Top 10 Mobile Device

Management Suites
iOS | Android | Blackberry | Windows | Linux
 Jon Watkins
Manager of Information Services, Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Piqua, Ohio
Mobile Device Management

aka: Enterprise Mobility Management

MDM at a Glance

 Approximately128 firms offer MDM solutions

 $1.6B Market
 Less than 30% Market Penetration
 Disruptive Market
 2010 = $60 - $150 per device/year
 2014 = $0 - $20 per device/year
Mobile Device Management
Which one is the ‘right’ one?

Choosing an MDM solution.

MDM Considerations

• Assessment
o Existing Security Policies
o Environment
o Infrastructure
o Size of IT Group/Organization
Assessment

 Ping Pong Paddle Pie Chart

Existing Security Policies

 Guest WiFi – LAN Access

 Containment
 Rogue Devices
 BYOD
 Corporate Email
 Stolen/Lost Devices
 VPN
 Employee Onboarding/Exiting
 Passwords
 Encryption
Environment

 High level of security?

 How many users?
 How many mobile devices?
 Do the devices leave the facility?
 What’s the rate of turnover?
 What’s the upgrade cycle like?
 Do you need inventory management?
 Corporate vs. User Expectations
Infrastructure

 Hosted vs. Onsite

 Integration
 Redundancy
 Security
 Maintenance
 Support
 Reporting
 Locations
Size of IT Team/Organization

 Is there an IT department?
 Outsourced/In House
Top 10 9 MDM

 AirWatch (VMware)
 MobileIron
 Citrix (XenMobile)
 Good Technology/BoxTone
 Meraki (Cisco)
 Fiberlink Maas360 (IBM)
 Sybase Afaria (SAP)
 SOTI
 Symantec
General Info
Packaging
Licensing
Maintenance
Support
Scalability
Enrollment
User
Authentication
Basic
MDM Features
Advanced
MDM Features
Supervised
Device Features
App
Management
App VPP
Features
Administration
Console
Data Export
3rd Party
Integration
Other Devices
MDM Comparison

 http://www.enterpriseios.com/wiki/Comparison_MDM_Providers
 http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/mdm-vendor-comparison,2-681.html