Next 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 some of the material I plan to cover. First, I’m
Last 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 this survey revealed some interesting conclusions as to the current
Last 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 all user devices behind a corporate firewall, it’s not acceptable
You 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 to think about this rhyme and how it could relate
Last 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.” This decision demonstrates that heavily regulated groups like the SEC
I 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 clear that the trend of consumerization (and BYOD in particular)
The 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 satisfying the requirements of IT departments. However, every organization is
I 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 use case landing page, packed full of new resources including
According 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 post-PC era. But, what does that really mean? The “post-PC”
In 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, Microsoft also recently stated that they are committed to matching
When I first started working, policies were completely different from what they are today. Employees went to the office each day, sat at their desktops, accessed information from their local network drives and worked the standard “office hours.” But times have most certainly changed for all of us, and the
Sometimes an innovator hits on a great idea and succeeds at the first try, but usually it’s the result of repeated attempts, and learning from many failures including the failures of others. Where would Windows 7 have been without Vista? Where would the iPad be without previous tablets that showed
It is no secret that COIT has had a tremendous impact on global enterprises, as employees are using any technology assets available (corporate and personally-owned) to do their jobs more effectively. This COIT trend impacts the way we all do business, myself included. Productivity is often about personal choice and
I’ve been attending Microsoft Management Summit this week and hearing a lot about “people-centric computing”, a phrase we like very much at AppSense. Another phrase used by Microsoft on this topic is “Enabling users to be productive, responsibly”, which is closely related to the AppSense mission statement: “To enable a world
Last Thursday on the Google Developers blog, Marc Cohen announced that, Google Computing Engine would be available to all customers who sign up for their Gold Support package. And if that weren’t enough, they also offered a 4% reduction on all Compute Engine pricing. This comes shortly after a similar