LATEST INTELLIGENCE
A NETWORK BLUEPRINT FOR THE
DIGITAL WORKPLACE
T
he next-generation digital workforce
uses mobile devices in ways that
are beyond conventional. No longer
relegated to work email and personal
entertainment, devices in today’s mobile-
first world are becoming the central
component for every aspect of daily
productivity. For personal use, mobile devices
and apps provide entertainment, social
media, shopping, navigation, and financial
management. For work, they provide
voice communication, file sharing, video
conferencing, CRM, unified collaboration,
expense reporting, shared calendaring,
help desk support, and project tracking. The
lines between our social and work lives are
becoming thinner every day, as revealed
in the results of the latest industry survey
conducted by the Economist Intelligence
Unit (EIU):
• 30% of respondents say they would
never work for a company that did not
allow them to use their own mobile
devices for work.
• The ability to work anytime, anywhere is
regarded as the single greatest impact
on employee productivity, with 49%
believing remote, flexible working was
responsible for increased productivity.
• 31% of companies surveyed use mobile
communications apps to improve
employee efficiency. Likewise, the
Internet of Things (IoT) is creating
new opportunities and considerations
for the mobile-first digital workforce as
these ‘headless’ devices are coming
on-line at a staggering pace. These
devices include lighting, temperature
control, sound control, appliances, door
locks, vehicles, medical equipment,
manufacturing machinery, utility
meters, parking meters, surveillance
cameras, and much more. Mobile
and IoT devices are forcing IT teams
and network infrastructures to adapt
and support an entirely new set of
requirements and challenges. n
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