Is there software available for centralized server backups of corporate mobile devices (Blackberry, Android, iPhone, Windows Phone 7)? I am looking for something that will “notice” when a mobile device is on the local wireless connection and back it up to my LTO4.
EDIT added 10-18-2011 to answer questions:
1) My smartphone environment is mixed, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone 7. Employees are allowed by corporate to choose whatever device they want.
2) Corporate wants all smartphone data (Contacts, E-Mail, SMS, etc…) backed up to local servers.
3) Corporate has blocked the purchase of any new Blackberry devices or software (including BES) for employees. Management believes that “RIM is dead” and refuse to spend money on it.
4) Corporate has stated that employees are not to be expected to backup their own devices. That job belongs to IT. So either I have to back up each device manually or I have to find an automated method.
5) And lastly rooting, jail breaking, or any other action that voids the warranty is disallowed.
I’m sorry, it may be ghastly, but I have no other choice.
Answer
In addition to the great information that Ward and vortaq7 have already put forth, I think the general issue here is your company’s management views toward IT.
If you give an employee carte blanche to get whatever phone they choose without the thought of the IT impacts, then you’re asking for trouble. If your company refused to pump more money into a proper corporate structure like Blackberry’s / activesync / BESX (the BESX is free btw) then tell them they’ll need to put more money into hiring new staff time to perform mundane tasks like “phone backups”.
Even if you have someone to backup everyone’s phone, you open up another can of worms in that you have 4 different phone OS’s, with 4 different backup procedures, 4 different file types to handle, and 4 different sets of backups that need to be tested for integrity. This is such an inefficient use of staff time on so many levels. How often are the phones backed up? How often are they tested? Who’s going to perform theses tasks and who’s buying the phones to run the tests on?
As Ward suggested, look into the BES(X) / activesync server. It pulls contact / email / calendar information from your existing e-mail server. Should you choose to employ a besx you’ll have everything from alarm settings and sound settings backed up should a nasty case of PEBCAK arises again.
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