Only 10 Per Cent of Enterprises Have Enterprise Wide Deployment of Mobility

The rapid rise of mobile devices connected to enterprise systems is unmatched by any other technology in recent memory. Enterprises face dual pressures when it comes to mobility: They must serve internal stakeholders to increase productivity, while also serving external customers to increase engagement. 

A new global survey from CIO Strategic Marketing Services and Triangle Publishing Services in APAC region, sponsored by Oracle, reveals that not only are enterprises committed to mobility today, but the rate of development, deployment and spending for support of mobile applications and devices is expected to increase dramatically over the next few years. APAC countries have shown affinity towards purchasing mobile apps as opposed to developing mobile apps.

As a result, they struggle to keep pace with the rapid rate of mobile application development, both for the client and server side. But even as mobile development has become entrenched in the enterprise, its goals and challenges continue to quickly evolve.

“Mobility has been ubiquitous for a while but only 10 percent of enterprises have an enterprise wide deployment of mobile. However, its impact and adoption are gaining importance today.” said Suhas Uliyar, Vice President, Mobile Strategy & Product Management, Oracle.

Key Findings
Security continues to be the top concern for enterprise wide adoption and embracing BYOD adds to this challenge. 93 percent of respondents cited concern over data loss and other security breaches related to mobile devices with BYOD being a key contributor to this concern. 

Organizations are turning more to centralized management rather than relying on users for security. In the next two years, respondents’ say their organizations will be focusing more on device data encryption (10 percent more than today).

The survey revealed that although 29 per cent of IT development time is spent on front-end mobile app development, more than 70 per cent of their time is spent on integration, security, quality assurance testing and design work.

Average IT department spending per device, per employee stands at US $157 today. That is expected to grow to US $242 over the next two years, an increase of 54 percent.

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