Large organizations should be prepared for increasing application development and deployment In a 2010, ESG Research asked 174 enterprise IT professionals whether their organizations were developing or planned to develop their own mobile applications. The findings were as follows:28% said they had already developed mobile applications34% planned to develop mobile applications26% had no plans but were interested in doing so11% had no plans or interest in developing mobile applications1% said “don’t know”With regard to mobile computing, 2 years ago is ancient history (dare I say we are moving at Internet speed?). Based on my frequent conversations with IT professionals, nearly every organization I speak with is engaged in mobile application development today. Some companies already have their own mobile application “store” with hundreds of homegrown applications for users. Typically these are lightweight fixed-function applications — some are web-based (and will likely be built using HTML 5 in the future) but many are native applications. Additionally, most of these applications were designed for mobile devices, taking advantage of GPS, graphics, cameras, etc. Why am I focused on mobile application development? Because I see a disconnect in many enterprise mobile strategies. We are still focused on BYOD and IT consumerization so many organization’s think in terms of basic device management and security — onboarding, network access control, data encryption, remote wiping, etc. As mobile application development explodes, we need more than just device management, we need mobile computing management — software distribution, version control, digital rights management, entitlements management, etc. Leading mobile management vendors like Good, MobileIron, and Zenprise get this which is why they are doing well in the market. I’m not sure that the other 350 or so vendors in this space are there yet. Related content analysis 5 things security pros want from XDR platforms New research shows that while extended detection and response (XDR) remains a nebulous topic, security pros know what they want from an XDR platform. By Jon Oltsik Jul 07, 2022 3 mins Intrusion Detection Software Incident Response opinion Bye-bye best-of-breed? ESG research finds that organizations are increasingly integrating security technologies and purchasing multi-product security platforms, changing the industry in the process. By Jon Oltsik Jun 14, 2022 4 mins Security Software opinion SOC modernization: 8 key considerations Organizations need SOC transformation for security efficacy and operational efficiency. Technology vendors should come to this year’s RSA Conference with clear messages and plans, not industry hyperbole. By Jon Oltsik Apr 27, 2022 6 mins RSA Conference Security Operations Center opinion 5 ways to improve security hygiene and posture management Security professionals suggest continuous controls validation, process automation, and integrating security and IT technologies. By Jon Oltsik Apr 05, 2022 4 mins Security Practices Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe