Category Archives: BYOD

BYOD isn’t the only way to embed technology in education, says Chris Gabriel. The Real Time Generation survey, the results of which we released late last year, highlighted young people’s attitudes to technology in general, and technology in education in particular. Once again, the results demonstrated the extend to which modern technology and smart devices […]

BYOD in schools, Chris Gabriel looks at whether allowing school children to BYOD is a good idea or just a faddy notion. There is an argument that the use of technology and new inventions, such as BYOD, “dulls the memory and results in people seeming to know much, while for the most part knowing nothing”.  […]

Chris Gabriel considers why it is that so few organisations have a BYOD policy in place, despite allowing employees to use their own devices for corporate purposes – and highlights a series of issues that an effective BYOD policy must take into account. A research whitepaper published in November by Ovum and commissioned by Logicalis, […]

In the run up to the holiday period, Logicalis CEO Ian Cook addresses some of the ICT trends for 2013. Consumers will be driving many ICT trends for 2013 and this will require investment by organisations to support a new way of working. An IDC prediction for 2013 says: “The most important events in 2013 will […]

A research white paper published today by Ovum and commissioned by Logicalis, reveals some interesting statistics about the willingness to use, and readiness to deploy, BYOD in the workplace. Ovum’s multi-market Q4 2012 BYOD survey gathered responses from 3,796 consumers who work full-time in organisations with more than 50 employees across 17 different countries. Respondents […]

Chris Gabriel takes a sidelong look at yesterday’s fad, green IT, and finds what we all knew ten years ago – when it comes to eco-friendly IT, necessity is the mother of adoption. In December 2007 a survey was published and presented in the UK House of Commons called “An Inefficient Truth”.  It highlighted some of […]

Too much… or too little wireless? If you have taken a holiday away from home this summer, you might sympathise with Chris Gabriel who looks at his recent experiences of mobile communications and the minor revolutions that can occur when it’s not quite right! In truth this should be a podcast, not a blog – […]

In a follow up to his recent look at the options available to organisations seeking to manage the data security risks associated with BYOD, James Tay, CEO at Logicalis Asia, sets out the considerations that should guide organisations’ choice of MDM/MAM vendor.  Forrester Research points out that there are more than 40 serious players in […]

James Tay, CEO at Logicalis Asia, considers the options when it comes to managing the data security risks associated with BYOD. Should it be the traditional Network Access Control (NAC) approach, the belt and braces of Mobile Device Management or the less invasive Mobile Application Management? Today, nine out of 10 people worldwide own a […]

Nathaniel Borenstein, Chief Scientist, Mimecast and one of the pioneers of the MIME standard, gives his view of the challenges posed by the Bring Your Own Device movement – and how forward thinking organisations can overcome them. The bring-your-own-device movement is a warning to businesses that their core is about to get more complicated.  What […]