Sunday, 2 March 2014

Chosen topic: Mobile (workforce Mobility)

Chosen topic: Mobile (workforce Mobility)

1. Is it suitable?

-          It is a broad topic that touches on all three discussion points: technology, applications and issues.
-          It is a broad topic and offers many discussions and I have a particular interest in how and why mobile devices are being used in the corporate workplace.
-          Mobile devices are still considered a major emerging innovation and technology. They have completely changed the way consumers access information and are key drivers for the change in IT- nicknamed the "third platform".
-          The topic of mobile devices is interesting.
-          The selected topic is technology focused and relevant to this research subject.

2. Technologies associated with smart mobile devices

-          Smart Phones
-          Tablets
-          WIFI
-          3G/4G/LTE
-          Bluetooth
-          Bar code scanners
-          GPS
-          End point payment systems (credit card swipe machines attached to smart devices)

3. Applications associated with mobile devices

-          Navigation applications
-          Email
-          Web browser
-          Sync and Share
-          Social media
-          Mobile Gaming
-          Corporate applications
-          Banking
-          Trading
-          Weather

4. Issues associated with  mobile devices

-          Security concerns for both corporates and consumers
-          Management concerns (for corporate IT?
-          Limited processing power
-          Limited battery life
-          Limited enterprise functionality


2 comments:

  1. Looking forward to what you're going to put up...

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  2. Great topic! This really changes the way that IT is and will be consumed in the future and will drive innovation and competitiveness. I recently saw an article of a trading app called RobinHood which drives innovation and competitiveness in the trading space as users will subscribe for free and not face traditional trading models based on brokerage fees per transaction. The article explains how the RobinHood model will generate revenue (which I don't quite understand). But to your point, new simplified IT models and business models will emerge with this wave of innovation towards the 3rd platform.

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