SALT LAKE CITY – May
9, 2012 –The role of IT managers has changed drastically in a short period
of time – revolutionized by smart mobile devices and increased remote
connection tools. While end users in the workforce are rapidly making use of
these advances, IT managers are trying to find the best way to maintain control
of their IT environments. In order to determine how IT managers are keeping
pace, LANDesk Software, a leading provider of systems
lifecycle management, endpoint security and IT service management, recently
surveyed 193 IT professionals regarding how they are adapting to the rapidly
evolving new mobile workforce.
LANDesk surveyed 193 IT managers and administrators in
medium-to-large size enterprise organizations. Of those surveyed, 96 percent reported that end users in their
organizations are now using two or more computing devices in the workplace;
however, only 75 percent reported that they are actually managing two or more
devices per user. This disconnect shows that end users are adopting more
devices quicker than IT managers can keep pace.
Additional survey findings include:
- 44
percent of those
surveyed said at least part of their workforce works remotely.
- 77
percent of those
surveyed said end users use their personal mobile devices in the workplace.
- 54
percent of those
surveyed reported that they do not currently have a security strategy for
mobile devices in place.
- 37
percent of those surveyed reported that they deal with more than 10 malware
incidents a month.
In order to further illustrate its survey findings, LANDesk
commissioned an infographic summary of the results, which can be found here.
“Virtually everything we read in the press and hear firsthand from
our customers, points to the fact that IT is on the cusp of a radical change, and
end user computing will never be the same,” said Steve Workman, vice president,
LANDesk. “The days of provisioning and maintaining a single computing platform,
locking down work environments and mandating productivity systems are
dead. This survey of mobile device
management drives these points home. We
surveyed a cross section of IT managers and administrators, and their feedback
shows the dramatic nature of this shift and emphasizes the immediacy of the
change.”
About LANDeskSoftware
LANDesk Software is a leading provider of systems lifecycle management, endpoint security, and IT service management solutions for desktops, servers and
mobile devices across the enterprise. LANDesk enables IT to deliver business
value by gaining control of end-user computing with a single console, light
infrastructure, and ITIL solutions that deliver significant ROI for thousands
of customers worldwide. LANDesk is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with
offices located in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, and can be found at www.landesk.com.
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