Freelancer for a large client, they want MDM on my laptop
Large clients often require your laptop to enrol in their MDM. That can be impractical if you work for multiple customers. Know the options before signing.
Try this first
- 1Ask the client exactly which MDM they use, what policy they apply and what they can see or wipe.
- 2Decide whether you can dedicate a separate laptop to this client, that keeps your other client work and private files out of their reach.
- 3Negotiate whether a container or work profile is enough instead of full MDM on the whole laptop, that is sufficient in many scenarios.
- 4Get in writing what they will wipe at offboarding, only their container or the entire laptop, and how you get your own data back.
- 5Bill the cost of a separate laptop, or the time to maintain two profiles, into your rate, it belongs in the engagement.
- 6Note in your own processing register that this client has admin rights on a device that also touches other clients' data.
When to bring us in
When in doubt what a client may legally demand on a freelancer's laptop, ask a lawyer. Vectel can think along technically about separation between client environments.
See also
- First IT setup as a freelancer, what do you actually needNot everything at once. One laptop, a mailbox on your own domain, a password manager, a backup. That covers the first year.
- Hiring your first employee, what IT to arrange before day oneLaptop, account, mailbox, access to the right folders. In that order, not all of it at 9 a.m. on day one.
- Moving to a new office, IT checklistInternet and power have the longest lead times. Plan at least three months out, not three weeks.
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