This post is sponsored by Samsung Business. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The debate regarding big screen vs. small screen goes far back in the history of display technology. However, now we have entered an era where there’s a huge demand for both. For instance, the digital signage market is booming—it’s currently the world’s second fastest growing ad medium. …
Mobile vs. Mobility: Understanding the Business Difference
This post is sponsored by Samsung Business. All thoughts and opinions are my own. In a global marketplace where the pace of business is 24/7/365, work busted out of its 9-to-5 structure a long time ago. Smartphones, tablets, even watches connect us to work whether we’re in the boardroom or on the sidelines of our kids’ soccer game. Businesses often turn …
Crafting The Mobile Experience
This post is sponsored by Samsung Business. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The rapid proliferation of mobile has done more than just untether us. Sure, we no longer have to rough it to our office just to check email or to update a spreadsheet. But in reality, that isn’t really all that new. What is new is the importance …
Are we considering mobile security when developing a mobile strategy?
Enterprises large and small are going mobile. In fact, with BYOD (bring your own device), a wide range of mobile devices are making their way into businesses, and employees are exposing companies to security issues through shadow IT, the cloud, and the app economy, with or without their knowledge. A new study by eBay shows that one in every four online …
Mobile Marketing Automation: A Must for Businesses and MSPs
With the proliferation of mobile devices and the development of effective and accessible automation technologies, is this the year mobile marketing automation (MMA) becomes table stakes for business success? I think the implications here are much broader than that, as the managed mobility service market itself is exploding. So, not only do businesses need to be paying attention to mobility …
Can Embracing Mobility Bring an End To Shadow IT?
“Shadow IT”, or the use of unapproved apps in the enterprise, is a huge problem for businesses. Today’s companies want more flexibility, faster than IT departments can provide. Tech-driven employees use a variety of tools and apps in their personal lives and expect the same level of ease and efficiency from their work tools. In short, employees are seeking true …
Mobile is a Lifestyle, not a Technology
With an increasing number of companies investing in deployment and management of enterprise mobility than ever before, it’s no surprise it’s one of the hottest trends in today’s business landscape. Remote work is fast becoming mainstream, as flexible hours and work locations allow employees to work more efficiently and accomplish more. Our teams are accessing data, meeting deadlines, servicing clients, …
Mobile World Congress: How NFV is driving the mobile agenda
It didn’t take long — wandering the halls of Mobile World Congress 2015 (MWC15) — for me to see (and hear) that network function virtualization (NFV) is a hot topic in both the networking and telecommunication worlds. Every day it is being considered more of an emerging reality for network operators. Why is NFV being talked about so much? First of …
The mobile workforce goes beyond working from home
Last year, surveys and reports predicted that 2015 will be the year of enterprise mobility. For most companies thinking about a mobile workforce, mobility has been all about flex work and work-from-home arrangements. While some companies are open to these, others aren’t as quick to jump on board. For example, Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer comes to mind: she called work-from-home …
Social and Mobile Set To Inspire Workplace Transformation
Business has forever been a world of change. If we think of it – change has been the only constant factor given the proliferation of so many technologies since the last couple of decades. While change has occurred in all aspects, the workplace is where some of the most glaring transformations have taken place. Let’s take a look at two …