Organizations across verticals are implementing enterprise mobility for their mobile workforce realizing the business benefits it offers for the firm, employees and customers in the long run. But in this complete process of embracing mobility, it is important the IT team makes the best choice of the mobile hardware or device for the business. There are quite a number of platforms and devices- iPhone, Android, Tablets, Windows and Blackberry. The list is quite long but it is important to identify the right hardware bearing in mind that your choice will reasonably affect your business processes and workflows and the employees using the devices. Make sure that you run through the following before making a decision: Have you identified the features of the chosen device that can be fully utilized for the business processes? Have you compared the device features with equivalent devices on other platforms and decided as to how one of them can best fit into your business workflows? Does the investment in creating and deploying mobility apps provide you with enough benefits to maximize your return on investment? While deciding on the above factors, you can find a partner who is platform agnostic and has the relevant skill sets to rapidly implement mobility applications based on your business workflows. The partner will not only help you identify the best hardware but also guide you in developing an advanced mobile strategy and reduce your need to hire additional resources with mobile development skills. There is no one best mobile hardware or platform. How you use it to your advantage and to derive business benefits is what matters. The right business partner will help guide you through the entire process and improve your ROI in mobility. To conclude, you need to make sure you achieve the following with the right device: Business data is easily and swiftly accessed from the device platform Applications should be designed and implemented keeping in mind user experience and business benefits Mobility applications should utilize all the features of the device to improve business workflows
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