Enterprise,App,Stores,Challeng communication Enterprise App Stores – Challenges and Features

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Asper recent Gartner report, by 2017, a quarter of all enterprises will havetheir own app stores for the employees. The main reason for this is the rapid uptakeof smart device tech by the employees and customers alike. The proliferation ofmobile devices creates the requirement for applications, and with that, comesthe need to securely distribute them. Increasingly,businesses are finding consumer mobile app stores inadequate for distributionof enterprise applications. These storefronts offer little in the way ofsecurity, vetting and control. Distribution-especially to large work forces-iscumbersome. The need solutions that can host smart app store functionalitieswith additional capabilities. Enter the enterprise app store (EAS).  Why EAS?  Thereare several reasons why businesses today invest in their own distributionmechanism for employees and customers. Some of them are obvious, while some notso much.  Access Control: Access to internalenterprise applications and data needs to be controlled and monitored. Thedesign of the distribution mechanism should take into consideration thecontrols and user permissions to ensure that onlyauthorized personnel can download and use an application. Thesecontrols are not available in the commercial stores therefore the EAS isrequired.  Device Control: As important it is to allow access based on user profiles,for enhanced security, it is equally important to give access to only knowndevices. The registration of devices ensures that only the authorized devicesare allowed to use the EAS.   Version Control: Therefore, it isimperative that the corporate requirements, and therefore the products enablingthem will change over time. The user must be provided notifications and accessto app updates, upgrades, security patches and so on. Supporting OTA or over-the-airupdates enables users to easily apply these updates on their devices, withouthaving to spend unnecessary time and effort.  Gatekeeper to thepublic stores:The EAS can act as a mediator between the employee and the public store, andcan ensure that all downloads are safe, and compliant with the company policy. Corporatediscounts and volume licensing of commercial products can also be enforcedthrough this mechanism.   Enhanced EmployeeExperience:Because the workforce knows where to turn when they need the access to the programssupporting their respective jobs, it makes the process of download and installsimpler. Also, they are always sure that they will not be getting somethingthat could harm their device, or is not compliant with the corporate policies.  Features of EAS  Cross Platform/ Browser Support - Since the device and OS types in the enterprise aregenerally disparate, it is important that the download options are compatiblewith the devices.  Ideally, the app storeshould provide employees with the choice to download apps either directly viathe enterprise app marketplace or via their mobile Web browser.  Security – Securedownloads, user permissions, compliance issues, secure connectivity etc areimportant features that the infosec departments push for in any distributionchannel for employees. Other features like VPN, SSO and scanning for malwareand viruses is also required.  Notifications – Notificationsand updates may be required to be sent to the general workforce by themanagement sometimes, be it some company information, or technical stuff.  Mobile Device Management (MDM) – Management of remote devices transparently though acentral console is a very important feature of the EAS. IT can troubleshoot,audit, and manage the mobile devices trough a single management console. Theycan even remotely wipe the device if required.  Centralizedcontrol – Since the enterprise marketplace has to beclosely monitored and regulated, it is imperative that they be managed well. Inorder to reduce the management complexity, there should be a centralizedmanagement console for the same, where IT can upload, approve, or rejectapplications. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-qformat:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}