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10 things I learned at BriForum 2012 Chicago

Last week was our 12th BriForum conference. As usual it was a blast and I came away with a ton of ideas and inspiration. Here are 10 thoughts that stood out for me at BriForum: 1. The merging of ConsumerizeIT.com and BrianMadden.com Usually Brian, Gabe, and I don’t have any announcements at BriForum—we leave that up to the vendors that are showing off new products. This time, however, we...

Published Jul 30 2012 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 4 views, 0 comments

Consumerization Nation #10: Live from BriForum with guest Brian Katz

Listen above or right click this link and select "Save link as..." to download the mp3 This episode of Consumerization Nation was recorded live on the expo hall floor at BriForum 2012 in Chicago . Colin and I were joined by Brian Katz. ( Twitter | blog ) In this episode: Brian explains his vision mobile information management (hint: it does way more than just a corporate version of Dropbox...

Published Jul 27 2012 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 4 views, 0 comments

Consumerization Nation will be live from BriForum, Thursday, July 26 10am CST

We're in the middle of BriForum here at the McCormick Center in Chicago. Between all the sessions and debates, Colin and I are going to host an episode of Consumerization Nation live from the expo hall on Thursday, July 26, at 10am Central Time. We'll be joined by Brian Katz , and we'll have space for one more guest. Any suggestions? Check out the list of BriForum speakers. If you're...

Published Jul 25 2012 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 1 view, 0 comments

Novell jumps into the MDM game with ZenWorks Mobile Management

It might seem silly to some, what with an estimated 75 MDM solutions already out there, but open-source software giant Novell is jumping into the MDM game, with the release of ZENworks Mobile Management this week. ZMM, as its referred to, is built off ZENworks, which is Novell's network management suite. At present, the two products are not integrated, but Novell said future releases will bring...

Published Jul 24 2012 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 1 view, 0 comments

Symantec mobile management rolls out more robust MDM blueprint

BYOD might not save enterprises money , and the pendulum may be swinging back in favor of a more corporate-sanctioned environment, but as the workforce becomes younger it's going to be harder and harder for enterprises to put up a strategic roadblock preventing users who want to use their own mobile device at work. That means having a mobility blueprint that is part and parcel of the overall business...

Published Jul 20 2012 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 16 views, 0 comments

Enterproid Divide is now available on the iPhone

Enterproid Divide , a dual-persona sandboxed email app, is being released for iOS today. Divide was previously only available for Android , but now its cross-platform support and many features beyond email should make it an attractive option for handling BYOD. The basics Enterproid, a New York-based startup, launched Divide for Android in February 2011 (previous coverage of the Android version here...

Published Jul 19 2012 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 4 views, 0 comments

Will Encryption and Tokenization Better Enable Cloud Adoption?

If you haven’t heard Louis C.K. explain the cloud you should go do that first and then come back. Louis C.K. makes the now-accepted notion of giving up ownership of data seem like a positively ridiculous and funny idea. His hesitancy to give up ownership and control of his sexy Tom Cruise photos (you don't want to know what he's doing with those photos!) parallels the hesitancy of IT...

Published Jul 18 2012 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 6 views, 0 comments

Paul Maritz’s consumerization legacy

When Paul Maritz took over as CEO, VMware was the dominant player in the server virtualization market, and that was pretty much it. Fast forward to today, four years later, as CRN reports that Maritz is out as CEO . VMware is still the dominant player in the server virtualization market. It has also built a fairly substantial cloud computing business. And it is one of the few major tech vendors that...

Published Jul 17 2012 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 5 views, 0 comments

The hidden benefits of Android fragmentation

Android fragmentation makes management device management difficult because there are so many devices with different OS versions out there, and hence different management capabilities. While this makes it hard for companies to deal with managing BYOD, custom mobile device management APIs from OEMs could make Android ideal for company-issued devices. OEM MDM APIs When we talk about Android fragmentation...

Published Jul 16 2012 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 4 views, 0 comments

Consumerization Nation #9: We talked about sandboxed email and dual persona environments.

Listen above or right click this link and select "Save link as..." to download the mp3 The discussion of today's show centered around the idea of split personality environments. The questions were: When do a few connected work apps morph into a whole ecosystem? Will users actually like split-personality interfaces? What role do MDM configuration profiles play in all this? Specific stories...

Published Jul 12 2012 by ConsumerizeIT.com , 1 view, 0 comments

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