Rob Bamforth on IT-Analysis.com

Cloud adoption - forget Moore & Metcalfe, think Murphy

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0100

There's a lot of hype around 'cloud', but recent failures have exposed some risks. Can the telecoms industry shoulder some of the burden? [Read More...]

Computer says no - why?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:00:00 +0100

IT is great at automating and speeding business processes, but when not so hot at replacing individual responsibility or initiative - something has been lost with 'computer aided' becoming 'computer dependent' [Read More...]

Mobile device consumerisation - more risky than it first appears

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:40:00 +0100

BYOD - bringing your own device has a great appeal, especially with so many shiny devices for employees to use, but there are hidden risks and costs to weigh against the apparent benefits [Read More...]

Bring your own device or pay your own way?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Enterprise mobility meets consumer devices, but businesses need to consider contracts and control as well as cost and choice. [Read More...]

Goodbye bureaucracy, hello immediacy

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:00:00 +0100

With tablets such as Apple's iPad, are we now in a 'post PC era' or is this just marketing hype and wishful thinking? [Read More...]

Mobile augmented ambulation - dealing with mobile traffic

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Using mobile devices can be risky, even while walking down the street, but fortunately help may be at hand [Read More...]

The impact of tablets on video conferencing

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Does the introduction of hand-held, yet reasonable screen sized tablets change the perception of video from formal 'conferencing' to a more relaxed, natural and informal way of communicating? [Read More...]

Are traditional desktop tools - PC, laptop and fixed phones - under threat from mobile substitution?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Everyone talks about enterprise mobility as if it was an 'add-on' to existing IT and communications systems, but with advances in consumer devices it could herald a much bigger shift in the relationship between IT and employee. [Read More...]

Consumerisation of enterprise mobile devices - is it safe?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 07:00:00 +0100

The proliferation of smart mobile devices and platforms has spread from consumer to enterprise - securing and managing it all is now an even bigger headache [Read More...]

Does M2M need to make new friends?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Radical changes and significant business benefits often accompany technology innovation, and despite machine to machine (M2M) mobile communication having great promise, the market has not yet hit the high volumes expected of it [Read More...]

Avoiding common password perils

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:00:00 +0100

It's a dangerous online world out there, but there are ways to choose passwords more carefully [Read More...]

Mobile 'bill of rights' or 'mobile bill' of wrongs?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Mobile working - the technology now allows anyone, anytime, anywhere on anything almost as a right, but have management procedures and employee time discipline skills kept pace? [Read More...]

Flexible is the new 'black'

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:00:00 +0100

The ability to be sufficiently flexible to cope with risk and change is an often under-rated benefit that could be used for positive reasons as well as negative or defensive ones. It just needs a little more thought and planning. [Read More...]

Public sector cuts: where in IT will the pain be felt most?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:16:28 +0100

There is no doubt that cuts in public sector spending will have a significant impact on the private sector, but this will probably be uneven, and may change many relationships between suppliers and... [Read More...]

Social networking and unified communications - a match made in heaven or just good friends?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Many of the innovators in unified communications have been working too deep in networking technology, but some of the concepts from consumer social networking could help make new contacts among business users [Read More...]

The dark side of social networks - time to get a grip?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Metcalfe's Law of network value growing with the number of connections has a dark side, those connections bring people, but not necessarily productivity - do we need to get a better grip of digital time management? [Read More...]

Mobile innovation - does it need a 'centre' or happen more at the edge?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0100

How to put technology in a business context? It's something vendors aim for, but few consistently achieve - Motorola is the latest to tackle this is, putting mobile communications solutions in context at an Innovation Centre in Basingstoke [Read More...]

Mobile networks need high fidelity not 'radio Ga-Ga'

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0100

It is clear that all mobile networks are increasingly stressed - mobile operators will need to do more to assure business users, and organisations will have to do more to assure their own Wi-Fi networks for their users too. [Read More...]

Social Networks - hotline or dirty washing line?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:32:19 +0100

With a great deal of gushing marketing language, many companies are touting their social networking credentials in an attempt to steal a march on their rivals and perhaps appeal to a... [Read More...]

More fibre in the diet keeps businesses going?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:00:00 +0100

Universal high speed broadband will do far more for commercial, social and educational infrastructure than simply deliver info-adver-tainment - business needs governments and regulators to be pro-active and not give in to incumbent interest [Read More...]

iPad - keep taking the tablets

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100

How much have application developers been won over by user interface features on new mobile devices? [Read More...]

Giving online commerce the MP treatment

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:00:00 +0100

Getting e-business right proved challenging when the internet took off in the 1990s, can telcos learn from those early mistakes? [Read More...]

Mobile applications development - out of WAC?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Lack of standardisation fragments markets, but too much might stifle innovation - in the reflected glow from Mobile World Congress 2010, what now for mobile applications? [Read More...]

Unified communications - vendor pipe dreams or reseller reality?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0100

As communications become more unified who do you turn to for the right blend of skills and advice beyond the pure technology? Channel players with a multi-vendor perspective look pretty appealing [Read More...]

Extending enterprise communications seamlessly and with carrier control

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Moving from 'plain old telephone systems' to the 'pretty awesome new stuff' promised by convergence and unified communications will be a series of steps - enterprises need to make sure they ask carriers more questions [Read More...]

Mobile machine to machine (M2M) - is it worth having less to talk about?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:59:59 +0100

With its recent launch of a Mobile Manifesto and a Mobile Green Manifesto, the GSMA has attempted to underline what it believes are key deliverable objectives that the mobile industry can contribute... [Read More...]

Apple iPad for enterprise?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Much hyped, consumer friendly, and not the first tablet PC, however supported by a loyal following and complementary products, does Apple's iPad have a role as a business device? [Read More...]

Downturn dodging - New Year resolutions to address telecoms costs

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Telecoms services are costly, but vital - so how should organisations try to best manage their telecoms estate in 2010 and keep costs down? [Read More...]

Innovative mobile applications - what keeps the momentum going?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:05:00 +0100

In a complex mobile market with diverse handset platforms it is difficult to spot what might be a successful mobile application, but there is a model for identifying mobile application momentum - Q-Mass - the Quocirca Mobile Assessment [Read More...]

NFC & RFID - TTFN or JFDI?

rss@it-analysis.com (Rob Bamforth, Quocirca) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:00:00 +0100

It may not be headline grabbing news, but there are useful, valuable and deployable solutions making use of NFC and RFID today - they just have to meet the needs of business realities, not techie dreams. [Read More...]