many different ways.  Continue Reading

• You have to understand how Mobile App Development Platforms (MADP) fit in to EMM

  Most of you know that I've spent the last three years focusing on enterprise mobility management.  Continue Reading

• My review of an Android phone with split work and personal environments, made by Graphite Software

  Between Samsung Knox and the upcoming Android for Work advancements, phones with built-in separation for work and personal apps are getting a lot of attention right now. Graphite Software is one of several other companies that are also working on ...  Continue Reading

• Good Technology will soon let you bundle mobile data with their email app

  Today Good Technology is announcing two new options to help companies pay for the data used by corporate apps on personal devices. First, they're introducing a new "sponsored data" option intended to make split billing easier.  Continue Reading

• Why every company already has a mobile strategy, even if they’re not using MDM or MAM

  It's easy to assume that since almost every company in existence has employees that want to use mobile devices to do their job, then almost every company needs some sort of EMM, right? Or not.  Continue Reading

• Mocana is releasing their first specialized mobile app VPN appliance

  Today mobile app management vendor Mocana is launching Atlas, a specialized mobile VPN appliance. Here's are the gist of what you need to know: Atlas is designed to work with MAP-based apps.  Continue Reading

• Globo is the up and coming EMM vendor to watch

  Enterprise mobility management vendor Globo Plc is on a tear. Within a year the've added MDM to their existing MAM offering, they were the only vendor to join the Gartner EMM Magic Quadrant, and last week they acquired an app development services ...  Continue Reading

• How will Android’s new “Work” features affect enterprise mobility management?

  It's been almost two weeks since Google announced that the next version of Android will have a new set of enterprise mobility management frameworks called Android Work, intended for devices that get used for both work and personal functions.  Continue Reading