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Backup to Server Based Storage with Chronosync

Written on August 27, 2009 by Nick Santilli and 16 people have commented

Recently the group that I work in was given the opportunity to move from Dell laptops to MacBook Pros. Score! Since the business infrastructure has been 100% percent PC to date, we had to develop something of a business plan for how to deal with having Macs in the workplace. Chief among our concerns was [...]

The iPhone, IT, and the Enterprise

Written on July 13, 2009 by Tom Reestman and 7 people have commented

Fortune has a nice article on discussions with IT professionals with regards to the iPhone. I especially like this quote from a former CIO:
“What’s interesting about the iPhone is [that] the capability of the device is tremendous,” he added. “We’re looking closely at it. There are a lot of people in IT who play around [...]

Macs in the Enterprise: A Firsthand Tale

Written on June 30, 2009 by Mark Crump and 37 people have commented

While I live and play in the land of Apple, where rainbow-farting unicorns frolic in the meadows, I work in a Windows world. While being a card-carrying member of the International Brotherhood of Apple Pundits dictates otherwise, I don’t view Microsoft as the Great Satan; a computer is but a tool to do a job. [...]

iPhone Brings Unique Perk to Enterprise Users: Happiness

Written on April 13, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

Much has been made of the iPhone’s potential as an enterprise device, with many still holding out against its usefulness in a corporate environment. A new report from Forrester Research, however, finds that enterprise iPhone users get more than just a communication tool with Apple’s handset; they get happiness and productivity, too.
The 12-page report from [...]

Don’t Expect Mass Enterprise iPhone Adoption in 2009

Written on December 23, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 8 people have commented

The iPhone has a lot of potential for enterprise use. It’s a powerful device, and it supports Exchange synchronization, and more and more, businesses are integrating Apple computers into their current IT loadout. Still, BlackBerry dominates the business market. Especially in more traditional corporate climates, the impetus required for a shift to Apple’s device isn’t [...]

iPhone & The Enterprise

Written on February 27, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 5 people have commented

By now, you’ve seen the announcement of the March 6th iPhone announcement (which better be more than discussing a future announcement since that’s already two pointer de-references we have to manage). While I am – and many other and far more capable developers are also – eagerly awaiting the SDK release, the promise of “exciting [...]