Consumerization

7 Essential Policy Areas for BYOD Security

Posted on by Clain Anderson Posted in Blog, Consumerization, Security





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Enjoying the privilege of using a personal device at work doesn’t come without responsibility. Companies that allow employees to use their own tablets must ensure that clearly defined security policies are in place. More importantly, those policies must be understood and agreed upon by management, IT and the tablet users themselves.

Technology is giving organizations lots of ways to successfully protect and manage the data and applications on Karen’s BlackBerry Playbook, Adam’s iPad, Barbra’s ThinkPad Tablet and Kevin’s Galaxy Tab—but without underlying policies, seemingly valid solutions can be ignored or even create ethical problems. Read more

Tablets for Creativity: Because You Never Know Where Inspiration Will Strike Next

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Apps, Consumerization





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People who get paid to be creative have always broken the rules when it comes to workplace behavior. Ad writers and art directors play ping-pong in the office. Architects travel the world. Rock stars trash hotel rooms.

While it doesn’t always look like it, creative people are always working, playing with ideas in their minds and gaining inspiration from the sensory world around them. Read more

Will IT Consumerization Save Our Public Schools?

Posted on by Sam Morris Posted in Consumerization, Education, Tablet Adoption





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I was struck by the results of a recent survey conducted by Interactive Educational Systems Design, Inc. (IESD) for curriculum provider Time To Know. Our of more than 300 district superintendents, assistant superintendents, and school principals from public school districts with 2,500 students or more,

  • 63 percent of respondents said that a teacher-led classroom with computers for each student is what education should look like
  • 69 percent cited budget constraints as a top concern
  • 84 percent said 21st century skills, including critical thinking, problem solving and the ability to think creatively, are a high priority Read more

2012 Mobile State of The Union: Part 2 of 3: Tablets

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Consumerization, Tablet Adoption





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Originally Posted By By James Kendrick

It is the time of year to turn our thoughts to what the mobile space will be like in 2012. In this three-part series, I will take a look at three major sectors in mobile: smartphones, tablets, and laptops. This series will appear over the next three days, given the short week in the U. S. due to the holiday. In part 2, I look at tablets in 2012.

The rapidly changing mobile space
The mobile space moves at breakneck speed, especially the last few years. We have seen the cell phone go from an expensive business tool to a gadget that is owned by most people. The giant brick mobile phone evolved into the thin slice of today’s smartphone. Never in history have so many of the world’s population held so much computing power in their hands, and the presence of social networks brings world events to our pockets.

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The Weekly Round-Up – Enterprise Tablet Style

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Connectivity, Consumerization, Weekly Round-up





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CTIA 2011: Tablets in Cloud Computing, Collaboration and Consumerization
Originally Posted By Judy Jefferson
Cloud computing, mobile applications, tablet computers and consumerization will be among the top trends and issues discussed next week when CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2011 rolls into San Diego.
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Consumers Crave Windows Tablets; Survey Finds
Originally Posted By Valerie Sarnataro
What do consumers looking to buy personal technology want? According to one survey, 42 percent of US consumers would like a tablet that runs the Microsoft operating system.
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Will Tablets Really Replace PCs in the Enterprise?

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





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If you had a crystal ball and could look five years down the road, experts agree that you’d see an increased use of tablets in the enterprise. (Well, sure, you could also make a bit of money betting on the next five Super Bowl games, too.)  But these same experts have different opinions about what that means for laptops, workstations, and other PCs.

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The Weekly Round-Up – Enterprise Tablet Style

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Blog, Consumerization, Enterprise, Mobility Strategy, Weekly Round-up





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Windows 8 Tablet: Too Little, Too Late?
Originally posted by Paul McDougall
Even though Microsoft has yet to produce a media tablet that can compete with the iPad or Android-powered devices, the company’s efforts around such a device got some much needed attention last week when it previewed Windows 8, which is geared toward tablets and PCs.
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RIM’s Enterprise Standing Slips, Says Forrester
Originally posted by Larry Dignan
The turnabout in the enterprise highlights how RIM’s core foundation has been rattled by consumerization.
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ThinkPad Tablet: Ready For The Boardroom (Review)
Originally posted by James Kendrick
The ThinkPad Tablet by Lenovo is a Honeycomb slate that has typical ThinkPad engineering and quality of construction. It is as comfortable in the boardroom as it is the living room.
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