Mobile computing and cloud computing have spawned new ways of working

With the continuous innovation and evolution of IT technology, mobile computing and cloud computing are particularly noticeable. Apple's iphone has exploded consumer awareness of mobile apps, and a cool smartphone plus a back-end cloud platform is a disruptive experience for people. It can be predicted that the convergence of future mobile computing and cloud computing will completely subvert the way people work and live. As the boundaries between organizations and nations become more and more blurred, a world of hyperlinks is emerging, a radically different era than ever before, and it needs a whole new way of working.

What are the characteristics of new ways of working in an era of accelerated convergence of mobile computing and cloud computing? A wide variety of intelligent terminals, such as smartphones, tablets and netbooks began to enter the workplace, with traditional PCs and laptops, and a number of companies were gradually broken down to nine to five hours, employees can work from home, or at the airport waiting, leave during the time to deal with related mails and office processes, at any time, Anywhere, they were able to do any work quickly with the most convenient intelligent terminals at hand. Jie such a state as "Life Slice".

In order for this to work, a special mechanism is needed to seamlessly connect the fragmented work. Cloud computing and its main drivers server virtualization and Desktop virtualization technologies are the best solution. Some forward-looking enterprises have achieved considerable commercial value through the operation of mobile devices supported by virtualization technology.

The most directly related to mobile Office enterprise internal IT management mechanism is naturally "self-contained equipment (byod,bring Your Own Device)", with BYOD, employees of their own smartphones, tablets, etc. can be connected to the corporate network, and to carry out business. Three years ago, Jie launched a BYOD program aimed at getting 20% of its employees involved. At the time, some people thought it was a very ambitious goal, but we have already surpassed that goal by now. More than three years of BYOD practical experience Jensjie learned a lot-including business policy, security, system management and organizational culture.

BYOD can also bring significant benefits to both the enterprise and individual employees, the key words being convenience, personalization and choice. For an enterprise, an asset called a "device" can be removed from the balance sheet, this is attractive, and it is also possible to compress costs incurred as a function of organizational change, such as personnel transfers or office shifts, and for employees who are familiar with their own equipment, there is no need to explain to them the utility of the device, Employee satisfaction also increases, and there is an expectation that the turnover will be reduced.

The strong support behind mobile office and BYOD is naturally cloud computing, which is the most common form of private cloud for companies, for example, many companies build a corporate desktop cloud and a private cloud through the XenDesktop and server virtualization solutions of Citrix's Desktop virtualization program XenServer Make seamless connections between your mobile device and your office, and when you return to the office, you can continue to finish the work that was left in the outgoing process. Some companies are also starting to try a mix of private clouds and public clouds on the back end, trying to put some peripheral applications or applications that require a wide range of global staff, partners and even customers in a shared cloud, while still placing slightly more sensitive applications and data in private clouds.

There is no doubt that the future of mobile computing and cloud computing will penetrate more into the enterprise. While there are still issues such as security and operational management in the cloud computing world, we believe there will be innovative results to address these challenges. Leveraging mobile computing and cloud computing to help users get more business value will be the long-term goal of a technology leader like Jie.

Author: Mark Dumpton (Mark Templeton)

Graduated from the design department of North Carolina State University. Obtained an MBA from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. 1995 joined the SI Jie system company, as vice president of marketing. President and chief executive officer of the company since 2001.

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