Thanks
to the consumerization of IT, BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is a
concept that is getting popular these days. Since today technology
progresses from customers to organizations, more and more employees
want to work with mobile devices that they are comfortable
with. BYOD is
here to stay and is not a passing trend as it is believed to be. As
per Juniper research, the number of mobile devices used in the
enterprises worldwide will increase and may be it will be more than
double at the end of the year 2014. According to them, the number
will reach up to an approximate 350 million in the year 2017.
Many
organizations are in support of Bring Your Own Device as it benefits
them primarily in two ways. On one hand it helps to increase the
satisfaction level of the employees while on the other hand, it helps
to reduce the IT equipment acquisition costs considerably. According
to Gartner, by 2014 approximately 90% of organizations will support
corporate applications on personal devices.
Today
Smartphones and tablets are in huge demand among the employees and
therefore there is the need for Smartphone and tablet
access solutions
to securely publish enterprise applications for use on mobile
devices. It enables identity-based access from any mobile device to
specific enterprise applications in a manner that streamlines the
user experience while improving security and enhancing operational
efficiency.
Security
is an important factor that makes organizations hesitant in embracing
the concept of BYOD wholeheartedly. However, with the new generation
tablet access solutions, enterprises can ensure security and
protection as these solutions guard against attack and data leakage
by leveraging a reverse proxy architecture that keeps mobile devices
off the network. Here is a look at some of the features of a best of
breed tablet access solution.
*
Mobilize any application
The
solution enables tablet access enterprise-wide, without the need for
additional hardware, software or application licenses.
*
Eliminate Data Leakage
Proxy
architecture and RDP over
SSL helps to prevent the tablets from connecting directly to the
corporate network. Since the tablets are kept "off-network",
it not only maintains the security and compliance of office resources
but also eliminates the potential for attack. Thus, the data never
leaves the corporate network, never exists on tablets and never mixes
with personal data thereby fully eliminating the potential for data
leakage.
*
Reduce Complexity
It
reduces complexity by being an ideal complement to existing native
mobile app solutions and supports any mix physical or virtual
desktops and applications. This helps to maximize existing
infrastructure, minimize the need for additional hardware and
software and expand investments in native mobile apps and
virtualization in an intelligent and cost-effective manner.
Thus
with a good tablet
access solution, enterprises can embrace BYOD securely and
efficiently.
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