Doesn’t it seem like whenever someone can’t find their phone, a sheer look of panic immediately hits their face? It’s crazy to think how much we depend on our mobile devices and the more we can do and reference from these devices, the more we expect.
Businesses are on the hook to bring more to this medium and soon — now challenged with:
a.) finding ways to bring the business into a mobile app so that customers can quickly and easily access their products or services; and/or
b.) creating mobile application packages that extend business processes and integrate with corporate solutions…all the while demonstrating ROI.
Makes perfect sense, because these business apps are going to be very cool!! But who’s really on the hook? Ah yes…application developers are now – or will be soon.
Think about the insurance adjuster who can plug his accident report straight into the insurance application on his iPad. Or salespeople who can use their phone to accept credit cards when they’re on the road. Or the CIO who can approve and deploy releases from his Blackberry another world away. Or the tool manufacturer who has a mobile app for partners to process orders from anywhere. The examples are endless and it’s the developers who will be building them.
What’s crystal clear is that business and IT need to work closer than ever to deliver what their end-users need.
The big question is are your teams equipped with the right communication tools, processes, automation, and visibility so that you can re-purpose the right code, manage multiple releases, deploy apps to a multitude of new locations — and get all this stuff done sooner than later?
It’s time to take a close look at your infrastructure so that you don’t miss a beat.
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