The people surveyed reported they use personal devices

Fifty-six per cent of the people surveyed reported they use personal devices, just as smartphones, laptops and iPads for work purposes. Ninety-seven per cent of Irish workers said they are already using devices to perform every day tasks, just as banking, restaurant reservations and shopping, as opposed to doing these tasks in person. 

The technology showed that the days of one PC per family are over, with 46pc of workers in the country saying they use three or more devices on a daily basis. Some 74pc of Irish workers reported they nevertheless travel with a laptop however 57pc said they as well travel with a smartphone. Ten per cent said they travel with tablets, and this number is expected to increase in the then and there year.

The survey revealed that Irish workers are tech savvy

The survey revealed that Irish workers are tech savvy, with 80pc of respondents claiming they are self-reliant when it comes to IT management, managing the device and installing new applications on their own. Fifty-one per cent of respondents said they see the value in cloud computing and 28pc of this group access applications every day.

“As companies look to do more with their available time and resources, the practise of allowing employees to work from various locations is becoming critical to business performance," said Niall Gilmore, country manager, Citrix Systems Ireland.

Francis O’Haire, technical director, DataSolutions, said: “These latest findings demonstrate the demand for the 'bring your own' concept by workers, which in turn is encouraging companies to facilitate this multi-device workforce. Our clients are realising that they can centralise data, desktops and applications securely during also delivering this information to any device using virtualisation research. The result is that employees are connected to the corporate network, no matter what device they are using.”