With 2016 fast approaching, Michael Murphy, Vice President and Country Manager and Citrix Canada shares predictions and emerging trends expected to make waves in the new year.
The year cubicle walls will be torn down
Do you remember how creative you were when you were in kindergarten? Building block forts and gaining inspiration from others? Then you grew up and were placed into pre-constructed forts, a.k.a. cubicles. In 2016, companies will embrace the environments we were educated in with workspaces designed like universities, where cross-pollination reigns supreme. Collaborative spaces for groups (think a centralized cafeteria), collaborative pods (labs) and individual focus areas (libraries) will be the new norm, allowing employees to work in an environment that suits their creative needs. (Ed Catmull’s Creative Inc. provides great insights into the benefits of collaborative spaces.) In this new environment, IT departments will leverage existing networks that will require investments invirtualization and end user computing to provide dependable wireless connectivity, as well as follow-me data and apps with enterprise security.
The Internet of Things moves from home to office
Currently making our out-of-office life simpler through connected homes and cars, 2016 will be the year that employees demand the flexibility and mobility the Internet of Things (IoT) provides. The Internet of Everything (IoE) could dramatically change the workplace as we know it. With enterprises responsible for thousands of devices spread over multiple locations, having the opportunity to connect all these systems, services, people and things into automated workflows is the logical resolution.
Webifying apps
There seems to be a trend to these trends – the employee. Employees are craving ‘anytime, anywhere’ access to company apps and data, and this will require a shift towards webifying – or digitizing – company apps. The transition to the cloud will give organizations the ability to migrate legacy apps and systems to sync with mobile strategies. The end result: secure and accessible apps. Any browser. Any device. Any network.
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Citrix Canada Head Shares His 2016 Employee-Driven Predictions For The Enterprise
With 2016 fast approaching, Michael Murphy, Vice President and Country Manager and Citrix Canada shares predictions and emerging trends expected to make waves in the new year.
The year cubicle walls will be torn down
Do you remember how creative you were when you were in kindergarten? Building block forts and gaining inspiration from others? Then you grew up and were placed into pre-constructed forts, a.k.a. cubicles. In 2016, companies will embrace the environments we were educated in with workspaces designed like universities, where cross-pollination reigns supreme. Collaborative spaces for groups (think a centralized cafeteria), collaborative pods (labs) and individual focus areas (libraries) will be the new norm, allowing employees to work in an environment that suits their creative needs. (Ed Catmull’s Creative Inc. provides great insights into the benefits of collaborative spaces.) In this new environment, IT departments will leverage existing networks that will require investments invirtualization and end user computing to provide dependable wireless connectivity, as well as follow-me data and apps with enterprise security.
The Internet of Things moves from home to office
Currently making our out-of-office life simpler through connected homes and cars, 2016 will be the year that employees demand the flexibility and mobility the Internet of Things (IoT) provides. The Internet of Everything (IoE) could dramatically change the workplace as we know it. With enterprises responsible for thousands of devices spread over multiple locations, having the opportunity to connect all these systems, services, people and things into automated workflows is the logical resolution.
Webifying apps
There seems to be a trend to these trends – the employee. Employees are craving ‘anytime, anywhere’ access to company apps and data, and this will require a shift towards webifying – or digitizing – company apps. The transition to the cloud will give organizations the ability to migrate legacy apps and systems to sync with mobile strategies. The end result: secure and accessible apps. Any browser. Any device. Any network.
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