Microsoft throws more business mobile device management functions and features into their own operating systems and its management tools, and with this corporate VP Brad Anderson is now eyeing the MDM software such as AirWatch and MobileIron and Good. Microsoft can provide more features with a much improved user experience at a fraction of the cost he said, fortunately there’s the cloud and enterprise team as they worked with Office.
There are over 95% of enterprises that are already making use of Active Directory and want to manage phones and tablets through the exact same system, with the combination of control for IT and a good user experience. Working closely with the Office team for the last 18 months they have learned a lot. The obsession the Office team has is focused mainly on user experience, not being an obstacle, always being an enabler and making every user productive is their goal.
Office for iPad and the version of Office that will come for Android are specially made to be managed by Microsoft’s cloud management service Intune, and not to mention Microsoft giving companies a wrapper they may place around their very own custom apps to protect them in the same manner. They will be delivering first on iOS, and it will support iOS. Likewise, they support Google Android and there are a lot of new innovations that Samsung is working on that they will support.
For native containers such as Samsung Know that will soon come out, Microsoft is also looking to work with them too. They believe that every device over time and every operating system is going to come out with some native way to make distinct personal undertaking and tasks from what’s personal and what’s purely business.
As Apple will deliver whatever it is going to do on their device, Microsoft will surely support them too. If they will not deliver a container, it will be even great. Samsung with Knox has made their job easier.
Outlook Email Client Soon On Android
Indeed, companies must control company related information, however that does not mean locking every single thing down. The user is the sole authority of their device. IT must be the main authority in terms of data on device. Since Active Directory knows who users are exactly what roles they have in the business organization, companies can use that, with the security controls in the Office apps and the file-level controls in the Azure Rights Management Service, to ensure that anyone cannot just copy information from a work document into a Gmail message, but you may however send it to a colleague with the help of Outlook on your iPad. That is where you get to see what Microsoft can do differently for devices.
This is helpful for those who intend to keep information within their company in ways they are very familiar with. Every business document is important and this will surely ensure the safekeeping of every valuable data without the dangers of ever compromising them.