Enterprise Mobility Dominates IT Agenda in 2014

Enterprise Mobility Dominates IT Agenda in 2014

44% of organizations have already implemented an enterprise mobility project.

45% of organizations will spend at least $500,000 on mobility projects over the next 12 to 18 months.

Nearly half will invest in mobile apps, devices and mobile device management (MDM) over the next 12 to 18 months.

67% of organizations are seeking increased productivity with their planned mobile investments, while 57% want to improve customer service.

Budget limitations: 57%, Lack of stakeholder buy-in: 48%, Failure to integrate with legacy systems: 43%, Change-management issues: 33%, Post-implementation training challenges: 19%

Make the budget work so you buy the right mobile tools the first time, to avoid redo’s well into your implementation.

These projects often take longer than organizations anticipate. Always start small, typically with a pilot, to get a better sense of the time required.

Early on identify a series of use cases in order to effectively evaluate potential mobile solution providers.

The more employees are trained about the rise of mobile-based threats, and new techniques from bad hackers, the better prepared they’ll be to use devices securely.

Enterprises that grant access to third parties must conduct appropriate vetting, just as they would with new employees.