Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 22 | Page 17

TRENDING If you want to get ahead make sure you are the first to do it; that’s the message from a new report from VMware that looks into the emergence of the digital workspace. T hose that move quickly when it comes to the Digital Workspace, where workers have anytime, anywhere access to any application on any device, will experience business, operational and financial benefits. But those that wait are falling behind, according to the VMware State of the Digital Workspace report. Survey respondents say game-changing IT depends on organisations adopting a digital workspace that includes security and identity management as vital components. With realistic prospects of achieving triple-digit ROI, even surveyed businesses that cite obstacles to adoption may want to consider taking another look at business mobility initiatives. Organisations understand they must rethink traditional approaches to application delivery and management to stay relevant in an increasingly digital world. A consumer-simple, enterprise-secure digital workspace that unifies user, desktop, and mobile device management to deliver business outcomes can be the foundation for business mobility projects directly linked to process change and innovation. The 2015 VMware State of Business Mobility Report revealed an important shift in the end-user computing market as the value of creating more productive employees began giving way to the larger value of making entire businesses more competitive and successful. Digital transformation is now an executive priority, with more organisations recognising the power of mobility to transform their businesses and the lack of adoption as an impediment At the core of that shift was an emphasis on how mobility could transform business processes, helping an organisation connect with customers, generate new revenue, and streamline business operations. With data showing how mobility was evolving-from individual productivity to team productivity to true business process re-engineering, representing mobility maturity, a clear gap existed between what businesses had achieved and the potential that remained ahead. A chief challenge to meeting mobility objectives across businesses, however, was a lack of unified technologies to advance achievement. www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 17