What if there was a sudden shift in computing. As devices become more powerful and smaller, and come in all shapes and sizes.. are here any current BYOD standards industry wide?
BI sounds like a bright idea, but it could be the wrong time to push that right now. With so many people being against the idea of BYOD, it would make sense as to why this would be slow to grow. It is all connected to each other, which thus brings in the threat of lean security. Once the IT world figures out a path to make it as secure and easy as they can, I think then we will be hearing a lot more about it. But if anything has to take place first, it would have to be BYODpolicies taking off first.
Alison, that's how marketing purists would probably look at it. I do agree that any electronic tool or social media should be used to complement or complete a strategy rather than being the strategy.
So, maybe not mobile BI.
Buuuuuttttttttttt, I don't know. I think there's something to it. Maybe it's just in the way it is segmented, ie, rapid response construction management or front porch real estate options.
The mobile speaks to the immediacy and usefulness of the information.
Perhaps, then, the easiest route to adoption is through vertical applications? Rather than trying to tackle this amorphous "mobile" or "wireless" blob, it makes more sense to target real estate, construction, retail, insurance, or other applications within specific verticals? That way, you get those wonderful business use cases that everyone loves! It's so much easier to develop, then sell, because the developer and then the sales person are targeting something so minute, in the scheme of things. It's then simpler to measure ROI, whether in hard money or time/productivity. You can then cross over to a similar horizontal: From insurance to healthcare, for example; from construction to manufacturing, maybe...
You're even eliminating the entire techno-speak from the equation because you're selling a solution that allows real estate pros to get up-to-date MLS in seconds, from their cars/houses etc. on their phones/tablets vs. laptops, or whatever the case may be. You don't need to go into the technology at all.
Brian, I believed in mobile in the early 2000's for retail. I presented retail mobile business solutions, and heard lots of pushback just ten years ago. This was partly due to the cost and confidence in mobile technologies being able to scale for the needs of the business. I suspect that BI for mobile will go through a similar process of viability and acceptance, especially today with BYOD.
As much as I know BI is so important for the actual business side, I have to agree with you @dcawrey that security is a huge issue. There's enough problems with security breaches as, and mobile is just not ready yet as far as I've heard. Collaboration is so important, but so is securing that data to keep consumer trust and to prevent liability issues.
Joanne, I agree with your real estate example and it brings up another broad thought. Speciically, mobile is a broad topic, too.
I once talked with a guy from some snazzy consultant group, not snazzy enough, though, that I remember the name. I mentioned wireless to him and he immediately asked, "What do you mean, wireless?" I worked at Sprint so it seemed straightforward to me, but then it opened my eyes (this was about 8 years ago) about all things wireless and the many flavors that all fell under the simple wireless umbrella.
Similarly, I think mobile has so many arms and legs. I initially thought your application wouldn't be that good on a phone, but great on a tablet. The new iPhone, though, maybe....and the new Galaxy where the agent could possibly bump the findings to the buyer's phone would be cool, too.
That's a great point. When it comes to Bi, you need to think about those instances when employees have said "I could have made a better decision if I'd known X, Y, or Z" or if "I'd realized A, B, or C earlier." This is the type of info that can help IT design the best solution for a specific need, rather than just throwing tech at a problem that no one's defined.
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