Busting 10 Myths Of Cloud Computing And Mobility In The World Of WFM

The 10 myths of mobility and cloud computing

The forces of cloud and mobile are rapidly converging to be one of the most disruptive trends in technology. Nowhere is that more evident than in mobile workforce management.

More than two-thirds of CIOs say mobile will disrupt business fundamentally over the next decade and cloud and mobile are two of the top spending priorities for IT departments in 2013 (Gartner)1.

This combination of this kind of utility computing, ever more powerful mobile devices and near ubiquitous superfast connectivity heralds a new era in the mobile enterprise where employees can access data-intensive, real-time business apps on the go.

Spending on cloud computing is predicted to grow from $41bn in 2011 to $241bn by 2020 (Forrester) 2 and the era of the always-on, anywhere, anytime enterprise is coming, enabling businesses to more flexible, efficient, productive and responsive.

This is particularly important in field service management with its current themes of doing more with less and software automation. The cloud enables organizations of any size to quickly roll out sophisticated mobile workforce management applications at a fraction of the cost of doing it in-house and on-premise. Cloud also offers the flexibility of public, private and hybrid environments according to an organization's needs.

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