Panasonic Toughbook 19 Mapping Technical and Operational Challenges of Mobile
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- Panasonic Toughbook 19 | Mapping Technical and Operational Challenges of Mobile - Page 1
THE FOLLOWING IS A WHITE PAPER ON: MAPPING TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES OF MOBILE COMPUTING DEPLOYMENTS USING TCO ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY THE IDEAL MOBILE COMPUTING SOLUTION FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS Prepared by: David Krebs Director, Mobile and Wireless Practice Casey Holmes Analyst, Mobile and - Panasonic Toughbook 19 | Mapping Technical and Operational Challenges of Mobile - Page 2
ownership costs and, potentially, customer service lapses and even lost revenue. To business elements of TCO. These include anticipated length of deployment and planned replacement cycles, failure rates decade, suppliers and users of both rugged and commercial grade mobile computing solutions have - Panasonic Toughbook 19 | Mapping Technical and Operational Challenges of Mobile - Page 3
by rugged devices. The subsequent high frequency of hardware failures in many of these deployments, many supporting mission- critical applications, significantly impacts operational effectiveness. According to VDC's most recent research, annual mobile computer failure rates - Panasonic Toughbook 19 | Mapping Technical and Operational Challenges of Mobile - Page 4
specifications to the potential hazards in the deployment environment. Conditions as diverse as in-vehicle vibration and exposure to extreme temperatures RUGGED MOBILE COMPUTING Use of mobile computing continues to extend beyond basic e-mail and PIMS application to more integral business service, - Panasonic Toughbook 19 | Mapping Technical and Operational Challenges of Mobile - Page 5
notebooks provide levels of consistency and support that consumer grade devices do not strive to match. The production of these units is usually outsourced to an OEM to keep costs low. • Business Rugged: These notebooks generally feature no official specifications (although some do map to existing - Panasonic Toughbook 19 | Mapping Technical and Operational Challenges of Mobile - Page 6
rugged or durable/business rugged mobile solutions initially adopted commercial grade hardware. In other words, having experienced the pain of high rates outside the vehicle. Therefore along with all the specifications against vibration, temperature, humidity, and altitude, mobile devices for field - Panasonic Toughbook 19 | Mapping Technical and Operational Challenges of Mobile - Page 7
deploy solutions to field based moderate environments include field sales, field service, professional services, trucking, DSD, and mail/courier. • Road such as Panasonic's Toughbook H1, which is a tablet featuring rugged construction, disinfectable casing, and a competitive price point. Currently - Panasonic Toughbook 19 | Mapping Technical and Operational Challenges of Mobile - Page 8
of protection required in their mobile computers. Although VDC is not explicitly recommending rugged or business rugged/durable solutions for the vast majority of today's mobile computing users, the high failure rates associated with many mobile computing deployments suggests that a there is a large - Panasonic Toughbook 19 | Mapping Technical and Operational Challenges of Mobile - Page 9
total cost of the deployment, yet price remains the leading product selection criteria among end users. However, the core idea behind TCO - to measure direct and indirect costs of an investment over time to determine its viability - is a sound and useful business concept. Having a full view of the - Panasonic Toughbook 19 | Mapping Technical and Operational Challenges of Mobile - Page 10
the device and water liquid exposure, two relatively common experiences. Furthermore, failure rates of non-rugged mobile computers in many of the previously described user environments exceeded 20%. Figure C Cumulative Mobile Replacement Cycles by Platform 100% 75% 50% 25% Over 60% difference in - Panasonic Toughbook 19 | Mapping Technical and Operational Challenges of Mobile - Page 11
43 2% 30 0.9% 20 1% 0.5% 10 0 Fully Rugged Semi-/Business Rugged Durable 0% Consumer Grade Rate of failures and impact on productivity from each failure are significantly higher for consumer grade offerings. Indirect and direct cost of failure and replacement include: • Higher turnover of - Panasonic Toughbook 19 | Mapping Technical and Operational Challenges of Mobile - Page 12
industry. • Beyond costs to fix problems, IT departments burdened with fixing devices burgeoning costs of failure, rugged solutions more than make up for their price tag within a five year Assuming a 4 year replacement for fully and semi-rugged notebooks and a 2.5 year replacement for durable and - Panasonic Toughbook 19 | Mapping Technical and Operational Challenges of Mobile - Page 13
between rugged and commercialgrade solutions. They must also take into account the increasing cost of lost productivity and IT support due investors. Our products and services consist of research reports, annual research programs, and custom research and consulting services. Founded in 1971, the
THE FOLLOWING IS A WHITE PAPER ON:
MAPPING TECHNICAL AND
OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES OF
MOBILE COMPUTING DEPLOYMENTS
USING TCO ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY THE IDEAL MOBILE
COMPUTING SOLUTION FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS
Prepared by:
David Krebs
Director, Mobile and Wireless Practice
Casey Holmes
Analyst, Mobile and Wireless Practice
April 2009
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