Trends Report

What iOS 8 Means To Your Enterprise Mobility Plans

Enterprise Architects Must Design The Right iOS 8 Guardrails For Their Business

December 1st, 2014
Pamela Heiligenthal, null
Pamela Heiligenthal
With contributors:
Elizabeth Cullen , Alex Cullen , Chris Sherman , Michael Facemire , Tyler Shields

Summary

If you have already adopted Apple devices into your corporate device standards, employees and your chief information officer (CIO) will likely pressure you to support Apple's latest release, iOS 8. And although adoption is low compared to its predecessors, don't let this deter you from moving fast to address what iOS 8 brings to the table. Enterprise architects need to embrace the opportunities and challenges this version delivers to the enterprise, from extensions and data sharing, to security and iCloud. So get in the driver's seat, analyze the space, and steer decisions to align with your future state goals. If you don't, you might find yourself in the CIO's office explaining why you allowed a data breach to happen.

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