Business value

Numerous studies have shown that workers are spending too much time at work trying to find, gain approval for, download, and install applications. Many companies have different points of access for different kinds of apps, an approach that both IT professionals and employees find confusing and frustrating.

Rapid acceleration of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and overprovisioning of corporate apps pose immense management and risk-related challenges for IT departments.

Unlike mobile device management (MDM) solutions that focus on device profiles and device-level security, BMC AppZone securely controls the distribution of apps based on policies, user permissions, and roles. In addition, BMC AppZone is designed for multiple application and content types, not just mobile apps, across a variety of endpoints from mobile to desktop.

Enterprise AppZone ensures application security through virus detection and digital authentication. End-user access to applications is managed by using roles-based access control (RBAC) at the user and group levels so that users can view and access only the applications that they have been assigned. For applications that are not assigned, BMC AppZone provides a view into the Service Catalog and can facilitate end-user requests to obtain software and receive an assigned license.

Application and data wipe is employed when a user changes job roles or when an event such as device loss is triggered. In addition, license reconciliation enables IT managers to reclaim software licenses from devices and redistribute licenses to other users, which facilitates cost management in software ownership.

BMC AppZone provides end users with the applications they need, while allowing IT to manage corporate policies and procedures. By addressing both end-user and IT needs, BMC AppZone helps companies deal with the consumerization of IT, while supporting self-service on any device.