Chapter 1
What’s So Smart About a Phone, Anyway?
In This Chapter
Taking a look at different mobile devices
Getting up to speed on mobile operating system platforms
Exploring data connections
Examining the applications that run on mobile devices
Putting the mobile device security deployment in order
Introducing the AcmeGizmo case study
The late 2000s and early 2010s ushered in a new era of mobility in the enterprise. Prior to this time, truly productive mobility required users to have a laptop, a mobile phone, and possibly a personal digital assistant (PDA) in order to be as productive offsite as they would be at the office. The rise of the smartphone, however, has changed all of that. Now users can get as much done with a device that fits in their pocket as they could when three separate devices were required to accomplish the same tasks. With tablets reaching widespread adoption as ...
