Top 10 Consumerization Thought Leaders, Part Two

Dec 29 2011
by: GCattelain
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This is Part Two of our consumerization thought leaders post. Click here for Part One.

David Mitchell Smith, Stephen Prentice, Gartner – The long-time Gartner analysts made one of the first formal declarations of the CoIT trend way back in 2005 when they announced in a press release that “Consumerization Will Be Most Significant Trend Affecting IT During Next 10 Years.”  The foretelling release contended that “… the majority of new technologies enterprises adopt for their information systems between 2007 and 2012 will have roots in consumer applications… As technology providers increasingly design products for consumers, enterprise IT managers have to learn how to manage these products as employees bring them into varieties of workflows and processes.” Smith and Prentice combined forces again two years later on a well-read report entitled, “Consumerization Gains Momentum: The IT Civil War.” They defined new markets for CoIT, and examined productivity and security concerns. For what’s next in CoIT, keep an eye out for new reports from Smith and Prentice.

Top 10 Consumerization Thought Leaders

Dec 22 2011
by: GCattelain
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The consumerization of IT is one of our favorite topics (you may recall a blog post Rich wrote earlier this year, pointing out the fact that this concept isn’t really new). As mobile devices become ubiquitous and workers expect to be able to connect “anytime, from anywhere,” increasing numbers of employees are using personal devices at work. This trend is creating significant challenges for corporate IT departments in terms of support, compliance and risks to corporate data and intellectual property.

News round-up

This week: MDM, BYOD, Windows 8 and why desktop virtualization hasn’t taken over the world.

Dec 16 2011
by: Anonymous

Well, we’re one week closer to the beginning of a new year, which means we only have one or two more news round-up posts in 2011. Scary how fast time flies, eh? As we mentioned in last week’s post, 2012 promises to bring with it exciting news in the tech world – the release of Windows 8, for example. This week’s round-up will cover news surrounding MDM, BYOD, Windows 8 and why desktop virtualization hasn’t taken over the world – or has it? Take a look at Virtual Patrick’s latest post, inspired by a ZDNet column, to read his take on the impact of desktop virtualization adoption. 

Why hasn’t desktop virtualization taken over the world?

Dec 15 2011
by: PSauerwein
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Why hasn’t desktop virtualization taken over the world? This was the question Dan Kusnetzky asked in a column yesterday on ZDNet. His premise was that if desktop virtualization offers so much benefit, and create a more secure, reliable and manageable IT environment, why hasn't its adoption been more widespread?

Five Reasons You Will Like Hyper-V in Windows 8

Dec 14 2011
by: PSauerwein
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In Friday’s news roundup my colleague Rich noted that Microsoft is rumored to release a Windows 8 beta in February. I think one of the coolest features for Windows 8 might be the inclusion of virtualization platform Hyper-V. Here are five reasons you will like Hyper-V in Windows 8:

News round-up

This week: The year IT started losing control, Microsoft’s Windows 8 and why BYOD isn’t a trend.

Dec 09 2011
by: Anonymous

The holidays are rapidly approaching and, as we mentioned last week, people have taken to recapping noteworthy events of 2011 and making predictions for the year to come. In case you missed it earlier this week, Horst Droege, our Chief Product Architect, sat down for a brief video to explain the meaning behind the name ‘Matrix42’ – you can check it out here: http://blog.matrix42.com/content/meaning-behind-matrix42. And now, back to this week’s round-up…

How Will IT Navigate the Tablet Wars?

Dec 08 2011
by: Anonymous

Tablet sales to end users are on pace to total 63.6 million units this year, according to research firm Gartner, and will continue to experience growth through 2015, reaching an estimated 326.3 million units. When broken down by device, the iPad is accounting for 73.4 percent of market share in 2011, dominating the market. Android tablets follow behind with just 17.3 percent market share in 2011.

The Meaning Behind Matrix42

Dec 06 2011
by: Anonymous

News round-up

This week: Pumping the brakes on desktop virtualization, living in a post-PC world and why tablets matter for enterprise users.

Dec 02 2011
by: Anonymous

Well, it’s the second day of the last month of 2011, and it seems that everyone is reflecting on what’s happened in the past year and looking ahead to 2012. And in case you were too busy preparing for Thanksgiving last week and missed out on the second installment of “Top 10 Virtualization Thought Leaders” from Virtual Patrick, you can check out parts 1 and 2 here:

Instead of worrying about getting your holiday shopping done, why don’t you take a few minutes to kick back on this Friday afternoon with one of your favorite European exports – beer, chocolate, whichever! – and take a look at some articles from this week that caught our attention. 

A Photovoltaic Company Sees the Light, Finds Success with Workplace Automation

Dec 01 2011
by: Anonymous


Energy in any form is flexible, agile and most of all, dynamic. It’s no surprise, then, that a company in the energy industry must possess all of these traits to accommodate rapid change and growth, and why the selection of the right systems management software is critical for business success. It’s for this reason that IBC Solar AG, a photovoltaic company – meaning it generates electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity – and an established player in the German and international energy markets, chose Matrix42 to simplify its IT processes and dependencies.

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