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Enabling enterprise mobility Step 1Review, establish, and refine foundational policies Step 2Define the collaboration infrastructure for the organization Step 3Establish the architecture to support enterpriseclass mobile applications Conclusion About the author
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Technology is pervasive and easily accessible in all aspects of our daily lives. Consumers are more comfortable with technology, social networking, and cloud-based services in their personal lives, and they expect the same always-on experience in their professional lives. This trend, commonly referred to as the consumerization of IT, represents the growing expectations of customers and employees to access consumer-oriented technologies and solutions such as smartphones, video, audio, social networking, micro-blogging, and universal access from their employers and business partners. The ubiquitous nature of mobile computing and the blending of personal and professional lives provide unique opportunities for todays businesses and their IT organizations. They can grow market share, build customer intimacy, and increase profit margins by delivering secure, seamless, context-aware experiences in a connected world. This new emerging environment provides endless possibilitiesbut it also brings with it some unique challenges around security, privacy, speed-to-market, and the increased costs that come with the task of supporting more choice in devices. Traditionally, IT organizations have focused on driving efficiencies through standardization, control, and the eventual commoditization of IT services. In this emerging workplace, they will have to deliver their application and services in an environment where the boundaries between personal and professional life are blurred and where the enterprise may not control the technology stack used by their users. This new mobile computing environment has to address device and network security, as well as privacy issues associated with having personal and company-owned data on the same device. This is true whether the device is owned by the individual or the enterprise.
IT organizations will also have to deal with changes to their financial model as this environment forces them to rethink their end-user computing models (what devices, how many, and who pays for them) and the associated support models, such as help desk or break-fix. In short, the consumerization of IT will require businesses to plan for, develop, and operationalize a comprehensive approach for enabling enterprise mobility.
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Our process has three primary steps. The first step looks at foundational enterprise-wide policies around security, privacy, and end-user computing. The second step assesses the collaboration infrastructure that needs to be established to support mobility. And the final step evaluates the end-to-end architectural decisions, application, and infrastructure models that are required to enable enterprise mobility.
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Selecting the deployment model for mobile applications is one of the most critical decisions of enabling enterprise mobility. Additionally, the HP mobile development framework supports all common ways to create applications targeting the mobile devices. These include: Web sites optimized for the mobile form factors Use of cross-platform development tools to efficiently target multiple platforms Pure native development for cases where there is a single target platform Rich Internet applications for apps that require rich media support Use of a mobile enterprise application platform where multiple back-end data sources must be accessed in addition to multiple client support Mobile business intelligence and content portal clients In short, the HP development frameworks and capabilities support creation of a wide variety of mobile content in an efficient way.
Integration Architecture
It is also important to remember that enabling enterprise applications is about more than the application architecture. It requires the rethinking of the integration architecture used by the organization. Some of the key elements of the new integration model are: A move from traditional Enterprise Application Integration approaches that relied on complex transactions to one that relies on micro transactions built on lightweight services such as Representational State Transfer. This supports smaller apps running on more powerful mobile devices with new interaction models described earlier. A design that can handle thousands of low latency microtransactions as opposed to hundreds of long-running state-full transactions. The ability to interface with and process inputs from pervasive technologies such as RFID chips, numerical controls, specialized and multi-purpose sensors, and point of sale devices. The ability to support Complex Event Processing and real-time business event co-relation from information sources within and outside the enterprise using a lightweight state-less interaction model. A scalable infrastructure that can provide high service levels on a 24x7 basis across the globe.
Conclusion
Todays world is enabled by near-universal connectivity options and an ever-increasing choice of mobile devices that allow organizations to deliver their services (any content) at any time through any network. This ubiquitous connectivity is radically changing how organizations interact with their producers, partners, employees, and customers. As the only global provider of end-to-end services across the mobile ecosystem, HP provides a unique enterprise perspective, global reach, and flexible and scalable engagement models that allow todays businesses to take full advantage of the benefits of a mobile enterprise. HPs comprehensive approach to enabling enterprise mobility leverages our extensive experience in developing mobile applications, global development centers, intellectual capital (frameworks and code assets), industry-leading mobile frameworks, and tools to provide a true enterprise-class mobile solution for our clients in all industries across the globe.
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