The Public Sector is incredibly important to the everyday efficiency of our day-to-day lives. From road management to running water, to park maintenance, and everything in between, no different from any other industry when it comes to the requirement for mobile and remote working often in dangerous, hazardous or time-critical situations. Productivity and effective communication are just as critical. Indeed, for the emergency services, medical staff, social workers, public works, the military and many more occupations, the need for more rugged devices is hardly surprising.
Clearly, due to their portability, devices like laptops, tablets and smartphones are more at risk of damage than the desktop. Equally, there are cases when the choice of a mobile device is dependent on the nature of the job. Emergency services need water and dust-resistant devices with outdoor viewable touchscreens to access and capture information, communicate on the spot data and have hard drives that can withstand vibration and shock. Public works employees are invariably working outdoors, often in inclement weather, and rugged devices can help maintain productivity and efficiency.
A WORTHWHILE COST
Of course, spending is a particularly important consideration for the public sector. Any business implementing a mobile computing strategy needs to understand how much it is going to cost and what the most appropriate devices are that will improve efficiency and productivity. Whilst the purchase price is one of the critical factors, the decision to select and customise a consumer device against going for more purpose-built enterprise devices will need to be considered. Much will depend on where the device is going to be used, at least its primary use.
Selecting a consumer device for harsh working environments or for multi-users in a public location is likely to be a false economy. These devices are more prone to breakage and failure. There are plenty of ruggedised alternatives for laptops, tablets and smartphones that are better suited. Studies by analysts VDC and Gartner have shown that the costs of deploying consumer mobile devices that are customised for enterprise mobility are always almost higher than those of purpose-built devices. VDC estimate it could be at least 51% higher for the consumer device.
CONNECTIVITY AND COMMUNICATION
Everyone knows that communication is key. But did you know that this is also the case for public workers? The public workforce relies on strong connections and fast communication to allocate important data to their crew, supervisors, as well as management. A wireless device, such as a rugged computer, helps them stay connected over cellular broadband. This way, no matter the location of the crew, they can stay updated on real-time status updates, schedule projects or simply just communicate with co-workers.
KEEPING FOCUS
If you want something done, you would want it done correctly, right? Right. By using rugged computers as a tool for tasks like safety checks, inventory management, or patching up damaged roads, these workers ensure that no important data slips through the cracks. With rugged computers’ fast and easy communication capabilities, along with their powerful processing, they can provide quick solutions in a more efficient manner.
GUARANTEED RUGGEDNESS
While working in tough environments with fluctuating weather conditions and changing seasons, you want your hardware to be as durable as you are. Luckily, with a rugged computer at hand, in a holster, or perhaps docked in your vehicle, you won’t have to worry if your rugged computer can take the heat, or the cold, or the water, or sand… You get the point. Large sunlight-durable screens and heavy-duty specifications, along with long-lasting batteries, make ultra-rugged PDAs and tablets the ideal hardware for field service.
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