Smartphones have become essential tools for many individuals, especially when apps are used that can drastically extend the phone’s built-in functions. However, apps are not just for individuals. Enterprise apps — those that are intended to integrate the key business processes and facilitate the process of coordinating work throughout the organization — offer the potential to boost employee productivity, enhance customer service and automate certain functions — all of which can contribute to a healthier bottom line. An enterprise-ready app is a prebuilt, somewhat generic application that can provide an effective alternative to a custom enterprise app, especially for companies that want to ease into the world of enterprise apps and experiment before committing to a full-blown custom app.
- Enterprise-ready apps can save you a significant amount of money. Custom apps can run more than $150,000 for a medium-sized, cross-platform app.
- Enterprise-ready apps can be deployed in much less time. A custom app can take more than a year to go from concept to deployment. An enterprise-ready app can often be deployed in a matter of days or even hours.
- Enterprise-ready apps offer unparalleled security. Keeping data secure is extremely important to all businesses. This worry can be mitigated by choosing an enterprise-level app that offers the encryption layers, permissions and authentication functions that you need as well as the tools to manage the app.
- Enterprise-ready apps can work with the technology your company already uses to provide a seamless execution and connectivity. The apps allow users in different locations the access they need to collaborate or complete tasks without regard to location, office hours or device type. Executives can typically access real-time data or call out reports without relying on IT.
Regardless of the specific functions you need in an app, there are probably many options already available as enterprise-ready apps. If you would like to determine for yourself the various ways that an app can help your employees be more productive and provide better service to your customers, you owe it to yourself to explore the world of enterprise-ready apps.
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