{"id":2088,"date":"2011-10-21T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T15:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/analystik.ca\/?p=2088"},"modified":"2017-02-06T16:31:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T21:31:03","slug":"mobile-worker-its-time-for-tablet-rasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analystik.ca\/blogue\/language\/en\/mobile-worker-its-time-for-tablet-rasa\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Worker, it\u2019s time for Tablet Rasa and on the road you go!"},"content":{"rendered":"

You are a mobile worker and you have just got yourself the brand new iPad2<\/strong> and it\u2019s killing you\u2026 you just feel like not bringing your laptop on your next business trip or client meeting.\u00a0 Now, is this a good idea?<\/p>\n

Only 4-5 years back; I would have answered this: tell me about your IT systems<\/strong> and I\u2019ll tell you how things will turn out because at the time, most mobile workers were greatly depending on the \u00ab\u00a0back-end office<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb to do business; and then came the BlackBerry<\/strong> which enabled real-time business and conversation with the Clientele and afterwards, new Smartphone devices with stock and calculus and synchronization and display capabilities have made us all almost fully autonomous in terms of Mobility, but let\u2019s be honest, it\u2019s still not a laptop!<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>So what\u2019s new with Tablets, really?\u00a0 Well, many things but maybe first and foremost they are the best mid-term between working \/ display surface and easiness of transportation!!!\u00a0 I don\u2019t want to provide free advertising but the new iPad 2 is only 8,8\u00a0mm thick for a weight of 601\u00a0g, it can hold into your hands but with a display screen far more superior than that of a Smartphone.<\/p>\n

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And with a touch-screen tablet, iOS<\/strong> and Android<\/strong> that is (and a few others\u2026), everything becomes so instinctive: launching an application, surfing the Web, consulting your emails, watching a movie or reading a book; it\u2019s almost child play. Having doubts, take a look at this picture!!!<\/p>\n

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And then came the Cloud!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In fact, maybe the success of tablets is due to their timing on the technology market which was just perfect; just right after the arrival of massive Cloud service offerings (Amazon<\/strong><\/a>, Google<\/strong><\/a>, RackSpace<\/strong><\/a>, Microsoft<\/strong><\/a>, etc.).\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t look like much but the fact is, there\u2019s a new paradigm now in place; enterprises\u2019 business processes can now exist on the Cloud<\/strong> (applications, data, portals, etc.) and feed any device or mobile worker anytime, anywhere.\u00a0 Just for you to know, there\u2019s\u00a0 now more than 4 millions enterprises on GoogleApps<\/strong><\/a> !!!<\/p>\n

So, one can ask the question\u00a0again: tell me about your IT systems<\/strong> and I\u2019ll tell you how you\u2019ll do.\u00a0 Evidently, if your enterprise is on the Cloud<\/strong>; then, your tablet can become your best friend and forget about laptop<\/em>, desktop<\/em>, hardtop<\/em>!<\/p>\n

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The \u00ab\u00a0On the Go\u00a0\u00bb kit<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>But even if your enterprise is not on the Cloud<\/strong>, you could be there and enjoy the full benefits of the Cloud with such key services providing quite a lot of autonomy as Evernote<\/strong><\/a>, Dropbox<\/strong><\/a>, GoogleApps<\/strong><\/a>, your Social Networks (LinkedIn<\/strong>, Facebook<\/strong>, Twitter<\/strong>, etc.) and maybe \u00ab\u00a0DocumentsToGo\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>\u00bb and a few other cherry-picked applications that will make you fully operational in terms of communications, production and business development.\u00a0 So let\u2019s review those free and essential tools any mobile worker should have on his\/her tablet:<\/p>\n

– Evernote<\/strong><\/a> enables taking audio-text-video notes on-the-go and synchronises them in real-time through the web with any other devices it\u2019s been installed on (tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop, etc.);<\/p>\n

– Dropbox<\/strong><\/a> enables asynchronization of any document with any other devices it\u2019s been installed on (tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop, etc.);<\/p>\n

– DocumentsToGo<\/strong><\/a> to edit any document on-the-go (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF) on your Tablet;<\/p>\n

– GoogleApps<\/strong><\/a> enables real-time access and synchronization with email, calendars, contacts and notes on your Tablet.<\/p>\n

So equipped, there are now very few things you could not do on-the-go with your iPad2<\/strong><\/a> or your Samsung Galaxy SII<\/strong><\/a> tablet. \u00a0And if you think you would not be comfortable; think again!!!<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s see what you got!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>And just in case, you would have any questions regarding today\u2019s tablet capabilities, even though it really doesn\u2019t matter if your enterprise is on the Cloud<\/strong>\u2026, so let\u2019s take a closer look at the most popular tablet today, the iPad2<\/strong><\/a>, and answer that question once and for all.<\/p>\n

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Cameras<\/strong> – two cameras for FaceTime and HD video recording.<\/p>\n

Processor<\/strong> – A5 dual-core processor, both running at 1-GHz, against only one 1-Ghz processor on the iPhone 4.\u00a0 Multitasking is very fluid and apps are loaded in no time.<\/p>\n

Connectivity – <\/strong>Wi-Fi and 3G; each iPad integrates the most advanced wireless technology: 802.11n.<\/p>\n

Business \/ Communications <\/strong>– Video Mirroring helps your iPad (thanks to adapters) turning your HD television or your projector into a giant iPad to watch apps, web pages, presentations, videos, films or pictures with anybody, anywhere.<\/p>\n

Memory \/ Stocking<\/strong> – 32G or 64G models<\/p>\n

Battery<\/strong> – ten\u00a0(10) hours of autonomy (more than a transatlantic flight or spending the whole night watching movies)<\/p>\n

iOS\u00a05<\/strong> \/ iCloud<\/strong> \u2013 more than 200 new functionalities and a design, well…\u00a0 And if you are still wondering about the choice of a tablet; this article does a very comprehensive analysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Welcome to the planet Tablet<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>IDC<\/strong> estimates at 44.6 millions<\/strong> the number of tablets used around the world in 2011 and Gartner<\/strong> estimates 208 millions<\/strong> tablets will have been sold by 2014. \u00a0\u00ab\u00a0This growth rate is 4 times superior to that of Smartphones, and five times that of PCs\u00a0\u00bb, an analyst from the PRTM consulting society was telling Le Monde<\/em>.<\/p>\n

1 million.\u00a0<\/strong>The number of Tablets that should be sold in France by 2011. Quebec, it has more than 200 000 units sold of today.<\/p>\n

100 millions.<\/strong>\u00a0This is the number of iPad books downloaded through the iBooks service.<\/p>\n

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Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We are maybe witnessing a more profound behaviour change with the advent of the Tablets.\u00a0 On a Tablet, documents and applications or not only contents that we open to work with and shut down afterwards anymore; they have become with which we interact in ways that are becoming increasingly creative.\u00a0 And those objects have become portals, but also to new universes of creativity.<\/p>\n

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And if you want to know more about Tablets; go to Mobiz<\/strong><\/a>, the Quebec Mobile Congress<\/strong>, where you can read \u00c9rika Roberts<\/strong><\/a>, from Transcontinental interactif<\/strong><\/a>, \u00a0\u00ab\u00a0first iPad usage study in Quebec\u00a0<\/a>\u00bb…\u00a0 in French, though.<\/p>\n

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Have a good weekend,<\/p>\n

Denis<\/strong><\/a> & Michel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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