The tablet computer has finally arrived, and with an impact that few had anticipated. The iPad brought to life a new approach centered around Web, application, and media consumption, and became a smash success. Tablets have captured the imagination of business leaders, who are using them to bring computing into settings that were not practical or were too cumbersome to use traditional approaches.

Consumerization is here to stay, and moving very fast. If you can think of an application for tablets, your competition may well be thinking in the same way – and acting on it.