With the proliferation of smartphones and tablets, the business world has found itself scrambling for ways to tap into the benefits of such technology. This has been seen in efforts such as mobile app development. Perhaps even more significant, however, is the concept of “bring-your-own-device” or BYOD. What is byod?  This is the practice of allowing employees to use personal devices, specifically mobile devices, tablets, and laptops in the workplace. While a lot of companies are making the change, it is important to pause and consider whether or not it is…

There’s an invasion of sorts of various form factors from oversized smartphones to wearables, all hungry for new applications and use cases. Here’s how to prepare.  Like the tagline for a bad horror movie, a form factor invasion is occurring on the mobile device front. Everything from huge table-size devices to watches and even “smart” light bulbs is vying for attention as the next smartphone, forcing businesses and application developers to consider massive variations across devices. Here are some suggestions on preparing for the growing form factor invasion. Identify usability…

Consumer data collected through mobile devices should be considered a full ‘citizen’ of companies’ data infrastructure Most mobile applications will collect and analyze information about end users by 2015, a trend that raises both rewards and risks for enterprises, according to analyst firm Gartner. In fact, 25 percent of companies that take advantage of consumer data “will face damage to their reputations due to inadequate understanding of information trust issues,” Gartner analyst Roxane Edjlali wrote in the report, “Adapt Your Information Infrastructure in the Age of Consumer-Centric Mobile Apps.” “The…

The futuristic concept of 3D printing is now available to everyone as the technology has blossomed into a full-scale revolution. Take Tech Pro Research’s survey and let us know if you’re using 3D printing. Hershey’s is one of the many companies using 3D printers. This is a design made out of chocolate.  Image: Technabob.com Personal technology is at a peak, with any given smartphone today featuring more memory, processing power and storage capacity than the Apollo Guidance Computer used by the team who sent mankind to the moon in 1969.…

Talk to any information security professional over the past decade about a number of their greatest perceived challenges when it comes to doing their job. More often than not you’ll hear about how their organization’s business leadership didn’t provide them the support and space they need to secure their organizations properly. One way you’ll hear this is when it comes to the lack of budget. Another way you’ll often hear this expressed, is as security “doesn’t get a seat at the table.” There’s no doubt a large number of security…