How Apple Became Red Hot in the Enterprise

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Almost overnight, it seems that Apple and its products, led by the iPhone, the iPod and the Mac, are everywhere -- including in the corporate enterprise.

Apple's presence as a favorite staple in the consumer market segment is accepted, expected and taken for granted. The corporate enterprise is another matter. Apple hasn't been a significant player in the corporate enterprise and networking arena since the late 1980s. All that started to change over the last three years.

The ascension of the iPod and the iPhone as "must have" consumer devices ignited interest in using Apple devices in corporate offices. What began as a singular grass roots movement, bringing Macs in through the back door, has now morphed into a ongoing sustained trend that mirrors Apple's own waxing fortunes.

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