Mobile Management: A Potential Goldmine for the Channel

Mobile computing has clearly already made a huge impact on every aspect of the enterprise. Despite this progress, a global survey of 1,700 senior IT directors conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of Citrix makes it clear that IT organizations are struggling with how to manage mobile computing across the enterprise. That's a trend that creates a significant amount of opportunity for solution providers in the channel. The research shows that mobile-device management and mobile-application management are at the top of the priority list. But there's also strong interest in everything from desktop and application virtualization to file sharing and mobile-application development. In addition, given the huge number of unidentified devices accessing corporate networks, security has also become a major concern. Not surprisingly, in terms of mobile computing platforms, Google Android and Apple iOS are at the top of the list. But demand is strong for mobile systems running Windows 8. All in all, mobile computing could wind up being one of the best megatrends to come down the channel pike since the PC itself.