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Have a Mobile Strategy for Business Users

Design and develop a mobile solution; it is "The Next Great Frontier!"

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Mobile has been with us for a number of years. Consumer applications are available on many mobile devices providing all manner of functionality; however, the time has come for businesses to begin thinking about how a mobile solution can support an improved productivity in their work force. This solution set will delve into designing and developing mobile applications for your business users. What types of business applications should be considered first and how should they be developed? Are the skill sets of the current development team sufficient or is outsourcing necessary? Mobile development poses its own unique challenges for development and support teams, and business development groups embarking in this area must understand what they are signing up for.

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Storyboard: Understand and Develop a Mobile Management Strategy

Mobile device adoption is expected to surpass traditional computing form factors by 2013. Without an effective management strategy, IT will be hard pressed to deploy and secure mobile devices in a cost effective manner. Info-Tech helps you arrive at an actionable mobile management strategy based on your business needs, and will save you money and grief.

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Mobile Device Management Strategy Selection Tool

Mobile device management may be the perfect technology storm if IT leaders do not plan ahead and formulate a strategy. Determining mobile device management strategy doesn't have to be a scary exercise. Answering eight simple questions can get you to a strategy quickly.

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Storyboard: Consider BYOC as Part of a Desktop-as-a-Service Strategy

Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) is a very polarizing issue in IT, and there are some serious and legitimate concerns. However, there are also some real benefits, and the trick is to find the balance between security and flexibility that best fits your organization.

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BYOC Readiness Assessment Tool

The BYOC Readiness Assessment Tool provides IT managers with an objective assessment of the current state of their organization's capabilities across four enabling competency areas (infrastructure, security, operations & support, and policy) and offers recommendations for improvement.

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smartphone, Remote Workers, tablet, workforce productivity, iPad, mobile strategy

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Design and develop a mobile solution; it is "The Next Great Frontier!"

Solution Road Map

Other Solution Sets in Development
1. Establish Development Best Practices
Following rules and having standards lead to better code maintainability.
2. Understand which Development Language Is Appropriate
Personal choice is not sufficient cause to choose.
3. Discover the World of Cloud Computing
Enable scaling by leveraging the resources you need in the cloud.
4. Understand Development Strategy in a Service-Oriented World
Understand and implement a SOA strategy in development projects.
5. Develop & Integrate Social Media
Developing social media helps companies engage their audience in new ways, be more personable, develop new connections, and maintain existing contacts.
6. Have a Mobile Strategy for Business Users
Design and develop a mobile solution; it is "The Next Great Frontier!"
7. Develop a Mobile Application
Engage your mobile audience and maximize your market reach.
8. Manage a SharePoint Customization & Development Team
What you need to know to optimize SharePoint functionality & usability.
9. Vendor Landscape: Application Development Tools
Don't ask your Developers about this, they are liable to tell you they can build it better.
View the full Solution Road Map