It used to be that mobility was the exception to the rule. Earlier this year, IDC predicted that mobile workers would surpass the one billion mark by the end of 20101. That is no small number—it is one in five adults globally. Many of us live, breathe, and operate as mobile workers, and based on this overwhelming workforce trend where mobility is now the rule, we have entered the post-PC era.
In the next decade, we believe that mobility will be the dominant force shaping the IT landscape within enterprises. The role of IT will change, and mobile workers will take an increasing interest in—and responsibility for—their companies’ mobility strategy. The era of the dependent worker whose computer won’t boot because he didn’t plug it in is over. Today’s highly capable mobile workers can troubleshoot most technical problems, go to the Internet for help—instead of the IT helpdesk—and will work around the rules if need be. The era of the “corporate mobilocracy” (mobility rule) has begun.
Our year-end Mobile Workforce Report will look back at the top five trends of 2010, and look forward to how we see the world changing next year and over this decade.
Download Mobile Workforce Report pdf – Year End Review and 2011 Predictions
1 IDC, Worldwide Mobile Worker Population, 2009-2013, February 2010
