BYOC stories on BrianMadden.com

BYOC ("Bring your own computer"), also known as BYOPC ("Bring your own PC") or "Employee-owned PC" is a part of the rising consumerization of IT trend. Consumerization has been getting big enough that it needs more than just a few articles on BrianMadden.com, so we launched a new site dedicated to it: ConsumerizeIT.com. You can read all of our newer BYOC articles there, as well.

VDI Smackdown: Head-to-head analysis of Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix VIAB, Dell vWorkspace, Microsoft Windows8/Server2012 and VMware View 5.2 + more

Are you looking for an independent overview of desktop virtualization solutions and curious about the different strategy questions? Do you want detailed information about the features and functions each desktop virtualization vendor is offering!? If so...

by Ruben Spruijt on March 10, 2013 : 0 comments , 10,380 views
To make a true BYOC play, VMware needs centralized management of Fusion and Workstation

A few weeks ago I wrote about Horizon Suite and about how Horizon Mirage comes with a license to use VMware Fusion Pro to address BYOC situations. In that article I lamented the fact that Fusion Pro was a Mac solution. Someone from VMware reached out...

by Gabe Knuth on March 08, 2013 : 7 comments , 3,482 views
Un-managing all your endpoints: Treat everything as insecure and you don't need to manage devices anymore!

With consumerization or even desktop virtualization, organizations are faced with the new issue of dealing with all these devices coming in on the same network. We have our managed corporate devices on the corporate LAN, and many organization's approach...

by Gabe Knuth on April 25, 2012 : 7 comments , 539 views
A first look at MokaFive’s mobile data management iPad app (MokaFive for iOS)

[NOTE: This video was originally published on February 27. We just moved it back to the top of the list today since MokaFive announced their iOS solution today . If you're seeing this for the first time, here's a demo of what everyone is talking about...

by Jack Madden on April 17, 2012 : 12 comments , 355 views
Brian Madden's consumerization of IT BriForum session

Last year at Brian gave this consumerization of IT session at both of our BriForum events. The session was standing room only at both shows. This session contains lays out a lot of our views and the concepts that we talk about all the time here at ConsumerizeIT...

by Jack Madden on February 23, 2012 : 0 comments , 214 views
Microsoft licensing for VDA and Office is a pain, but is this really going to affect your consumerization strategy?

Dealing with Microsoft licensing is a pain—it’s arcaic, someone is always getting a raw deal, and there’s nothing anybody can do about it because Microsoft is a monopoly. It’s natural, then, to be worried about the possible fallout from BYOD and consumerization. But while consumerization does bring the potential for increased licensing costs, does this even matter in a world...

by ConsumerizeIT.com - The Consumerization of IT on February 20, 2012 : 0 comments , 261 views
Microsoft licensing for VDA and Office is a pain, but is this really going to affect your consumerization strategy?

Dealing with Microsoft licensing is a pain—it’s arcaic, someone is always getting a raw deal, and there’s nothing anybody can do about it because Microsoft is a monopoly. It’s natural, then, to be worried about the possible fallout...

by Jack Madden on February 20, 2012 : 7 comments , 1,395 views
BYOD Smackdown 2012: Enterproid Divide creates a secure work persona on personal devices

This week for the BYOD Smackdown 2012 , I’m profiling Enterproid Divide . The Enterproid approach involves creating a containerized work environment that exists as an application on a users device. Enterproid also just announced a partnership with...

by Jack Madden on February 16, 2012 : 0 comments , 356 views
Despite what many people think, BYOD does not equal consumerization!

Many people use the terms “BYOD” and “consumerization of IT” interchangeably. These two terms, however, do not mean the same thing. Of course they are related, and if we define them, then any given scenario, product, or IT strategy...

by Jack Madden on February 06, 2012 : 4 comments , 272 views
Macs flooding into the enterprise thanks to BYOD and consumerization? They actually are manageable. Check out JAMF Software Casper Suite

Last week I visited JAMF Software at the MacIT Expo (MacIT = Macworld’s companion conference for IT pros). JAMF’s Casper Suite manages Mac desktops in all the ways that SCCM does for Windows. I spoke on video with Blaine Mattson, Business...

by Jack Madden on February 02, 2012 : 2 comments , 364 views
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...

by Jack Madden on December 09, 2011 : 3 comments , 1,004 views
Some people believe that letting users have their own personal devices actually makes data *more* secure. Wait, WTF?!?

Believe it or not, there are actually ways that the consumerization of IT can make data more secure. How? Call it the “pride-of-ownership” effect. If you give your end users cool devices or let them to use their corporate devices for personal...

by Jack Madden on November 30, 2011 : 7 comments , 187 views
BYOC/BYOD: The reality check. (A video of the session from BriForum 2011 Chicago)

Here's a video from our BriForum 2011 conference we had in Chicago this past July. This session, from nine-time BriForum speaker Claudio Rodrigues, is a "reality check" for Bring your own Computer (BYOC) and Bring your own device (BYOD) environments....

by Brian Madden on November 23, 2011 : 4 comments , 167 views
BYOPC misconception: If your users have admin rights, then you're already doing it. (The "own" part isn't literal)

Bring Your Own PC—BYOPC—is something that lots of folks (myself included) have been talking about for a few years now. It’s the term applied to the concept of end-users “owning” their own laptops while IT resources (such...

by Brian Madden on July 08, 2010 : 6 comments , 5,796 views
iPad fever is going around, and we caught it! Is this the ultimate desktop virtualization client?

I wasn't going to write anything about Apple's iPad for fear of being labeled a "fanboy," but I just can't help it. Yes, I want one, even though the name kind of sucks. (iSlate was cool, I thought.) Yes, it's mostly because it's...

by Gabe Knuth on January 28, 2010 : 10 comments , 7,098 views
Brian Madden TV #27 - 2010 trends and predictions

For our first episode of 2010, Brian & Gabe sat down in the same room as their very first episode from a year ago. Today's episode is about about the desktop virtualization trends that will be important in 2010. Specifically, they discuss: Client...

by Brian Madden TV on January 22, 2010 : 2 comments , 7,162 views
No need for “real” user-installed app support. Just use a second VM instead!

I’ve written (and reaffirmed ) that “full” support for user-installed applications is critical for desktop virtualization to take off. I’ve since realized that instead of waiting for future products to fully support this feature...

by Brian Madden on September 28, 2009 : 40 comments , 8,667 views
Citrix and VMware test the "employee-owned PC" with their own employees

By now most of you know that I love the concept of the "employee-owned PC." If you're not familiar with it, it's the idea that instead of the IT department issuing a standard corporate laptop to their employees, each employee can pick whatever laptop he or she wants, as long as it meets some minimum requirements.
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by Brian Madden on October 20, 2008 : 29 comments , 7,795 views
The rise of the employee-owned PC in a world where CIOs are losing control

There has been a lot of talk recently about how users are getting smarter and CIOs are losing control. This is the perfect opportunity for the rises of the employee-owned PC, powered by a mix of server-based computing, virtualization, and isolation technologies.
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by Brian Madden on April 09, 2007 : 15 comments , 32,470 views

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VDI Smackdown: Head-to-head analysis of Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix VIAB, Dell vWorkspace, Microsoft Windows8/Server2012 and VMware View 5.2 + more

To make a true BYOC play, VMware needs centralized management of Fusion and Workstation

Un-managing all your endpoints: Treat everything as insecure and you don't need to manage devices anymore!

A first look at MokaFive’s mobile data management iPad app (MokaFive for iOS)

Brian Madden's consumerization of IT BriForum session

Microsoft licensing for VDA and Office is a pain, but is this really going to affect your consumerization strategy?

Microsoft licensing for VDA and Office is a pain, but is this really going to affect your consumerization strategy?

BYOD Smackdown 2012: Enterproid Divide creates a secure work persona on personal devices

Despite what many people think, BYOD does not equal consumerization!

Macs flooding into the enterprise thanks to BYOD and consumerization? They actually are manageable. Check out JAMF Software Casper Suite

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

Some people believe that letting users have their own personal devices actually makes data more secure. Wait, WTF?!?

BYOC/BYOD: The reality check. (A video of the session from BriForum 2011 Chicago)

BYOPC misconception: If your users have admin rights, then you're already doing it. (The "own" part isn't literal)

iPad fever is going around, and we caught it! Is this the ultimate desktop virtualization client?

Brian Madden TV #27 - 2010 trends and predictions

No need for “real” user-installed app support. Just use a second VM instead!

Citrix and VMware test the "employee-owned PC" with their own employees

The rise of the employee-owned PC in a world where CIOs are losing control