Parsing the notion of productivity in the workplace

1. READY TO BOOSTREADY TO BOOST
According to a recent Spiceworks survey of 185 US IT pros, 83% currently support tablets
in the workplace. But those who don’t support them seemed pretty concerned about
securing and keeping tabs on these devices. As it turns out, those who do support them
don’t experience these issues in high numbers. They do, however, cite some impressive
benefits from business tablet usage. Read on to learn more…
VIDEO-DRIVEN
APPLICATIONS
RUGGED OUTDOOR
WORKPLACES
MAXIMUM
PRODUCTIVITY
FEARVS.REALITY
The challenges IT pros expected to see with tablets don’t seem to be a
big issue in practice.
EXPECTED ACTUAL
LOST OR
STOLEN
DEVICES
SECURITY
BREACHES/
THREATS
POLICY
ENFORCEMENT
ISSUES
55%
48%
42%
28%
15%
33%
Inparticular,
securityconcerns
aremuchlower
thanpredictedby
thosenotyet
supportingtablets.
TOPTABLETUSECASES
ANDBENEFITS
How are the organizations surveyed using tablets in their environments?
85% IN CONJUNCTION WITH
DESKTOPS/LAPTOPS
15% AS DESKTOP/LAPTOP
REPLACEMENTS
Who’s supplying workplace tablets? It’s a mixture within organizations…
COMPANY 83%
EMPLOYEE 52%
How are tablets being used in the workplace?
59%
ENABLE MOBILE
COMMUNICATION
57%
RUN BUSINESS-
SPECIFIC APPS
56%
RUN MOBILE
PRODUCTIVITY APPS
40%
COLLECT
REAL-TIME DATA
THE COMMON DENOMINATOR:
These applications all extend user reach,
productivity and effectiveness.
Top 3 tablet business benefits:
1
63%
ENHANCED
MOBILITY
2
45%
INCREASED
PRODUCTIVITY
3
42%
INCREASED
AVAILABILITY
SOMETHINGFOREVERYONE
Want maximum business benefits? By offering a variety of tablets, Samsung
makes it easy to match the right device to the business task:
Samsung Galaxy Tab®
Active
for rugged outdoor workplaces
Samsung Galaxy Tab®
A
for maximum productivity
Samsung Galaxy Tab®
S
for video-driven apps
ABOUTSAMSUNGBUSINESS:
LEADINGTHEWAYINBUSINESSTABLETS
As a global leader in enterprise mobility and information
technology, Samsung Business provides a diverse portfolio of
enterprise technologies including smartphones, wearables,
tablets, digital displays, hospitality TVs, printers and medical
diagnostic equipment. We are committed to putting the
business customer at the core of everything we do by
delivering comprehensive products, solutions and services
across diverse industries including retail, healthcare,
hospitality, education and government. For more
information, please visit samsung.com/business or follow
Samsung Business via Twitter @SamsungBizUSA.
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Source: Spiceworks survey of 185 IT pros in the US
conducted on behalf of Samsung, October 2014.
WORKPLACE
PRODUCTIVITY?