{"id":13504,"date":"2014-09-09T15:17:32","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T15:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/device-management\/"},"modified":"2017-01-17T16:11:34","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T16:11:34","slug":"device-management","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/30187\/device-management","title":{"rendered":"Device Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_device_management_mean\">What Does Device Management Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Device management is the process of managing the implementation, operation and maintenance of a physical and\/or virtual device. It is a broad term that includes various administrative tools and processes for the maintenance and upkeep of a computing, network, mobile and\/or virtual device.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_device_management\">Techopedia Explains Device Management<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Device management generally performs the following:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Installing device and component-level drivers and related software<\/li>\n<li>Configuring a device so it performs as expected using the bundled operating system, business\/workflow software and\/or with other hardware devices.<\/li>\n<li>Implementing security measures and processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Devices usually refer to physical\/hardware devices such as computers, laptops, servers, mobile phones and more. They could also be virtual, however, such as virtual machines or virtual switches. 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