1. A method of operating an enterprise application, comprising: receiving a request to activate the enterprise application through an input device of a computing device; in response to the receipt of the request, forcing a management directive on the enterprise application on an individual basis during its operation, wherein forcing the management directive on the enterprise application occurs with no modifications to source code of the enterprise application; wherein forcing the management directive on the enterprise application on an individual basis during its operation comprises: imposing a virtual private network (VPN) connection on the enterprise application; and enabling a tracking and recording of an amount of incoming or outgoing data used by the enterprise application.