Gartner has recently released their Magic Quadrant for Mobile Application Development Platforms. Within this research a couple of noteworthy items stand out: 61% of surveyed CIOs plan to enhance their mobility capability during the next 3 years 48% believe they will become industry leaders in their industries by fully adopting innovative mobility solutions As if there was [...]
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Gartner Magic Quadrant: Mobile Application Development
Posted by brettwagner on May 4, 2012
http://blog.sierradata.com/2012/05/04/gartner-magic-quadrant-mobile-application-development/
A Mobility Solution Designed for the Healthcare Industry
In today’s healthcare industry, medical service providers are under increasing pressure to provide high-quality service with accuracy and efficiency while reducing the time and costs associated with logistics and delivery operations. Additionally, the level of complexity and attention to detail surrounding clinical labs and medical supply operations, require comprehensive strategies that account for both the [...]
Posted by brettwagner on March 15, 2012
http://blog.sierradata.com/2012/03/15/a-mobility-solution-designed-for-the-healthcare-industry/
The Global Mobile Workforce
David Krebs, VP of Mobile and Wireless at VDC Research, recently hosted a brief presentation covering trends and expectations within the global mobile workforce. Along with the expected growth in mobility, there were a number of crucial trends to note: Mobile Worker Population - the mobile worker population is forecasted to grow an additional 5% by 2014 [...]
Posted by brettwagner on February 14, 2012
http://blog.sierradata.com/2012/02/14/the-global-mobile-workforce/
Mobile is the New Normal
It is no secret that we live in a mobile world. And it the rise of consumer driven mobile apps and devices only feeds the demand for B2B related applications. Mobile is the new normal. Flurry Analytics has gathered data surrounding the amount of time consumers spend on mobile apps versus web browsers. In their [...]
Posted by brettwagner on January 26, 2012
http://blog.sierradata.com/2012/01/26/mobile-is-the-new-norma/
Detrimental Mistakes for Mobile Deployment
The January edition of Field Technologies Magazine is out, and in it, Sarah Howland highlights one of the most detrimental mistakes made in mobile deployments that result in poor user adoption. A couple of take-aways to ensure success:
Posted by brettwagner on January 12, 2012
http://blog.sierradata.com/2012/01/12/mobile-deployment-mistakes/
Friday Wrap Up: October 14
A weekly wrap up of some relevant news of late, or otherwise interesting articles we think are worthy of passing on to you. So sit back, catch up on some news, and enjoy your Friday. A Growing Market: The global market for medical device outsourcing services will reach $44.7 billion by 2017, according to a [...]
Posted by brettwagner on October 14, 2011
http://blog.sierradata.com/2011/10/14/friday-wrap-up-october-14/
Riding the Technology Wave
The old adage,” The more things change, the more they stay the same” is meant to describe the (non-) effect of technological, political, and social change on human nature. The original author intended this to mean that while the world today is very different from the world of the past, the people themselves are the same. If you were [...]
Posted by danransom on September 19, 2011
http://blog.sierradata.com/2011/09/19/riding-the-technology-wave/
The Drive to Make the Dumbest Smartphone
You’ve probably heard the old joke or some variation by now: “If cars were more like computers we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 1000 mi/gal, but for no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.” Well, if your car was more like a smart phone: It would do absolutely everything faster [...]
Posted by danransom on August 31, 2011
http://blog.sierradata.com/2011/08/31/the-drive-to-make-the-dumbest-smartphone/
Mobility Growing Pains
About three months ago I was considering a blog post about how the diversity and fragmentation in the mobile operating system environment was going away. Nokia and Microsoft were getting together, Android was growing by leaps and bounds and even Blackberry was planning to run Android apps, Apple seemed rock solid, and WebOS was purchased [...]
Posted by danransom on August 28, 2011
http://blog.sierradata.com/2011/08/28/mobility-growing-pains/
Friday Wrap Up: August 25
A weekly wrap up of some relevant news of late, or otherwise interesting articles we think are worthy of passing on to you. So sit back, catch up on some news, and enjoy your Friday. Fully-Rugged Versatile Handheld Device: General Dynamics has recently introduced a new rugged handheld device that is designed for mobile professionals. [...]
Posted by brettwagner on August 26, 2011
http://blog.sierradata.com/2011/08/26/friday-wrap-up-august-25/
