Mobile Hardware and Software

With people becoming more and more connected to technology it is becoming necessary that people are constantly in touch with their data. Mobile solutions to business problems are being cheaper and are now seen everywhere. The first solution I would bring to my company is the implementation of netbooks. These are a toned down version or laptop or notebook computers. They are both smaller and cheaper. They also sacrifice some computing power, but the main purpose of these machines are not to do any heavy computing. They are a great solution to let employees take their work with them home and increase productivity. An even cheaper and more portable way to let employees work at home is using flash drives. This will let workers transport documents they are working on between home and work in a simple and effective fashion. Next, I would provide employees with company smart phones like the Apple iPhone. With these, I would always be able to reach my employees. Also, they would be able to answer urgent emails and take care of other business tasks on the go. This would be used in conjunction with Personal Information Managers or PIMs to keep track of important employee and client information. This information would then be synced with the main computer system of the company to allow employees with sufficient access levels to get hold of this information to allow higher ups the chance to also get in touch with clients and any employee they need to talk to. Finally, I would encourage the use of cloud computing especially when using word processors or spreadsheets. This would make sure that all data is backed up to "the cloud" and in case of computer failure, the data would not be lost. Also, the use of the cloud like with Google Docs allows other people to access and collaborate with you on your work from any computer or mobile device. With all of these devices, a company can become highly mobile and can work from anywhere.