Unfortunately, the mobile device management (MDM) market is a mess. Any enterprise that has recently conducted a market assessment has likely come to the conclusion that there isn’t a single product available that meets all the requirements of a typical enterprise looking to manage and secure mobile devices.

For this reason, some enterprises are starting to turn to managed mobility services, which involves outsourcing responsibilities for MDM to vendors who are able to cost-effectively aggregate best-of-breed services for resale as a bundled service offering. In this tip, we’ll examine managed mobile services, including what they are, how they work and what to look for when considering an implementation.

Read more: Managed mobility services: Benefits of MDM in the cloud

Published February 2012 on SearchSecurity.com