On August 21, 2012, Sky announced it will be acquired by Kony Solutions, Inc., a leading mobile and multi-channel application platform and business applications provider. We are excited about the prospects ahead as we blend the considerable talents and technology of Kony and Sky and would like to assure you that your continued satisfaction is of our utmost concern. With that said, we’d like to welcome you to Kony Solutions and also provide some insights of what you can expect.

The recently concluded annual event for the SAP Ecosystem – SAPPHIRE NOW 2012 – was a great success for SAP, its customers, and vendors. A wide variety of topics were discussed and presented, with compelling examples of customer successes using larger-than-life video presentations on gigantic screens that filled the immense Exhibit Hall.

Today’s enterprise mobility planners encounter a wide variety of hardware options. How does one choose? Is hardware selection important? Does it make a difference?

As employees clamor to use their own mobile device (BYOD) for business purposes, the economic savings to the enterprise from not having to buy and support a corporate-owned mobile device can be appealing, helping accelerate the move to BYOD (as if any acceleration there were even necessary). But, setting BYOD aside for a moment, is the consumer smartphone the right tool for your mobility project? Perhaps not.

In part I of this blog, we previously discussed the current opportunity (and challenges) facing enterprises when it comes to mobility. In this second post, we’re examining some of the top key factors to keep in mind as your business starts out on the road to mobility.

The benefits to an enterprise organization from deploying mobile computing solutions can be substantial in terms of cost reduction, streamlined business processes, improved levels of customer service, and even increased sales. 

The “app for that” phenomenon brought about via Apple’s iPhone/iPad success has helped greatly increase awareness around mobile applications and how powerful they can be. 

There has been a lot written about the benefits of native vs. web (HTML) applications for the mobile enterprise. This article is not aimed at pushing the pros or cons of each model, but rather exploring what may be the hidden costs of developing mobile applications natively. 

HTML has been around as long as the web. So what's all the fuss about? HTML5 is yet another standard for web content that is aimed at delivering a common user experience regardless of browser. By doing so, the web community is aiming to enable application/web developers to produce an experience that is acceptable to browsers on Smartphones and tablets. While this in itself may not sound like much….it is. 

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has become a common catchphrase that many CIOs are hearing, and fearing. How on earth can Smartphones or tablets, which are fast becoming cut-down personal computers, be allowed onto a corporate network? What about security…SOE…support? This shift in thinking is part of what many are calling the consumerization of IT. Corporate employees want a "consumer experience" at work…and using their own phone to access corporate data is part of that.

The Cloud. It seems that in today's ever-changing IT world, everything can now be cloud-based. We have all varieties of IT services now available "on demand." So, what about enterprise mobility? Can mobile enterprise applications be made available as a service and, if so, what needs to be taken into consideration when deciding between on-premise and cloud-based solutions? Here are a few suggestions for you to consider.

Has your organization mobilized SAP? Share your insights and click here to take the Mobile Outlook 2012 survey today.

SAPinsider and insiderRESEARCH have partnered with top mobility analyst Kevin Benedict to survey SAP customers regarding enterprise mobility and explore the findings in the Mobile Outlook 2012 report. Sky Technologies is excited to announce that we’ve signed on as a sponsor of this comprehensive study.