116, 24, 72 - What might these three seemingly random numbers have in common? They all relate to a phenomenon that's revolutionizing interactions in enterprise environments: the continued incorporation of mobile-device-based applications in a wide and varied array of business processes and tasks. There is a logical reason for this trend – it saves enterprises time and money, and it makes customers happy.
According to Gartner, 116 million tablets were shipped in 2012. This number speaks to the direction that mobility is taking. Tablets are portable, powerful, and with a wide range of applications available have quickly become the device of choice for many consumers. Tablets also have a strong influence on the enterprise, with many deploying consumer tablets in customer-facing environments because of consumer familiarity and the wide range of applications they are able to support. It is not a stretch to say that the tablets, along with their mobile brethren, the smartphone, are creating a whole new platform for service innovation.
While the number and types of mobile devices making their presence felt in the enterprise are increasing, there is still a lag in the level of preparedness for all that mobility brings in terms of strategy, governance and operational process. According to CompTIA, only 24 percent of the companies surveyed in their Second Annual Trends in Enterprise Mobility Survey acknowledged currently having a Mobility policy. This points to the fact that changes in mobile technology and its uses are outpacing the ability of many organizations to establish and adopt the policies necessary to ensure that they are able to reap the full benefits of investments they are making in mobility.
To their credit, many organizations realize that they need to address their mobile device issues. In its 2012 Mobility Study, IDG Enterprise said 72 percent of companies with a population of more than 1,000 employees indicated they expected to see a growth in budget allocations to enterprise mobility solutions. Clearly the need for investment is recognized by most organizations.
What remains to be seen is how organizations approach the problem of managing mobility and specifically, managing the complex device environments being contemplated or deployed to support new business processes and initiatives. Managing mobility requires investment. And now that many organizations are following a path that leads to a mix of consumer and rugged devices, the need for effective strategies to deal with business-critical mobile device environments will continue to grow.
116, 24, 72 may seem like a random collection of numbers, but they’re evidence of a single growing issue – what to do about managing mobility.
Richard Orgias is Senior Manager for Managed Services at Motorola Solutions, Inc.
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Excellent article. The main take-away for me is the 72% figure. It indicates that there is definitely a market for enterprise mobility solutions. I am sure that Mr. Orgias' next articl will describe the overall market size for enterprise mobility solutions and maybe even throw in some segments (e,g, healthcare, financial services).
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116, 24, 72 Means Trouble for Device Management Status Quo
116, 24, 72 - What might these three seemingly random numbers have in common? They all relate to a phenomenon that's revolutionizing interactions in enterprise environments: the continued incorporation of mobile-device-based applications in a wide and varied array of business processes and tasks. There is a logical reason for this trend – it saves enterprises time and money, and it makes customers happy.
According to Gartner, 116 million tablets were shipped in 2012. This number speaks to the direction that mobility is taking. Tablets are portable, powerful, and with a wide range of applications available have quickly become the device of choice for many consumers. Tablets also have a strong influence on the enterprise, with many deploying consumer tablets in customer-facing environments because of consumer familiarity and the wide range of applications they are able to support. It is not a stretch to say that the tablets, along with their mobile brethren, the smartphone, are creating a whole new platform for service innovation.
While the number and types of mobile devices making their presence felt in the enterprise are increasing, there is still a lag in the level of preparedness for all that mobility brings in terms of strategy, governance and operational process. According to CompTIA, only 24 percent of the companies surveyed in their Second Annual Trends in Enterprise Mobility Survey acknowledged currently having a Mobility policy. This points to the fact that changes in mobile technology and its uses are outpacing the ability of many organizations to establish and adopt the policies necessary to ensure that they are able to reap the full benefits of investments they are making in mobility.
To their credit, many organizations realize that they need to address their mobile device issues. In its 2012 Mobility Study, IDG Enterprise said 72 percent of companies with a population of more than 1,000 employees indicated they expected to see a growth in budget allocations to enterprise mobility solutions. Clearly the need for investment is recognized by most organizations.
What remains to be seen is how organizations approach the problem of managing mobility and specifically, managing the complex device environments being contemplated or deployed to support new business processes and initiatives. Managing mobility requires investment. And now that many organizations are following a path that leads to a mix of consumer and rugged devices, the need for effective strategies to deal with business-critical mobile device environments will continue to grow.
116, 24, 72 may seem like a random collection of numbers, but they’re evidence of a single growing issue – what to do about managing mobility.
Richard Orgias is Senior Manager for Managed Services at Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Read additional blogs by Richard Orgias.
Visit our website to explore Managed Services from Motorola Solutions.
Excellent article. The main take-away for me is the 72% figure. It indicates that there is definitely a market for enterprise mobility solutions. I am sure that Mr. Orgias' next articl will describe the overall market size for enterprise mobility solutions and maybe even throw in some segments (e,g, healthcare, financial services).
Superb article......it definitely shows how to do marketing for enterprises.................
sharing good information