Yes, BYOD is the universally recognized acronym among techies, for Bring Your Own Device to work. But what does that mean? We can all agree that at its simplest, BYOD is the employee initiative of leveraging their own personal devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops, for work. After that, it gets fuzzy. More...

As I was sitting in the sunshine sipping my coffee at a new neighborhood spot, I overheard several IT professionals groaning about changes and upgrades to software within their company. Their concerns and troubles seemed all too real, especially given the digital enterprise global security environment. Their biggest frustration seemed to be centered on simply keeping on top of it all – managing the abundant stream of new applications, ensuring software was current, keeping the network secure, and making sure the software worked seamlessly across devices.More...

By now, most enterprises are dealing with implementing an evolving mobile strategy. Some are further than others in terms of penetration among employees. Much insight can be gleamed from these real-life  enterprise experiences. Here’s a look at some of the lessons: More...

What are the coming billion-dollar industries? In a recent webinar, Gartner said there is a set of forces coming together that are completely changing how we live and do business These forces are: More...

Used to be, in telecom, there was a distinct “consumer” side and a “business” side. That hasn’t gone away entirely, but the apparently unstoppable BYOD movement has pretty well blurred those distinctions.

What brought this to mind was the American Customer Satisfaction survey of wireless service providers, in which Sprint came out solidly on top. In the old way of thinking, this would be pigeonholed as “consumer” news, and we wouldn’t be inclined to mention it over here in Seamless Enterprise. More...

In just the past few months, several survey findings have been released on the corporate use of smartphones, revealing how enterprises can best manage mobile devices while keeping the enterprise secure. 

NetworkWorld surveyed more than 600 respondents, focusing on how employees leverage mobile devices within the enterprise.  More...

As I was thinking about Mobile Device Management this morning, I was asking myself what the appropriate term was for technology that allows an enterprise to erase its data from an employee’s (or former employee’s) personal device. I started Googling terms like “Intelligent Kill Pill” and eventually came across the term “selective wipe.” More...

How does your enterprise compare? Here are a few highlights of what more than 1,000 companies had to say about their plans for, and experience with, Unified Communications solutions. The report may be accessed at ITworld. More...

In a world where BYOD – bring your own device – is becoming the rule, rather than the exception, the management challenges multiply with every new smartphone or tablet that finds its way into the office.

Which is why it's a good time for the latest addition to the Sprint Professional Mobility Services portfolio. Sprint Device Management, which we recently announced, handles mobile device management and security across multiple carriers and operating systems. More...

GigaOm recently released a free report, “Enterprise mobility perceptions among IT decision makers,” that examines cloud computing, big data, and enterprise mobility. The report highlights data collected by GigaOm from 304 enterprise IT decision makers.

The findings included an observation that, while 80 percent of all enterprises support mobile phones as part of their infrastructure, the size of the business seemed to have little impact on a company’s decision to support such mobility. The report also provides a glimpse into the market share for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, and Windows devices (I won’t spoil the suspense as I hope you’ll go grab your own copy of the report), as well as some insight into application support. More...