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Infographic: ThinkPad Tablet 2 vs Apple iPad

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Consumerization, IT, Tablet Adoption





Did you know 74 percent of IT Decision Makers say tablet usage leads to an increase in productivity in their organization? Or that tablet adoption is expected to rise 700 percent by 2016?

These are trends you cannot ignore. It is essential to consider a tablet that will integrate with existing applications and software in your work environment. This tablet must be built for the work environment. See how the new Lenovo Windows 8 ThinkPad Tablet 2 compares to the consumer-focused Apple iPad. Read more

The Move to Corporate Provided Tablets

Posted on by Aaron Goldberg Posted in Blog, Consumerization, Education, Enterprise, Government, Healthcare, IT, Mobility Strategy, Tablet Adoption





adoption mobility strategy 2 it healthcare government enterprise education consumerization blog There are so many similarities between the early days of the PC (1978-1982) and this era in the nascent market for tablets. In both cases, the vast majority of purchases in these early days were made by consumers, even if the device was being brought into work. After all, there were no budgets for these new devices, and IT didn’t have any way to manage or deal with them. However, once they started showing up in larger numbers, this approach was no longer valid, and organizations moved to buy and manage them.

It took the PC 4 years to get to this point, but less than half of that for the tablet. And for the commercial tablet, the time has come for organizations to get in front of the wave and start providing employees with tablets, and weaning them from their personal devices. Tout de suite! Read more

Infographic: The Future of Mobile News

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, IT, Tablet Adoption





As you know by now, I love infographics. Here is a great that highlights the findings from  Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism report The Future of Mobile News.

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BYOPC, BYOD, IT Consumerization Don’t Matter in the Cloud

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Connectivity, Consumerization, IT





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Originally Posted by The Var Guy

If you’ve paid any attention to the computing industry in the last few years, chances are you’ve heard people discussing the trends around the consumerization of IT, including bring your own PC, or BYOPC, as well as bring your own device, or BYOD. Many people often speak of these trends interchangeably yet, while they are related, they do not mean the same thing. To make sure we’re all on the same page, let’s begin with a couple definitions. Read more

Gartner: What are the New Emerging Technologies?

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Consumerization, IT





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When the analysts at Gartner began publishing their Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle graphic seventeen years ago tablet computers weren’t anywhere on the chart. Nor were most of the enabling and offshoot technologies found in the latest edition published earlier this month. Read more

Gartner Survey: BYOD Remains Top Mobile Security Concern

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Enterprise, IT, Mobility Strategy, Security





security 2 mobility strategy 2 it enterprise There’s no need to wonder what to do about the proliferation of mobile devices and employees’ demonstrated desire to use those devices at work. So says Gartner in its latest report, based on a survey of IT professionals in large enterprises across the US, EMEA and Asia.

In “User Survey Analysis: Impact of Mobile Devices on Network and Data Center Infrastructure,” the analysts’ advice includes: Read more

Bringing It All Together with Microsoft Lync

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Connectivity, Enterprise, Mobility Strategy, Windows 8





windows 8 mobility strategy 2 enterprise connectivity blog When modern workers move from smartphone to desk phone to IM to email to conferencing—and from desktop to laptop to tablet and back to smartphone again—the conversation can get a bit muddled. But since each medium offers unique capabilities and strengths, none is likely to disappear in the short term. And the BYOD trend—whether contained, discouraged, or cultivated in your organization—surely adds more complexity. Read more