Five Ways the Application Economy is Changing Fashion
Fashion industry evolution demonstrates the app economy is more than hype. We’ve heard it all before. Every new trend, every new movement is revolutionizing business. The latest hype machine is … Continue reading
How to catch the app development skills boomerang
Why you may already have the app development skills you desperately need “Application developers? Why would we need to have any of those in-house?” No developers, please If you have … Continue reading
Security Becomes an Innovation Driver in the Application Economy
“Hi. I’m Al. I work in IT Security. My job is to suck the fun out of life.” That was how the instructor of one of the first security training … Continue reading
In 2014 Cloud Computing is So Last Year
Let’s face it. Cloud computing just isn’t that exciting anymore – mainly because it’s no longer something people feel compelled to debate or question. Not only do we continue to … Continue reading
The Mobility Bar Has Once Again Been Raised
Microsoft’s recent purchase of Nokia’s handset division has left many people focused on what that might mean in terms of a new CEO for the software giant. While some are writing off … Continue reading
Mobility Trends Demand CIOs Become Chief Experience Officers
Recently, while thinking about several of the technology trends impacting mobility and mobile computing, my thoughts again turned to the one trend that I believe is driving all of the … Continue reading
Is Consumerization Blowing You Off Course?
What do a late morning canoe trip and the current state of consumerization and BYOD have in common? More than you might imagine. This summer as my ten year old … Continue reading
IT: Where Great Ideas Go to Die
“BYOD isn’t coming, it’s here“- @SimonBramfitt via @thelaurenfiles Recently I participated in a great Twitter conversation regarding how IT departments have gained a reputation as a place where good ideas go to die. Initially … Continue reading
The Coming Opportunity of BYOD
A few weeks ago, RWW Channels Editor David Strom posted Why BYOD Isn’t a Trend. He skewers the notion that BYOD is new, notes that IT leaders have dealt with user-purchased tech for … Continue reading
Emptor Scire (Buyer Aware)
What is different about today’s consumer-driven IT? As I prepared for an upcoming CA World panel discussion on consumer-driven IT, my thoughts took a 90 degree turn. While I had primarily … Continue reading
Cloud Computing: When Life Gives You Lemons… “Go Mobile, Go Social”
What IT can learn from a lemonade stand Recently I had a very interesting conversation with an aspiring entrepreneur. She told me about the demands a changing environment had been … Continue reading
Innovation, Technology, and Life in the Cloud 