Apple and the Enterprise

I just stumbled across a podcast from Apple that features customer stories about how they are using iPhone and iPad in the Enterprise.  It is clear that iOS devices are being recognized as more than consumer gadgets.  I believe this is the tip of the spear in the "consumerization" of the Enterprise. While the companies in this podcast have embraced the iOS mobile platform, many others (like my employer) have attempted to resist. But these technologies are too pervasive, and their presence in corporate environments, even those where it is unsanctioned, is unmistakable. It would be far better for corporate IT to embrace emerging mobile platforms and drive responsible use than to ignore them. On the other side of the coin, it would behoove Apple to listen to their enterprise customers and build in the necessary safeguards to make their platform palatable for corporate security.  Personally, I'm hoping we will soon see the ability to divide corporate data from personal data within the device. If Apple is the first to bring that to market, it may slingshot them ahead of Android for business use.