Mobile devices have become an essential part of our lives — a fact that businesses can no longer afford to ignore. To stay competitive, businesses need to embrace mobile devices, but not at the expense of their cybersecurity. This is why they also have to invest in mobile device management (MDM).

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MDM solutions enable IT administrators to control and secure mobile devices that are used for work, whether these gadgets are personally owned by employees or company-issued.

The International Data Corporation (IDC) has predicted that by the end of 2020, 72.3% of the total US workforce will be working via mobile. This comes as no surprise. Mobile devices, laptops, high-speed internet, and the cloud are allowing companies to reap the benefits of working on the go.

At the time this article was posted, LinkedIn had 1,539 remote work opportunities in the greater Charlotte area. Combined with a boom in the so-called “gig economy,” working from home, the road, or a trendy co-working space has become more acceptable than ever before.