IT Insights

How often should you be upgrading your company’s mobile devices? Apple releases a new iPhone every year. Should your company join the consumer bandwagon, buying new smartphones for its employees once a new mobile phone is available? Probably not. New does not necessarily mean better. While software may be another story, hardware differences between models…

If your company provides you with a mobile device, then you have a company issued cell phone. Also referred to as a company provided device (CPD), it seems pretty simple, right? Well, it isn’t always. Especially when your company isn’t outsourcing its company issued cell phone policy to a managed mobility services (MMS) provider. So…

What’s the right managed mobility services program for your company? Personal or otherwise, all of your employees have cell phones. The world as most Americans know it would be extremely challenging to access without one. Many employees would be unable to perform their jobs without them. So what’s a managed mobility services program? And how…

Timeline of Huawei’s Fall from Grace and its Effects on the Mobile Industry Huawei is one of the largest technology companies in China. How large? They’re the 2nd largest smartphone seller in the world after Samsung. The company, founded in 1987 by former People’s Liberation Army member Ren Zhengei, currently has a seemingly endless list…

Will a bring your own device program work with your company? BYOD. It’s been said so often, it’s practically a buzzword. A lot has changed since the days of desk phones and, well, typewriters. And, while cell phones aren’t exactly new, the way companies approach them is developing in interesting ways. One influencer affecting the…

Is a Company Provided Device program best for your business? Phones are doing a lot of work now a days. From keeping people aware of the world outside to connecting them with their loved ones, from holding company communications together to continued outreach efforts, we’d be in a sorry spot without phones. Employees need to…

What is CYOD and how can your company make use of it? Let’s start with the obvious. Smart phone usage is standard practice, both at and outside of work. But not every company has a reimbursement plan for their mobile-enabled workers. If employees make calls on their personal phone, access emails or anything else for…

Does your IT department enable employees for multiple device usage? IT is a vital department in any company’s structure. That’s not only for protection of company and user information, but users remain in desperate need of IT assistance. Yet, a popular view among the corporate rank and file is that IT departments don’t promote productivity,…

How eSIM Could Impact Your Company In 2018, Apple’s iPhone offered eSIMs, or “virtual SIMs,” to the broader market. Google’s Pixel 2 was the first consumer device to utilize eSIM technology. However, the sheer number of iPhone users that took on an eSIM device legitimized it as the next technological jump. But what is eSIM?…

Roles Involved with IoT Deployment The Internet of Things (IoT) has become the new frontier of business. It’s also the new frontier of threats. No matter your role or involvement in an IoT deployment, security is a major piece of the puzzle. You can avoid the most common security mistakes in the IoT rush. Certain…