Here is an excerpt:
Enterprise mobility is transformational. It is not just about a particular mobile
device, screen size, operating system or online application store. It is a new way of conducting business that
demands our attention. Companies will
succeed or fail based in large part on their ability to respond to this
reality.
Within the pages of this book are detailed many of the most
important enterprise mobility trends and technical requirements that are
shaping our IT landscapes today. Nearly
all of us easily recognize and appreciate the value and utility of the
smartphone and tablet in the consumer space.
Today, the great minds of business and enterprise IT have turned their
attentions to contemplating the full range of benefits that mobile technologies
can bring to their individual regions, markets, industries and operations.
This book opens by describing two specific waves of
enterprise mobility, extending and creating.
Extending our ERP and other IT investments out to mobile devices is one
wave, and creating completely new business processes is another. Extending our internal IT investments to
mobile devices offers important incremental improvements that deliver
efficiencies, productivity gains and improved customer interactions to name
just a few, however, creating completely new processes that are only possible
with mobile technology and real-time communication is the giant leap forward.
What can be done differently in your business if you have
real-time visibility to the status and location of your workforce and all of
your resources, assets, inventories, supplies, and customer needs? How can you improve your business performance
by using real-time data in the field to drive better and faster
decision-making? How can you beat your
competition and improve your business performance by developing real-time
unified views of your operation? What is
possible if you have complete situational awareness because you have
implemented a network centric operational strategy that provides full
visibility and maximizes your ability to make good and fast decisions from
anywhere? The answers to these questions
will dictate your company’s future.
This book is the first of its kind. It is the first book I have ever read that
attempts and succeeds in covering the full breadth of the enterprise mobility
landscape from mobile business trends to specific technical development
strategies within the SAP ecosystem. I
would even go further and endorse this book as required reading for anyone, SAP
user or not, that wants to understand the full scope of enterprise quality
mobile solutions and how it is possible to transform your business with this
knowledge.
I invite you to follow me on Twitter @krbenedict.
Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus
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Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
