Background information of the Enterpriseday
More information for the iCE Amsterdam enterprise day.
Just today Gartner analysts highlighted the top 10 technologies and trends that will be strategic for most enterprises in 2010. The analysts presented their findings during Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, being held in Orlando through October 22.
Gartner defines a strategic technology as one with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in the next three years. Factors that denote significant impact include a high potential for disruption to IT or the business, the need for a major financial investment, or the risk of being late to adopt.
These technologies impact the enterprises’ long-term plans, programs and initiatives. They may be strategic because they have matured to broad market use or because they enable strategic advantage from early adoption.
“Companies should factor the top 10 technologies into their strategic planning process by asking key questions and making deliberate decisions about them during the next two years,” said David Cearley, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. “However, this does not necessarily mean adoption and investment in all of the technologies. They should determine which technologies will help and transform their businesses.
Among the top 10 strategic technologies for 2010 are Cloud Computing and Mobile Applications. There are fascinating articles on creating a cloud computing environment for enterprise mobility. It’s the focus of the iCE09 Amsterdam (November 26-27, 2009), the European Conference on mobile strategies and platforms.
On Thursday 26 November the Enterprise Day will be organised, a special program for CIOs, CTOs, IT-specialists, etc. Enterprise Day addresses the challenges created by the growing use of mobile devices in the enterprise with comprehensive services designed to drive the success of a mobility based strategy. Key topics during this day will be:
Enterprise Mobility has changed a lot in the last few years
The greatest recent advancement is the explosion of new devices and platforms. We can all see how iPhone and other devices, like the Palm Pre or those based on Android are rapidly changing how enterprises think about mobility and the growth of their mobile deployments. What has historically been a very centralized, IT-controlled process is now being driven by end users who are walking these new devices and platforms in the front door with the expectation that they will be able to use them for both personal and business purposes.
Enterprises are looking at mobility differently as compared to a few years ago
When so many end users are willing to pay out of their own pocket to use devices like iPhone and the Pre, including data plan costs, it radically changes the enterprise's overall mobility cost-benefit equation. From the CIO's perspective, you may have the opportunity to double or triple your enterprise's mobility rates without necessarily doubling or tripling your costs. But that opportunity comes with a challenge: how do I manage and secure this much larger deployment in a consistent way? After I meet basic email needs, what are the other applications I should be mobilizing to maximize the enterprise benefits of this larger deployment? Do I have the right solutions in place to do that?
Does the economy impact mobility in the enterprise
The interesting thing about mobility and the current economic situation is that end users are actually increasing their spending on mobile devices, data usage, and applications. It's clear that the personal benefits of being able to connect and collaborate whenever and wherever I want -- whether for "work" or for "play" -- are so great they've become essentially "recession-proof." What does this mean for enterprise mobility? It means that companies, with the right mobility strategy, can actively embrace this "consumerization" of enterprise mobility to increase mobility rates and the business benefits that result.
The greatest opportunity for enterprises right now is to embrace "consumerization
And do so as part of an overall, forward-looking mobility strategy. This starts with a plan for mobile management and security that covers everything your users are bringing in the front door -- iPhone, Palm Pre, Android, and so on. But it doesn't end there, or with email from an applications perspective. Unlocking and mobilizing those applications and processes represent a great opportunity to better connect your employees, increase your competitive advantages, and deliver more valuable products and services, more quickly to your customers.
The greatest risk for enterprises is not be proactive
The greatest risk is not be proactive about developing a mobility strategy that takes full advantage of this "consumerization" phenomenon -- it's not every day that your end users are willing to spend significant amounts of their own money to make your company run more effectively and to serve your customers better!
We believe this is part of a larger trend where we are at a "tipping point" for enterprise mobility -- driven by "consumerization" and the much larger enterprise mobility deployments that will inevitably result. We're also seeing a fundamental shift in user behavior and attitudes towards "mobile apps" and the value they can deliver whether at work, or at play.
Gartner defines a strategic technology as one with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in the next three years. Factors that denote significant impact include a high potential for disruption to IT or the business, the need for a major financial investment, or the risk of being late to adopt.
These technologies impact the enterprises’ long-term plans, programs and initiatives. They may be strategic because they have matured to broad market use or because they enable strategic advantage from early adoption.
“Companies should factor the top 10 technologies into their strategic planning process by asking key questions and making deliberate decisions about them during the next two years,” said David Cearley, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. “However, this does not necessarily mean adoption and investment in all of the technologies. They should determine which technologies will help and transform their businesses.
Among the top 10 strategic technologies for 2010 are Cloud Computing and Mobile Applications. There are fascinating articles on creating a cloud computing environment for enterprise mobility. It’s the focus of the iCE09 Amsterdam (November 26-27, 2009), the European Conference on mobile strategies and platforms.
On Thursday 26 November the Enterprise Day will be organised, a special program for CIOs, CTOs, IT-specialists, etc. Enterprise Day addresses the challenges created by the growing use of mobile devices in the enterprise with comprehensive services designed to drive the success of a mobility based strategy. Key topics during this day will be:
Enterprise Mobility has changed a lot in the last few years
The greatest recent advancement is the explosion of new devices and platforms. We can all see how iPhone and other devices, like the Palm Pre or those based on Android are rapidly changing how enterprises think about mobility and the growth of their mobile deployments. What has historically been a very centralized, IT-controlled process is now being driven by end users who are walking these new devices and platforms in the front door with the expectation that they will be able to use them for both personal and business purposes.
Enterprises are looking at mobility differently as compared to a few years ago
When so many end users are willing to pay out of their own pocket to use devices like iPhone and the Pre, including data plan costs, it radically changes the enterprise's overall mobility cost-benefit equation. From the CIO's perspective, you may have the opportunity to double or triple your enterprise's mobility rates without necessarily doubling or tripling your costs. But that opportunity comes with a challenge: how do I manage and secure this much larger deployment in a consistent way? After I meet basic email needs, what are the other applications I should be mobilizing to maximize the enterprise benefits of this larger deployment? Do I have the right solutions in place to do that?
Does the economy impact mobility in the enterprise
The interesting thing about mobility and the current economic situation is that end users are actually increasing their spending on mobile devices, data usage, and applications. It's clear that the personal benefits of being able to connect and collaborate whenever and wherever I want -- whether for "work" or for "play" -- are so great they've become essentially "recession-proof." What does this mean for enterprise mobility? It means that companies, with the right mobility strategy, can actively embrace this "consumerization" of enterprise mobility to increase mobility rates and the business benefits that result.
The greatest opportunity for enterprises right now is to embrace "consumerization
And do so as part of an overall, forward-looking mobility strategy. This starts with a plan for mobile management and security that covers everything your users are bringing in the front door -- iPhone, Palm Pre, Android, and so on. But it doesn't end there, or with email from an applications perspective. Unlocking and mobilizing those applications and processes represent a great opportunity to better connect your employees, increase your competitive advantages, and deliver more valuable products and services, more quickly to your customers.
The greatest risk for enterprises is not be proactive
The greatest risk is not be proactive about developing a mobility strategy that takes full advantage of this "consumerization" phenomenon -- it's not every day that your end users are willing to spend significant amounts of their own money to make your company run more effectively and to serve your customers better!
We believe this is part of a larger trend where we are at a "tipping point" for enterprise mobility -- driven by "consumerization" and the much larger enterprise mobility deployments that will inevitably result. We're also seeing a fundamental shift in user behavior and attitudes towards "mobile apps" and the value they can deliver whether at work, or at play.
