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Gadget fatigue? What are vendors supposed to do, stop innovating?

It's no secret that consumer technology evolves much more quickly than enterprise software. For example, think of the first cell phone you had (or maybe you called it a "car phone" back then). Compare that to the phone in your pocket. There's barely a resemblance! Now think of Microsoft Word 95. It doesn't look that much different than Word 2011, does it? The speed of evolution in the consumer technology...

Published Dec 21 2011 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 1,166 views, 0 comments

FUIT: Is your company's internet too slow or restrictive? Hello portable WiFi hotspot!

Note: If you haven't read the introduction to this type of post, FUIT posts are written in a somewhat snarky way, with a fake company and situations that, while true, don't necessarily reflect stuff that we (as in Brian and I) actually do. All we're doing is talking about what's going on already in organizations, trying to raise awareness by exposing the methods people are using to circumvent IT policies...

Published Dec 20 2011 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 1,483 views, 0 comments

Think MDM will enable BYOD? Think again! Let's look at the difference.

It’s important to acknowledge the difference between mobile device management and a bring-your-own-device program. MDM has been around for years, and what results when a MDM solution is implemented is different then what is needed to simply accommodate users’ personal devices. An IT department (and, if everything is running smoothly, HR and a few other departments) needs to actively decide...

Published Dec 14 2011 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 3,266 views, 0 comments

Please take our "Consumerization of IT" state of the industry survey. (With chance to win free BriForum 2012 admission.)

One of the things we'd like to do as part of this site is to understand the current state of the consumerization of IT. To that end, we've launched a survey to understand how people are viewing the consumerization of IT in their own companies. We're looking at everything, including what organizations are afraid of, what devices and platforms you'll support, how you're approaching...

Published Dec 13 2011 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 1,737 views, 0 comments

A list of BYOC and BYOD case studies and articles from around the web

When it comes to BYOC and BYOD, one of the things that a lot of people wonder about is what other people are doing. And certainly as we've been researching content for this site, we've been trying to find out how other companies are dealing with BYOC and BYOD. So for today, here's a simple list of articles that we found about actual companies doing these things. There are some useful anecdotes...

Published Dec 09 2011 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 2,704 views, 0 comments

FUIT: Take control of your corporate PC--reformat it!

Note: If you haven't read the introduction to this type of post, FUIT posts are written in a somewhat snarky way, with a fake company and situations that, while true, don't necessarily reflect stuff that we (as in Brian and I) actually do. All we're doing is talking about what's going on already in organizations, trying to raise awareness by exposing the methods people are using to...

Published Dec 08 2011 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 1,582 views, 0 comments

Still think FUIT is BS? Check out SurfEasy.

I recently learned about SurfEasy , a startup that makes an embedded SSL VPN browser on a USB key that connects to a proxy network. With this device, a user can easily bypass corporate firewalls and policies to access any website they want. Anyone who thinks that nerdy computer whiz kids are the only people that are going to be doing this FUIT thing should be on the lookout, because with companies...

Published Dec 07 2011 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 1,470 views, 0 comments

Time to wade through all the BYOD mobile device management product confusion

We were pretty excited when Horizon Mobile was announced at VMworld this August, but soon enough some confusion about how it actually works came up. On top of that, lately I’ve received several emails from vendors about BYOD/corporate-personal separation/whatever mobile device management solutions. Among this confusion are various competing claims about security and separation, so I decided to...

Published Dec 06 2011 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 1,545 views, 0 comments

Welcome to Securitynightmareville. Population: You, thanks to Carrier IQ

As if IT admins didn't have enough to worry about with all this consumerization stuff: Around 150 million smartphones out there have software that's secretly logging detailed user activity and information. That's according to security researcher Trevor Eckhart, whose " What is Carrier IQ? " report shook the smartphone market this week. Turns out that Carrier IQ is, according to...

Published Dec 05 2011 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 1,734 views, 0 comments

Scary but true: You're going to have to get your HR department involved in your consumerization strategy discussions :(

It's easy to get caught up in the technical minutia brought about by the consumerization of IT. (After all, that's what this whole site is about!) But the growing consumerization trend also has a profound impact on the business side of things with many thorny legal, policy, and compliance issues to deal with. And as scary as it sounds, fully embracing the consumerization of IT means that you're...

Published Dec 02 2011 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 1,501 views, 0 comments

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