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Consumerization of IT continues to cause digital
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disruption as new technologies enter the market

IDG Enterprise—the enterprise technology graphic).
CAN HELP YOU media company comprising Computerworld, “Consumerization of IT in the enterprise
InfoWorld, Network World, CIO, DEMO, has created significant digital disruption in
CSO, CIO Executive Council, ITworld, the past year, and the opportunity to inno-
GROW AND PROFIT CFOworld and CITEworld—releases the vatecontinueswiththeintroductionofnew
findings from the 2014 Consumerization devices and services,” said Matthew Yorke,
of IT in the Enterprise (CITE) research, CEO, IDG Enterprise. “Organizations are
IN THE
highlighting the impact CITE adoption has working to mitigate risk and build secu-
on the enterprise; integration of cloud, apps rity that enables employees and the busi-
and mobile device management; and the nesses to use CITE technology to move
next wave of consumer technologies IT decision-makers need to consider.
the business into the digital era and create improved employee productivity and cus-
IP TELEPHONY tomer satisfaction.”
CITE Adoption Results in New
Policies and IT Purchases
CITE: More than Just Smartphones
MARKET
The proliferation of personal devices and Tablets
being used for work purposes has required LinkedIn, Skype and other consumer
the majority of organizations (82%) to or individual services are the cloud-based
make changes, from creating policies on services most used by employees (90%)
how corporate data can be shared and followed by file sharing and collaboration
investing in mobile device management tools (79%) (click to Tweet). However,
(MDM) solutions, to purchasing secure file many cloud-based tools and services come
sharing services. IT executives and their with an ease of use that results in employ-
departments are leading the charge for ees adopting solutions with or without
integrating consumer devices into the orga- approval from their IT department.
nization. To support a culture of employees MDM use is more prevalent at enterprise
working in the office and at home, over organizations (1,000+ employees) and it is
the next two years more organizations will used on both company issued and employee
support employee owned smart phones and owned mobile devices. While MDM offers
tablets and 83% of organizations will invest a level of control not previously available,
in mobile technologies. The approval of consumer devices in the workplace is well there still is uncertainty if MDM solutions can mitigate risk. Enterprise organizations
received by employees; CITE will have a and SMB organizations (< 1,000 employ-
positive impact on user satisfaction (69%), ees) face different challenges with MDM
and user productivity (66%) over the next implementation. Enterprise organizations
12-18 months (check out the CITE info-
See CONSUMERIZATION, page 27

OUTLOOK

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March 2014 MCI Survey and risk-taking tend to fall. Investors are
Comments from Industry Executive said to be confident when the news about
Leadership:
the future is good and stock prices are ris- ing.
Bank, Small Ticket
“We continue to see strong growth in Who participates in the MCI-EFI?
both applications and origination volume. The respondents are comprised of a
We are optimistic that this trend will con- wide cross section of industry executives,
tinue as we close out the first quarter. In including large-ticket, middle-market and
addition, portfolio performance in terms of small-ticket banks, independents and cap-
delinquencies remains very low.” David tive equipment finance companies. The
Schaefer, CEO, Mintaka Financial, LLC
MCI-EFI uses the same pool of 50 organi-
Independent, Middle Ticket
zation leaders to respond monthly to ensure
“New business volume targets in our the survey’s integrity. Since the same orga-
truck transportation business continue to be nizations provide the data from month to month, the results constitute a consistent
met or exceeded by our over 2,300 dealers barometer of the industry’s confidence.
nationwide in the U.S., suggesting contin-
ued strength in the economy.” William How is the MCI-EFI designed?
Besgen, President & COO, Hitachi Capital The survey consists of seven questions
America Corp.
and an area for comments, asking the
Bank, Middle Ticket
respondents’ opinions about the following:
“The overall economy is fair; however, • Current business conditions
I do see an increase in capital expendi- • Expected product demand over the next
tures in 2014. The capital expenditures four months
• Access to capital over the next four
will be made to reduce labor cost and/or months
replace outdated or worn out equipment.” • Future employment conditions
Elaine Temple, President, Bancorpsouth • Evaluation of the current U.S. economy
Equipment Finance
• U.S. economic conditions over the next
six months
Why an MCI-EFI?
• Business development spending expecta-
Confidence in the U.S. economy and the capital markets is a critical driver to the tions
equipment finance industry. Throughout • Open-ended question for comment
history, when confidence increases, con- • How may I access the MCI-EFI? %
sumers and businesses are more apt to
acquire more consumer goods, equipment Survey results are posted on the Foundation website,
and durables, and invest at prevailing pric- http://www.leasefoundation.org/IndRsrcs/MCI/
es. When confidence decreases, spending

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