Lots of interest and chatter about app stores in the enterprise. While the popular consumer-facing app stores are single platform, the consumerization trend requires that enterprise app stores deliver more. It’s not quite as simple as a click and credit card swipe for most of the clients I’ve worked with but the benefits of self-service and [...]
One of the topics that frequently accompanies Consumerization of IT is an all but inevitable shift towards device freedom and ultimately bring your own device (BYOD). While it’s easy to speculate on the consumerization trend, it’s rather difficult for real-world enterprise IT to provide predictable and reliable services in a world where device diversity is the new assumption. Check out our perspective (click [...]
I recently talked a little bit about some devices I’ve used in the past, and what I’m using most today. The ‘gadget bag’, as I tend to call it, is something we all deal with daily. As I stated in the video, everyone prefers a different mix of devices, capabilities and form-factors. Some people [...]
This week, I’m at NRF 2012 talking with industry leaders about the latest innovations in retail. Today, there are many prominent technology trends that retailers are looking to leverage to enhance their customer’s experience and increase sales revenue. In fact, there are more than 35 sessions at the show this year discussing many of these [...]
Innovation seems to be the buzzword of the moment. Not just because the stores are full of the most innovative, must-have gadgets for every occasion (check out the latest news coming out of Consumer Electronics Show 2012 for the lastest gadgets) but because business leaders are recognizing it as key to differentiating themselves and driving [...]
CES is almost upon us and I keep seeing tech blogs and articles hailing 2012 as the year of the Ultrabook. I find this tech ‘trend’ particularly annoying because there is really nothing new here. The Ultrabook is just a marketing term invented by hardware vendors to describe the latest thin laptops. They are trying [...]
You probably noticed that Nokia launched some really cool Windows Phone mobile devices like the Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 in October during Nokia World. I got a hold of the Lumia 800 in the UK. This is an impressive device and I’ve been really satisfied. I think Nokia could have a winner here. Last [...]
In my first Avanade blog post, I quoted a Forbes article that predicted software was moving us into a “post-hardware” world. Well, apparently software wasn’t content to just take over hardware… now it’s taking over all business itself! In a later Forbes piece headlined “Now Every Company Is A Software Company”, the thesis is made that [...]
These days we’re seeing new device form-factors pop up quite often; Ultrabooks, 7-inch tablets, smartphones with 5″ screens, Windows slates, etc. There are a lot of choices when it comes to deciding what device to use, especially since you likely have more than one available at any given time. Do you want to respond to [...]
Like Moore’s Law, the Consumerization of IT is a trend. You can’t touch it, you can’t buy it, and you can’t install it. Though devices tend to be the hot button item, consumerization is about the broad adoption of consumer technology in the workplace. This includes software (apps), social computing, new collaboration patterns in the cloud, and [...]
