CoIT

Apple Acquisition of AuthenTec Provides Significant Opportunity

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon July 27, 2012October 30, 2016in CIOLeave a comment

Apple’s acquisition of AuthenTec for $8 per share or about $356 million brings a value purchase of fingerprint and security technology. On the surface, the acquisition provides Apple with biometric fingerprint technology to imbed in their mobile devices. While that…

Learning From The BlackBerry Monkey Wrench

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon June 28, 2012October 30, 2016in CIO2 Comments

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Consumerization of IT (CoIT) have brought pause and complications to the traditional IT support model. Some have argued that BYOD is more expensive and not a good option for corporations. I disagree under the…

BYOD and CoIT Enable Apple in the Corporate Enterprise

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon May 9, 2012in UncategorizedLeave a comment

I just penned a guest post for Parallel's Enterprise blog. It talks to the impact BYOD and CoIT has enabled Apple in the enterprise market. You can view the post here: http://blogs.parallels.com/enterprise-blog/2012/5/8/byod-and-coit-enable-apple-in-the-corporate-enterprise-guest.html

Sneak Peek of the Under The Radar Conference

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon April 25, 2012in UncategorizedLeave a comment

The Under The Radar (UTR) Conference (http://www.undertheradarblog.com/) is tomorrow, April 26, 2012. UTR is the intersection of hot up-and-coming startups, investors and judging. If the reception tonight was any indication, the conference and presentations should be very interesting. Here’s a…

Gaining Entry to the Enterprise via the Consumer Trojan Horse

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon April 25, 2012October 30, 2016in CIO2 Comments

Ok, so you’re selling technology products, solutions or services. You’re looking for the largest buyers and typically look to the enterprise market. You develop the strategy and start going to work. You setup a sales team, check. You setup a…

So Which Is It? Airplane Mode or Turn Devices Completely Off?

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon April 15, 2012in Uncategorized3 Comments

I’ve written about the Consumerization of IT (CoIT) in past missives. It seems that today, everyone flying on an airplane has some form of technology gadget. And the range varies from a cell phone to an iPod, to a tablet…

My Top 5 Most Used Business Apps for iPad

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon April 3, 2012in Uncategorized1 Comment

As a frequent flyer that booked over 150,000 actual flown miles last year, I like to travel light. In that vein, I prefer to travel with only an iPad and no laptop. Sure, I do have a MacBook Air that…

The Difference Between CoIT and BYOD: And the Impact for IT

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon February 10, 2012October 30, 2016in CIO7 Comments

There is quite a bit of confusion between CoIT (Consumerization of IT) and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). While these two subjects are related, they are not the same. To make things more confusing, the two terms are often interchanged.…

What the CIO Needs to Know About BYOD

Posted by Tim M. Crawfordon January 10, 2012in Uncategorized6 Comments

BYOD is a relatively new acronym. No, it does not mean Bring Your Own Drink. It stands for Bring Your Own Device. By device, it means smartphone, tablet or laptop. Conceptually, it means that the user is using their own…