One of the reasons I enjoy my role at Avanade is because I get to have discussions with major customers around how disruptive technology shifts, (such as cloud), 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 (I wrote [...]
We’ve been talking a lot about the consumerization of IT here at Avanade, including the results of our latest global survey that tackles company perspectives on the trend. Our CTO, Tyson Hartman, highlights some of the myths that our survey dispelled in Forbes this week. Here’s a quick excerpt of the story: “The tale [...]
Microsoft Kinect is a full-fledged phenomenon now. Not only was it the fastest selling new consumer gadget in history, but it’s now officially moved beyond gaming with the Kinect for Windows hardware and SDK. As of February 1st, the Kinect for Windows commercial license allows anyone to create new, innovative interfaces utilizing Kinect’s depth camera [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It’s well established that people increasingly want to use their personal devices for work. It’s the primary force driving this Consumerization of IT trend everyone is talking about. The impact of this trend on everything from back-end infrastructure to employee work habits is definitely huge, but also not fully understood. So I thought it would [...]
The enterprise workplace environment is being reshaped as the boundaries between corporate and personal lives blur through the collision of overlapping forces. For CIOs, the entrance of rogue consumer technologies means that they are no longer in complete control of the organization’s IT environment. CIOs need to balance the opportunities behind adoption of consumer [...]
The issue at hand “Should employees be allowed to use their own device for work?” Serving as the central question for a Wall Street Journal article published this morning, contributors weighed in on both sides of the debate surrounding the consumerization of IT. It is undeniable that this is an issue which IT departments will [...]
