impactofconvergenceofcloud,socialandmobile.doc

Impact of Convergence of Cloud, Social and Mobile Technologies Draft 2 April 18, 2013 Contents Impact of Convergence of Cloud, Social and Mobile Technologies 1 Draft 2 1 Acknowledgements 3 Workgroup Leaders 3 Key Contributors 3 Reviewers 3 Executive Overview 3 Business Innovation Transformation due to convergence of Social, Mobile and Cloud 3 Social 4 MOBILE 5 Mobile – Key Value Drivers 6 Cloud 6 Examples of Convergence of Social Mobile and Cloud 8 Roadmap for Cloud, Social, and Mobile Solutions (15-20 pages) 9 Step 1: Define a Comprehensive Business Strategy 9 Step 2: Develop an Effective IT Strategy Architecture 9 Step 3: Ensure Your Cloud Decisions Support Critical Requirements 9 Step 4: Deploy a Robust Mobile Platform 11 Step 5: Deploy a Rich Social Business Platform 12 Step 6: Leverage Analytics to Gain Additional Insight 14 Step 7: Ensure Proper Security Privacy Controls are in Place 18 Step 8: Establish a Robust Development Environment 19 Step 9: Ensure the IT Environment can be Managed Effectively 22 Step 10: Consider Integration Interoperability Requirements 22 Works Cited 24 Additional References 24 Appendix A: Current State of Mobile Standards 24 Acknowledgements Workgroup Leaders Key Contributors Reviewers Executive Overview Will be completed in later draft Target audience Key objectives of the document Document will focus on consumer perspective Brief introduction of major sections Business Innovation Transformation due to convergence of Social, Mobile and Cloud The simultaneous adoption of Social, Mobile, and Cloud is having a profound impact on businesses. Even though each of these technologies provides a different value for organizations the synergistic effect of all three technologies is becoming more evident, and is providing new ways for businesses to innovate and create value. As an example, consider a large software company that has encouraged product managers and designers to use tablets while visiting customers to