Striking a Balance Between Mobile Benefits and Risks

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Daily Edge February 28, 2012 Mobility Today: Balancing the Benefits and Risks of Mobile Adoption Symantec announced the results of its 2012 State of Mobility Survey, which revealed a global tipping point in mobility adoption. The survey highlighted an uptake in mobile apps across organizations with 71 percent of enterprises at least discussing deploying custom mobile apps and one-third currently implementing or have already implemented custom mobile apps. Despite this adoption, almost half of survey respondents mentioned that mobility is somewhat to extremely challenging. IT is striking a balance between mobile benefits and risks by transforming its approach to mobility to deliver improved business agility, increased productivity and workforce effectiveness. Read more > Get the Data and Telecom Feed   The Virtualization Blind Spot: The Business Impact of Visibility Read about the challenges of implementing VMware's ESX server, and successful approaches to solving these challenges. Download Now > Blogs Don Tennant From Under the Rug Disinformation Won't Stem U.S. Backlash Against H-1B Visa Abuse Lora Bentley Governance and Risk Facebook Users Better Managing Privacy Controls Rob Enderle Unfiltered Opinion Dell Surprises with Strong Customer Testimonials and Partnerships (Best Practice) The Death of Spreadsheets Is Near   Learn how integrated planning processes can bring a host of tangible business benefits including more accurate plans and reduced budget cycle times. Download now > Five Best Practices for Social Media Care A tremendous new customer service opportunity has emerged with the adoption of social media by consumers and the ability for companies to effectively listen to and track conversations about their brands. Ten Apple Apps for Business We've pulled together 10 popular apps that help streamline the business process and provide unprecedented access to business productivity. Download: Eleven Reasons IT Projects Fail Identify and remedy the warning signs before failure occurs using this checklist, compiled by the editors of IT Business Edge. Featured White Papers The Top 10 Reasons for Choosing Open Source Data Integration Learn the top 10 reasons why customers are choosing open source data integration solutions — with proof points provided as extracts from customer case studies. •  The Death of Spreadsheets: Finding a Better Forecasting Solution •  The Four Rules of Complete Web Protection •  Best Practice Tips on Building a Unified Communications Business Case "Now that the PC market appears to be broken, it seems that Dell, and everyone else, is headed for the door — before they catch the blame for something beyond their control." Excerpt from Arthur Cole Infrastructure Latest White Papers Mitigating the Risk of Business on the Web: Visibility Is the Key What to Look for in eSignature Providers: 8 Key Features Planning, Managing, and Evolving Your BI Portfolio The Five Stages of Proactive Data Management This e-mail is sent by: IT Business Edge, property of QuinStreet, Inc. Attn: Newsletter Subscription Dept. 950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor Foster City, CA 94404 Copyright © 2012 QuinStreet, Inc. All rights reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise