Will WorlandPersonal site, resume, and writing on enterprise mobility, device management, and automation. Founder of Oak & Ash Technology.https://willworland.com/en-usApple's Free MDM Is Here. What It Actually Means for Your Business.https://willworland.com/blog/apple-business-free-mdm/https://willworland.com/blog/apple-business-free-mdm/Apple Business launched April 14 and rolled MDM in for free. Here's what's actually covered, what still needs a paid platform, and how to decide which side of that line you're on.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTMDMAppleSmall BusinessMobilityIT StrategyWhat 15 years of switching MDM platforms actually taught me.https://willworland.com/blog/15-years-switching-mdm-platforms/https://willworland.com/blog/15-years-switching-mdm-platforms/I started in this industry before most of today's platforms existed. Here's what I got wrong, what I eventually got right, and the pattern I wish I'd seen sooner.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTMDMUEMCareerLessonsBuilding a Kiosk App That Doesn't Hate You: Lessons from MobiLauncherhttps://willworland.com/blog/building-mobilauncher-kiosk-lessons/https://willworland.com/blog/building-mobilauncher-kiosk-lessons/MobiLauncher runs as a static React kiosk inside SOTI's WebView, configured at launch by MDM attributes and hardened for unreliable devices, stale config, and zero DevTools.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAndroidKioskSOTIReactMDMOnce you've seen one MDM, you've seen them all.https://willworland.com/blog/mdm-protocol-is-the-product/https://willworland.com/blog/mdm-protocol-is-the-product/Strip away the UI and every device management platform is running the same protocols against the same OS APIs. Understanding that changes how you evaluate everything.Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTMDMArchitectureAppleAndroidLinuxIoTThe server is not in charge anymore. Apple just made it official.https://willworland.com/blog/ddm-declarative-device-management/https://willworland.com/blog/ddm-declarative-device-management/Declarative Device Management has been the right answer since 2021. It took Apple deprecating the old model for the industry to admit it. Infrastructure engineers figured this out thirty years ago.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTMDMDDMAppleIaCHello, Worldhttps://willworland.com/blog/hello-world/https://willworland.com/blog/hello-world/The first post — a quick intro to what this blog will be about.Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTgeneral