A glass of Witbier or Pale Ale? That’s just a rather simple Saturday evening revelry decision to make. But MDM or RMM? It’s a decision that involves your organizational IT security. Lapses around a few glasses of your favorite beer are frivolous. But even a single lapse around IT security can lead to a debacle. That’s how uncompromisable IT security has always been, and ever more so in today’s day and age.
While remote monitoring and management (RMM) and mobile device management (MDM) have commonalities, there’re also notable differences. One needs to weigh in on all the pros and cons (differences) on an IT security and management scale. IT teams would love an MDM-RMM cocktail for unsurpassed security. But how feasible is this mix?
Let’s plunge into the RMM and MDM scheme of things and try to get high (on IT security)!
RMM, as its full form entails, is about two aspects—remote monitoring and remote management. With RMM, IT admins can protect and oversee business endpoints remotely. RMM suits the needs of managed service providers or MSPs to handle client IT infrastructure.
RMM offers automated updates and deployments, software and firmware inventory, fast issue resolution, and of course, remote monitoring. RMM software helps IT admins track company devices and provide cloud-based remote support.
RMM serves a set of advantages to IT admins to make their lives a little less stressful. Here’re some of those:
It’s worth noting that the points under RMM disadvantages can be alarming in a modern workplace where device heterogeneity (particularly smartphones) is high and a lot of people use personal devices at work.
Well, now that’s the RMM shot done! Feeling good about remote IT control and management, right? But are thoughts of data security and smartphones and multi-OS management killing the buzz?
Learn More: 10 Benefits of Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) Software
Time for the MDM shot then!
MDM or mobile device management allows IT admins to safeguard, regulate, and automate organizational policies on MDM-enrolled devices. MDM provides shielded access to corporate data and information across devices and operating systems. With MDM, IT admins can track devices, manage apps, and enhance data security.
MDM is an absolute asset to organizational IT teams in more ways than one.
We’ve got to be nitpicking here! But here’re a couple of disadvantages if you insist on fairplay against RMM.
Learn More: How Does Mobile Device Management (MDM) Work?
Both RMM and MDM shots are done! Time to get a fix on what holds the higher IT spirits.
First, let’s quickly go through some remarkable similarities that both MDM and RMM possess.
Finally, it’s that match-up that we’ve been building upon—MDM vs. RMM!
It’s clear that MDM and RMM benefit organizations and IT teams in their own right. However, MDM solutions, even though costlier, offer long-term benefits and suit the new-age organization more. So, are we in a decision loop again? This brings us to the question we asked at the beginning of this article—is an MDM-RMM cocktail possible?
The best of both MDM and RMM worlds is a possibility. Like that LIIT we seek in bar menus. The LIIT for IT security is unified endpoint management or UEM. UEM combines the automation functionalities of MDM and RMM. UEM dashboards support seamless integration with customer-specific or third-party apps or platforms.
MDM, RMM, or both, i.e., UEM—the choice is yours, but you got to choose well, keeping all your IT, device, and corporate data security needs in mind. Cost can be a deciding factor, but it’s always better to go for lasting benefits than brief savings. Think of where you want to be with your devices and remote workforce by 2035, not 2025. Keep device and network scalability in your need vs. cost analysis.
Scalefusion MDM could be the right answer to ease the workloads of your IT teams. When your IT and corporate data environments are secure through an MDM, it doesn’t matter whether it’s Witbier or Pale Ale—everything flows without lapses.
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