Tablets Take Their Place as Essential Work Tools
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Universal Tool
73% of IT decision-makers surveyed said that tablets are a standard tech device offered to employees at their organization. -
SOP
One-third said their company has developed tablet assignment/BYOD policies. -
Funding Source
51% said their enterprise allows employees to pay for and use their own tablets, and 53% said their organization pays for the devices. -
Operating Systems Used for Tablets
Windows: 72%, iOS: 69%, Android: 60% -
Departments Using Tablets
IT: 93%, Sales/marketing: 70%, Executive suite: 67%, Business development: 63%, Administrative: 60% -
Machine-to-Machine
75% of IT decision-makers in companies that allow the use of tablets said the devices are companion pieces to laptops, and 85% said they supplement smartphones. -
Thumbs Up
61% said tablet deployment has met expectations, and one-third said they've exceeded expectations. -
Optimal Output
81% of respondents said tablets increase productivity, and most of them said the increase is 20% or more. -
Cautionary Tale
63% said tablets are more vulnerable to accident damage than traditional desktops, and 42% said they're more likely to experience a software security breach.
Tablets have emerged as standard work devices in most organizations, according to a recent survey from Dell. And, so far, these deployments are getting good reviews: Most IT decision-makers surveyed reported that tablets are meeting—if not exceeding—their expectations. An overwhelming majority of the respondents said that these devices are increasing employee productivity. Perhaps the widespread acceptance goes back to the "Goldilocks" factor: For users who consider laptops too clunky and smartphones too small to use as primary work machines, the tablet has emerged as "just right." Nevertheless, tablets are not replacing laptops or smartphones. Given our obsession with perpetual connectivity, tablets are most frequently used in tandem with the other devices. Not all of the feedback from survey participants is positive, however, as a significant number of the respondents believe that tablets are more vulnerable to both physical damage and cyber-security threats than traditional desktop computers. An estimated 250 U.S. IT decision-makers took part in the research, which was conducted by the Harris Poll.