“Where users had to wait for innovations to be adopted by IT departments in the past before they could take advantage, today’s administrator needs to react at the speed of the consumer while remaining vigilant regarding security,” said Warner. “Visibility and adaptability are key, so that when the next big development appears, business is ready to implement whatever that development might be.”
Holmes meanwhile sees the need for improvements in the area of “comprehensive mobility management” solutions over the rest of 2014 and into next year. “Providing access to enterprise networks and resources while ensuring that the correct security, support and management capabilities are in place, all while minimising risk, is a complicated task,” said Holmes. “Obtaining the right resources processes and tools to drive a successful program requires careful planning” she added.
“The prevalence of one vendor or platform depends on whether the use of tablets has been assessed and introduced as part of a productivity programme or they have been purchased by individuals with buying power,” Rob Paddon, Trilogy Technologies
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Cultural shift
Elsewhere O’Connor said she “had envisaged 2014 as being the year of the cloud with mobility being a bi-product of this and with the latter really only showing a more cultural shift into 2015”. She said the market is currently reflecting this prediction.
“The Microsoft XP and Exchange 2003 end of support and the planned end of support for Server 2003 next year has seen many make the switch to more cloud-based solutions such as Office 365,” said O’Connor. “This in turn is having a knock on effect in terms of the consideration of mobility. It is an additional benefit of moving to cloud based solutions such as Office 365 that businesses are now looking to explore and take advantage of.”
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