What Mobile Cloud Means For Your Business

April 6, 2015 Off By David

Grazed from Forbes. Author: Maribel Lopez.

According to CTIA, 1.3 billion smartphones were sold in the U.S. in 2014. Several years ago, companies would call Lopez Research to ask questions about bring your own device (BYOD) programs and what mobile operating systems a company should use to build its apps. At that time, many businesses were skeptical that purchasing tablets would deliver any business value.

Today, no one calls about these concerns. Smartphones and tablets are widely used across all types of organizations. Most organizations are building apps to support more than one mobile operating system and BYOD programs are also in full force. A Lopez Research survey revealed 65 percent of U.S. firms have BYOD programs…

Today, everyone knows mobile is important, but what we discuss is different. It isn’t simply a dialogue of how mobile changes the business. We live in a mobile plus cloud world. While each of these technology trends has its own challenges and merits, companies are increasingly thinking of how the intersection of mobile and cloud will change their business…

Read more from the source @ http://www.forbes.com/sites/maribellopez/2015/04/06/what-mobile-cloud-means-for-your-business/