The Imperative and Opportunity of Ruggedized and IoT Device Management
Why the sudden change? One reason is that many enterprises are approaching a tipping point in their ruggedized and single-purpose device deployments and their life cycles. Aging legacy devices – based on Windows CE (embedded Windows), proprietary operating systems (OSs) and even PalmOS – have many organizations rethinking ruggedized and IoT endpoints in the context of modern OSs, such as iOS and Android. These devices provide lower per-unit prices and are more customizable and flexible from a hardware and form factor standpoint. Organizations are also thinking of how these devices will fit into modern endpoint management and analytics frameworks.