Editorial
17 Interesting Stats and Predictions About Wearables in Enterprise
If you keep up with wearable technology news, you most certainly have come across or seen referenced a number of reports & studies by the likes of Salesforce, Tractica, Accenture, and Juniper Research. We decided to compile a list of these organizations’ most interesting findings relating to the adoption of wearables in business. Check ‘em out! 1. Tractica forecasts that enterprise & industrial use cases (and especially corporate wellness programs) will drive the deployment of more than 75 million wearable devices between 2014 and 2020. Tractica also predicts that smartwatches will beat out fitness trackers & smartglasses as the most popular workplace wearable. 2. According to Salesforce, use of wearables in the enterprise – to access customer data in real time, view business analytics, create immersive customer experiences, etc. – will more than triple in the next 2 years. 3. 79% of adopters (out of 500 business professionals surveyed by Salesforce) agree that wearables “are or will be strategic to their company’s future success;” 76% reported improvements in business performance after implementing wearable devices; and 86% said they plan to increase wearable technology spending over the next 12 months. 4. 49% of adopters expect smartwatches to have the biggest impact, […]
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The Employee POV on Wearables in the Workplace
Workplace loyalties are fragile in America today, with just 22% of adults reporting that they feel loyal to their company, and only 28% agreeing that their company culture is caring & understanding (PwC). Could wearable technology increase office morale? Yes, it could; but it could also pose a major threat to morale in the workplace in cases where employers fail to mollify their employees’ concerns. Technology that enables workers to do their jobs better – by making it easier to perform tasks, to produce efficiently, and to provide better service – not only makes for stronger employees overall but generally makes for a more satisfied workforce, or so one would imagine. In addition, the integration of wearables into corporate or employer-sponsored health & wellness programs can lead to a healthier, more productive, and even happier workforce. But in order for wearable technology to have a positive impact in the enterprise, employers must consider those who will actually use the devices, those who will wear the smartglasses and sport the smartwatches over the course of the workday. Let’s say you’re an executive or manager responsible for bringing new technology into your business, and you decide to adopt wearable tech; a key […]
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