Virtual desktops don’t replace EMM
A few weeks ago, a Gigaom Research client told me she was “sick of BYOD” and wanted out. She asked me if I thought she could “dump everything and just have employees remote into their desktops when...
View ArticleWith Android for Work, Google aims to secure 1+ billion BYOD devices
We’ve all been doing it, to the dismay to some of our bosses: Employees have long been bringing their own devices to work, reading corporate mail on the same phone that also is used to run their...
View ArticleWork IT: bring-you-and-your-own-everything
Cast your mind back a decade or more. Did you request specific hardware from your company’s IT team? If so, you started a trend that continues to play out to this day, and will continue to its logical...
View ArticleBYOD policies are behind the times, and we haven’t seen anything yet
A recent study by Champion Solutions Group showed some very surprising results. While we have come to rely on mobile devices as a critical aspect of business communications, the research found glaring...
View ArticleReport: Hybrid application design: balancing cloud-based and edge-based...
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View ArticleReport: SDN, NFV, and open source: the operator’s view
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View ArticleResearchers propose new Android security framework that could aid BYOD schemes
U.S. and German security researchers have proposed a new security framework for Android that would make it easier to install new security extensions – both enterprise and consumer — for specific...
View ArticleBlackberry purchases ‘virtual SIM’ startup Movirtu, will bring the technology...
Blackberry has acquired Movirtu, a London-based company that specializes in virtual SIM technology, it announced on Thursday. Originally, Movirtu’s business centered around shared phone service for...
View ArticleIBM goes all consumer-y in its bid for continued relevance
IBM’s partnership with Twitter (Twitter!) is all about making the company’s Watson and other tools more aware of what’s going on in today’s world. That means Twitter data — all that fodder for...
View ArticleElectronic discovery is a challenge. BYOD is a possible solution
Employers aren’t always able to prevent employees from using their own devices while on the job. This can cause problems for a company’s legal counsel when a lawsuit involves electronic discovery of...
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