Close
  • Latest News
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
Read Down
Sign in
Close
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Read Down
Password recovery
Recover your password
Close
Search
Logo
Logo
  • Latest News
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
More
    Home Android
    • Android
    • Cloud
    • IT Management
    • Mobile
    • Networking

    Google Apps Management For Android, iOS, Windows Mobile

    By
    Clint Boulton
    -
    November 18, 2011
    Share
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Linkedin

      Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has upgraded its mobile-device-management services for smartphones and tablets based on its own Android operating system, as well as Apple’s iOS and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Mobile platforms.

      The company made MDM software available for free to customers of its paid Google Apps for Business, Government and Education suites of cloud collaboration software, which Google hosts on its own servers.

      Google Apps customers can now manage Android, iOS and Windows Mobile devices from the Google Apps control panel without requiring additional MDM software from the likes of Good Technology, MobileIron or other purveyors in the space.

      Through the Apps control panel, IT administrators can get a glimpse of all mobile devices that are syncing with Google Apps, and revoke access to individual devices in the event that employees leave the company. Administrators may also define password requirements and roaming sync preferences by user group, and view analytics information, such as how much data devices are impacting the corporate network.

      Google also updated its Google Apps Device Policy application for Android with support for Android 4.0, the “Ice Cream Sandwich” build rolling out with Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone.

      For Google, providing MDM is crucial to boosting Google Apps’ viability for enterprises at a time when more and more employees are using their own Android smartphones and iPhones in the workplace.

      It’s the type of provision that can make or break contracts for Google, which is vying for mobile market share versus Apple, Research in Motion and Microsoft.

      Google Enterprise Vice President of Product Management Dave Girouard made the announcement Nov. 14 at Google Atmosphere, the company’s cloud-computing pow-wow for CIOs.

      The focus of this year’s event revolved around the confluence of mobile, social and “big data,” which are all contributing to the growing need for business intelligence and other software that can crunch, compile and make sense of massive amounts of information.

      Speaking of big data, Girouard at the event also announced that Google BigQuery Service, which is designed to process for massive amounts of data analytics, has emerged from limited developer preview. It now has a graphical user interface for analysts and developers to churn through loads of data via a Web application.

      Moreover, the new REST API lets intrepid data scientists run multiple jobs in the background and better manage tables and permissions. BigQuery is available free of charge for now.

      Atmosphere was also the stage for a little competitive posturing by Google. Responding to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s claim that his company’s Office 365 alternative to Google Apps is “winning” against Google, Google Vice President of Enterprise Sales and Operations Amit Singh said Google is taking business from its rival.

      “Thousands of customers every day are turning off their Microsoft servers and moving to Google Apps,” Singh said during the event. “I think we’re doing a bit of winning ourselves.”

      Clint Boulton
      Get the Free Newsletter!
      Subscribe to Daily Tech Insider for top news, trends & analysis
      This email address is invalid.
      Get the Free Newsletter!
      Subscribe to Daily Tech Insider for top news, trends & analysis
      This email address is invalid.

      MOST POPULAR ARTICLES

      Latest News

      Zeus Kerravala on Networking: Multicloud, 5G, and...

      James Maguire - December 16, 2022 0
      I spoke with Zeus Kerravala, industry analyst at ZK Research, about the rapid changes in enterprise networking, as tech advances and digital transformation prompt...
      Read more
      Applications

      Datadog President Amit Agarwal on Trends in...

      James Maguire - November 11, 2022 0
      I spoke with Amit Agarwal, President of Datadog, about infrastructure observability, from current trends to key challenges to the future of this rapidly growing...
      Read more
      IT Management

      Intuit’s Nhung Ho on AI for the...

      James Maguire - May 13, 2022 0
      I spoke with Nhung Ho, Vice President of AI at Intuit, about adoption of AI in the small and medium-sized business market, and how...
      Read more
      Applications

      Kyndryl’s Nicolas Sekkaki on Handling AI and...

      James Maguire - November 9, 2022 0
      I spoke with Nicolas Sekkaki, Group Practice Leader for Applications, Data and AI at Kyndryl, about how companies can boost both their AI and...
      Read more
      Cloud

      IGEL CEO Jed Ayres on Edge and...

      James Maguire - June 14, 2022 0
      I spoke with Jed Ayres, CEO of IGEL, about the endpoint sector, and an open source OS for the cloud; we also spoke about...
      Read more
      Logo

      eWeek has the latest technology news and analysis, buying guides, and product reviews for IT professionals and technology buyers. The site’s focus is on innovative solutions and covering in-depth technical content. eWeek stays on the cutting edge of technology news and IT trends through interviews and expert analysis. Gain insight from top innovators and thought leaders in the fields of IT, business, enterprise software, startups, and more.

      Facebook
      Linkedin
      RSS
      Twitter
      Youtube

      Advertisers

      Advertise with TechnologyAdvice on eWeek and our other IT-focused platforms.

      Advertise with Us

      Menu

      • About eWeek
      • Subscribe to our Newsletter
      • Latest News

      Our Brands

      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms
      • About
      • Contact
      • Advertise
      • Sitemap
      • California – Do Not Sell My Information

      Property of TechnologyAdvice.
      © 2022 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

      Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.

      ×