Daily Mobile Computing Feed – Oct 26, 2012

Daily aggregation of mobile computing news from @cloud_aware, mobileaware.net.

  • Microsoft Needs To Push BYOD For Surface, Win8

    • InformationWeek Just days after Apple announced its latest line of products, including the iPad Mini, Microsoft made its own announcement Thursday. It launched its very first hardware product, the Surface tablet, and released three versions of its operating system … (more)

  • Gartner’s Top 10 IT Trends: Hits And Misses

    • InformationWeek … process, but the final list had many old names rearranged in order of priority. I agree with him that mobile computing is the most strategic technology facing CIOs in 2013, but I think he also missed a few calls. Here is Cearley’s rundown and my … (more)

  • BYOD can quickly become BYOM — bring your own malware – Nextgov

    • BYOD can quickly become BYOM — bring your own malware // October 23, 2012 …. Bring your own device is a trend that is gaining momentum in both the public … (more)

  • BYOD policies could increase productivity, employees say

    • Nextgov The survey of 108 GovLoop members found that 62 percent of respondents believe a bring your own device, or BYOD, policy would be desirable or extremely desirable at their agency. At the same time, only 20 percent of respondents indicated that their … (more)

  • Organisations are not managing BYOD activity securely

    • Computerworld Kenya Almost 80 percent of today’s BYOD activity remains inadequately managed by IT departments, leaving businesses not only at risk of data loss but unable to claim they took reasonable preventative measures, according to research firm Ovum. In a survey of … (more)

  • BYOD doesn’t mean closing help desks

    • ITWorld Canada BYOD doesn’t mean closing help desksBy: Howard Solomon (10/26/2012 3:10:00 PM)Bring-you-own-device policies are usually cursed by most units of IT departments, except for the help desk. There one can almost hear the chuckle … Hydro-Quebec joins … (more)

  • Tackling network capacity in a bring-your-own-device era

    • TechTarget IT executives across enterprises are trying to get a handle on network capacity in a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) era, and as Steffen put it, “There’s 15 to 20 ways to skin this cat.” The solution to network capacity management at Kroll was firewall … (more)