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: tom.watson@amitracks.com– 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