BYOD Challenge: Connect Mobile Devices to the Enterprise

摘要

There are still many concerns surrounding the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) movement in corporate environments and how Azure Mobile Services can help developers. A core value of Mobile Services is that it democratizes identity and lowers the cost and effort to provide secure access to protected corporate resources. In this article, We'll take a closer look at what it takes to support more complex scenarios when connecting mobile applications to enterprise resources. We'll start by denning the identity stakeholders and look at the similarities and differences with respect to employees, trading partners and customers. Well also look at software architectures that provide secure connectivity for browser and mobile device users accessing on-premises services and sites. Later in the article, we'll demonstrate these techniques using an iOS app that connects to a Mobile Services back end, as well as an on-premises service endpoint.