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BlackBerry UEM vs MaaS360
March 17, 2025 | Author: Michael Stromann
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Enable secure productivity across an increasingly remote digital workplace with unified endpoint management (UEM) and policy control. Organizations are addressing new use cases to maintain and improve their security posture.
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MDM in Minutes: Deploy, Secure and Support Smartphones & Tablets. Every organization needs to see and control the mobile devices entering their enterprise, whether they are provided by the company or part of a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. MaaS360 mobile device management (MDM) is the fastest, most comprehensive way to make that happen.
BlackBerry UEM and MaaS360 are both gloriously complex systems designed to manage the mobile devices of the future, which, it must be said, seem to be becoming more and more like something straight out of an absurd science fiction novel. Both can handle iOS, Android and Windows devices, keeping them in check with policy enforcement and compliance tools that allow you to enforce your will upon your corporate network. But while you're busy trying to make sense of which version of Android your device is running, these tools will help you manage apps, data and users, while ensuring that everything follows the rules (or at least the ones you set). It's almost like having a digital butler who knows exactly where your data is, but in a much more serious, corporate manner.
Then, there’s BlackBerry UEM, born out of Canada and a love affair with security that dates back to when people thought ‘secure communication’ was an oxymoron. BlackBerry UEM has evolved over the years into a behemoth, catering mostly to industries that have a strong aversion to things like breaches, leaks or general chaos – finance, healthcare and governments. It's the kind of product you'd expect to see in a world where only the most regulated environments exist and you’d better believe it comes with integration into BlackBerry’s secure messaging and collaboration tools. If you're one of the lucky few still relying on a BlackBerry in the age of touchscreen madness, you’ll find this solution, originally conjured up in the mid-2000s, is designed for those who like their security robust and their control over devices unnervingly precise.
On the other hand, MaaS360, born in the USA in the year 2010 (a much less dramatic time, unless you consider the fact that the world was still preparing for the end of the Mayan calendar), is all about simplicity and cloud-first solutions. IBM now backs it with Watson’s artificial intelligence, so it’s like the digital assistant that’s been reading far too many sci-fi novels and is now trying to predict your security needs before you even know you have them. MaaS360 is also best known for integrating effortlessly into the broader IBM ecosystem, which might just appeal to enterprises looking for a one-size-fits-all solution. If BlackBerry UEM is your serious, regulation-obsessed friend, MaaS360 is the one who can see the future and is trying to make your life a little bit easier—just don’t ask it for too many answers about things that are not in the cloud.
See also: Top 10 MDM software
Then, there’s BlackBerry UEM, born out of Canada and a love affair with security that dates back to when people thought ‘secure communication’ was an oxymoron. BlackBerry UEM has evolved over the years into a behemoth, catering mostly to industries that have a strong aversion to things like breaches, leaks or general chaos – finance, healthcare and governments. It's the kind of product you'd expect to see in a world where only the most regulated environments exist and you’d better believe it comes with integration into BlackBerry’s secure messaging and collaboration tools. If you're one of the lucky few still relying on a BlackBerry in the age of touchscreen madness, you’ll find this solution, originally conjured up in the mid-2000s, is designed for those who like their security robust and their control over devices unnervingly precise.
On the other hand, MaaS360, born in the USA in the year 2010 (a much less dramatic time, unless you consider the fact that the world was still preparing for the end of the Mayan calendar), is all about simplicity and cloud-first solutions. IBM now backs it with Watson’s artificial intelligence, so it’s like the digital assistant that’s been reading far too many sci-fi novels and is now trying to predict your security needs before you even know you have them. MaaS360 is also best known for integrating effortlessly into the broader IBM ecosystem, which might just appeal to enterprises looking for a one-size-fits-all solution. If BlackBerry UEM is your serious, regulation-obsessed friend, MaaS360 is the one who can see the future and is trying to make your life a little bit easier—just don’t ask it for too many answers about things that are not in the cloud.
See also: Top 10 MDM software
