Like most other IT Admins, I’ve worked a lot with personal devices in a corporate environment, and it’s fascinating that there hasn’t been a right-way or wrong-way approach. Nothing is cut and dry with BYOD. Because cell phones have become mobile workstations, they’re outliers from a corporate data standpoint. In this blog, I’m going to lay out some facts you should consider when applying a BYOD strategy.
If you hear your IT guy snicker as he walks away, the joke could be on you. Was it plugged in? Was it even on? Did you try a reboot? (The latter tends to fix 89.25% of all computer issues.)
For the IT folks out there, sometimes the joke is on us, too. To that end, take this advice to live by: when in doubt, PING!
In this, the first installment of EPIC Device Battle of the Century, I take a good, hard, rational look at the two biggest rivals in mobile technology: Samsung and Apple.
For this battle, I’ll look at measurable and OBJECTIVE specs and features. I won’t be delving into feelings or brand loyalty for the devices or the companies that make them. (Out of full disclosure, I am an Android guy, BUT I will try to keep this as objective as possible.)
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Get pumped, my friends! The anniversary update for Windows 10 released last week and it’s taking the world by storm. Set sail for adventure! You asked for a Linux subsystem running under Windows? You GOT it! Automatic installation of the Connect app for streaming your desktop/phone session to any Miracast-enabled device? You got that, too! The hottest takes straight from Redmond, so get ‘em while they’re HOT!
Though the term “cloud computing” has been around since the 80s, it’s only in the last few years that it’s become mainstream, though it seems to cause a lot of confusion. Many people don’t trust “The Cloud” and I’ve seen numerous businesses that are hesitant to leverage it in their IT path. However, these fears are largely unfounded, based on the thought that Cloud services are cutting edge and new, when they are as old as the internet.
