The COVID-19 pandemic has allowed more people than ever to work their jobs remotely. What do we have to thank for the flexibility to accomplish this feat? Enterprise mobility.
Just a decade ago, the limitations on the working environment wouldn’t have supported so many people around the globe needing to work from their homes. However, due to advances in enterprise mobility, and, in particular, the emergence of the bring your own device (BYOD) culture, we have the freedom to work nearly anywhere in the world—as long as there’s internet access.
Even though enterprise mobility has opened up a whole new world in terms of working freedom, that doesn’t mean that it hasn’t faced challenges along the way. Such challenges include:
- App development
- The challenge isn’t the apps themselves; it’s creating high-end apps that will improve efficiency and productivity within your business.
- Enterprise system integration
- One of the biggest issues with integration is that if your business doesn’t properly integrate mobile devices into the complex systems, information silos can be created.
- Poor security
- Failure to implement effective security protocols opens businesses up to security threats from multiple sources, including data breaches, malware and ransomware attacks.
Overcoming enterprise mobility challenges
Even with all the problems that those looking to implement enterprise mobility strategies into their business plan could face, there are solutions to most of these challenges.
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Improving app development
Developing fully-functional apps can be a difficult task due to the long coding process as well as the compiling, testing and bugs that have to be eliminated before rolling an app out to the App Store or your employees.
When it comes to app development, businesses have a decision to make: hire an in-house team or outsource. The next decision is to decide on a user interface design. Leaders should insist on clean, consistent UI for their apps. Insisting on consistent icons, easy navigation and a visually good-looking layout are the building blocks for a user-friendly app.
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Improving enterprise system integration
This can be done by instead implementing a cloud-based system. The utilization of a cloud mediation layer allows for seamless data exchange. Additionally, having a cloud mediation layer lets your businesses apps interact across a centralized cloud.
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Overcoming poor security
The best avenue for overcoming security concerns is for businesses to hire cybersecurity professionals who are skilled enough to collaborate with their developers to ensure that their security is up to par. The first line of defense is to insist that all data is encrypted using a cryptographic hash.
Additionally, it’s important to ensure compliance with security regulations. Failing to do so can lead to heavy fines as well as allowing for security breaches.