Every Business is a Mobile Business

Every Business Is a MOBILE Business Mobility is more than a smartphone in every pocket or a tablet in every home or office. Mobility is everýwhere. The device universe continues to expand: 2.4 billion PCs, tablets, and smartphones worldwide 23.9% 3.1% 256 million 1.9 billion tablets mobile phones .. sg a By 2017, mobile users will The app universe is expanding alongside the device universe: have downloaded 268 billion appS... 1.3 million iOS apps in the Apple Store 1.4 million Android apps in the Google Play store to the tune of $77 billion in revenue! Get ready for the Internet of Things (loT) and wearables. By 2020, the loT will include 26 billion connected devices and represent $7.1 trillion in revenue. 71% of IT pros say the loT will impact both customers and the workplace. Sunny 18 C Fri May 25 2:00 PM 59% say their organizations aren't prepared for it. The rapid growth of data presents both immense opportunities and immense risks. The "digital universe"-all of the data generated by people and machines worldwide- will double in size every two years 10% 10% 5% 15% between now and 2020. 35% 25% SASKOANES Security is paramount for the modern mobile business. Gartner predicts that, by 2017, half of all employers will require employees to bring their own devices. TOP SECURITY PRIORITIES: 1 Securing company data on mobile devices 2 Securing devices using antivirus or antimalware, MDM client software, etc. 3 Securing data in transit from the network to the mobile device 4 Keeping corporate data segregated from personal data 5 Compliance, audit, and asset management DevOps can help IT better meet the demands of the mobile era. DevOps is a mix of technology, people, and process intended to increase IT speed and efficiency without sacrificing quality, reliability, or security. 21% 21% of organizations of organizations have already implemented DevOps. plan to implement DevOps in the near future. Today, every business is a mobile business. The good news is, many organizations are moving in the right direction. But there's still plenty to be done-and plenty of change on the horizon. Sources: App Brain, “Number of Android applications," http://bit.ly/W8UJS | Gartner, “Gartner Predicts by 2017, Half of Employers will Require Employees to Supply Their Own Device for Work Purposes," http://gtnr.it/1lSmgl0 | Gartner, “Forecast: The Internet of Things, Worldwide, 2013," http://gtnr.it/11z09it | Gartner, “Gartner Says by 2017, Mobile Users Will Provide Personalized Data Streams to More Than 100 Apps and Services Every Day," http://gtnr.it/11z09it | Gartner, "Gartner Says Worldwide Traditional PC, Tablet, Ultramobile, and Mobile Phone Shipments to Grow 4.2 Percent in 2014," http://gtnr.it/1ufo90u | InformationWeek, "Research: 2014 DevOps Survey," http://ubm.io/1eDlwjm InformationWeek, "Mobile Security: All About the Data," http://ubm.io/1HrjiUB | Spiceworks, "The Devices Are Coming!: How the 'Internet of Things' Will Affect IT.and Why Resistance Is Futile," http://bit.ly/1x5Zw8P | TechCrunch, "iTunes App Store Now Has 1.2 Million Apps, Has Seen 75 Billion Downloads to Date" http://tcrn.ch/1P53D3J OHDI © 2015 UBM LLC. All rights reserved.