Hi everyone, we wanted to make you aware of a great webcast panel discussion coming up this week. On Nov 10th, 11AM ET (4PM GMT) we will be joined by 451 Group’s Rachel Chalmers, Research Director of Infrastructure Management; an analyst well known for her research on desktop virtualization.

This session is hosted by BrightTALK, and will cover trends faced by IT today and how context aware computing can answer the challenges brought to organizations through Consumerization, BYoPC, BYoT, BYoD and more. Context aware ‘IT as a Service’ is all about managing the user in the way they want to work, in the location they prefer, using ... READ MORE>>

By, Ole-Kristian Sivertsen, Regional Director, RES Software Nordics

20% of  your business applications are probably eligible for new delivery methods like the “App Store” and “Android Market.” But IT must be aware of some key limitations of these models. One major trend that can’t be ignored is the consumerization of IT being fueled by smartphone and tablet adoption. There is no doubt that business applications are in strong need of new delivery vehicles that users are growing accustomed to on their personal devices.  The “App Store” and “Android Market” are good examples of how users may want to access applications in the workplace in the near future. ... READ MORE>>

It’s funny how some of the universal truths of the world we live in can be directly translated in the world of IT. For example, getting philosophical, I’ll reference the well known Maslow’s "hierarchy of needs". Most of us would like to believe that we are at the top level of this pyramid, self actualization. In this level of hierarchy, we desire to realize our full potential, or in other words, be all that we can be. But what happens when both IT professionals and users find themselves at this level of the pyramid? This constant thrive for self-realization often leads to a paradox. The more you get ... READ MORE>>

Brian Casselman, Systems Engineer I recently came across a conversation on LinkedIn surrounding tips and experience with Windows 7 migration. With so many organizations in the process of making this move, or planning to do so in 2011, it’s a very relevant and important discussion that I’d like to share my thoughts on. The challenge with user migration for a lot of my customers has been how much energy and effort they want to put into migrating data vs. personality. Data is a no-brainer. This must be moved, or you may be faced with an uprising from the staff. Personality is a whole other topic. How much of the user’s personality is critical to ... READ MORE>>