To say that mobility is affecting the way enterprises do business is akin to
suggesting the planets revolve around the sun. These are not unproven
theories, they are undisputed facts. However, while the modern model of the
solar system was established long ago, the effects of enterprise mobility on
business practices have only much more recently become overwhelmingly
apparent.
From interacting with customers to improving employee productivity, mobility
- in particular, the use of smart mobile devices such as smartphones and
tablets - has proven its mettle as an effective business tool. In fact, a
Symantec survey found that many companies are going all in on mobility, with
59 percent of respondents reporting that they are now making their line of
business applications available on mobile devices. An even more impressive 71
percent of businesses are looking at imple... (more)
With the seemingly endless parade of high-profile attacks and data breaches
recently, many businesses are taking a critical look at the security and
management of their own networks, asking themselves, "Could we be next?" One
rapidly growing point of concern enterprises should be focusing on is the
ever-expanding presence of a diverse fleet of mobile devices connecting to
their IT infrastructures.
A recent Symantec survey found that only 51 percent of respondents who use
their smartphones for work had been educated by their employer on policies
and/or best practices regarding th... (more)