Employees are mobile, not because we want to be, or just can be, but because we have to be.\u00a0 The world moves too fast to sit still.\u00a0 If you want to stay on top of the game, you have to be able to work and move at the same time.\u00a0 We have to work smarter than our old selves, and start to take advantage of the technology around us.\u00a0 That\u2019s exactly what is starting to happen.<\/p>\n
78% of US Knowledge workers are using a mobile device for work purposes.\u00a0 68% of workers require mobility to do their jobs properly.\u00a0 The average worker has 2.8 devices connected to them, and that number will jump to 3.3 by 2014.\u00a0 Do you hear that BYOD planners?\u00a0 That is 3 devices per user on average.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 95% of organizations already allow employee devices into their workplace in some shape or form, but that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean connected to the network.\u00a0 Only 36%\u00a0 of surveyed enterprises state that they provide full support for employee owned devices.<\/p>\n
BYOD may seem like a silly issue to some, but it is very important to many employees, and has large impacts on budget.\u00a0 40% of employees cite \u201cdevice choice\u201d and the ability to choose their favorite device as an import part of their work experience.\u00a0 Think of BYOD as a small win for employees.\u00a0 With 44% of knowledge workers telecommuting at least 1 day a week, it is a way to let them feel in control of their work, and if it gets done, who cares what device they used?\u00a0 On average, mobility initiatives will use up 20% of IT budgets in 2014, a 3% increase over this year.<\/p>\n
Telecommuting saves approximately $2,500 per employee annually, which is no small amount.\u00a0 And the estimated annual benefit for a mobile employee is anywhere between 300 to 1300 dollars depending on the job role.\u00a0 To pass up on the potential cost savings would be criminal, especially if the user already has the device they need to complete the job while mobile.<\/p>\n