{"id":49675,"date":"2017-03-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/adopting-wearables-with-enterprise-mobility-management-solutions\/"},"modified":"2017-03-20T11:57:49","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T11:57:49","slug":"adopting-wearables-with-enterprise-mobility-management-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/adopting-wearables-with-enterprise-mobility-management-solutions\/2\/32457","title":{"rendered":"Adopting Wearables with Enterprise Mobility Management Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

It can\u2019t be denied anymore: wearables<\/a> have entered the workplace-use scenario with more and more employees using them for professional purposes. Many experts argue that wearables can help support businesses by improving employee communication and enhancing productivity. They are expected to make a substantial impact in industries like healthcare, hospitality, construction, real estate, transportation and mining.\n<\/p>\n

The Rise of Wearables<\/span><\/h2>\n

As per industry reports, wearable technology is expected to grow tremendously in the near future. Research gurus like Gartner and McKinsey predict numbers for wearables to reach almost $2 trillion by 2020 and $33 trillion by 2025 respectively. Of course, more wearables in the business market would also mean more security risk. An adoption drive for wearables into business operations should be backed by an equally strong enterprise mobility management<\/a> (EMM) solution. (For different mobile management strategies, see Mobile Device Management vs. Mobile Application Management: The Big Fight Continues<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Some of the common areas of concern for most businesses in regard to adopting wearables in a professional environment are related to security and privacy issues. The growing influx of wearables in workplaces would automatically translate into a need for solutions to help assimilate wearables in industry workflows. Though employee productivity and efficiency is one of its strong points, the real challenge is to balance the gains against risks such as data leakage, loss of device and unsafe practices. With IoT<\/a> technology now joining the game, securing all the data being passed around has become very daunting.\n<\/p>\n

Though wearable technology has progressed by leaps and bounds in recent years, the EMM market is still in its infancy when it comes to tracking and managing wearable devices. By incorporating a comprehensive EMM solution, an organization will be empowered to secure and manage wearables. Though theoretically, an EMM solution for mobile devices<\/a> should also work with wearables, technically speaking the process would require some thoughtful actions.\n<\/p>\n

Wearable sensors can be extremely beneficial in several industries, to receive, collect and transmit data automatically. Let\u2019s take a look at why enterprises must start thinking about incorporating wearables into their EMM strategies:\n<\/p>\n