Why does Windows 10 win when it comes to enterprise mobility? Let’s step back and look at the bigger picture first.
We know that today, mobility is not just a trend but is rapidly becoming the de facto manner in which employees, managers, and consumers alike prefer to access their data. Yes, the desktop will remain important for the performance of complex tasks or those needing lots of screen real estate, but for day-to-day web browsing, email and access to corporate data, the phone, tablet or laptop can pretty much do it all.
Mobile data security
Today, users prefer to buy and use their own devices for both work and personal use – the BYOD phenomenon. This means that personal and company data co-exist on the same device, with all the potential for security breaches and leakage of corporate data that this implies.
However, Windows 10, which don’t forget runs on phones, tablets and PCs alike, offers the best set of security features around mobile enterprise data than any OS that Microsoft has released.
First and perhaps foremost, Windows 10 allows corporate and personal data to be separated. This means that all data tagged as belonging to the company can be automatically encrypted, so if the device is lost or stolen, the data can’t be accessed by unauthorised individuals. Data can be prevented from being accessed and/or copied without the right corporate profile, so reducing the risk of unauthorised devices accessing that information, and reducing the risk of malware copying that data to a miscreant’s server halfway across the world. VPN access can also be restricted by the IT security team to a given set of applications, which will then ensure that only authorised applications access the network that connecting the device to corporate data storage.
Security is not the only fruit
It’s not just about security however, as Windows 10 offers features such as native support for touchscreens, which are both becoming ubiquitous and make data access more intuitive. Windows 10 also allows IT to manage the update process for every Windows device.
Built-in battery saving technology allows users to go further and longer without access to external power, a boon for those out in the field, while file history acts as an effective instant restore, so that users are less likely to lose data and then ask the helpdesk to find it again.
Even the ability of Microsoft Edge to cast to DLNA and Miracast devices will mean that a presentation can be simply thrown wirelessly to a projector without the time-consuming – and frankly amateurish-looking – attempts to get a presentation going that can otherwise result.
Windows 10 triumphant in the enterprise
Windows 10 runs across multiple platforms, is much more secure than ever before, and provides a host of features to make working while mobile easier, simpler and more productive. The combination of better security added to its other, must-have features make Windows 10 a shoo-in for the enterprise.
Manek Dubash
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