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Many smaller-sized businesses might think, “Well, this all sounds great, if we could afford it.” The good
news is APM is more affordable than managers might expect. Also, APM software is often integrated into
a mobile device management (MDM) platform that has a wide variety of additional asset management
functionality, like online device inventories. Online device inventories make both automated and manual
patch management much easier because the technical specifications for every device, including versions
for all installed software, are stored in a central repository for convenient reference by a company’s IT
staff.

MDM also gives smaller businesses the ability to significantly streamline IT operations by automating
device setup and maintenance tasks, leaving your IT department with more time to assist employees with
pressing/complex issues. In fact, use of an MDM platform has been found to save some IT departments
up to 30 hours per month. That can translate into a lot of increased productivity, especially for smaller
businesses with minimal IT staff.

In today’s digital environment with ever-increasing threats, now is the time for companies to be leveraging
APM to ensure they are providing the safest possible network, devices, and other infrastructure to their
employees, vendors, and customers. And it also helps allocate the valuable time of their IT professionals
for other, more demanding purposes. While there is some cost associated with implementing these
technologies, it’s not nearly as great as it would be if a patch failure caused your company to be the
subject of the next Yahoo!- or Facebook-sized data breach. APM is the easiest, most efficient way for
companies of all sizes to mitigate unpatched vulnerabilities, ensuring all their computers and digital
devices are safe and performing optimally.

About the Author

Sami Mäkiniemelä is the Chief Security Officer at Miradore, a software
company that offers MDM services. Sami can be reached online via
LinkedIn. You can learn more about the benefits of patch management

and mobile device management on Miradore’s website.

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