October 20166 EditorialEnterprise mobility as a trend has witnessed mass adoption across the global enterprise community and the Asian market is no exception to this. According to an IDC report, the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan, will spend $578 billion for mobility-related products and services by 2019, making it the world's largest spender in the segment. China is expected to rule the roost in terms of software and hardware spending, with other emerging markets also moving to a mobile first approach.What had started as a reaction to the sudden influx of smartphones in an enterprise environment has today turned into one of the fastest growing third platform technologies. No longer are mobility strategies being contained to mobilizing workforce; but several businesses have adopted mobility as a driver of both business and operational strategy. As a consequence, companies have moved past BYOD and basic MDM strategies to leverage mobility as a trend to enable business processes to deliver a positive ROI on their mobility initiatives. In the years to come, the industry will witness companies replacing laptops with Android or iOS tablets. However, similar to the major concern regarding any digitization effort, the biggest hiccup in the move to mobile first strategy still remains security. As the trend has matured more and more sensitive enterprise data and information has entered the mobile sphere. CIOs are looking at developing a more holistic approach to secure the data residing and transmitted to/from the device and securing the user's authentication process is required.APAC CIOoutlook's current edition features a list of 25 most promising enterprise mobility solution providers. The list is intended to help enterprises in selecting the right mobility partner for their future needs.Do let us know your thoughts.Rachi V SharmaManaging Editoreditor@apacciooutlook.comEnterprise Mobility Strategies Transitioning from being Proactive to Reactive Editor-in-ChiefManaging EditorEditorial StaffSales Mailing AddressTo subscribe to APACCIOOutlookVisualizersAPACCIOOutlook44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538Visit www.apacciooutlook.comShravan KashyapSheethal MSStephen ThomasLarry KohenRachi V SharmaCopyright © 2016 ValleyMedia Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.October 20 2016, Volume 2 SE 51 Published by ValleyMedia Inc.Madhurima RoyVanessa StewartRandy GomesDean AmbrosRaksha ThimmaiahAshwani KumarChristo Picardochristo@apacciooutlook.com+510 996 5124
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