Last week, we co-hosted our first #WRDChat on Twitter with independent technology analyst Maribel Lopez and Avanade’s CTIO Florin Rotar. The topic focused on what we call Work Redesigned – how the adoption of mobile and consumer technologies in the workplace are changing the way we work. It was a great dialogue with folks [...]
Mobile devices, ubiquitous Internet access, consumer behavior, social media and more, are presenting enterprises with an opportunity to redefine and transform how work gets done. Avanade’s vision for what we call Work Redesigned highlights how these consumer technologies in the enterprise are changing the way businesses work. Our latest global research shows that progressive companies [...]
It’s no surprise that smartphones and tablets help people be more successful and productive in their personal lives. But did you know that use of consumer devices in the workplace is helping businesses succeed on a number of levels? Our recent survey shows that as new consumer technologies such as mobile devices gained traction in the enterprise, [...]
If you’re like me, you probably are doing your job very differently than how you did it even a few years ago. For many companies, the days of dedicated offices and 9-5 schedules (9-5 sounds antiquated, doesn’t it?) are relics of the past. The truth is the nature of work and how business gets done [...]
2012 has been a very exciting time to be in the IT industry. The much talked about four mega tech trends of Cloud, BigData, Social Computing and Mobility have started to converge and their combined impact is having a real transformational impact in the way that many of our customers are running their businesses. It [...]
These are thrilling times for technology. With the launch of Microsoft Windows 8 and the debut of new hardware like the Surface tablet, Microsoft is taking a very calculated leap of faith in the mobility trend. The effect of Windows 8 on the average consumer will be interesting to watch but the real question is [...]
One of the reasons I enjoy my role in Avanade is because I get to have discussions with major customers around disruptive technology shifts (such as cloud) and how they will make a difference to their business and IT strategies. However, it is quite rare for a customer to deal with these trends in isolation. [...]
One of the reasons I enjoy my role at Avanade is because I get to have discussions with major customers about how disruptive technology shifts (such as cloud) will be to their business and IT strategies. The impact becomes even larger when coupled with other major trends such as Consumerization of IT, (which is what [...]
BYOD (bring your own device) continues to be the topic of the day, especially with the range of new products coming out. But I want to offer a different perspective, based on our work with large global enterprises. On the one hand, we’re seeing smart organizations move quickly to capitalize on the multiple benefits from [...]
I have been working on enterprise mobility solutions long before there were mobile networks. In fact, I remember when data was distributed on floppy disks and sent through the post via mail carrier. The reasons for implementing these mobile solutions are the same now as they were before — to increase business productivity, improve efficiency, leverage [...]
