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BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite pros and cons

Vendor: BlackBerry
3.9 out of 5

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PROS

BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite provides high-level security features essential for financial institutions to ensure secure, PCI compliant communications.
The suite's containerization feature separates personal and corporate data on personal devices, enabling corporate data wipe without affecting personal information.
It supports management of various mobile platforms including Windows 10, Android, Apple, and BlackBerry 10 through a single interface.
Enhanced user experience is offered through features like single authentication for application activation and integration of tasks, notes, and Skype for Business.
BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite offers reliable technical support and the ability to remotely wipe data from stolen devices, enhancing its security capabilities.

CONS

Entry level support needs improvement, as Level 1 support must be used for any issues without premium support.
An easier onboarding process for team members would be beneficial; existing programs like Apple DEP and Samsung Knox require a factory wipe to get existing users onto them.
Improved Active Directory integration is desired, using attributes instead of groups to streamline management and reduce overhead.
Quality assurance needs enhancement to avoid releasing versions that break existing functionalities.
More support for Google Chromebook operating system is needed.
 

BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite Pros review quotes

it_user1875 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of IT at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 28, 2012
Provides access to our Lotus Notes system in a controlled and managed manner and is device agnostic with a similar interface for the gamet of devices in the market.
it_user3222 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager of System Security with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 12, 2013
The container approach gets you separation between private and corporate data.
SG
technical support analyst lead at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 24, 2018
Security is the most valuable feature, because we are a financial institution. We have a large number of clients and we have to make sure all communications are secure and PCI compliant.
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MC
Infrastructure engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Jun 24, 2018
The containerization of the BlackBerry Dynamics is the most important thing for us. It allows us to keep personal and corporate data separate on a personal device. It allows us to wipe the corporate data while leaving all the personal data in place.
SeniorTe8d5e - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technologist at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 24, 2018
It has allowed us to manage many different mobile device platforms, like Windows 10, Android, Apple, and BlackBerry 10, all through a single pane of glass.
ITSysAdma3e2 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Sys. Admin Front office
Jun 24, 2018
It was an improvement when we got the Tasks and the Notes as well as Connect for Skype For Business.
HeadOfMo6d43 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Mobility at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 24, 2018
It was a big improvement to activate applications with one authentication. That was a big plus for the user experience.
MobilePrff05 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mobile Product Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Jun 28, 2018
The functionality with UEM and BlackBerry Works, the shared calendar, is a massive improvement for us.
HW
Messaging Engineer
Jun 28, 2018
Whenever we have issues, people rely on the ability to check messages promptly.
DW
Administrator at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 3, 2018
There is very high flexibility for different setups of single users, so it can give a single use many different device types with different enrollment types.
 

BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite Cons review quotes

it_user1875 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of IT at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 28, 2012
The application is consistent across devices, but the interface is not as robust as you would expect for an enterprise solution.
it_user3222 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager of System Security with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 12, 2013
Clumsy user interface
SG
technical support analyst lead at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 24, 2018
The entry level support needs improvement, but a lot of it has to do with the fact that we do not have premium support. Therefore, we have to go through Level 1 support for any issues.
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MC
Infrastructure engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Jun 24, 2018
I would like to see better integration with our AD. Instead of having to use Active Directory groups, we'd like to use Active Directory attributes instead. There is a lot of overhead in managing. Whereas, if we could key on something tied to HR, or some other feed indicating who they are or what role they have, and manage them that way, that would be much preferable than having to manage people with Active Directory groups. Because, if people move roles, then we have to make sure that we move them from one Active Directory group to another, which is hands-on, a lot of overhead.
SeniorTe8d5e - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technologist at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 24, 2018
I would like more support for Google Chromebook operating system, so I could manage it.
ITSysAdma3e2 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Sys. Admin Front office
Jun 24, 2018
What we don't have at the moment is RDP from the device to some kind of PC. Another feature would be access to a delegate's mailbox and I think that is to come in one of the next releases. There have been a lot of requests for that type of feature where, for example, a secretary can access the mailbox of the boss.
HeadOfMo6d43 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Mobility at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 24, 2018
I know for the BlackBerry Connect, our users want to see more features, such as audio and video. I know the current version doesn't have that.
MobilePrff05 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mobile Product Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Jun 28, 2018
One issue that is very annoying at that moment, that we're having an argument about with BlackBerry, is the inability to remove the signature automatically from the server.
HW
Messaging Engineer
Jun 28, 2018
From the past to the present, before mobility location, we frequently required a restart.
DW
Administrator at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 3, 2018
The newest features sometimes pop in very slowly.