Areas of expertise: Jonathan has served Fiberlink in a variety of capacities during his tenure in the mobility industry, making him one of the premier resources for discussing the intricacies of cloud-based mobile device management. Starting as a the head of customer and technical support, Jonathan quickly parlayed the lessons he learned on the front lines into developing robust solutions for clients including both Intelligent Data Encryption and Full Disk Encryption solutions. Currently Jonathan is responsible for being the face of Fiberlink at tradeshows and spreading the word of customer successes with MaaS360.
Business communications technology has evolved rapidly in recent years, giving enterprises of all sizes opportunities to streamline operations and drive profits. The bring your own device (BYOD) trend has been among the most influential, especially as it comes with the ability to reduce equipment expenditures while simultaneously increasing productivity.
Business communications technology has evolved rapidly in recent years, giving enterprises of all sizes opportunities to streamline operations and drive prof... Read more >
The healthcare sector has been among the hardest hit by data breaches in recent years, and each instance of information theft has led to massive financial lo... Read more >
The healthcare sector has become more active in the larger trend of mobility in recent years, as more physicians and other professionals demand access to pa... Read more >
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Bring your own device (BYOD) and other new trends in corporate IT call for a complete overhaul of security standards and practices, especially as cybercrime ... Read more >
Recent reports have indicated that small and medium-sized businesses have become more vulnerable to data breaches and cyber attacks at large in recent years.... Read more >
The consumerization of IT continues to intensify, while manufacturers and software developers continue to create more customized products. All signs point to... Read more >
Enterprises continue to try to optimize the management of mobile devices to enjoy the variety of benefits that come with bring your own device (BYOD). Howev... Read more >
Enterprises that have taken a proactive approach to mobility have been widely successful in recent years, especially as the implementation and management of ... Read more >
Smartphones and tablets continue to proliferate rapidly, and consumers are consistently adopting the most advanced options available. While some enterprise d... Read more >
The consumerization of IT has provided most enterprises with new opportunities to streamline operations and bolster revenues. However, while proactive and te... Read more >
Mobile devices continue to proliferate rapidly, with some of the biggest names in smartphone technology releasing new products in the past several months. Th... Read more >
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Enterprise mobility has been cited by many corporate executives as a top priority for 2013 and the years ahead, as the workforce continues to become more rem... Read more >
While mobile device management (MDM) has earned substantial recognition and exhibited widespread adoption in recent past, enterprises have only just begun ex... Read more >
While capitalizing on enterprise mobility remains a high priority for many executive and governmental decision-makers, mobile security remains a major concer... Read more >
Bring your own device (BYOD) continues to become a more common trend among businesses of all sizes, as the consumerization of IT has led to a broader range o... Read more >
Mobile device management (MDM) has become a crucial component of healthcare IT operations, as more hospitals and other entities in the sector begin to allow ... Read more >
While enterprise mobility provides businesses with a variety of opportunities to become more agile, flexible and productive, the challenges created by bring ... Read more >
New advancements in enterprise IT can either be disruptive or supportive, depending on the approach taken by affected companies. The consumerization of IT ha... Read more >
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The past year has been marked by extreme challenges to enterprise security capabilities, especially because of the relatively new use of mobile devices for c... Read more >
Enterprise mobility has been among the highest priorities of corporate decision-makers in recent years. As the device capabilities continue to improve and mo... Read more >
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While new smartphones and tablets seem to take up the bulk of enterprise mobility discussions, no hardware could come close to the speed of application proli... Read more >
Enterprise mobility has allowed many small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to more effectively compete with larger corporations, as the affordability of ... Read more >
As the holiday season approaches, a number of reports have indicated that many individuals will be using their mobile devices to shop and complete transactio... Read more >
Foresight is hard to conjure in today's rapidly evolving enterprise IT sphere, but some trends are indicative of the direction where technological solutions ... Read more >
Bring your own device (BYOD) has become an almost unstoppable force in the corporate world. Rather than trying to delay the inevitable, company management an... Read more >
Data leaks are a nightmare for every business executive, and a recent survey found that mobile devices could be putting companies at extreme risk.
"The wide... Read more >
Bring your own device (BYOD) strategies have grown in popularity across different industries and companies of all sizes. More than 40 percent of enterprises ... Read more >
Only 20 percent of global mobile device owners currently use web-based applications for work, according to a recent Accenture study, but that number will lik... Read more >
Mobile device security poses a greater risk for companies that allow employees to bring their own devices into the workplace, according to a recent Bloomberg... Read more >
Small business employees and owners are using mobile devices with greater frequency, according to multiple reports.
A recent study by CDW found that nearly 9... Read more >
There are currently more than 6 billion mobile subscribers worldwide, according to a recent Portio Research study. That number is expected to increase quickl... Read more >
For any enterprise, data loss will always rank near the top of the worry list. Given the widespread influx and usage of smartphones and tablets within the wo... Read more >
Many business executives and IT department personnel are scrambling to find the best methods of bring your own device (BYOD) employment to capitalize on ente... Read more >
Since the announcement of the iPhone 5 and iOS 6, many consumers, employees and employers are chomping at the bit for a new piece of the Apple pie. While so... Read more >
It would be difficult to deny that mobile devices bring a whole new universe of benefits to the business world. The potential for improved efficiency and mob... Read more >
In some industries, the security aspects of mobile device management (MDM) are more stringent than others. This includes businesses that handle more sensitiv... Read more >
The U.S. government has made significant strides in adopting new technology over the past couple years. Through the cloud-first initiative, agencies have bee... Read more >
More than a few disruptive factors have made their way into businesses in recent years. First, social media shook up marketing with a new high-value channel ... Read more >
With the anticipated release of Apple's iPhone 5 less than a month away, CIOs may feel a bit like parents before Christmas, sharing in the general excitement... Read more >
Users who get text messages from Twitter may want to exercise a little more caution as they browse their smartphone inboxes - and the social media platform's... Read more >
Mobile security is challenging because the nature of the attacks targeting mobile devices and other digital platforms is always shifting. Many hackers are us... Read more >
Whether or not organizations embrace bring-your-own-device (BYOD), enterprise mobility creates a unique set of implications for mobile device security. Chall... Read more >
The need for business policy and mobile device management (MDM) technology has made enterprise mobility a complex issue. Businesses hoping to respond to tre... Read more >
A large number of mobility trends have entered enterprise IT territory. Although many of the mobility trends, such as bring-your-own-device (BYOD), have crea... Read more >
The mobile device market for enterprises is holding steady and is expected to grow, according to a recent Gartner survey. Ninety percent of global enterprise... Read more >
The increasing number of mobile devices being connected to enterprise networks has presented a mobile security challenge for businesses, and traditional IT s... Read more >
Mobile apps will take center stage on July 12 at a discussion over the White House's privacy blueprint, "Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World: A framew... Read more >
In a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) workplace, mobile security depends to some extent on the user behind the device. Businesses can implement technology solut... Read more >
The secret to handling the consumerization of IT is proper planning. Although the technology is available to help IT manage the trend, there are still some t... Read more >
Enterprise mobility is evolving from an option to a necessity, according to research from Reportlinker.com. Modern IT departments have the responsibility o... Read more >
Security remains one of the biggest concerns for IT in the mobile workplace. Although there are effective mobile device management solutions available, one ... Read more >
Businesses that successfully address challenges such as mobile device security may be able to use Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs to gain employee pr... Read more >
AT&T's 2012 annual business continuity survey of 504 IT executives showed that 67 percent of businesses that were included have added wireless network ca... Read more >
ITpreneurs, which describes itself as one of the leading providers of competence development solutions for IT best practices, recently announced that its Clo... Read more >
The Department of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center recently released a report showing how the portability and... Read more >
With companies looking for reliable mobile device management solutions to protect the iPhones, iPads, Androids and other devices connected to their network... Read more >
American Express and Isis recently announced a joint venture to make the credit card company's Open Small Business and Serve Cards available in the Isis Mobi... Read more >
Companies are beginning to get back to normal following a crippling recession in which many jobs were eliminated and spending was significantly cut. While th... Read more >
In a recent report cited by ZDNet, statistics showed that 80 percent of Fortune 100 companies have adopted iPads and 88 of the Fortune 100 are deploying iPho... Read more >
According to Gartner, 90 percent of organizations will support applications on smartphones by 2014 and 80 percent of businesses will support a workforce that... Read more >
Mobile devices are often praised for their convenience, but with convenience comes a cost, which many people are finding out when they receive their phone bi... Read more >
Mobile device users who utilize their smartphones and tablets for their own personal use and business purposes have to be savvy about downloading application... Read more >
In an effort to increase productivity, the Boeing Company, one of the leading manufacturers of commercial airplanes, recently jumped into the mobile phone bu... Read more >
Following recently released reports detailing the high number of malware and security threats that could be detrimental to mobile devices, Christopher Irion,... Read more >
The U.S. Department of Defense is attempting to stay ahead of the technology curve. According to Federal News Radio, the agency is less than two months away ... Read more >
Tech industry leaders recently gathered for a major conference in San Francisco, where they debated the future of enterprise technology, got a glimpse of inn... Read more >
The number of people using smartphones and tablets is increasing daily, with America and the rest of the world moving into a more technologically advanced er... Read more >
Smartphone users who use their personal mobile devices for business purposes have become more aware lately of the threats posed to mobile device security. Mo... Read more >
With innovative mobile devices like Apple's new iPad hitting the market and the threat of mobile malware and hacker attacks increasing, you may be wondering ... Read more >
The U.S. General Services Administration recently participated in Telework Week, during which more than 6,400 GSA employees, representing about 50 percent of... Read more >
The Katy Independent School District in Texas recently supplied all fifth graders with HTC Droid Incredible phones from Verizon. The school district has 2,70... Read more >
Wondering where everyone has been? Chances are good your missing friends, family and work colleagues have been camped out in front of an Apple store. Apple r... Read more >
According to the "2012 Top Technology Initiatives Survey" conducted by the American Institute of CPAs, certified public accountants, like other business prof... Read more >
Mobile threats have been the focus of the RSA Conference occurring in San Francisco, with mobile security experts and companies discussing malware and hacker... Read more >
Google's Android recently became the most popular smartphone software among consumers, at the same time the company is taking steps to tighten its security p... Read more >
The latest IT report from Richard Day Research showed that IT investment in hardware and software might reach record highs, with the number of Americans usin... Read more >
As it is in many other sectors, mobile computing is becoming a "new normal" for federal employees, with mobile device management being a significant factor i... Read more >
The National Security Agency recently announced it will soon allow employees to use mobile devices, once the agency develops a secure and advanced mobile dev... Read more >
IT groups are attempting to keep up with the new technologies and mobile device management offers help in keeping pace with the growing number of mobile devi... Read more >
Increased mobile device usage presents advantages and challenges for businesses that are beginning to allow their employees to use their personal devices for... Read more >
As the healthcare industry is beginning to use more mobile technology to make advancements in the treatment and diagnosis of conditions, mobile device securi... Read more >
Apple's iPad remains the top seller among tablets despite competition from challengers in 2011, including Amazon's Kindle Fire and the Samsung Galaxy Tab. In... Read more >
Looking to join the ranks of mobile enterprises, many retailers around the country have been beefing up their wireless presence by equipping employees with s... Read more >
Small- and medium-sized businesses are constantly on the lookout for technologies that will improve efficiency and give them a better shot at keeping up with... Read more >
Making the right choice when selecting a mobile device management solution is now critical for modern organizations, as their options for supporting both com... Read more >
Smartphones and tablets topped the wish lists of many people this holiday season, as they asked loved ones for the latest and greatest in mobile technolog... Read more >
In years past, the main issue with working from the road was a lack of access to the information needed to complete a job or close out a sale. Employees were... Read more >
As the chief information officer of the CareGroup Healthcare System, Dr. John Halamka is among the most well-known and respected health IT executives in the ... Read more >
The murky waters of federal regulation and industry backlash proved too difficult for AT&T to overcome in its bid to purchase competitor T-Mobile USA fro... Read more >
The combined lure of enterprise mobility and cloud computing is too much for companies to ignore any longer. According to the latest research from Visiongain... Read more >
Growing popularity for the high-speed connectivity provided by 4G LTE networks demonstrates the need for more companies to practice effective wireless exp... Read more >
The modern tablet, which first made its debut in the form of the Apple iPad in April 2010, has been a hot topic of discussion for enterprise mobility duri... Read more >
As companies move along with their enterprise mobility programs, many are learning that the software running on smartphones and tablets can set a workforce a... Read more >
The results of the latest CSC Cloud Usage Index from the Computer Sciences Corporation may surprise some cloud proponents who believe that cost reduction is ... Read more >
As a technology, the modern tablet remains in its infancy having hit the open market less than two years ago. Still, companies of all kinds in numerous indus... Read more >
In announcing its latest list of predictions for 2012, research firm IDC stated that the importance of enterprise mobility will be reflected in the higher sp... Read more >
Few may be surprised that several of the predictions listed among Gartner's forecast for enterprise IT in 2012 and beyond are centered on the rise of enterpr... Read more >
Many experts and industry pundits have dubbed tablets the best thing for enterprises since sliced bread. With the devices' enhanced computing power and porta... Read more >
With the holidays just around the corner, many companies may be filling out their wish lists with tablets at the top. The promise of a more productive workfo... Read more >
As they now stand, many mobile device management solutions are not equipped to handle all that companies require of the out of the box, according to industry... Read more >
Data volumes are on the rise for companies around the world, and many have their increasing reliance on smartphones and tablets and an ever-expanding mobile ... Read more >
As recently as five years ago, it was nearly impossible to identify an IT department that relied on Apple products. At that time, the company was known more ... Read more >
Mobile phones have exploded in popularity during the past several years, thanks mostly to smartphones and their increasingly robust computing technology. The... Read more >
Now that enterprise mobility has become a top priority for many companies, resulting in the proliferation of all kinds of smartphones and tablets, the time h... Read more >
Enterprise mobility has grown during the past several years to the point where it now occupies a seat at the table of the most important areas within a busin... Read more >
The more companies rely on an enterprise mobility program, the more they recognize the benefits of equipping employees with robust mobile applications that p... Read more >
One thing became clear quite quickly when a group of chief information officers from a variety of different organizations recently gathered at the Gartner Sy... Read more >
The release last month of Apple's much-anticipated cloud-based data storage service iCloud was viewed as a boon for web users looking for an online space to ... Read more >
Even the highly regimented and regulated U.S. Army isn't immune to the desire to leverage consumer-based technology while on the job. According to a recent r... Read more >
Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating systems have distanced themselves from the pack within the mobility industry. The two are far and away the most po... Read more >
Competing with the Apple iPad has been a fruitless endeavor for many device manufacturers during the past year and a half. Try as they may, nothing seems to ... Read more >
Despite all the good that comes from enterprise mobility - increased access to information among employees and a higher level of productivity - maintaining a... Read more >
The 4G wireless network is something of a luxury at the moment. Many users are still working with 3G connectivity, as the next generation of mobile service h... Read more >
Despite all the talk of IT consumerization, there are some mobile professionals out there who may actually be doing their companies a favor when it comes to ... Read more >
Now seems like an appropriate time for companies to take a greater interest in mobile application management given the news last week that Google's Android M... Read more >
Continuing to deal with tight budgets and the constant mantra of "do more with less," companies are always on the lookout for solutions that will eliminate w... Read more >
Mobile industry analyst Kevin Benedict recently channeled his inner military strategist when he borrowed the teachings of John Boyd, a noted 20th century mil... Read more >
With all that companies have invested in enterprise mobility the past several years - including new devices, robust applications and high-speed service netwo... Read more >
Companies around the world haven't been shy about expressing their desire to deploy and expand enterprise mobility programs. Whether it's new smartphones and... Read more >
Apple continued its string of product releases when the latest version of its mobile operating system iOS 5 and the new cloud computing service iCloud were m... Read more >
It would have been difficult to predict the dramatic impact tablets have had on the computing industry. While Apple has been no stranger to releasing influen... Read more >
When Apple first launched the iPhone in 2007, the company gave no indication that it would focus on introducing the smartphone to the enterprise market. Trad... Read more >
Companies whose employees rely on smartphones and tablets on a daily basis may soon want to prioritize mobile application management practices given the conc... Read more >
Stop the presses and halt the rumor mill; Apple finally gave us a glimpse at the next-generation of its iPhone. Following months of rampant speculation and m... Read more >
The upcoming release of the next-generation iPhone from Apple is expected to have widespread implications for the global mobile market on a number of levels.... Read more >
All signs are now pointing to the fact that Apple is getting set to hold a press event on October 4. In typical fashion, the company is keeping quiet on the ... Read more >
Smartphone revenue dipped a bit during the second quarter, but device sales should remain strong moving forward, according to a new study released by Infonet... Read more >
Tablet sales are expected to experience a five-fold increase during the next five years, according to a new report from Juniper Research, as the popularity o... Read more >
Many companies around the world have been forced to alter their mobile device management strategies to accommodate the use of personally owned smartphones, a... Read more >
SAP is one of the largest developers and distributors of enterprise software in the world. The company has also embarked on one of the most ambitious mobile ... Read more >
It's becoming increasingly evident that companies are focused on two things when it comes to an enterprise mobility program: devices and mobile applications.... Read more >
Some IT professionals who responded to a recent survey said they didn't believe personally owned were in use at their companies, though such smartphone and t... Read more >
Industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently reported that the so-called golden master version of the Apple's latest mobile operating system has been delivered to ... Read more >
The popularity of tablets and the enthusiasm for the devices shared by consumers and enterprises alike have driven the market to unprecedented heights this y... Read more >
In another indication that Apple's next-generation smartphone may soon hit the market, rumors have surfaced that one of the company's business partners may b... Read more >
Manufacturers can expect more companies to adopt tablets for enterprise mobility as more devices are introduced to the market and prices begin to fall, accor... Read more >
The inundation of smartphones and tablets experienced by many companies around the world is also forcing them to increase their investments in wireless local... Read more >
August was a huge month for mobile device technology.
First, Google announced that it would acquire Motorola Mobility in an attempt to take advantage of mobi... Read more >
iPads are becoming business-savvy as more organizations begin to use them for their portability and practicality in the workplace. Businesses using these tab... Read more >
When an organization is trying to decide on a mobile device management policy and which mobility strategy to use, some experts say that profiling seems to be... Read more >
The touchscreen form factor is slated to take over as the design of choice throughout the smartphone market during the next several years, according to a new... Read more >
As with companies in other industries, construction and contracting companies should ensure that the use of smartphones and tablets is accompanied by a mobil... Read more >
Enterprise spending on wireless services is set to increase during the next several years as more companies move away from traditional voice-only contracts t... Read more >
Try as they may, competitors simply can't touch Apple and its widely popular iPad when it comes to the tablet market. The device has enjoyed overwhelming mar... Read more >
Mobile device management is becoming increasingly difficult for companies as handset manufacturers continue to introduce new devices to the market.
According... Read more >
Tablet sales are set to remain on an upward swing during the next several years to the point that the device will reach mass-market status faster than any ot... Read more >
Technology blog the Boy Genius Report recently stated that a high-level source within wireless service provider AT&T has confirmed the release date of th... Read more >
In a recent interview with TechTarget, an enterprise mobility expert reported that the trend is applicable to almost any industry, and companies must adapt q... Read more >
Outdated IT governance models and poor understanding of mobility are among the primary reasons businesses are struggling to manage their mobile deployments, ... Read more >
Business managers and IT personnel in charge of mobile device management may want to take note of the debate that has swirled around mobile net neutrality th... Read more >
Companies of various sizes and in all industries are now leveraging mobile devices, which means those that aren't risk falling behind the competition.
No lon... Read more >
More small- and medium-sized businesses may want to start thinking about implementing mobile device management solutions to support the iPhone and iPad. If a... Read more >
Even though enterprise mobility is becoming increasingly popular, and much of the workforce at the average company is armed with a smartphone, tablet or both... Read more >
Only a few years ago, the smartphone market was still in its infancy and revolved mostly around Research In Motion's BlackBerry OS. Then, in 2007, Apple's iO... Read more >
There's no denying the spread of consumer-based smartphones and tablets at most companies. Employees, choosing to go with devices they are comfortable with, ... Read more >
Cloud computing and mobility are two technologies that fit together seamlessly. Both can increase an end-user's productivity and boost the efficiency of busi... Read more >
For years, IT departments at most companies have held the power of testing and ultimately deploying new technology, but, as a group of experts recently noted... Read more >
In this session, Val will share the steps required to take advantage of MaaS360 Secure Productivity Suite for Dual Persona, enabling BYODers to securely access cor...
