Mobile devices and applications are at the core of business today. But are off-the-shelf apps enough to meet business requirements? Read on for the results of our survey on custom application development.

1. The Case for Custom
Android Business App
Development
Mobile devices and applications are at the
core of business today. But are off-the-shelf
apps enough to meet business requirements?
Read on for the results of our survey on
custom application development.
Why Customize Applications?
Many organizations currently use and support off-the-shelf
mobile business apps. The top 3?
1
Productivity software
and apps
2
Communication
software and apps
3
File sharing/storage
software/apps
Word processing
Spreadsheets
Presentations
Email
Calendar
Texting
EFSS
Cloud storage
But are these off-the-shelf applications delivering enough functionality for end users?
Not always. Programs for which organizations develop custom apps include:
Industry/vertical-specific Economic or financial
Customer Relationship Management Engineering
Top 5 Benefits of Custom
Mobile App Development
The real and expected benefits cited by IT pros whose organizations
customize Android apps, or are considering it, include:
Flexibility Ease of use Ease of
management
Ease of
integration
Ability to
build apps
1 2 3 4 5
Resources for Mobile
App Development
How are organizations producing their custom Android apps?
Many rely on outside resources:
50%
of surveyed organizations
currently outsource at least
some aspects of custom
mobile app development
Almost 40%
of those using or considering
custom-developed apps take
advantage of open-source
projects or libraries
So if your organization doesn’t have the in-house
expertise to create custom Android business apps,
what’s your next move?
Samsung can help.
Samsung – Your Partner in
Best-in-Class Custom Android Apps
Samsung offers a comprehensive suite of services to support the mobile
application development lifecycle, from additional resources, to migrating
existing apps to an Android platform, through to full app development.
Samsung offers:
• Infrastructure design
• Integration to back-end systems
• Configuration and leveraging of EMM environment
• Fully customized app development for enterprise objectives
• Application porting and migration
• Device customization
Interested in collaborating with Samsung?
Learn more
Source: Spiceworks survey of 100 SMB IT pros, on behalf of Samsung, July 2015
In surveyed IT professionals' own words, here's why many create custom apps:
“I think we'll use our
smartphones more to
replace what we do
on paper now.”
- Survey respondent
“Portable device
usefulness seems to be
increasing in healthcare.”
- Survey respondent
“We are trying to move to 100%
tablets and smartphones for our
sales team. The goal is that sales
and management never have to
travel with a laptop again.”
- Survey respondent
“[We now have] more
need for mobility and
streamlined processes.”
- Survey respondent
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