Bringing Your Own Device to ITAM Presented by: Tom Watson, AMI President February 7, 2013 A recording with audio of this webinar is on our website.
Jun 24, 2015
Bringing Your Own Device to ITAM
Presented by: Tom Watson, AMI President
February 7, 2013
A recording with audio of this webinar is on our website.
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Tom Watson
President & CEO of Asset Management International
Tom Watson
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The Revolution
35x
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Penetration of smart phones
51%
The majority of mobile users now own a smartphone.
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IT at Work
35x
• The technology in someone’s pocket is now more advanced than in the workplace.
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Bring Your Own Device - BYOD
Employees use their mobile devices at work, for work.
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POLL:
What Smartphone do you use?
iPhone
Android
Windows Phone
Blackberry
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Question
BYOD = $?
Will the BYOD model will pay off for ITAM? .
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A closer look
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Hand-held Scanners and RFID Portals
Will remain dominant in high volume areas.
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Drawbacks
$1800High cost in hardware and training.
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IT Service Departments
A more likely place for BYOD to make inroads.
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Quick Accessibility
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Easily Learned
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Device Management Costs:
V.S.
BYOD also means users maintain their own device
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Supporting Smartphones
YOU NEED TO:
• Use DMZ and/or VPN to integrate existing in-house systems.
• Ensure Wifi availability for real time data access.
• SaaS-ify applications
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Be Smart With Tagging
Bluetooth tags are another alternative.
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Design Imperatives
Design Imperatives for ITAM mobile apps:
• Easy, intuitive operation
• Limited functions
• Network access
• Effective security
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Benefits
• Greater ITAM Participation
• Far Lower Hardware Cost
• Increased Data Accuracy
• Simplified Management
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AssetTrack App
AssetTrack for iOSAvailable March 2013
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• Web: amitracks.com
• Phone: (877) 297-7618
• Presenter– Thomas Watson: [email protected]– President & CEO, Co-founder
Getting More Information
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Questions?
A link to a recording of this webinar is on our website.amitracks.com/webinar1