Be Prepared for the Switch to Cloud Based Technology
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by: fiberman
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Mobility as a service is a cloud based technology that keeps all the members of your network connected regardless of location. A mobility as a service network platform benefits both management and staff. Employees can stay connected from home or on the road with full access to their data and network applications, and employers can keep track of and maintain control over the individual units (laptops and handhelds) by monitoring activity from afar. Mobility as a service greatly simplifies the task of deploying, connecting, servicing and managing all user endpoints; with mobility as a service, you CAN herd cats.
Mobility as a service smashes the paradigm of physical IT restrictions created by a LAN based network. If yours is a workforce that connects primarily with the Internet rather than the company network, your future lies with cloud based technology. Imagine how much money your company will save without a LAN based infrastructure to maintain. Also think about the intangible benefits your employees will enjoy from the freedom associated with working from home, especially those with young children. Worker morale rises substantially when work and life are in balance. Mobility as a service gives employees that balance while allowing management ultimate control over the remote activities of its IT network.
In order to remain competitive, businesses are going to have to eventually convert to cloud based IT technology. So many companies have gone global that boundaries are virtually nonexistent. IT departments must stay on top of todays constantly shifting office technology; the biggest shift underway in the early 21st Century is towards worker mobility. Competition is now duked out on the international stage, and employees need the flexibility to pack up and go at a moments notice while remaining connected to the network. Without mobility as a service serving as ringmaster, network compliance and security could turn into a nightmare.
A good mobility as a service platform needs to combine infrastructure with operations tools and security and compliance applications to ensure reliable connectibility, functionality and security for a cloud based network. LAN based tools are not capable of the task. A successful cloud based network should also provide its users with around the clock access, service and support. Done right, it can eventually eliminate the need for a LAN based network entirely. Again, think of the savings to your company. And dont forget that todays talent pool places a great deal of importance on telecommuting both as a way to balance work and life and to reduce their carbon footprint.
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