With BYOD policies in place and employees screen-jumping throughout their workday, the topics of security, strategy and structure are top of mind for every executive. Citrix surveyed senior IT decision makers at global organizations to discover their mobile strategies. The always-evolving mobility landscape may surprise you.

1. BRAVE NEW
MOBILE WORLD
GLOBAL ENTERPRISES ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
AND ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF OFFICE
MOBILITY. With BYOD policies in place and employees
63%
71%
of large enterprises
consider mobility the
greatest factor in gaining a
competitive advantage.
of enterprises believe
mobility is a top priority for
their business.
screen-jumping throughout their workday, the topics of security,
strategy and structure are top of mind for every executive.
Citrix surveyed senior IT decision makers at global organizations
to discover their mobile strategies. The always-evolving mobility
landscape may surprise you.
BYOD Gains Momentum
BYOD is quickly becoming the norm, with 74% of companies
allowing, accommodating, and encouraging the use of personally
owned devices. However, organizations around the world still report
an average of 425 unidentified computing devices accessing their
network each day.
The number is even higher in some countries.
649
728
618
CANADA
GERMANY
425
994
WORLD
AVERAGE
JAPAN
BRAZIL
Employees connect an average of 4
UNITED KINGDOM & TAIWAN
networks each day.
INDIA
3 Devices per Employee (Lowest)
computing devices to corporate IT
6 Devices per Employee (Highest)
As a result, many organizations are implementing technologies to support mobile users on any device.
MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT
(MDM)
48%
47%
MOBILE APPLICATION MANAGEMENT
(MAM)
Mobile Platforms in the Enterprise
An increasing number of enterprises are embracing a variety of platforms to meet user needs.
Companies have seen an increase in:
Organizations are currently supporting or planning to support:
ANDROID
ANDROID
72%
+65%
APPLE iOS
APPLE iOS
54%
+48%
WINDOWS 8
WINDOWS 8
46%
+43%
WINDOWS MOBILE
BLACKBERRY
35%
+29%
WINDOWS MOBILE
BLACKBERRY
32%
+18%
Consumerization is Impacting IT
29% of the global workforce are using personal mobile apps for work purposes.
The most popular apps requested from IT by employees include:
48%
SALES, CRM,
OR DATABASERELATED
46%
43%
MESSAGING
EMPLOYEE
INTRANET
PORTALS
43%
SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS
41%
FILE SYNCING
AND SHARING
Mobility = Productivity
Companies are uniformly focused on uncovering the impact
Globally, the top mobile initiatives for today’s enterprises are:
mobility has on productivity. In fact, it’s a top business priority
in some nations:
Develop more mobile apps
83%
68%
66%
64%
CHINA
UNITED
STATES
INDIA
BRAZIL AND
SINGAPORE
Drive adoption of secure file
sharing and collaboration tools
Improve network
performance and access
More than half of organizations are changing management processes to better support those working on any device
from anywhere. Many companies are providing mobile access to Windows, desktops and data to their users via:
41%
APPLICATION
VIRTUALIZATION
40%
DESKTOP
VIRTUALIZATION
40%
FILE SHARING,
SYNC, AND
STORAGE
BUSINESSES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE MOVED QUICKLY TO HARNESS THE BENEFITS OF MOBILITY
and implement the technologies to support it. People are being empowered to work from anywhere, on any device to achieve higher
productivity and job satisfaction.
Work Better. Live Better.
SOURCE: Citrix Mobility in Business Report. Survey conducted by Vanson Bourne, August 2013.