How to prepare your consumer-grade device for enterprise use.

Mobile devices play a huge role in industries like distribution centers and warehouses. Implementing a mobility solution into your enterprise can ensure devices are properly managed to improve productivity and efficiency. As multiple industries fight challenges like labor turnover rates and rising customer demands, technology solutions must be easy-to-adopt in order to minimize downtime and simplify training. While modern enterprise-devices are now crafted to prioritize ease of use, many companies are turning to bring-you-own-device (BYOD) policies. It is estimated that at least 59% of businesses are currently adopting BYOD policies, which means consumer-grade devices must be effectively prepared for enterprise use.

It’s estimated that at least 46% of unplanned downtime is due to hardware failure, and 2,000,000 hours are wasted every year on fixing devices. Without effectively preparing your devices for enterprise use, your business could face higher downtime rates, which leads to slower operations and unhappy customers.

 4 tips for ensuring your devices are properly managed.

To maximize mobility and prepare devices, businesses are turning to adaptable security strategies and enterprise mobility management solutions. Heartland specializes in preparing devices of any background for enterprise use by providing experienced mobile device management that still protects privacy and data security. When managing your devices, we recommend considering the following steps:

1. Educate and train your staff to instill a more secure mobility system that is prepared to face customer demands and cybersecurity challenges. Educating and training your staff on these issues implements real-time visibility since workers are more aware of how devices are supposed to operate.
   
2. Reliably manage your devices with solutions that help you get the most out of your technology. Heartland's AlwaysOn and AlwaysConnected help you efficiently connect and simplify access control and management for your wireless network devices. Prepare your business for enterprise use with endpoint protection, firewalls, and access control and management.
   
3. Deploy updates and security patches to ensure your warehouse technology is up to date. This is ensured by deploying OS updates and security patches immediately, and backing up databases. Consistently updating the software and backing up the data of your mobile devices reduces risk and helps keep your devices ready for use. Heartland supplies businesses with stronger updates and faster backups through our enhanced security solutions.
   
4. Create a cybersecurity policy that integrates enhancing features, such as multi-factor authentication and threat intelligence. A more robust authentication system and monitored threat intelligence enhance your security and provide valuable, real-time information on emerging cyber threats. This ensures a more collaborative and innovative approach when responding to threats.

Efficiently managing your mobile devices helps prepare them for enterprise use. Contact us  at Heartland for a free assessment of your current mobility solutions.