Evaluate

Evaluate

Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.

• Will a drop in Windows 8.1 licensing spur the sub-$250 market for IT?

  Microsoft's hopes to inflame interest in sub-$250 Windows 8 devices won't impact enterprise IT anytime soon but could spark adoption in other regions. Continue Reading

• Microsoft moves deeper into cloud with Office Graph, OneDrive updates

  Microsoft looks to the enterprise future with Yammer-inspired Office Graph for collaboration, standalone OneDrive for Business taking on Dropbox, Box. Continue Reading

• Overview: Apple iOS 7 security and privacy features for IT

  Apple iOS 7 security and privacy features help keep corporate data safe and separate from users' personal information. Continue Reading

• Comparing Android phablets and tablets

  Android phablets and tablets help users work on the go, but every device isn't the same. Some are hits and others are big misses. Continue Reading

• New Android features explained: KitKat and security-enhanced Android

  With the KitKat OS and SE Android, Google's Android features more fine-level security controls than ever. Learn what you get and how to use them here. Continue Reading

• After AirWatch-VMware deal, customers are in product support limbo

  With VMware's deal to buy AirWatch closed, some AirWatch customers are unclear on what will become of the company's products and support.Continue Reading

• How mobile antivirus software works and how to know if you need it

  Whether you require users to have mobile antivirus software on their devices depends on how much control you have and which devices workers use.Continue Reading

• Mobile content management market heats up as IT pros try new methods

  There's no one-size-fits-all fix to mobile content management issues, but EMM vendors are upping the ante, and new, low-cost approaches are available.Continue Reading

• Three steps to replacing BlackBerry in the enterprise

  If your company is replacing BlackBerry devices and software, you'll have to rethink your mobile email strategy and put more emphasis on EMM.Continue Reading

• Adopting enterprise mobility management

  The number and types of devices touching the enterprise continue to proliferate, so a mobility assessment is the first step in preparing a comprehensive plan for mobile device management.Continue Reading

• Rooting Android devices: Should you or shouldn't you?

  Rooting Android devices creates an environment where you can see how apps behave, but it can brick devices and void their warranties.Continue Reading

• BlackBerry enterprise devices, service in works with Q20 phone, BES 12

  BlackBerry is emphasizing the enterprise with new product and service rollouts in BES 12 and EMM, but it may not be enough to win back ex-patriots.Continue Reading

• BMC ITSM goes social with Facebook-inspired MyIT 2.0

  BMC Software takes ITSM in a consumerized direction with MyIT 2.0. IT pros like the idea, but execution and licensing models remain in question.Continue Reading

• As the market shrinks, get the skinny on EMM tools and vendors

  Using EMM tools to secure mobile devices and give users access to data is a fact of life for many IT admins today, but so is market consolidation.Continue Reading

• Good Technology exec sounds off on mobile acquisitions, legacy apps

  One of the last major EMM vendors standing, Good Technology says market consolidation is a mixed bag for enterprise customers.Continue Reading