Mobile Device Manager (MDM)

May 5, 2014

SECURITY

The Continuum Approach for Secure Mobility

2 min read

A couple weeks ago, we spoke about the mobility journey and the phases that organizations take as they embrace the widely accepted mode of mobility—Beyond BYOD to Workspace Mobility (device-focus, application-focus and experience-focus). Whatever phase your organization is in, security is a top priority. These phases can help determine your secure mobility approach but your […]

January 17, 2014

NETWORKING

What Next for BYOD?

2 min read

One of the interesting and challenging aspects of working in the Mobility space is the sheer pace at which the industry is moving.  I’m fortunate to work with many Customers in EMEA to help support and shape their strategy towards Mobile technology.  A great example of this has been the reaction to BYOD. The influx […]

November 6, 2013

PERSPECTIVES

Cisco ISE in the lab.

2 min read

My company is in the very early stages of an MDM BYOD project.  As part of that we are looking at the Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) as a central piece.  I am about half way through my testing and I thought that I would pass on some of what I have learned so far.  […]

July 9, 2013

SECURITY

TMA? Get Some Relief from Acronym Overload

10 min read

I see and hear a variety of acronyms being used on a daily basis. I recently heard one tossed around with good humor that makes a point: TMA or Too Many Acronyms. Every once in a while, when I think I’ve embedded the definition and use of an acronym into my long-term memory (anything beyond […]

June 13, 2013

SECURITY

Identity and Device Aware IT Platforms Make Life Easier

3 min read

Life is generally a lot easier when you have all the facts.  Especially if those facts are actually accurate.  Nowhere does this ring more true than in the life of an IT professional. Often times a day in an IT shop is a lot like that grade school game of telephone where information gets passed […]

May 7, 2013

TECHWISETV

MDM and Cisco’s ISE?

1 min read

Mobile Device Management or MDM is ideal for addressing many challenges inherent to our ‘Bring your own Device’ culture. MDM can help enforce policy for mobile devices but when you look closer, you begin to realize it does not solve everything. The challenge is when we ask our MDM technology to make policy decisions out […]

May 7, 2013

SECURITY

Shedding More Light on MDM

1 min read

Starting with a primer on MDM, Networking 101: MDM, Jimmy Ray answers the questions on what is MDM and what can it do for my organization in his entertaining and educational white board approach.