We are in the midst of a perfect storm of technology convergence. Mobile devices are proliferating like rabbits in Australia. Internet connectivity is available almost anywhere in the western world. Service-oriented architecture allows platform- and device-agnostic interoperability.
Social networking and Web 2.0 applications keep us on the grid and plugged in 24/7. An inevitable result of this trend is that we have removed the demarcation between work and play. The vast majority of the duties that an information worker is required to perform can be accomplished on the same device that they use for personal recreation.
I looked around the conference table earlier this week and took note of the devices in use. I saw iPads (both versions); an Android tablet; a variety of smart phones; BlackBerries; net books (most but not all using an Apple operating system); laptops running Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7; and one individual with a notebook (paper) and pen. I'm not sure how that Luddite managed to sneak into an IT meeting.
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