“Elvis has left the building.”

It was a popular phrase to disperse crowds after Elvis Presley concerts and has found its way into colloquial American speech. 

Fact was Elvis had moved on to the next big gig while some of his followers just didn’t want to accept that what they had experienced was over and sat there.

The same holds true for those reluctant to accept that business applications are no longer bound to the inner sanctum of the data center and the on-premise enterprise.  Applications are now accessible via downloadable software on users’ mobile devices.

Let’s take a look at the phenomenon of the mobile app in business use:

How did this happen? What is possible today? Where is it all going? And, what does this mean for IT professionals? Continue reading →