Enterprise mobility is shifting the parameters of the organisation, changing the way content and data are managed and how employees interact with the business.
According to research, organisations are planning to spend an average of USD447,000 on employee mobility over the next 12 to18 months, almost double what they have spent in this channel to date, and a mere 11% of end users access business applications from the corporate office around 100% of the time.
The mobile workforce is a growing trend and, as organisations tap into its potential, vendors are delivering increasingly rich solutions that allow the enterprise to take advantage and build robust digital ecosystems.
“Companies have been waking up to the potential of the digital economy and how this connectivity can be used to drive productivity and efficiency,” says Lizelle le Roux, HP desktop and notebook business unit manager at Tarsus Technologies.
“The HP Pro x2 612 G1 is a two-in-one device that is both a tablet and a laptop and its design is structured around providing the business user with a solution that is both mobile and functional. Weighing in at just over 1kg for the tablet and under 2kg with the keyboard attached, the HP Pro x2 612 G1 is a perfect fit for the mobile enterprise.”
Bring your own device (BYOD) has shown to improve employee satisfaction and output as well as delivering significant cost-savings to the organisation, and it is the perfect bedfellow for cloud applications and solutions. Gartner has predicted that nearly half of large enterprises will have adopted a hybrid cloud solution by 2017 and this highlights the importance for solutions that can meet the needs of both the business and the employee.
The HP Pro x2 612 G1 comes with a detachable keyboard and all the features of a full laptop. The tablet has 12.5 inches of touchscreen that can be controlled either by touch or a Wacom Interactive Pen and has a USB 3.0 port – an essential connectivity feature – and battery life of around 8.5 hours. It converts to a notebook by attaching it to the keyboard base that has an embedded battery, a touchpad and multiple ports for wired productivity and connectivity.
“The HP Pro x2 612 G1 offers all the features of a fully functional workstation and includes a 4th generation Intel Haswell processor with integrated HD graphics and two batteries for extended productivity,” says Le Roux. “In addition users can choose between either HD or FHD resolution for the touchscreen. The device is ultra-portable, thin and light with instant power-up and can be converted from tablet to laptop and back again with ease.”
For the IT department of the enterprise that is looking to install a solution that is cost-effective and mobile, the HP Pro x2 612 G1 is ideal thanks to its ubiquity and built-in software. The HP BIOSphere, HP Client Management Solutions and LANDesk offerings add additional layers of management and control, and the HP Drive Encryption, Preboot Authentication and optional biometric fingerprint reader ensure data security.