Mobile data, back-end services and infrastructure

Mobile backend as a service is a cloud computing architecture that provides mobile applications with the resources they need to run. See complete definition.

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Printing from mobile devices evolves with EMM market, GDPR

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December 11, 2017 11 Dec'17
Progress Health Cloud tackles healthcare IT integration

Disparate systems and siloes plague healthcare when what is needed is true healthcare IT integration. Progress aims to achieve this with its new Health Cloud platform.
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New Citrix ShareFile features automate workflows

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Pros and cons of AI for mobile IT

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CIO explains tech behind integrated healthcare systems and apps

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Is shadow IT really that bad?

Shadow IT can be a good thing if users communicate their needs with IT, and administrators listen. But security still needs to be top of mind. Continue Reading
Pros and cons of Dropbox Business for enterprise file sharing

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Mixed metadata, master data management process a must for mobile apps

The growing use of mobile devices by business users broadens the risk of data inconsistencies, a hazard that an integrated process for managing metadata and master data can help address. Continue Reading
Mobile technology drives edge computing forward

The shift toward edge computing is happening in organizations everywhere, and mobility is at the center of the evolution. IT shops can take advantage of life on the edge. Continue Reading
Mobile infrastructure holds the keys to the data access kingdom

Mobile users demand data access anytime, anywhere, and organizations are pressed to provide it. Don't forget about the third-party systems that allow this access in the first place. Continue Reading

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Pop quiz: Do you know the best mobile security techniques?

Do you know the significance of changing from a four-digit passcode to a six-digit one? Test all your IT knowledge on this mobile security quiz. Continue Reading
Modern Mobility Innovation Awards: Four mobile projects triumph

The Modern Mobility Innovation Awards recognize four creative and successful enterprise mobile projects. These initiatives took advantage of everything from managed services to advanced app development techniques to mobile backend as a service. ... Continue Reading
Kony helps put the 'human' in Telstra's HR mobile app

Telstra's implementation of Kony wins a Modern Mobility Innovation Award because it relied on user feedback to build a productivity-boosting HR mobile app. Continue Reading