The Seamless Enterprise

Used to be that when you talked about a carrier, there wasn’t much doubt what you were talking about. In a lot of ways, the definition of a carrier was simply the “phone” company … or at least the company that provided your company’s data network or WAN. Now that definition has gotten a lot fuzzier. There are so many companies out there that are saying they can transport your voice and data, but they really aren’t a carrier … at least not in the sense that the old definition held. (more…)

This is the first in a series of blogs exploring the role and impact of security solutions for the convergence/mobility space. Check back often for additional blog posts on this subject.

It is no surprise that IT budgets come under scrutiny when companies look to cut costs. In light of our economy, IT leadership teams are calculating how to balance long-term strategic needs with the daily demands of deploying and managing technology for the enterprise. In a recent webinar, Gartner addresses this very topic and provides real steps enterprises can implement now.

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In my previous blog, I reported on an interview with William Compton, CIO and VP-Information Management for ConvaTec, a leader and marketer of medical technologies worldwide.

After successfully leading a global company through a divestiture, William maintains a keen focus on IT as a business enabler. As there is an abundance of technologies, trends and issues to consider, I asked William to share his point-of-view as companies move forward in 2010. Here is Part II of the interview.

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I saw a reference online the other day to “hosted vs. on-premises UC.” Something about that bothered me, and I think it’s this: It positions this as an either/or, all-or-nothing scenario that doesn’t really reflect reality. Sort of like “Good vs. Evil,” which is fine in the abstract, but which gets sticky once you apply it to real life situations. There’s just a lot of gray in between the black and white of those two absolute choices. In fact, I kind of wonder if the whole way service providers, equipment vendors, VARs, etc. have been positioning this question is incorrect in the first place.  (more…)

Watch for the enterprise to drive mobile cloud computing adoption for the short term, before consumer applications help that side of the business catch up and surpass business usage. That was one of the take-aways from a December 10 ABI Research webinar on mobile cloud computing. (more…)