What a beautiful morning! I was back for the second day in a row at the beautiful Grand Hotel in Stockholm for an IDC conference with the exciting topic: Consumerisation of IT. The entrance was packed with approximately 40 Chinese people in black suits. I felt a bit different, but soon I found the conference room which was full of my new friends; the CIO:s. There I felt at home since I understand and can talk their IT language. I don’t speak Chinese yet :). Approximately 100 people had signed up for the conference. I was very much looking forward to discuss the challenges and possibilities of consumerisation of IT with analysts and participants.
The introduction speech was held by Nils Molin the Director of IDC in the Nordic countries. He clearly stressed the importance of having a strategy to handle the consequences of Consumerisation of IT. According to IDC this...
As a consequence of the IT consumerisation trend, users to a greater extent demand user friendly tools in their workplace. They require tools that match the way they want to work. People are used to quick, social and collaborative tools in their private lives and it’s only natural they want the same easiness at work. A security survey from Crypzone made me realize that the urge to get the job done, in a less complicated way, has forced users to break IT policies for document security. The survey focused on the security aspects of how SharePoint’s users handle documents. SharePoint is Microsoft’s collaboration platform that is to 60% steered by IT dep’s as they are admins, no external users are allowed. So, the security is set to be higher than the clouds.
The results from the SharePoint security survey showed:
45% of the Sharepoint users responded that they had copied sensitive and confidential information...
2012 is here and it is time to look ahead and see what market trends will be of strategic importance for businesses this year. We have identified five trends that we believe will have impact on organisations.
Social business – get ready for broader adoption by creating a social organisation to handle business challenges. Use social tools to facilitate collaboration and communication across departments and organizational boundaries.
Mobile – the next generation of devices is here so get ready to meet future demands of working and collaborating independently of platform.
Consumerisation of IT- the buying behavior shift. Business leaders are to a greater extent buying IT services independently of the CIO. The lack of communication within organisations has lead to several consequences. In 2012, it’s crucial that companies start to close the gap between departments and start to collaborate when buying IT.
Business ecosystem – flexible company structures will be a key factor to...
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