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Report: Hybrid application design: balancing cloud-based and edge-based mobile data
Our library of 1700 research reports is available only to our subscribers. We occasionally release ones for our larger audience to benefit from. This is one…
Read MoreBYOD policies are behind the times, and we haven’t seen anything yet
A recent study by Champion Solutions Group showed some very surprising results. While we have come to rely on mobile devices as…
Read MoreWork IT: bring-you-and-your-own-everything
Cast your mind back a decade or more. Did you request specific hardware from your company’s IT team? If so, you started…
Read MoreWith Android for Work, Google aims to secure 1+ billion BYOD devices
We’ve all been doing it, to the dismay to some of our bosses: Employees have long been bringing their own devices to…
Read MoreVirtual desktops don’t replace EMM
A few weeks ago, a Gigaom Research client told me she was “sick of BYOD” and wanted out. She asked me if I…
Read MoreIBM goes all consumer-y in its bid for continued relevance
The week in cloud: IBM-Twitter deal shows how the gulf between enterprise IT and consumer IT has narrowed.…
Read MoreBlackberry purchases ‘virtual SIM’ startup Movirtu, will bring the technology to iOS and Android
Blackberry has acquired Movirtu, a London-based company that specializes in virtual SIM technology, it announced on Thursday. Originally, Movirtu’s business centered around shared phone…
Read MoreResearchers propose new Android security framework that could aid BYOD schemes
The Android Security Modules (ASM) framework, proposed by U.S. and German researchers, would make it easier to install security modules on Android devices without the need for rooting or firmware updates.…
Read MoreElectronic discovery is a challenge. BYOD is a possible solution
Wish you could make your own decision about which device you use at work? You may not have to wait much longer, as more and more companies are requiring employees to use their own devices.…
Read MoreDropbox gets BYOD smarts with MobileSpan buy
Dropbox, in its quest for enterprise customers, has acquired MobileSpan, a company that lets people access corporate files on their own devices.…
Read MoreAre virtual desktops the new battleground for cloud providers?
IaaS, PaaS and SaaS have long been synonymous with the cloud. Today, companies are finally waking up to the DaaS call. Gigaom Research Analyst Janakiram MSV looks at why.…
Read MoreGoogle purchases Divide, a suite of mobile management tools for enterprise
Google (s GOOG) announced Monday that it has bought Divide, a company that builds apps meant to make it easier for businesses…
Read MoreGuess what? CIOs are back (if they were ever really gone)
Reports of the CIO's demise were greatly exaggerated it turns out. Good CIOs are, in fact, strategic to corporate goals.…
Read MoreBYOD goes TV: Fan TV starts selling its streaming box to Time Warner Cable customers
Move over, cable box, there is a new kid in town: Time Warner Cable customers can now buy Fan TV to access live television and online video services.…
Read MoreWhy employee behavior is so important for mobile security
Most businesses recognize that mobile computing, particularly with the prevalence of BYOD, is a major security threat, as detailed in the recent…
Read MoreNo surprise: Millennials are like everyone else, only more so
Yes, I know: the title sounds paradoxical. But Millennials appear to be bound and determined to confuse and surprise. A recent survey…
Read MoreContinued spending growth with a focus on new investment
Confirmation of growing investment in cloud and analytics, especially, comes from a new Morgan Stanley survey as reported by the IDG News…
Read MoreWhat we can learn from what didn’t happen at CES
Last week’s weekly update was entitled Things that didn’t happen, and what that means, which was directed toward 2013 in retrospect. I…
Read MoreBring Your Own Wearable
The trend lines for BYOD (bring your own device) are running up and to the right pretty fast. July 2013 research suggests 80…
Read MoreThe future of work: 4 trends for 2014
This past year has been a time of great change and turbulence in the tools, practices, and thinking around the rapidly shifting world of work. Expect these changes to continue building momentum in 2014.…
Read MoreWhat (and what not) to expect in mobile in 2014
As we enter the holidays, here are a few important trends in mobile to look for in the coming year — and one market to expect very little from.…
Read MoreThe consumerization of work is accelerating, say the CEOs of Asana, Box, Evernote, and GitHub
“The number of requests we get for an on-premise solution is down 90%. It used to be one of the most common…
Read MoreIn the Empowered Enterprise 2.0, startups have the inside track to success
Madrona Venture Group's Matt McIlwain takes a look at how the latest era of employee-empowering technologies are different than the personal computers of 30 years ago -- including who's building them and who's using them.…
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