BYOD…the problem is when D stands for Tablet…
It’s funny, the issues over the last 20 years in PC management have well-founded responses: Software push, streaming apps VPN (edge device analysis, intrusion detection) Citrix publishing Web and...
View ArticleBYOD…but bring only one…and a lawyer
I have been a career IT fella. Ran global infrastructure operations (outage at 2 a.m.? You bet). Issued firm-wide tech strategy for a bank. Even had the misfortune of being a CIO (was good at it,...
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface – playing backgammon while others play checkers
I have been reading the reports like everyone else on MS Surface. Confusing UI, not as good as so-and-so. Terrible! Horrible! “Offends me”… Perhaps counter to popular opinion, I think Microsoft is...
View ArticleBYOD – la la la la UNTRUSTED la la la
It’s funny, BYOD is like that Far Side cartoon “la la la la Spot! la la la la”. What an IT manager hears when people talk about BYOD is “la la la la la UNTRUSTED la la la” Why? Because, by the very...
View ArticleMobile evolution: these are not the knowledge workers you’re looking for
This is not a post about the death of the desktop/monitor. I find that I still need one now and then. When I need to stare at a screen for 2-3 straight hours, with Microsoft Office open, a...
View ArticleBlackBerry’s strategy – balancing consumer and enterprise
I have been watching the BlackBerry announcements and strategy analysis with the same curiosity that many in our industry share. Whether you are Canadian, wish-to-be-Canadian, or...
View ArticleThe reason IT doesn’t sit at the Executive table
Regardless of title (CIO, VP, etc), IT is often shielded from the strategic business agenda via other direct reports (CFO, CTO or others). There are raging debates over in the LinkedIn groups about...
View ArticleInspiration and Sadness – Ode to Sun Ray
I don’t often write often about Framehawk in this blog, as I guess I am comfortable with being a well kept secret – well, until Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth astutely explained what we do in their...
View ArticleGunnar Berger Video – thoughts and observations
In a recent twitter post, Gunnar Berger of Gartner fame posted a wonderful head-to-head video showing Framehawk, Citrix and VMware working under 250ms conditions and 0-50% loss. The visual results...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....