Modern organizations are expanding mobility initiatives across virtually every business function. According to Cisco’s 2015 Mobility Landscape Survey, 72 percent of business leaders believe mobility is a strategic imperative for their organization’s success. In fact, in many businesses today, line-of-business (LoB) leaders are increasingly funding and making decisions about mobile applications and solutions. But mobile app deployments show best results when they’re based on a coordinated, organization-wide mobility strategy and platform. IT leaders responsible for mobility can play a central role in building a coordinated strategy that helps the business realize more value from mobile experiences. IT can help the organization roll out mobility projects faster, more securely, and at a lower cost. If you’re going to be an advocate for mobility in your organization, you need to be able to communicate with business leaders about what IT can do for them. You need to shift the perception of your role as a responsive manager of technology services. Instead, you can be a proactive, trusted advisor who understands their business objectives and needs and is invested in their long-term success.
IDC Rethinking the Network as a Network Enforcer
