Archive for the ‘Mobile’ Category

A recent Linux enterprise end-user survey found that more than 80 percent of respondents plan to increase the number of Linux servers in their organizations over the next five years. As such, it’s imperative that IT takes all the necessary precautions to ensure a company’s networking hardware and software supports Linux. Heeding this market demand, [...]

Enterprises know they’ll have happier employees if they embrace BYOD rather than prohibit it. Welcoming BYOD can be better for business output, too—the trick is to find the tools that keep employees productive when they’re using their own smartphones, tablets or laptops to access the corporate network remotely. In his recent reviews of NCP’s managed [...]

In a recent blog post, we discussed workforce trends identified by Forrester Research, which center on mobility as a tool being used with increasing frequency to bolster employee productivity. It seems that everywhere we look today, remote workers are becoming more prominent in the workforce, while traditional 9-to-5, face-to-face working environments are becoming few and [...]

Last week, Forrester Research hosted an event for tech vendors on 2013 IT spending trends in Australia and New Zealand. One of the key takeaways from this event highlights an emerging trend not just in that region, but all over the world. Business decision-makers are taking an increasingly proactive role in IT-related investments in order [...]

By Patrick Oliver Graf, General Manager, NCP engineering Mobility and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs have become staples of today’s workforce. For employees, the ability to use their own personal smartphones, tablets and laptops provides a measure of comfort and convenience. For their employers, it can reduce IT hardware costs and increase productivity by allowing individuals to use [...]