Enterprise Mobility Matters

The End of Another Chapter

Well, today's the day.  Two of the best years in my (enterprise mobility) career are coming to an end.  It's been an incredibly frenetic last week here at Strategy Analytics as I was trying to finish off some of the projects I have been working on (while still working on the next "great thing").  It's with very mixed emotions that I say goodbye to this great team of people.  Actually, I'm not going to say goodbye.  To quote the lead singer of my favorite band (he ends all live performances by saying this):

"Until next time...and there will be a next time!"

Rock On.

Philippe

Why The iPad Will Matter In The Enterprise

The iPad is now six days old...sort of...seeing how it hasn't come out yet.  That said, there has been obviously much commentary on the new device from Cupertino.  One of the more interesting pieces I read this week came from Ted Schadler over at Forrester.  I haven't had the pleasure of meeting him yet, but his insight tells me I need to.

The Apple iPad: The Enterprise Mobility Perspective

The wait and hype are now over.  The Apple iPad is now official and real.  Steve Jobs is alleged to have said something to the effect that this was the greatest thing he had ever worked on.  Why is it that I can't see how this is anything more than a mega iPod Touch?

So first off, it does look beautiful.  So does the HP slate that Steve Ballmer showed off at CES.  The purported 10 hour battery life is rather impressive.  That said, I am at a loss as to why this device is compelling...especially when Mr. Jobs described it as "Way better than a laptop."

Saying Goodbye To The Analyst World

Twitter is a funny thing.  140 characters that can say so much.  It can also be misinterpreted rather quickly.  Yesterday, I put a tweet up thanking everyone for their well wishes.  I got more than one person email or DM me asking me what was going on.  Some thought I was unwell, some thought I was leaving Strategy Analytics.  In fact, I was simply saying thank you to all those who had wished me a happy birthday.

iPhone Usage: 70% of The Fortune 100

Happy Monday everyone.  A very short post today on account of the fact that I am on the road.  As I am sure most of you saw, Apple, Inc. has yet again posted amazing numbers for its latest quarter.  The really surprising part?  70 of the Fortune 100 are now using/evaluating/ordering the iPhone.  Wow.  That is a phenomenally high penetration rate.  It speaks to so many things:

• The amazing user interface on the device
• The continuing consumerization of enterprise mobility
• My long standing concern for how much organizations think about mobility management
• The phenomenal opportunities for mobility management vendors to help the Fortune 100 (and others) effectively manage their iPhone deployments

Regardless, the iPhone is nothing but an amazing success story for tech and mobility.  It will be most interesting to see what happens if/when Apple announces iPhone OS 4 on Wednesday.