CIO highlights benefits of cloud computing for mobile workforce | Hosting. Mobility and Cloud. Cloud is becoming a platform to distribute and collect information since mobile devices (phones, tablets and embedded devices) are getting smarter and more popular in daily life and in the M2M (Machine to Machine) world. Cloud computing will take off in the mobility world when the following technologies are in place: A faster wireless network LTE (Long Term Evolution) is the fourth generation of the GSM-UMTS mobile broadband technology.
LTE technology delivers higher mobile broadband throughput and lower latency than 3G networks. A faster wireless network has enhanced data performance and has made Cloud appealing to the Mobile consumer. The current internet Protocol (IP) addressing system IPv4 is running out addresses. Cloud powered mobile devices The operating system for mobile devices has been evolving and is starting to catch up with Cloud computing. Efficient and stable Cloud infrastructure Well managed identity in the Cloud Big Data management in the Cloud. Enterprise mobility's next phase: Contextual services. {*style:<b>The enterprise mobility discussion often centers on mobile device management or the operating system.
Where do you think the discussion needs to go? Maribel Lopez: </b>*} When you start out with a dialogue around or , you're really losing the bigger picture of mobility. The larger picture is I want to improve customer service, close deals faster, get quicker time to revenue -- basically, try to create competitive differentiation by using mobile technologies. If you start with , you could miss that [opportunity]. That process wasn't originally designed with the notion that it would be mobile. A good example of this is logistics companies. {*style:<b>What other types of industries are adopting enterprise mobility strategies to improve their business processes? Lopez: </b>*}It can be applied to almost any industry, and the most critical factor is figuring out where it applies for . {*style:<b>You mention capturing data from the field.
Lopez: </b>*} I think they feed each other. Cloud computing, mobility, social media to drive IT services in Hong Kong in 2012. Disruptive technologies like cloud computing, mobility and social media will drive IT services adoption in Hong Kong in 2012, according to research firm Gartner. "CIOs will see these new delivery models as an opportunity to take stock of what they've invested on and determine if course corrections need to be taken as they strive to lower cost, improve productivity and efficiency. Cloud computing is enabling business units and management to put pressure on IT to improve its efficiency," said Twiggy Lo, Principal Research Analyst, Gartner. The adoption of cloud computing in Hong Kong has mostly been around using infrastructure as a service for small testing and development projects.
However, for the past 12 months, CIOs have been keen to move from talking about cloud to actually implementing though organizations worry about business risks involved. "Businesses need to better understand these disruptive technologies and how these can be applied to their business. Cloud computing is driving mobility | IT-Online. How Cloud Computing And ERP Mobility Are Reordering Gartner’s Hype Cycle for ERP.
A good friend of mine recently became CIO of a financial services firm and was given his first major project last month: make the complete accounting, financial, and loan provider data and applications available 24/7 on any iPad or Android-based tablet from any office, at any time. The majority of loan provider applications are cloud-based and his company is running NetSuite. His corporate office is in Asia and cloud-based applications made it possible for the company to launch and operate in California within months. He’s been given six months to transform this mobile vision into reality. Another CIO of a major A&D manufacturer I recently visited wants vendors to challenge him more to get greater value from his investments in legacy data and ERP systems.
Using ERP to run batch reports alone has nearly caused project schedules to slip, so the focus internally is on real-time system integration of project management and accounting systems. Gartner’s Hype Cycle for ERP Like this: Smart Computing, Cloud Computing, And Mobility Will Boost US IT Budget Spending In 2012. A week from tomorrow, I will be presenting a keynote on Smart Computing at Forrester's EA Forum in Las Vegas and later the same day a presentation on US IT spending with my colleague Chris Mines to Forrester's CIO Forum.
The common theme in both presentations is that new technologies like Smart Computing, cloud computing, and mobility will drive companies to increase their tech spending and investment in 2012 and 2013. The Smart Computing keynote presentation will draw on research from my report on "Smart Computing Connects CIOs With The Business," in which I discuss the ways in which sensors, RFID, M2M, advanced analytics, mobile devices, and collaboration platforms and applications are allowing CIOs to address previously unaddressed business problems, using various combinations of these technologies that will vary by industry. I will focus on specific industry examples in trucking, healthcare, and health insurance.