Ten years ago, when enterprise mobility was still in its infancy, if you could give your people a top-notch e-mail experience on their mobile phones, then you were pretty much killing it.  But in our 5G world, as new enterprise productivity innovations emerge at an ever-faster clip, employees began to expect highly advanced task-specific tools on their mobiles to get their work done.

In our increasingly interconnected world, cyberthreats continue to evolve at a rapid rate. This past weekend’s global outage of PC systems created havoc in transport, retail, banking and many other sectors, and was a major wakeup call.

Mishandling the configuration of mobile devices or setting up incorrect access privileges can end up undermining the security of your company. Then when there’s a lack of visibility into IT inventory, unpatched and unused devices sitting in drawers all add to the escalating costs.

As corporate telecoms environments become more complex with mobile and unified communications as well as 5G and SD-WAN deployments, effectively managing telecom expenses is a key component of competitive advantage. Taking a strategic view to optimise wireless, voice, and data services with Telecom Expense Management (TEM), companies can better control the costs and performance of the telecoms environment.

Equipping your team with the latest tech and devices can be a little more budget-friendly at this time of year, courtesy of end-of-financial-year deals. However, many companies fail to take advantage of attractive deals on devices and plans because they lack the capacity to handle the tasks involved in a mobile fleet refresh.
If this is the case in your company, think about handing these tasks to a managed services provider.