Media and Entertainment Articles | Device Management

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...

Moving to Windows 10 Pro 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 content, customer data and employee information vulnerable to...

Optimizing your Device Management Strategy

As your workforce becomes increasingly mobile, device management becomes an even more critical pillar in your overall strategy, helping you to protect content, data and user identities. As you evolve...

Transitioning from Reactive IT

Reactive, or break/fix IT is not a viable support model for media and entertainment companies. Work towards proactive IT by formulating a transition plan that includes a cost/benefit analysis...

Selecting the Right Docking Solution

Docking stations make it easier for employees working in media and entertainment companies to connect a notebook to external displays and peripherals, so that they can multitask across different...

Optimizing Your Device Choice Program

Congratulations on establishing a program where employees are offered a choice of company-owned devices. As your organization grows, we believe it will help you streamline collaboration, harden...

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 important if it is highly contractor-based. However, BYOD also...

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...

Device Management is No Longer Optional

The media and entertainment industry relies heavily on a freelance workforce, where 90% of companies offer mobile devices to employees as a workforce engagement strategy. With the growing number of...

Enabling a BYOD Program

While bring-your-own-device (BYOD) may reduce upfront costs, it can also expose you to greater security risks and more complexity. Personal devices owned by media and entertainment professionals are...

Best Practices to Support Users Across Multiple Locations

For media and entertainment companies with multiple locations, or a large number of employees working in the field or on location, providing reliable IT support can be complicated. But it is much...

Optimizing Energy Efficiency in End-User Devices

Power efficiency initiatives can help media & entertainment organizations reduce energy costs and achieve sustainability goals. Computers tend to use the most energy of all office equipment, and...