mobility Archive
Avoid the “Gotchas” in Purchasing Next-Gen Tech Services
On June 10, 2015 In Thought Leadership
The new technologies sweeping the market hold great promise of competitive advantages. But there’s a disturbing trend occurring in the services sales process for these technologies that poses a risk for buyers. Look out for providers talking about cloud, mobility, big data, the Internet of Things, and social in the same breath as SaaS/BPaas,
Mobile Apps Start to Generate Real Revenue in Services
On September 4, 2014 In Thought Leadership
The mobile app space offers service providers the potential for new growth platforms. However, these are often small projects that are delivered quickly and are not a great revenue stream. But recent studies we came across reinforce our growing opinion that the mobile app space is changing. Mobile apps are costing more and taking
The Surprise in Mobile Services
On July 23, 2014 In Thought Leadership
Companies’ end-user compute budgets are flat to down. Yet they’re challenged by much more complexity in terms of many more devices. This is a surprising fact. There is an explosion of devices that need to be secured and managed and that are often paid for by the corporate enterprise. Why has the explosion of
Don’t SMAC Your Customer!
On April 3, 2014 In Thought Leadership
The service provider community is very fond of clever terms, and SMAC — standing for Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud — is a good example of that. However, if you’re a service provider looking to sell to new or existing clients, talking about SMAC may not be the most productive way to hold the conversation.
The Consumerization of IT may be a Bigger Problem for Business than IT
On September 28, 2011 In Thought Leadership
King Cnut (Cnut the Great) of England, Denmark, Norway, and parts of Sweden once famously instructed the tide to refrain from rising, only to hours later find its disdain for his royal decree. Today’s CIOs find themselves faced with similar limits on their power and influence as Androids, iPhones, and iPads flood the workplace.