Mobile cloud trends: Apps let enterprises handle the risks of cloud computing

Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Bill Claybrook.

The overwhelming need to provide centralized management and security for multiple types of mobile devices is driving the increased adoption of mobile cloud computing and mobile cloud applications. This is especially true for organizations adopting a bring your own device (BYOD) strategy. Over time, mobile devices will be able to access many of the traditional mission-critical business applications.

The growing acceptance of the mobile cloud has led to several notable trends in IT. Here’s a rundown of those trends, the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing and some thoughts on how they might affect organizations going forward:…

Cloud trends in mobile applications

Stamford, Conn.-based IT research firm Gartner Inc. says that the mobile applications market is highly competitive and attracting the interest of many stakeholders. Gartner predicts that end users will spend about $15.9 billion on mobile applications in 2012, and those investments will in turn drive hardware sales and new technology innovation…

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