Well, I work a lot with RF measurements and I use Android phones to go around the country measuring this... its a cheap solution to the more sophisticated measuremente solutions.
But when you think about it, what do 95% of all CEOs do all day? Reply emails and read documents... perfectly done on an iPad. And what else do they do? They travel a lot... so even more reasons to carry an iPad.
Another reason? they are normal people, and they also like the factor of "awesomeness"
With all the talk about mobile devices lately, I'd have to say that the iPad is deffintily ready for the enterprise. The question remains, "Is your ENTERPRISE ready for the iPad?"
The benefits having an iPad with you at all times and the data and access within your organization is incredible, but if this isn't secured and managed properly you'll open holes in your company that are incredibly dangerous.
Though I haven't actually experienced the latest iPad I still don't think it will compel any enterprise to discard its laptops for a flashy iPad. For personal usage and entertainment there's nothing better than an iPad but
when it comes to business and enterprises I believe iPad has still got a long way to go.
I also said 'No' because i doubt, that if we get something, it would be an ipad. I think an android tablet would work best, at least for the type of applications it has.
I voted 'No'. Only because I don't work for an 'enterprise', but rather a small company. And at this small company we don't have a need for iPad's. Laptops are sufficient and are necessary for running the applications we require.
I think the steady move towards producing a device for content creation as much as consumption indicates that Apple thinks the iPad can be an enterprise device.
@dcuperus: Thanks for the feedback. What about it makes you feel it's not enterprise-ready? Is it just the current availability of apps that hold it back? What apps do you think we need to see for the "new iPad" to gain greater enterprise appeal?
played with one at Best Buy and was pretty impressive. Very cool, but not ready for enterprise quite yet. I predict that by the end of the year my view may change due to new applications developed that target specific needs that enterprises have.
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