How to Choose the Right End-User Computing Device for the Job
It’s not enough to supply one-size-fits-all mobile devices to your employees—their devices should be suited to the work they actually perform.
Are they in the o ce, on the road, in satellite locations, or all of the above? What kind of work do they do? Do they focus on compute-intensive work or back-o ce operations, or are they customer-facing? Does everyone in your organization need to be empowered to engage with customers, whenever the need arises?
The answers to these and other questions should inform your end-user computing purchases, to ensure your sta is both happy and productive. Here are some guidelines.
CUSTOMER-FACING ROLES
Account managers Front o ce workers Employees in often look for often look for sleek, consultation and premium-looking space-saving designs, advisory roles often devices with long touch functionality, and look for sleek premium battery life and multiple color options. devices that o er high connectivity options. performance and multiple connectivity options.
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MOBILE WORKERS
Sales sta often look Field researchers On-site support sta for sleek and light often look for sleek often look for sleek and form factors with long yet durable form light form factors that battery life and multiple factors that o er high provide high reliability connectivity options. performance, flexibility, and plenty of storage. and built-in security.
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CREATIVE & TECHNICAL ROLES
Engineering sta Designers often look Communications often look for professional for the ability to run sta often look for graphics capabilities, special applications, high-performance the ability to run special high-capacity internal systems with high applications, and systems storage and RAM, and screen resolution that are modular and professional graphics and ample storage. easy to upgrade as capabilities. needs evolve.
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SUPPORT & ENABLEMENT ROLES
Professional sta Technical personnel Administrative sta often look for highly often look for high often look for ease flexible systems that o er performance, superior of use, low power high reliability and audio and video features, consumption, and built-in security features. and a wide range of simple management. port options.
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PRODUCTION & LOGISTICS ROLES
Supervisory sta Operations personnel Analytics personnel often look for high often look for sleek, often look for high- performance, high lightweight, and durable performance systems reliability, and multiple form factors with multiple that are easy to connectivity options. connectivity features upgrade and have and the flexibility of plenty of memory. detachable keyboards.
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Lenovo Can Help with your Digital Transformation
It’s critical for both large enterprises and SMBs to choose the right devices to empower their users, streamline processes, and continually improve the customer experience. Is a weak end-user computing portfolio holding your organization back from achieving your DX goals? Lenovo can help with comprehensive solutions powered by the latest Intel processors.
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