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Android in the Enterprise: Piecing Together Fragmentation

Presented by Drew Schmanek

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What will I learn today?

• The Android fragmentation problem• Provisioning Android devices• Policy requirements• Automated actions• Security best practices

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The Problem of Android Fragmentation…

• UI Uniformity– There is NONE!

• The BIG Three– Samsung– HTC– Motorola

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Poll Question Number 1

• Does your organization provide or support Android devices from the following manufacturers?– Motorola– Samsung– HTC– LG– Other

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Provisioning

• Android Device Management– Agent/Application based– EAS (Exchange ActiveSync) / Lotus Notes

Traveler– Device Enrollment

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Poll Question Number 2

• Is your organization allowing Android devices to access corporate resources?– Yes, we do– Not today; planning/considering– No plans to permit such access

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Android Policy

• Requirements– Profile Management– Email, Wi-Fi, & VPN– Applications– Encryption

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Poll Question Number 3

• Does your corporation have policy in place to encrypt email on devices?– Yes– No

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Automated Actions

• Compliance– Alerts– Restrictions/Wipes– Merge

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Android Best Practices

• Have a realistic policy in place for your users– Support multiple device platforms and allow personal

devices

• Put in a multi-platform inventory tool, immediately– Many businesses don’t have good data on their

mobile devices; knowing the total amount that they have connected to corporate resources.

– Find unsupported devices and help in troubleshooting how to have your users connect securely and safely.

• Enforce the basic security precautions– Password– Remote Wipe– Encryption (standard in 4.0 phones/tablets)

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MaaS360 Overview

User/Device Enrollment

OTA Configuration & Management

In-depth Inventory & Device Reporting

Improved Visibility & Control

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Agility of the cloud for the pace of change in mobility

• Fast deployment– Simple provisioning processes– Intuitive user interface

• Effortless scalability– Instantly turn up devices, users,

apps– Start small and easily expand up

• Automatic upgrades– Continuous updates available

instantly– No ongoing maintenance

• Unmatched affordability– Zero infrastructure needed– All inclusive subscription price

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Try MaaS360, Get a Swag Kit

Sign up for a free trial after today’s webinar and you will be sent a swag kit—on us!

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Wrap Up

• Upcoming Webinars (Registration Links in Chat Window)

– Tuesday, May 22 – Getting Started with MaaS360– Thursday, May 24 - Enabling the Social Mobile Enterprise from the Cloud– Thursday, June 7 – Embracing BYOD with MDM and NAC

• Past Webinars (http://links.maas360.com/webinars)

– BYOD: Striking a Balance—Employee Privacy and IT Governance– Ten Mysteries of Android– The New iPad Goes to Work

• Plus lots of How-To content on our website – Mobile Device Management Best Practices

• http://links.maas360.com/mdm

– Mobile Device Management Glossary• http://links.maas360.com/mdm_glossary

Questions or follow-up?aschmanek@fiberlink.comjharrington@fiberlink.com