This post is sponsored by Samsung Business. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Nearly 30 years ago (yes, it’s been that long), people everywhere were awestruck about the first cordless phone. The ability to move while talking on the phone was the first step toward mastering mobility—a feat that has now totally revolutionized how the world operates. It’s no longer …
How Mobile Technology Impacts the HR Industry
We use mobile devices for nearly everything, from shopping and researching to scheduling our daily lives. In fact, more than 85 percent of U.S. Millennials own a smartphone and use it frequently throughout the day. Businesses are already optimizing their use of mobile technology to reach their customers, and to make their employees work lives more efficient, but there’s one …
It’s Not About Fewer Features, It’s About Simplicity?
There’s a bit of buzz in the tech space lately about fewer features on smartphones—or, at the very least, a trend toward simpler devices. A growing number of people are gravitating to flip phones or other basic cellular devices in efforts to unplug from the constant deluge of notifications and distractions. This trend has become a thought movement of sorts—a …
A CIO’s Guide to Mobility Governance
We live and work in a mobile world, there’s no question about that. As a result, the way we conduct business, is changing. All those devices that form the backbone of enterprise mobility—many of them falling under the potentially treacherous, still slightly “wild wild west’esque” BYOD category—can be great for productivity and employee satisfaction. They can be not so great, …
How Mobile Device Management Is a CIO’s Best Friend
This post is sponsored by Samsung Business. All thoughts and opinions are my own. In the age of Shadow IT, we don’t know what’s happening on employee devices—whether they’re personally owned or company issued. Are your employees brainstorming via the latest enterprise-approved social collaboration app, or scrolling through Instagram adding photos of internal office spaces (and possibly internal office proprietary documentation)? Is …
Samsung Knox May Be The Hero for Mobile Device Management
This post is sponsored by Samsung Business. All thoughts and opinions are my own. One of the big topics at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is cybersecurity, particularly as it relates to mobility. As the workforce becomes increasingly and more fluidly mobile, the challenge for IT departments, regardless of business size, is to provide the right mix of security …
The Simplicity of True Mobility – Less Devices More Productivity #MWC2016
Trudging around with a backpack that weighs no less than 20 lbs. I settle in for my next meeting at Mobile World Congress. Pulling out 2 laptops, and 2 tablets I pause for a moment to figure out which device I want to use to keep notes on. Normally it would be the tablet because it’s less invasive and distracting …
Does Mobility Allow Small Business to Compete for Global Talent?
This post is sponsored by Samsung Business. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Small businesses struggle to compete with hiring incentives like the attractive salaries, benefits, and perks large businesses can offer. But mobility puts every mom and pop operation on the same level as Fortune 500 players—and in some ways gives them a leg up. With a global talent …
The CIO Challenge: People, Not Devices, Are Driving the Future of Mobility
Mobility is an enormous trend in the modern workforce. It seems everyone who works is now connected via a mobile device. With phones, pads, phablets, tablets, and ultra-lightweight laptops, there’s no shortage of mobile devices being juggled about the workplace. However, simply using these gadgets hardly means an organization is embracing the power of mobility. Many businesses believe the misconception …
Dear CIO, Are Employees Entitled to Any Sort of Privacy in the Age of Mobility?
In just the past few years the role of the CIO has changed so much. With technology moving faster than ever before, such rate of change is creating a whole new set of challenges for the head of technology and perhaps nothing has had a bigger impact on CIOs than the growth of mobility; especially the management of these devices …