90% Data Savings by Managing Devices

A legal-services provider was losing time and budget to employees using company devices for personal apps and data. After deploying Mobile Device Management (MDM), the organization blocked non-work apps, removed personal account signing, and reduced mobile data spend by an estimated 90%.

Tsukuru's MDM solution blocked non-work apps, enforced policies & delivered remote control to the client, cutting mobile data abuse and raising predictable device governance.

The problem: company data & devices out of control

The client issued phones and tablets to lawyers and field staff. Employees installed non-work apps, signed devices into personal Google accounts and used company data and resources for personal activities.

IT had no reliable remote control or policy enforcement. Updates and new app deployments were manual and slow. The result was high mobile-data bills, inconsistent configurations, security risk around data leakage, and wasted IT time fixing individual devices.

MDM South Africa's solution: policy, control and visibility

MDM South Africa implemented a focused program to solve the core governance problem. We designed and enforced device-level policies that prevented the installation of non-work apps and stopped devices being signed into personal accounts. We rolled out app whitelists and managed app stores so only approved corporate apps could be installed. For data protection we deployed containerization and app separation so corporate data stayed inside managed apps and could be wiped without affecting personal content when allowed.

On the management side we used zero-touch enrolment to get devices into the console on first boot, and we created a single gold image so every device received the same configuration automatically. Remote configuration and scheduled update orchestration removed the need for manual re-imaging. For lost or stolen devices we enabled location tracking, remote lock and selective wipe to protect sensitive client information. The MDM console gave ops a single-pane view of compliance, app usage and data consumption so policy violations and abnormal patterns were visible immediately.

Results: governance, savings and operational simplicity

The MDM program produced clear, measurable outcomes. The client effectively eliminated data misuse by blocking access to non-work apps and removing personal account syncs. Mobile-data costs fell dramatically, with internal estimates of roughly 90% savings related to eliminated personal consumption. App deployment and version control became instantaneous across the fleet. Device configuration drift disappeared because every handset used the gold image and enforced profiles. IT moved from reactive troubleshooting to scheduled maintenance and policy enforcement. Those shifts reduced downtime, lowered support calls, and freed IT to work on higher-value tasks.

Why MDM matters for regulated or data-sensitive organizations

For organizations handling confidential client data, the risks of unmanaged devices are direct and costly. MDM solves core problems: it enforces consistent security posture, prevents data leakage, and provides the audit trails required for compliance. When combined with app separation and selective wipe, MDM preserves user privacy while protecting corporate data. Visibility into device telemetry and data usage turns guesswork about mobile spend into actionable reports that finance and IT can use to govern budgets.

KPI box — before / after

• Problem: non-work apps and personal account sign-ins on company devices.
• Outcome: non-work apps blocked; personal account sign-in removed.
• Estimated data savings: ~90% reduction in data abuse.
• Operational gains: instant app deployment to all devices; fewer helpdesk tickets; consistent device images across the fleet.

Mobile & Android Device Management is not an IT luxury.

For organizations with client-confidential data and distributed teams it is the governance foundation. MDM South Africa's solution combined policy design, zero-touch enrolment, containerization and continuous monitoring to stop data misuse, cut mobile spend and make device governance visible and enforceable.

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