Device Management

Mobile Device Management

"Mobile Device Management" or MDM is an umbrella term for technologies that allow an administrator to remotely manage devices - both mobile & computer devices. MDM is also referred to as over-the-air (OTA) management as communications can be delivered via Wi-Fi or cellular connections.

Alternative Name

“Enterprise Mobility Management" or EMM is a term coined by Gartner and today is often used interchangeably for MDM. Gartner felt this term was more appropriate as, over time, management of more than just the “device” itself became possible...including application and data management.

Best-of-Breed vs. One-Size-Fits-All

There are many device management solutions claiming to support every major vendor's platform. But this inherently brings about questions regarding the provider's focus, application development resources, support resources, adoption time of vendors' new capabilities and ability to execute...just to name a few.

Bottom line: How "expert" can any multi-vendor solution be on any given vendor's products?

BFA Technologies, Inc. strongly believes in a "Best of Breed" philosophy. We are closely partnered with the only device management company who is 100% solely focused on Apple®: Jamf, Inc.

Best-of-Breed Enterprise Mac Management White Paper

Shattering the "Single Pane of Glass" Management Model