This report presents the dynamics and trends we anticipate across the enterprise mobility landscape in 2017. A growing focus on unified workspaces, "cloudification" of the enterprise, big data and the intersection with technologies such as business process management, machine learning and the Internet of Things, and the integration of EMM and mobile security tools, all figure in this forward-looking outlook.
Table of Contents
Contents
1. Executive Summary 3
2. Mobile and End User Computing (EUC) Convergence: Unified Workspaces Are the Future 4
3. The "Cloudification" of Enterprise Will Hit Primetime in 2017 6
4. "Machine Learning" will Become the Norm in 2017; M&A Activity for Big Data & AI will Increase Significantly 8
5. Business Mobile Attacks and Vulnerabilities Are Increasing – Trend of Adding Mobile Security Tools on Top of EMM is Rising 9
6. Entering a New App Economy as Complexity of Mobile Applications Increase 10
7. Increased Experimentation with Emerging Technologies in Business Environments 12
8. Conclusions and Recommendations 13
Exhibits
Figure 1 - Which of the following components are implemented in your organization’s mobility management strategy? ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Figure 2 – Global SMB Mobile SaaS Revenue Forecast - by Applications, 2016-2022 ($M) ....................................... 6
Figure 3: Global Mobile Enterprise Business Application Revenue 2015-2020 ($M) ................................................. 10
Figure 4: Global Mobile Enterprise Business Application Users, 2015-2020 (M) ....................................................... 11