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[x]Insights Weekly- Enterprise Mobile News & Insights 08-14 January

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Published: Jan 14 2016

How Organizations Are Solving The Leadership Puzzle For Digital Transformation? Share on X

Companies are taking to digital transformation initiatives to leverage and integrate new technologies like mobile, cloud, analytics and Internet of Things. However, the role a digital transformation leader in such initiatives is huge. So who should lead digital transformation in an organization? CIO, CTO or a CDO? A study by the Economist Intelligence Unit reveals some interesting insights on how organizations are deploying varied different approaches like appointing two digital transformation leaders, outsourcing digital processes etc. Read More

Why Retailers Are Betting Big On The Internet of Things? Share on X

Internet of Things is gaining traction with people showing great appetite for connected devices and enterprises adopting it to transform themselves. Retail stores too are investing big in IoT to gain back the lost space to e-tailers. Barbara Thau in this article for Forbes identifies the reasons behind retailers excitement towards connected things and how they see a great opportunity in IoT to reinvigorate their stores, redefine shopping experiences and push revenues. Read More

Solving Cloud Management Challenges In The Enterprise Share on X

Cloud has brought many critical business benefits to enterprises like scalability, flexibility, cost-effectiveness etc. However, cloud has led to growth of shadow systems putting data at risk. John Purrier, in this interview for itproportal, provides deep insights and best practices on solving cloud management solutions and ensuring that information is secure in a cloud adopted infrastructure.Read More

Creating A Testing Center Of Excellence Share on X

Testing is critical. More so in today’s world where user experience is central to success. In spite of enterprises spending a large chunk of their project budgets, testing doesn’t get the priority it deserves. Mark Summers, in this article for CIO, spells out the importance of a Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) in innovation, managing disruption and providing consistent quality experience to users. He also delves deeply into TCoE and provide 4 steps to building one. Read More

How To Balance Mobile Device Privacy Vs Security Share on X

Security is often in conflict with privacy. More so in a BYOD environment where users own devices. Enterprises have a huge task bringing the right balance between mobile device security and user privacy. Any attempt to track location of a device or to prevent unauthorized access using antimalware may be viewed as intrusion by employees. Entry of IoT and wearables is just making the task tougher. Lisa Phifer in this techtarget blog suggest measures like assessing the privacy landscape, securing business assets, bringing mobile device privacy to policies and leveraging transparency to balance privacy and security in the organization. Read More