January 19th, 2012
Every couple weeks we like to highlight blog posts and articles about our industry that we find interesting. Here are some BYOD, mobility, and virtual desktop articles that we thought you might enjoy:
Virtualization Tops CIO Priorities In 2012
"When CIOs were asked by IDC to name their top three IT priorities for this year, nearly 40 percent of them picked virtualization and server consolidation, more than any other area of IT. After virtualization, investment in cloud services came in second, followed by collaboration tools, business analytics, and the consolidation of application portfolios." - Robert Mullins, Information Week Read More...
12% of iPad Owners in the Enterprise No Longer Use Their Laptop
"More than one in ten iPad owning business professionals have indicated that Apple's touchscreen tablet has become their portable device of choice, completely replacing their laptop.The role of the iPad in the enterprise was explored in a new study revealed this week by IDG Connect. The 'iPad for Business Survey 2012' features interviews with IT and business professionals from around the world." - Neil Hughes, Apple Insider Read More...
Mac Attack - The Big Switch Is On
"The popularity of consumer-oriented devices like iPhones and iPads among traditional end users has created a sea change in the enterprise. Whereas enterprise IT managers once tried to keep a tight lid on new hardware accessing the network, the trend toward a new open attitude is described in two of the big buzzwords of the day: consumerization of IT and BYOD." - Maria Korolov, TechWorld Read More...
Could Mobility and not Cost be the Driver for the Cloud in Business?
"Rick Blaisdell often has some interesting observations to make about business in the cloud. This post is no exception as he takes a look at a recent report from CSC, a leading business solution company, about why companies choose to move some of their business to cloud computing." - Rick Blaisdell, RicksCloud.com Read More...
Security Manager's Journal: BYOD Planning Gets a Big Boost
"We're making big strides toward our CIO's goal of enabling a 'bring your own device' BYOD policy. For me, it's none too soon. That's because employees are increasingly finding ways to connect their own Macs, tablet PCs and other mobile devices to our internal corporate environment, both from within the office and remotely." - Mathias Thurman, ComputerWorld Read More...
