Trends Report

Inquiry Spotlight: Enterprise Mobility Sourcing And Planning, 2010 To H1 2011

Enterprise Mobility Taxes IT And Highlights The Need To Define A Strategy

October 12th, 2011
Brownlee Thomas, Ph.D., null
Brownlee Thomas, Ph.D.
With contributors:
Christopher Andrews , Mark Grannan

Summary

During the 18-month period from 2010 through the first half of 2011, Forrester responded to 235 client inquiries from IT sourcing and vendor management (SVM) and infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals on the subject of mobility. IT professionals in these groups face big hurdles trying to keep up with the accelerating consumerization of mobile solutions while ensuring that increasingly connected business operations are secure, on-budget, and ready for the future. Forrester's views on the importance of mobility for businesses are built on our empowered research. This research gives our view on how to provide businesses and end users the tools they need to be effective while adhering to necessary corporate cost and security mandates. Maintaining this balance is achievable with the right mobility sourcing strategy.

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