Tablets
Percentage of Employees Using Tablets
Despite the hype surrounding mobile devices, a lot of employees don’t have a tablet yet. 25% say none have them, 52% say less than 25% have them, 14% say 25% to 50% have them, 10% say more than 50% have them.
Does Mobile Computing Make Employees More Effective
SMB IT pros believe mobile devices make workers more productive. Yes: 97%, no: 3%.
Productivity Impact of Mobile Computing
Businesses identify mobile initiatives as having a medium-to-high impact on the business. Business data available on smartphones and tablets: 83%, standardizing on a single platform: 75%, providing tablets to all mobile employees: 72%, implementing a formal BYOD policy: 65%.
Have Tablet Users Asked for Additional Access to Apps and Data?
The more comfortable users get with tablets, the more access they typically want. Yes: 63%, no: 37%.
Challenges with Accessing Windows Applications
Helping SMBs address these challenges offers potential opportunities for channel companies. Windows apps not compatible with tablets: 41%, increased help desk calls: 36%, poor user experience accessing Windows apps: 34%, no resources to rewrite apps: 22%.
Who Owns the Tablets Employees Use?
The company owns a surprisingly large number of them. Our company owns them: 44%, some by company/some by employees: 41%, employees: 15%.
Concerns When Employees Own Tablets
Securing and managing tablets are the top issues organizations are looking to address. Security of business data: 75%, difficult or time-consuming to manage: 49%, user privacy concerns: 43%, cost-prohibitive: 14%.
Type of Storage Services Used
Tablet users tend to be heavy users of cloud services, regardless of whether IT has sanctioned them. Cloud file shares: 76%, on-premise file shares: 49%, none: 14%.