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Getting connected
A new study reveals an ‘exploding culture “The results of this study send a For some, these IDC study findings
of connectivity’ forcing enterprises to
clear message to today's business are a final wake-up call that they
– the hyperconnected workforce risk losing productivity and
change the way they do business. is coming and you’d better be profitability if they ignore this
ready,” said John Gantz, chief exploding culture of connectivity.
research officer and senior vice For others, it confirms that
n exploding ‘culture of access plus at least nine president at IDC. “The study found Hyperconnectivity can represent
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Connectivity’ is forcing applications such as instant that 16 per cent of the global huge opportunities if they choose
enterprises around the messaging (IM), text messaging, workforce is hyperconnected to embrace this megatrend.
world to change the web conferencing and social today, and will grow to 40 per cent These organisations can lead with
way they do business. networks. Even more significantly, in just a few years. This means critical changes to technology and
They need to be able to adopt the hyperconnected are closely that the surveyed workforce isn’t business process that help them
technology faster than ever before followed by a large second group just migrating towards Hyper- thrive as progressive enterprises.”
or risk the opportunities of of 36 per cent designated as connectivity – it is stampeding to
Hyperconnectivity passing them ‘increasingly connected’ who use it. Businesses that embrace this The study surveyed men and
by. This is one of the key findings a minimum of four devices for have an opportunity to increase women of various age groups in
of a new global IDC study sponsored work and have personal access productivity and ability to compete North America, Europe, Middle
by Nortel. The study found that not to six or more applications. As the in the global marketplace.” East, Asia Pacific and Latin
only is the speed of technology increasingly connected advance America, who work across
adoption accelerating – impacting in capabilities – and changing John Roese, chief technology various industries and company
business policy and IT investment demographics of the workforce officer, Nortel, added: “For more sizes. It found the desire for
– but the global workforce is are factored in – the study than a year, Nortel has been personal connectivity has no
increasingly expecting employers predicts that hyperconnected emphasising the profound global national boundaries and that
to provide similar levels of business users will likely rise to implications of Hyperconnectivity – Hyperconnectivity is happening
‘everywhere, all the time’ connectivity. 40 per cent within five years. on the enterprise and its IT strategy. today. In fact, the countries with >>
The IDC study of close to 2400
people across 17 countries found
that 16 per cent of workers
surveyed are already ‘hyper-
connected’, fully embracing a world
of multiple devices and intense
use of new communications
applications. The hyperconnected
worker uses a minimum of seven
devices for work and personal
Not only is the speed of
technology adoption
accelerating – impacting
business policy and IT
investment – but the global
workforce is increasingly
expecting employers to provide
similar levels of ‘everywhere,
all the time’ connectivity.
6 IT RESELLER – JUNE 2008
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