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• MobileIron is getting into IoT, and it’s a good fit for them

  We also examine the relationship between IoT and EUC.  Continue Reading

• The BrianMadden.com Friday Notebook: February 17, 2017

  It’s RSA week, so we have a wide range of announcements to cover. We featured Bromium and Centrify, and weighed in on the Windows Cloud rumors, too.  Continue Reading

• What I saw at RSA Conference 2017

  In which I meet Avanan and Kaymera, and observe much buzz about identity, mobile threat detection, phishing, and machine learning.  Continue Reading

• Time to weigh in on Windows Cloud, Microsoft’s rumored Chromebook-killer. (I like the concept!)

  Supposedly, Windows Cloud will only run apps from the Windows Store. As Chromebooks have shown, there are a lot of people that can get by without desktop apps.  Continue Reading

• Centrify is adding machine learning to their identity platform to help spot stolen credentials

  We already know how important it is to protect identities. It also helps us (and our users) if we have machine learning on our side!  Continue Reading

• The BrianMadden.com Friday Notebook: February 10, 2017

  Featuring VMware, BlackBerry, Windows Developers, Skycure, Vera, a guest post about Office 365, and more.  Continue Reading

• BlackBerry takes another step towards mobile platform as a service

  Yesterday BlackBerry released the BBM Enterprise SDK, the latest in a string of moves to become a broader enterprise app platform.  Continue Reading

• What keeps Okta, Dropbox, MobileIron and others awake at night? Microsoft, and for good reason.

  All the standards and integration in the world won't amount to a hill of beans when Microsoft decides to invest in a technology. Such is the case with EFSS, EMM, and IDaaS today.  Continue Reading

• Will IDaaS and open APIs tilt the balance between Microsoft and Slack, Dropbox, and other SaaS?

  It’s the cloud era, and the math on software decisions is changing.  Continue Reading

• Counterpoint: Shadow IT may still exist, but look at how far technologies and attitudes have come.

  In my rebuttal to Gabe’s article, I argue that we’re far better off than we used to be, and the worst of shadow IT is behind us.  Continue Reading

• Point: If the government can't stifle FUIT, what hope do you have?

  In this point/counterpoint series of articles, I suggest that the problem of end users circumventing IT is still prevalent despite how far we've come this decade.  Continue Reading

• Post Citrix Summit, here are new details about how XenMobile will work with Intune, EMS, & Azure

  Say hello to “XenMobile Service,” new SKUs to complement Microsoft EMS, and a path to integration.  Continue Reading

• The complete guide to mobile application management: How to pick MAM for different use cases

  MAM is essential, yet challenging and confusing; this series of articles covers everything you need to know. Part 3 looks at MAM technologies in different contexts  Continue Reading

• BlackBerry has integrated all their EMM acquisitions. Now they need a fresh marketing effort.

  BES, Good, and WatchDox have been integrated into the new “BlackBerry Secure.” This is a significant milestone, but the next challenge is convincing enterprise IT to get back onboard.  Continue Reading

• Cloud-based identity management services can work for your on-premises apps, too

  IDaaS can also influence your remote access and networking strategies.  Continue Reading