six essential steps for unleashing the power of enterprise mobility
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By enabling new and more efficient ways of working, the next-generation workspace has the potential to build complex, talent-based competitive advantage by unleashing the power of enterprise mobility. As you determine whether to take on the enterprise mobility initiative alone or seek the assistance of an experienced partner to plan your initiative, consider these six essential steps.TRANSCRIPT
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Six Essential Steps for Unleashing the Power of Enterprise Mobility
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Why Enterprise Mobility?
Over the last several years, the role of an enterprise workforce has evolved from a select few mobile-enabled employees to a robust, global network equipped with advanced capabilities at their fingertips.
As this workforce grows and evolves, enterprises can capitalize on opportunities available through mobility while meeting their ever-increasing workforce expectations.
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Step One: Build the Mobile Structure
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Develop a comprehensive enterprise strategy
• Clearly articulate roles around the what, how, where, which, who and when.
• Assess network, security, data center, communications, and applications infrastructures.
• Develop and align mobility architecture that promotes business value.
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Step Two: Go Virtual
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Optimize for virtualization
• Consider user experience initially at the time of deployment.
• Create a consistent collaboration experience across multiple devices.
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Step Three: The Division of DevicesPrepare for the proliferation of devices
• Use a unified network infrastructure that facilitates secure, virtual workspace delivery across wired, wireless, VPN, and cellular networks.
• Create a comprehensive, unified end-to-end architecture to support users, devices, and locations.
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Step Four: Create an App Checkpoint
Determine an application strategy
• Look for a rapid, reliable, and secure vetting process for applications.
• Seek guidance to determine which apps will be mobile, virtual, and/or hybrid.
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Step Five: Defending Your Data
Securing devices, networks and data
• IT pushing of capability down to end devices.
• Partitioning of personal data from corporate data, history, and logging for business communications only.
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Step Six: Power to Your People
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Enabling BYOD to improve worker productivity and end-user experience
• Go beyond provisioning mobility for sales: Think “all-company” mobility.
• Redefine workflows and do more than improve business processes.
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