One question which is running inside everyone’s mind after Apple has launched its latest invention, that is, Ipad is “Is Apple Ipad any good for business? Well, the answer to the question is a yes. At the first place, it works really well in a business environment. The very first reason in its support is that; it supports Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or 2007, which implies that you do not need to panic while pushing your contacts, calendar events in the air. It gives you a secured environment. When we talk about business, then privacy of data is of utmost concern. Am I right? With regard to this, Apple Ipad offers you world’s best security. You can encrypt your data, apply passcodes for data access and above all, wipe all your data at once in case of an emergency like theft.
Ipad offers a very exciting yet useful feature of configuring a profile for your business containing your company’s VPN, email address, passcode policies as well as wireless network. All this information is a core to any business and Ipad offers a convenient way of configuring the same. Not only this, with the in-built support for Cisco IPSec VPN, you can access Internet and your company’s resources. Isn’t that so amazing? Don’t you think Ipad is worth the price and it would not be wrong to say that Ipad is an asset to any business?
While it supports Exchange Server, I’m not certain these reasons make the iPad a good business tool. For the same price you can get a laptop that can perform a lot more. While I believe it’s a great leisure and consumer product, putting the iPad in a business environment is taking a leap of faith that few would be willing to acknowledge.
I think the bigger question is “is apple for business” – I think PC still is the leader in most businesses (especially when you are talking about software). That said, I also agree that for the same price you can get a laptop which not only will perform better but can use DVD’s, have more memory oh yea and you can use a USB with your laptop.