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Another reason why the Android segment of BYOD is problematic for enterprise IT organizations

The Wall Street Journal published an article on what appears to be a decision made by Google not to support so-called older browsers (Jelly Bean 4.3 and earlier) for Android smartphones. But Android Jelly Bean 4.3 appeared as recently as June, 2013 (less than 2 years ago). So it may be safe to as...

Ira Michael Blonder
4 years ago

Why update problems for Android devices can severely hamper enterprise adoption of this mobile device operating system

Through a combination of direct experience, and a review of an editorial published just about a year ago on the Android Central website, I have concluded there is no clear method of uniformly updating mobile devices powered by the same Android operating system, but manufactured by different Andro...

Ira Michael Blonder
4 years ago

Accenture publishes a study pointing to an expanded IT systems decision-making role for CFOs at many enterprise businesses

With a publication date of December 29, 2014, Accenture released its annual High Performance Finance Study for 2014. The findings presented reinforce the notion of a changed decision-making hierarchy for IT systems and solutions within many enterprise businesses. In my opinion, anyone with an int...

Ira Michael Blonder
4 years ago

A different perspective on the significance of finance executives assuming CIO duties at major corporations

On December 12, 2014, the CIO Journal feature of the Wall Street Journal included an article written by Rachael King on the appointment of Julie Lagacy to the position of CIO for Caterpillar. The title of King's article is Caterpillar’s New CIO Has a Finance Background. While I agree with King"s ...

Ira Michael Blonder
4 years ago

Android’s penetration of enterprise computing markets is constrained by a combination of limited upgrade options and too many distributions

It's very late in 2014, but a lot of enterprise computing consumers still depend on a central support function. An enormous volume of content has been written on the topic of the consumerization of business computing, and how the role of technology leader has changed hands from the typical enterp...

Ira Michael Blonder
4 years ago

Will enterprise IT reclaim the title of tech leader within the organization?

Anyone watching the Windows 10 segment of the webcast of the Keynote presentation from Microsoft's Tech Ed Europe 2014 event will likely catch the appeal Joe Bellfiore, Corporate Vice Presdident, Windows Division is making to the enterprise business attendees in his audience. The old branding mes...

Ira Michael Blonder
4 years ago

The Role of Enterprise IT is Changing in 2014

As we wrote recently in this blog, BYOD policies appear to be stimulating an evolution of the role of a central IT function within larger organizations from an effort to control the range of computing opportunities available to personnel, towards an effort to accomodate and support new types of c...

Ira Michael Blonder
4 years ago

It’s hard for ISVs focused on either enterprise or consumer customers to successfully service both markets at the same time

Over the weekend of October 4, 2014, Hewlett Packard announced its intention to split into two businesses: one servicing the consumer market, and the other providing solutions and services to enterprise business. While a lot of commentators have spoken on this event, few, if any, have highlighted...

Ira Michael Blonder
4 years ago

Can a set of entirely positive market comments endanger the revenue stream health of a tech hardware business?

Apple's September 9, 2014 new products debut has magnetized an almost entirely positive set of market comments. But can such a set of editorial content actually work against Apple? The lopsided set of positive, almost glowing market commentary about the iPhone 6, 6S, iWatch, and iPay reaches a pi...

Ira Michael Blonder
4 years ago

What Google At Work Needs to Enhance Its Appeal to Large Organizations with Centralized IT Operations

Large organizations with a centralized IT operation neither have the time, nor the resources to support solutions built from lots of components. Nevertheless, in this writer's opinion, Google Apps for Business and its parent, Google Enterprise, which has just recently been renamed Google At Work,...

Ira Michael Blonder
4 years ago