Device security and management continue to be major concerns for organisations looking to roll out mobility initiatives, with application and compliance management posing particularly tough challenges, according to a McAfee survey.
The survey of 150 Fortune 500 CIOs, CTOs and CSOs revealed that 76% of respondent organisations are planning at least one strategic mobility initiative in the next six to 12 months, including infrastructure integration, offering employee device choice and increasing productivity through the use of mobile apps like CRM, ERP and proprietary, in-house applications.
McAfee said that its survey revealed that a large percent of these organisations currently use or support BlackBerry devices and 45% are planning to support the iPhone and Android smartphones as enterprise devices due to employee demand. Users are no longer satisfied with carrying two devices (personal and work) or having one device that will only make calls, enable texting and support e-mail functionality.
Todd Gebhart, executive vice president of consumer, mobile and small business at McAfee, said: "The coming wave of enterprise mobility is all about the ‘app phone’–devices like the iPhone or Android that provide laptop-like support for apps, not just email.
"As the proliferation of these consumer technologies into the enterprise continues, the ability to manage and support the rollout of mobile applications that enable greater productivity will continue to be a huge priority for CIOs."
