Smartphones and iPhones
have transformed our lives significantly in the last five years. According to
the statistics of the Global Digital Report 2017, about two-third of the world
population has now a mobile device. Clearly, with an availability of low-cost
mobile devices, there will be an increase in the use of such devices all the
more.
Be it checking emails and
messages from friends, shopping online, or even paying necessary utility bills,
these devices have become indispensable for millions. For such people, an
absence of mobile devices at workplace leads to bringing their own devices to
experience quick sharing of information and better collaboration at work.
They are pretty much
accustomed to using these devices in their day-to-day personal lives. If they
are not allowed to use the same at work, they become dissatisfied. Employers
have to work hard to keep them motivated and increase their overall
productivity without investing too much.
Therefore, several
businesses are embracing business mobility solutions, but with a fear of
uncertainty about how they will overcome the challenges. So, let’s have a look
at the key challenges that they encounter while embracing business mobility
solutions.
Deciding the right devices
Spoilt with choices, this
one remains the key challenge for most entrepreneurs while implementing
mobility solutions. While most now go for BYOD model where employees can bring
their own mobile devices, there is still a section that largely prefers to
invest in low-cost smartphones.
There is only a handful
that goes the way of choosing expensive handheld mobile computers for
increasing efficiency and productivity.
Deployment of mobile apps
When entrepreneurs don't
choose a service for enterprise mobile management, they experience severe
problems. Several enterprises have their app stores for app distribution among
employees. However, since apps should get distributed as per an employee's role
or job responsibilities, they too encounter problems in smooth app deployment.
Threats to security and privacy
While for consumers,
security threat means a credit card fraud or likewise, but for an enterprise,
threats to security remains a primary concern as a leak of sensitive corporate
data may lead to an emergency. If things turn worse and financial projections
get leaked, the stock price may drop significantly. So, enterprise mobile
devices must be completely secure.
In a nutshell, embracing business
mobility solutions is not a cakewalk as it may sound. Enterprises should go
for professional services from reliable service providers in a cost-effective
manner to overcome the above challenges.