Tablets are part of our life, they are all around us, however they are devices that many did not quite fit in before the arrival of the first iPad, since they were not as productive as a laptop or as manageable as a smartphone. This idea is still seen in the current use of tablets within companies. Who usually uses them? What tasks do they do with them? Without a doubt, it is curious how the business environment reflects what many thought 4 years ago.
A survey conducted by Forrester Research sheds some light on the answer to the questions we posed earlier. More than 3.500 people participated in the study, including workers individual as they call them, that is, they do not have a position beyond performing their corresponding task, but also supervisors, managers, directors or even senior officials of companies, that is, they covered the different levels within an organization.
From the director up
According to the results of the survey, the use of tablets is reserved for important company staff. Workers barely have access to these devices in their day-to-day, about 10% only use them regularly. In part it could be logical, since they do not specify the field of action of these companies, but it is necessary to go a little further. The surprising thing is that as we go up the scale of powers, the chances that that person has a tablet to carry out their work They multiply.
Supervisors or managers are up to twice as likely, approximately 24% use tablets. Directors and superiors, up to four times the probability of a worker, 43%. That is, almost half of the bosses of companies carry a tablet with them. The reason for this situation is explained if we analyze the use that is usually given to these terminals.
Display devices
The study specifies that the majority of these users use an IPAD and at work it serves as a display medium, that is, consult data, view statistics, look at the agenda, etc. They consider that to carry out the tasks of the workers, it is more useful to use laptops or desktops with a keyboard. Every time, the business environment is more attractive for manufacturers, who seek to offer equipment that changes this idea. For instance Microsoft and its Surface Pro 3, to name an acquaintance. New companies are expected to invest in useful devices for workers, including those who work in the field or have more physical tasks with ultra-rugged devices and other functions.
Source: NYT