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Citrix Synergy Preview: The Evolution and Future of VDI
May 15 @ 8:32 PMNext week AppSense is hosting a pre-conference technical seminar ahead of Citrix Synergy in Anaheim, CA. I am presenting a session on “The Evolution and Future of VDI”, and in this post I’m going to give a short preview of ...
Read moreCategories: Desktop Management, Executive Insights, CITRIX SYNERGY, Desktop Virtualization, VDI, windows applicationsThe Future of BYOD: No Device, No Job?
May 13 @ 1:00 PMLast week, research analyst firm Gartner unveiled the findings of a worldwide survey of CIOs and their attitudes regarding the bring-your-own-device trend (BYOD). BYOD is certainly one of the hottest topics in the technology field today, and the results of ...
Read moreCategories: Mobile Management, BYODResource-Level Security and Policy in the Real World
May 8 @ 1:00 PMLast week I described how the move to a resource-level security model and policy, is essential in today’s world of loosely-managed devices, cloud services and BYOX. The old device-centric approach to security is no longer effective – you can’t hide ...
Read moreCategories: DataNow, Executive Insights, Mobile Management, mobile device management, security policyThe Risk of iOS Device Management with MDM Only Solutions
May 7 @ 4:09 PMYou may be familiar with the proverbial rhyme For Want of a Nail and how it more literally summarizes historical warfare: how something small can lead to the loss of a war. Well most recently a MDM outage lead me ...
Read moreCategories: Executive Insights, Mobile Management, MDMSEC, Social Media and Data Security, Oh My
May 6 @ 7:03 PMLast month, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), issued a new ruling stating, “…corporations or their executives can use Facebook, Twitter, or other social media platforms as a way of disseminating corporate information.” ...
Read moreCategories: Data, Data SecurityThe Corporate Firewall is Dying
May 1 @ 4:29 PMI had the idea for this post for a while but, this article from brianmadden.com finally kicked me into writing it. With Gartner’s research showing that 38% of CIOs expect to stop providing devices to users by 2016, it is ...
Read moreCategories: Executive InsightsUser Experience Ranks High on IT’s Technology Checklist
Apr 29 @ 4:02 PMThe bring-your-own-device (BYOD) is one of the hottest technology topics in the market today. As such, it has caused numerous companies – including AppSense – to push the envelope and develop new technology solutions designed to simplify the user experience while ...
Read moreCategories: Executive Insights, user experienceEnabling a Windows 7 Migration, Before It’s Too Late
Apr 25 @ 2:51 PMI noted with interest today a ZDnet article quoting Gartner around Windows XP End of Life and the security risk of avoiding a Windows 7 Migration. It’s a timely article! You see, this week we re-launched our Windows 7 Migration ...
Read moreCategories: Desktop Management, Windows 7 Migration, Windows XP5 Reasons PC Sales Dropped and Why It Doesn’t Hint At a Post-PC Era
Apr 24 @ 8:42 PMAccording to first quarter industry reports via Gartner and IDC, PC sales show a significant annual decline of 11% across the industry. Many are citing this as the latest in a long string of evidence that we are living in a ...
Read moreCategories: Desktop Management, Executive Insights, PC sales, Post-PCWhy Microsoft is “The” Cloud Computing Provider
Apr 23 @ 8:22 PMIn my last blog post, Cloud Computing Platforms- A Race to the Bottom, I wrote about Google’s decision to reduce compute engine pricing and how it implies a shift in the way providers compete in the market. Continuing the trend, ...
Read moreCategories: Cloud Computing, Executive Insights, cloud computing, microsoft