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Best tablets for healthcare: medical-grade and rugged options A medical-grade tablet is built for clinical environments: its housing withstands hospital disinfectants, and the strictest models carry IEC 60601-1 safety certification for medical electrical equipment. Most clinical teams do not need that certification on every device. They need a... By Vlad Bodea Oct 24, 2026

How to use a tablet as a POS system (and manage it securely) Yes, you can use an ordinary iPad or Android tablet as a point-of-sale (POS) system. Small shops, cafes, market stalls, and pop-ups do it every day: install a POS app, connect a card reader, and the tablet becomes the till.... By Vlad Bodea Sep 30, 2026

Warehouse barcode scanners: types, models, and how to choose in 2026 A warehouse barcode scanner is the device that turns a physical label into a data-capture event: a receiving scan, a pick confirmation, a cycle count. The category is wider than it first appears, spanning simple corded readers at a pack... By Ionut Soare Sep 29, 2026

Custom OMA-URI vs Settings Catalog in Intune: when should IT use each? In Microsoft Intune, there are two main ways to configure Windows settings that are not exposed as a simple toggle: the Settings Catalog and a custom OMA-URI profile. Both ultimately configure the same underlying Windows Configuration Service Providers (CSPs), the... By Radu Scarlat Sep 28, 2026

MDM migration: how to move devices between MDM platforms MDM migration is the process of moving managed devices from one Mobile Device Management (MDM) platform to another: changing the system that enrolls, configures, secures, and monitors a fleet, without losing control of the devices along the way. Organizations migrate... By Radu Scarlat Sep 27, 2026

Apple Return to Service: remotely reset and re-enroll iOS and iPadOS devices Return to Service is an Apple feature that lets a Mobile Device Management (MDM) platform remotely erase an iOS or iPadOS device and automatically re-enroll it, with no cable, no setup wizard, and no one touching the device. Introduced with... By Radu Scarlat Sep 26, 2026

Best tablet for construction workers and job sites in 2026 The best tablet for construction is determined by software rather than durability. On a job site, the tablet exists to open the drawings, mark up the plans, file the daily report, and check the model, and the apps a crew... By Radu Scarlat Sep 18, 2026

Mobile Device Procurement Checklist for IT

Mobile device procurement checklist: what IT should verify before buying hardware Mobile device procurement is the process of selecting and buying the phones, tablets, and other mobile hardware an organization deploys to its people. Most procurement advice focuses on price, vendor, and warranty, which matter, but it skips the checks that... By Victor Antiu Sep 15, 2026

How to choose a tablet for field work in 2026 (with five picks) A tablet for field work has to do something an office or warehouse tablet never does: keep working far from the desk, the loading dock, and often the nearest Wi-Fi signal. Field crews (inspectors, surveyors, utility technicians, field service engineers,... By Radu Scarlat Sep 10, 2026

Company cell phone policy template: usage, privacy, security, damage, and return rules A company cell phone policy is a document that sets the rules for how employees use mobile phones for work, whether the phone is company-issued or an employee’s personal device. A clear policy protects the organization’s data, sets fair expectations... By Dragos Brudiu Aug 31, 2026

Declarative Device Management: What Apple’s new MDM model changes for IT Declarative device management (DDM) is Apple’s modern approach to managing devices, in which each device enforces its own policy autonomously instead of waiting for commands from a management server. It is a structural change to how Mobile Device Management (MDM)... By Vlad Bodea Aug 28, 2026

Best Rugged Tablets for Field, Warehouse, and Utility Teams in 2026 The best rugged tablet for a team is rarely the one with the highest drop rating on the spec sheet. For a single worker, ruggedness alone might decide it. For an organization deploying rugged tablets across a field crew, a... By Ionut Soare Aug 26, 2026

Managed Apple Accounts: When you need them, their limits, and how they work A Managed Apple Account is an Apple account owned and controlled by an organization, created through Apple Business Manager rather than by an individual. It lets a business give employees an Apple identity tied to corporate credentials, with the organization... By Vlad Bodea Aug 24, 2026

Best Smartphone for Business in 2026: What IT teams should buy for work and company-issued fleets The best smartphone for business is rarely the one that wins the camera comparison. For an individual buyer, the spec sheet decides. For an organization issuing phones to a team of ten, a hundred, or a thousand, the decision turns... By Victor Antiu Aug 19, 2026

Windows LAPS and MDM: How Local Admin Password Management Works Windows LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution) is a built-in Windows feature that automatically manages and rotates the password for a local administrator account and backs it up to a central directory controlled by the IT team. It solves a specific... By Laura Ciurea Aug 17, 2026

Best Rugged Smartphones for Business Fleets in 2026: what IT teams should buy The best rugged smartphone for a business is not always the one with the highest drop rating or the thickest armor. For a single field worker, the spec sheet decides. For an organization equipping a team of ten, a hundred,... By Ionut Soare Aug 12, 2026

Best tablets for business fleets in 2026: what IT teams should buy The best tablet for business is rarely the one with the highest benchmark score. For a team buying a single device, the spec sheet is the deciding factor. For an organization deploying ten, a hundred, or a thousand tablets, the... By Radu Scarlat Aug 10, 2026

Windows Autopilot vs Traditional Imaging: Which Provisioning Model should IT use? Windows PC provisioning in 2026 is a three-model decision, not a two-model decision. The first model is Windows Autopilot classic, which has been Microsoft’s zero-touch enrollment story since 2017. The second is Windows Autopilot device preparation, a re-architected next-generation approach... By Vlad Bodea Jul 31, 2026

12 MDM Security Policies that Actually Reduce Risk Mobile Device Management (MDM) exposes hundreds of enforceable settings across the four major operating systems. A well-configured MDM console can push dozens of policies to every managed device. But not all of those policies actually reduce risk. Some prevent real... By Radu Scarlat Jul 29, 2026

Apple Business Manager and MDM: How Automated Device Enrollment Works Apple Business Manager and an MDM sit on either side of every corporate Apple deployment. Apple Business Manager is the free portal that ties your organization to Apple: it holds the devices you own, the app licenses you buy, and... By Vlad Bodea Jul 27, 2026

MDM Compliance Reporting: What Auditors Actually Need from Device Management The typical MDM console shows dozens of dashboards. The typical auditor asks for a handful of specific artifacts. When those two do not match, the audit slows, the requests for information grow longer, and the exceptions are written into the... By Radu Scarlat Jul 24, 2026

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