Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 16 | Page 14

LATEST INTELLIGENCE PRESENTED BY GETTING YOUR IT INFRASTRUCTURE READY FOR THE DIGITAL WORKPLACE # GenMobile is the next-generation digital workforce that 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. Download whitepaper here 14 INTELLIGENTCIO For personal use, mobile devices and apps provide entertainment, social media, shopping, navigation, and banking. For work, they are used for 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 we can see from 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 seen as having the single-biggest impact on employee productivity, with 49% believing remote, flexible working was responsible for making them more productive. • 31% of companies surveyed use mobile communications apps to improve employee effectiveness. The Internet of Things (IoT) is also creating new opportunities and considerations for the 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. www.intelligentcio.com