Ready or not, the age of mobility has arrived. As organizations large and small adjust to business on smaller screens and more varied devices, IT professionals are left with a number of new challenges and opportunities. CompTIA tapped an audience of over 500 IT and business executives to gauge the state of mobility in the enterprise, the good, the bad and the unexpected.

1. BYOD
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Ready or not, the age of mobility has arrived. As
organizations large and small adjust to business on smaller
screens and more varied devices, IT professionals are left
with a number of new challenges and opportunities.
CompTIA tapped an audience of over 500 IT and business
executives to gauge the state of mobility in the enterprise,
the good, the bad and the unexpected.
BYOD
The Bring-Your-Own-Device
movement is gaining steam
for a number of reasons, but
not all businesses are ready
to give up control.
66%
of companies allow or
mandate employees to
bring their own mobile
devices to work
34%
of companies provide all
devices to employees and
do not allow outside
devices for company work
CompTIA Second
Annual Trends in
Enterprise Mobility:
Plenty of businesses are saying “No” to BYOD in an
attempt to prevent IT department complications
and, surprisingly, keep costs down.
39% of companies that provide
devices do so to standardize and
consolidate IT support
31% find it more cost effective
than giving out device stipends
What’s driving company-issued devices
What’s driving BYOD
and mobility in general
When it comes to mobility
adoption in general and,
specifically BYOD, increased
employee productivity
is the number one driver. Cost
savings and device familiarity
are proving less important
than staffs’ abilities to do
work whenever, wherever.
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53% of firms that allow
BYOD cite out-of-office
employee productivity
as their #1 motivation
The current state of enterprise
mobility integration
It’s safe to say that we’ve surpassed the
“early adoption” phase of enterprise
mobility. At this point, the majority of firms
have moderately integrated mobility into
their office environment, and others are
testing the waters.
Mobility inhibitors in need of resolution
There are still challenges that companies experience as they build
out mobility strategies. Here are the top three barriers standing in
the way of businesses executing their enterprise mobility plans.
13% of
professionals
cite heavy mobile
integration within
their company
(e.g., custom mobile
business apps)
36%cite
minor integration
(e.g., checking
email)
45%
cite
moderate
integration
(e.g.,
cloud-based
software that
supports apps)
35%
Determining
cost/ROI of
mobile
solutions
40%
mobility
skill level
of general
staff
39%
making
systems
accessible
securely