Welcome to my Mobile Device Manager blog

April 27th, 2009

Hi there!

Welcome to this blog, dedicated to Microsofts awesome product; System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008. In this blog you’ll find lots of info about MDM, the installation details for MDM, tips ‘n tricks and best practices. I’ll try to update this blog as much as possible, but am very limited in free time. Just keep an eye on it, during the next months i’ll update it with my own experiences, best practices and so on.

So, what is Mobile Device Manager?

System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) enables Windows Mobile 6.1 devices to be deployed and managed like PCs and laptops in the IT infrastructure, providing them network access to corporate data and making them first-class citizens on the corporate network. MDM provides customers the ability to set and control policies using Active Directory and Group Policy. Extend corporate data and line of business (LOB) applications in a highly secure virtual private network (VPN) environment. Execute a remote wipe with the “always on” Mobile VPN (mVPN) if a device is lost or falls into the wrong hands. Take advantage of advanced features including policy enforcement, inventory and reporting, and software distribution from a single point of management.
System Center plays a central role in the Microsoft vision to help IT organizations have self-managing, dynamic systems. Solutions such as Windows Mobile 6.1 and Mobile Device Manager are tuned to simplify managing systems and applications.

Together, they enhance on-device security and enforce over-the-air policies. They allow IT professionals to manage phones more efficiently within organizations, and give mobile employees access to confidential information on corporate networks with firewalls.

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What are you waiting for!

Navigate through the pages to view the best practices, installation guides and so on. Please feel free to leave a comment on the articles and posts.

Best regards,
Sander Weenen
Advanced Infrastructure Consultant @ PQR