The most obvious signs of the blurring of the boundaries of personal and professional life can be noticed in the manner in which the concept of Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD ) is getting accepted spreading thick and fast. No more are people required to work from their office premises always; irrespective of the nature of the job. Given the 24×7 accessibility, the whole concept of office hours seems to be a thing of the past. It has become quite normal for people to work for extended hours at the convenience of choosing their place of operation. Equipped with Laptops, Smartphones, Tablets & the more recent Phablets, accessing enterprise network is just about possible from anywhere and at any time of the day. Infact with every passing the day, these tools are only getting better. BYOD has brought in a considerable amount of increase in the productivity of the workforce. They have been empowered to deliver work from anywhere , anytime & most importantly from the device of their choice. This has led to a lot of companies promoting the concept of having a workforce on the move. Besides the degree of convenience and flexibility which it has brought in, the companies have also gained in terms of reduced costs in having to maintain/build/ rent real estate. The main concern, from an organization’s perspective, is in ensuring safe integration of these devices & have policies in place so as to reduce chances of valuable data getting compromised in any capacity. Setting the right BYOD approach and the policy is the key to maintain data security, control costs & minimize risk.
Apple’s iOS platform seems to be the hot favorite when it comes to popularity of devices being preferred by professionals. For one, it is more secure than its nearest competitor – Android . From its App store to the regular security updates, the devices have almost earned the title of being the most reliable and impregnable & hence an ideal fit for enterprise deployment. To elaborate a bit more on this, there are many security features which are available by default for e.g. all the 3rd party apps are sandboxed to ensure that they cannot access files stored by other apps or modify them in any capacity . This is generally the case in the event of a malware or a virus attack. Also, each of the apps available in the store is reviewed to check whether it works as it is advertised and has no malicious code in it. The data protection provision helps in ensuring that even in the event of a device getting compromised, the data stays encrypted. This has been made possible because of steps taken by Apple to not only encrypt data during transmission but also implement hardware level encryption of data stored in the deice. Each of the app has its executable code signed in order to be sure about the source with the built-in ones signed by Apple. Companies interested in building customized iPhone apps have to join the iOS Developer Enterprise Program which gives them the provision to run their apps on the devices they authorize. To buy more confidence from the organizations, Apple has made it possible to allow IT departments , through Mobile Device Management provision, to update settings of their enrolled devices as per their requirements & to remotely wipe of lock them if need be.
Inclination by corporates towards iOS devices getting used by their employees provides a lot of opportunity for the developer community. The demand of enterprise apps has been on the rise. This also offers an excellent opportunity for people with brilliant app ideas. This is where Mindfire Solutions , with its team of dedicated & certified iPad /iPhone apps developers, can provide an excellent opportunity for partnership. Tell us your iOS app development needs and be certain of getting your deliverable on time & within budget . Our iOS Application Development team has an average experience of 4+ years and has successfully executed 70+ iOS projects till date .In addition to this our customers also get the benefit of flexible hours of working at affordable cost. To get our new clients to understand and experience the quality of our delivery, we have the provision for a 100 hours risk free trial*.
