Enterprise Mobility Matters

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.

Patient (Customer???) Relationship Management and Enterprise Mobility

One of the most compelling parts of working in the tech industry as an independent pundit is that you get to speak to a wide variety of vendors and have frank, candid conversations. The tone and depth of these conversations is such that, in all likelihood, they would not have them with others – particularly their competitors.

While I have the good fortune of being able to do so, on a nearly daily basis, I will admit to you that I sometimes feel as if I have an “unfair” advantage, especially when talking about enterprise mobility in the healthcare industry.

Mobile Network and Device Performance: Whose Responsibility Is It?

Now that the political dust has finally settled (it even made the news on the BBC) in my fair Commonwealth (for some reason, we're not a State), I can now get back to fully focusing on scouring the webosphere to see what people are saying about enterprise mobility.  I was sent a link yesterday by a friend and colleague that I found quite interesting.

The author of the blog entry is someone whom I respect and find to be highly knowledgeable in the world of enterprise mobility.  That said, I simply can not agree with his hypothesis.

Windows Mobile Is Dead! Long Live Windows Mobile!

I know, I know...a HUGELY inflammatory title for a blog post, but forgive me.  Living in Massachusetts, I have been bombarded for the last 4 days by calls and advertisements for the senatorial election that will decide who will take over the seat that Ted Kennedy held for so long.  I am sick and tired of the calls and ads.  That, combined with the fact that we should instead be focusing on the fact that it's Martin Luther King Day here in the US, makes it for a slow news day in the world of enterprise mobility.  However, I did read a fascinating blog post from someone who purports to have seen and played with Windows Mobile 7.

Helping Those In Need in Haiti

This has nothing to do with enterprise mobility, but I would ask you all to stop for a moment from your busy days and consider making an incredibly vital donation to your relief fund of choice to help those in need after the disaster in Haiti earlier this week.

I chose to donate via The Combined Jewish Philanthropies.  A direct link is also available here.

Thank you,

Philippe

Are Carriers Set To Change The Wireless Expense Management Landscape?

Hmm.  You'd think these days I'm on a total wireless expense management kick, given the above average commentary I have been trying to provide on the subject.  Think of it instead as two things: 1) I am trying to provide a broader set of perspectives on the overall enterprise mobility perspective and 2) wireless expenses are broadening in scope and hence warrant the additional commentary.  Today, an article at News.com about Verizon Wireless caught my eye - tiered data pricing.

Mobile BI: Is This Next Gen Wireless Expense Management or Something Else?

Hello from seat 12D, 35,000 ft above nowhere. Actually that’s not fair. The flight attendant tells me we are near Chicago. Only two more hours before I get home. This little jaunt to San Francisco was a lot of fun. As with many of these kinds of 9 hour, multi-day events, people eventually look to unwind and relax in the evening at the nearest hotel bar...especially after they hear me present my views on enterprise mobility.

Can Carriers Sell Enterprise Mobility Solutions Based On Consumer Devices?

Hello from non frozen San Francisco.  Although this weekend was very bad for me in terms of the NFL playoffs, I did at least get to spend some time in one of my favorite cities in the country.  While taking the public transportation system back from Fisherman's Wharf, I started thinking about a conversation I had this past week with an industry colleague who had called me to talk about my five predictions for enterprise mobility in 2010.  This guy's pretty sharp, so I always enjoy discussing trends with him.