Key BlackBerry UEM features
BlackBerry UEM
featuresFeature | Description |
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Multiplatform device management | You can manage iOS , macOS , Android , and Windows devices. |
Single, intuitive UI | You can view all devices in one place and access all management tasks in a single, web-based UI. You can share duties with multiple administrators who can access the management console at the same time. You can toggle between default and advanced views to see options for displaying information and filtering the user list. |
Trusted and secure experience | Device controls give you precise management of how devices connect to your network, what capabilities are enabled, and what apps are available. Whether the devices are owned by your organization or your users, you can protect your organization's data. |
Separate work and personal needs | You can manage devices using Android Enterprise , Android Management , and Samsung Knox technologies that are designed to keep personal and work information separate and secure on devices. If a device is lost or compromised, you can delete only work-related information or all information from the device. |
Secure IP connectivity | You can use BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus to provide a secure IP tunnel between work space apps on iOS and Android devices that have a work profile and your organization’s network. This tunnel gives users access to work resources behind the organization’s firewall while ensuring the security of data using standard IPv4 protocols (TCP and UDP) and end-to-end encryption. |
Simple user self-service | BlackBerry UEM Self-Service reduces support requests and lowers IT costs for your organization while giving users the option to manage their devices in a timely manner. Using UEM Self-Service , users can activate or switch devices, change their device password remotely, delete device data, or lock a lost or stolen device. |
Integration with other BlackBerry services | You can integrate UEM with BlackBerry Workspaces , BlackBerry Enterprise Identity , and BlackBerry 2FA to add value to your organization's UEM instance. |
Powerful app management | UEM is a comprehensive app management platform for all devices. You can deploy apps from all major app stores, including the App Store and Google
Play . |
Role-based administration | You can share duties with multiple administrators who can access the management console at the same time. You can use roles to define the actions that an administrator can perform, allowing you to reduce security risks, distribute job responsibilities, and increase efficiency. You can use predefined roles or create your own custom roles. |
Company directory integration | You can use local, built-in user authentication to access the management console and self-service console, or you can integrate UEM with Microsoft Active
Directory , LDAP, or Entra ID directories that you use in your organization's environment. UEM supports connections to multiple directories.You can create user accounts in UEM using user data from the directory, and you can link company directory groups with UEM to organize users in UEM the same way that they are organized in your company directory.You can also enable onboarding for specific groups in your company directory to create UEM users automatically. If you enable onboarding, you can also configure offboarding to delete device data or user accounts when users are removed from groups in your company directory. |
Migration | You can migrate users, devices, groups, and other data from an on-premises UEM source database to a new on-premises or UEM Cloud instance. |
Cisco ISE integration | Cisco Identity Services
Engine (ISE) is network administration software that gives an organization the ability to control whether devices can access the work network (for example, permitting or denying Wi-Fi or VPN connections). You can create a connection between Cisco ISE and UEM on-premises so that Cisco ISE can retrieve data about the devices that are activated on UEM . Cisco ISE checks device data to determine whether devices comply with your organization’s access policies. |
Regional deployment | You can set up regional connections for enterprise connectivity features by deploying one or more BlackBerry Connectivity Node instances in a dedicated region. This is known as a server group. Each BlackBerry Connectivity Node includes BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus , the BlackBerry Gatekeeping Service , the BlackBerry Secure Gateway , BlackBerry Proxy , and the BlackBerry Cloud Connector . You can associate enterprise connectivity and email profiles with a server group so that any users who are assigned those profiles use a specific regional connection to the BlackBerry Infrastructure when using BlackBerry Connectivity Node components. Deploying more than one BlackBerry Connectivity Node in a server group also allows for high availability and load balancing. |
Wearable devices | You can activate and manage certain Android -based wearable devices in UEM . For example, you can manage Vuzix M300 Smart Glasses . Smart glasses provide users with hands-free access to visual information such as notifications, step-by-step instructions, images, and video, and allow users to issue voice commands, scan bar-codes, and use GPS navigation. Examples of UEM management capabilities that are supported include device activation using a QR code, IT policies, Wi-Fi and VPN profiles, app management, and location services. |
Microsoft Intune integration | For iOS and Android devices, if you want to protect data in Microsoft 365 apps using the MAM features of Microsoft Intune , you can use Intune to protect app data while using UEM to manage the devices. Intune provides security features that protect data within apps. For example, Intune can require that data within apps be encrypted and prevent copying and pasting, printing, and using the Save as command. You can connect UEM to Intune , allowing you to manage Intune app protection policies from within the UEM management console. |