3. Wearables In The Workplace?

According to Cisco’s report, wearables will increase six-fold in the next five years, from nearly 97 million in-use devices in 2015 to more than 600 million by 2020.
Wearable devices can communicate to networks through embedded cellular connectivity, or through smartphones via Bluetooth. These devices primarily function as smartwatches or health monitors.

While wearables may seem like something solution providers shouldn’t worry about, many consumers are bringing their wearables to work and connecting them with their corporate networks through email and messaging services. VARs will need to think about what kind of solutions they can build around smartwatches, as wearables become more prevalent in the workplace.