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MARCH 28, 2013

Mobile Next? It isn’t just in mobile either. Chances are you can open up a Computerworld or CIO magazine and you will see all sorts of stories about creating a mobile strategy, a cloud strategy, networking/SDN Strategy (yes Software Defined Networks is the next “big thing” in networking) or most certainly a big data strategy.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Mobile first? Many times they talk about the different languages that they should be building in or they start going on about how they should build for mobile only. Building apps for the enterprise should not be that hard. You start with two basic tenets, focus on the user and build mobile first. Standard Disclaimer.

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MAY 24, 2012

Do You Need A Mobile Ecosystem? No matter what you read these days when it comes to mobility in the enterprise there always seems to be a section on building your mobile ecosystem. Part of this mobile strategy that you are told you have to build requires that you create a mobile ecosystem for your devices to play in.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Appifying the Enterprise. Understanding these concepts will let you in on the secret of how big enterprises as well as little ones can succeed moving into the future. let’s not argue mobile as a leg itself yet, but, yes, it will turn the tripod into a chair). by Brian Katz on February 13, 2012 · 2 comments.

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MARCH 8, 2012

How I learnt to embrace a mobile strategy Part 2. In part one (go read this first) we talked about why a mobile strategy was important and what the basic tenet of a mobile strategy is. print Tagged as: Apps , CoIT , Crapplications , Enterprise Mobility , Mobile Strategy. A mobile strategy challenge!

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APRIL 11, 2013

I participated in a tweet chat yesterday that was premised on the fact that mobile malware exists and what can you do to prevent it on your devices in the enterprise. They will tell you that the majority of malware out there is Android based but that there is some iOS malware out there as well.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Rafal was talking about the difference between home users and enterprise users and the fact that maybe we needed two different OSes, one for work and one for home. We spend a lot of time in the enterprise developing solutions and working hard to make sure that our solutions are secure. Going Mobile. Enterprise.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

I had a chance today to participate in a Twitter chat focused on the mobile business ( #mobilebizchat ). The topic of today’s chat was focused on Enterprise Mobile Apps. The major issue here though, was no one had bothered to define what an enterprise mobile app was and it made the conversation awfully difficult.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

by Brian Katz on November 29, 2011 · 8 comments. I have so many conversations every day about applications and specifically mobile applications. This becomes easily true once you get into the enterprise. Lest you think it is solely an enterprise phenomenon it happens all the time at home as well. Going Mobile.

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AUGUST 14, 2012

The last time I was there I spoke about mobility at BriForum. print Tagged as: CoIT , Enterprise Mobility , Mobile Strategy. Previous post: Enterprise IT Adoption Cycle. Going Mobile. Enterprise. Enterprise Mobility. Enterprise Mobility. Enterprise Strategy.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In the mobile world, we literally live in an alphabet soup. The dirty little secret that everyone avoids letting out of the bag is that in this mobile world, we really only need to care about a few things. Once you understand that, mobile becomes much easier no matter what type of company you are. Going Mobile.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

Essentially he has built a Venn Diagram based around 3 concepts, Mobile Security, API Security, and Enterprise Security. He was kind enough to place things like MDM (Mobile Device Management) and MAM (Mobile Application Management) in the diagram for us. MIM needs all of these pieces plus identity to work properly.

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AUGUST 30, 2012

These all make up parts of our song on places you can’t get network access and need to use your mobile devices offline. Any company that is going to take mobile seriously has to take into account working offline or they have forgotten the whole point of mobile, which is to enable your workers. Going Mobile.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

by Brian Katz on October 26, 2011 · 0 comments. Now let’s be honest, Microsoft didn’t do itself any favors with their foray as a modern mobile phone OS baker. Next post: What Microsoft did wrong with Windows Phone OS (or why it’s not ready for the enterprise). Going Mobile. Enterprise. Enterprise Mobility.

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MAY 22, 2013

The premise for mobile in the enterprise is simple. I talk to too many people in different companies that believe they have to go mobile because everyone else is. There is no plan and they end up shocked when they don’t get any value out of mobilizing their workforce. Going Mobile. Enterprise. Recent Posts.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

What Microsoft did wrong with Windows Phone OS (or why it’s not ready for the enterprise). by Brian Katz on October 28, 2011 · 1 comment. My previous post talked about a lot of the good that I see in Microsoft’s work to create a Mobile Phone OS but with everything that they set forth they still had very disappointing sales.

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MAY 2, 2013

If all you have is a mobile strategy you’ve already failed! Let’s be fair, everywhere you look you can’t miss some article screaming on how you need a mobile strategy, or a BYOD strategy, or a mobile expense strategy. Every vendor these days has something that can help you to get started with your mobile strategy.

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DECEMBER 19, 2012

In the last week there have been a bunch of posts talking about mobile and whether it is here yet and if it is really needed in work. On the other side you have the blogger/consultant, Benjamin Robbins , who has decided to go mobile only for an entire year and creates and consumes on his device. Going Mobile. Enterprise.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

Yet these same companies will stand up and talk about how they have enabled BYOD in the company and how it has certainly helped them become mobile enabled. IT gets involved, if they weren’t already and as they are conditioned to say no they are already against using mobile anyway. For you formula people Mobile Devices !=

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APRIL 4, 2013

Whenever you have a conversation about mobile you will invariably end up talking about BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and COPE (Corporate Owned Personally Enabled) programs. One person or another will form a team to study the costs associated with mobile and what can be done to bring those down. Standard Disclaimer. A Screw's Loose.

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APRIL 9, 2013

I had a fun twitter conversation this morning that got a little bit heated, which is bound to happen when you mix security, identity and mobile along with an American, a Canadian, and an Italian. The goal for all enterprises should be to free their data. Going Mobile. Enterprise. Enterprise Mobility.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

You started to get some help when MDM (Mobile Device Management) products started to appear and let you get at least some control over the devices that were appearing, but you were almost always coming from behind. print Tagged as: BYOD , Enterprise Mobility , Mobile Strategy. Going Mobile. Enterprise.

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AUGUST 24, 2012

Before there were mobile phones they used to bring in iPods and radios to listen to the afternoon ballgame or their favorite music. print Tagged as: BYOD , CoIT , Enterprise Mobility. ” Also, since when is IT the arbiter of Enterprise Productivity? Going Mobile. Enterprise. Enterprise Mobility.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Now, while I could write an entire blog post about the movie I figured I would use it to talk a little bit about strategy, not just mobile strategy but really just basic strategy. I’ve mentioned many times that you can’t have just a mobile strategy. Lots of businesses right now are trying to figure out how to go mobile.

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MARCH 5, 2013

Especially when you start looking at the mobile world. They hit the IT and business groups in enterprises as well. You see, everyone likes to trumpet that mobile is insecure. Now that people are using their phones for work enterprises are in trouble. Mobile devices are insecure every vendor screams from the rooftops.

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APRIL 16, 2013

I spend my time on this blog writing about mobile and how it fits into the enterprise and with people. print Tagged as: Innovation , Mobile. Going Mobile. Enterprise. Enterprise Mobility. Enterprise Mobility. Enterprise Strategy. Mobile Strategy. ©2011-2012 A Screws Loose.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

I spend a lot of time thinking about mobility and the enterprise. What I find most interesting is the number of enterprises that really haven’t figured the topic out at all. Does it require us to lay out a yellow brick road made of gold in order for you to embrace mobile? They do say do what you love. Step up and take it.

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JULY 12, 2012

Now, let’s be clear here, it’s not a function of a BYOD program that is driving these benefits but the fact that a company has added a mobile component to their strategy. Most studies are showing that workers who have been mobile enabled are working at least an extra hour a day and on average are actually working an extra 7 hours a week.

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MARCH 5, 2012

A few months ago I wrote a blogpost about how MDM (Mobile Device Management) had died. It was a slow painful death, but it was justified as it brought forth MAM (Mobile Application Management) and would lead to MIM (Mobile Information Management). you can own just the pieces that work with the enterprise data.

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MARCH 6, 2012

Why BYOD doesn’t really matter or how I learned to embrace a mobile strategy Part 1. What is required is a mobile strategy. When this mobile strategy is done correctly, BYOD is already covered should an organization choose to follow that route. So, what do you need to have as part of you mobile strategy to be successful.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Attending a meeting, participating in a collaboration session, talking to people over IM, just being productive, doesn’t depend on a desktop and a cube, but rather is what happens when you’ve been mobile enabled and given the tools to be productive whenever and wherever you are. print Tagged as: Enterprise Mobility , Mobile Strategy.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

We think that the latest, newest, sexiest device will win the smartphone war and the enterprise will have to support it. The enterprise is trying to do that same thing by creating a new app ecosystem for you to play in. print Tagged as: Applications , Apps , Crapplications , Mobile Strategy. Pingback: Mobile first?

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JUNE 5, 2012

I am sure a lot of other people do the same thing whether they are working for large enterprises or small mom and pop operations. The businesses that are really starting to succeed and move forward these days are the ones that have embraced mobile and incorporated it into their strategies. They see the opportunity to go mobile first.

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MAY 16, 2012

As I wing off to another city this fine Monday morning, it seemed like the perfect time to talk about the economics of bring your own device (BYOD) and in this case we are talking mobile solutions. In all likelihood, you will need to purchase some sort of management system to administer these devices such as a Mobile Device Management system.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Going Mobile. Enterprise. Enterprise Mobility. Enterprise Mobility. Enterprise Strategy. Mobile Strategy. ©2011-2012 A Screws Loose. Previous post: Alphabet Soup. Next post: Barn Doors. Recent Posts. Traveling (Part 2). Traveling (Part 1). Enablement. MBYOD – Tiering Your Ecosystem.

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JUNE 11, 2013

print Tagged as: BYOD , CoIT , Enterprise Strategy , Mobile , strategy. Going Mobile. Enterprise. Enterprise Mobility. Enterprise Mobility. Enterprise Strategy. Mobile Strategy. ©2011-2012 A Screws Loose. Previous post: MBYOD – Tiering Your Ecosystem. Recent Posts.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

If you want to make a great app, first you have to define what an app should be for the enterprise. print Tagged as: Applications , Apps , Crapplications , Enterprise Mobility , strategy. Going Mobile. Enterprise. Enterprise Mobility. Enterprise Mobility. Enterprise Strategy.

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