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Save Time & Improve Performance with Less Preloaded Software
Save Time & Improve Performance with Less Preloaded Software
Unlike software that is essential to productivity and security, unnecessary preloaded apps can get in the way of a smooth user experience. This can cause issues on devices related to security, storage...
Selecting the Right Docking Solution
Selecting the Right Docking Solution
For employees in manufacturing companies, docking solutions can boost productivity by making it easy to switch between mobile and “full desk” computing experiences. With many docking solutions...
Optimizing Your Device Choice Program
Optimizing Your Device Choice Program
Congratulations on establishing a program where employees are offered a choice of company-owned devices. As your business grows, it will help you streamline collaboration, harden security and free up...
Building a Device Choice Program
Building a Device Choice Program
Your planned program, where employees are offered a choice of company-owned devices, can improve end user satisfaction and flexibility, at the same time ensuring data and device security. As you...
Best Practices to Support Users Across Multiple Locations
Best Practices to Support Users Across Multiple Locations
Whether it's a sales person visiting a customer, or a team of technicians onsite at a factory, user support can get complex when factoring in security, provisioning, diagnostics and enabling...
Optimizing Energy Efficiency in End-User Devices
Optimizing Energy Efficiency in End-User Devices
Power efficiency initiatives can help manufacturing organizations reduce energy costs and achieve sustainability goals. Computers tend to use the most energy of all office equipment, and...
Moving to Windows 10 for Greater Security and Manageability
Moving to Windows 10 for Greater Security and Manageability
From January 2020, Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7. That means no more security updates or any support services - leaving your product design IP, customer data and employee information...
Optimizing your Device Management Strategy
Optimizing your Device Management Strategy
IT departments in manufacturing firms are managing an increasing number of endpoint devices. Logistics analysts, quality assurance managers and product designers alike require specialized software and...
Transitioning from Reactive IT
Transitioning from Reactive IT
Reactive IT can easily end up costing more than a proactive support model when covering varied environments like factories, warehouses and offices. Formulating a transition plan that includes a cost...
Enabling a BYOD Program
Enabling a BYOD Program
While Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) may reduce upfront costs, it can also expose manufacturers who need to protect product, supply chain and customer data, to greater security risks and more complexity...
Replace BYOD with a Choice of Company-Owned Devices
Replace BYOD with a Choice of Company-Owned Devices
With a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program in place, you may have seen more operational flexibility for your workforce, especially if you have contractors who are frequently away from the office...