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What are some best practices regarding mobile devices for SMBs?
I am thinking about getting mobile devices for my office- smart phones in particular- but I am not sure what the best way is to go about doing this. Should I purchase phones for my employees, or should I pay for a certain amount of their plans? What are some best practices?
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A lot of the answer to this is "it depends".
Do you want to ensure that every employee has a standard phone and want to do cost-sharing with them, or do you really want to own the data so in the event the employee leaves you can erase the phone and ensure your data doesn't walk with the employee ?
If you aren't too concerned about losing the data on the phone, then I think offering a group purchase plan and a subsidized monthly fee (the company pays the first $50, and the employee pays anything over, or something like that) is the way to go.
If you are very concerned that the data on the phone could cause damage if it walks with the employee, then I recommend the company purchasing the phone and paying for 100% of the monthly costs. That way, you can have the phone (like an iPhone) immediately auto-erase itself in the event of it getting lost or the employee leaving the company.
If you don't care one way or the other on the sensitivity of the data, then it still may be a good idea to have the company provide the phones if perhaps not the monthly plan. This will ensure that you have a single platform to support for any kind of app development or integration issues.
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