IT Expert Voice

When I was a young man visiting my dad’s office, he would routinely walk down the hall to check on how the employees in his accounting department were spending their time. My father was old school and hands-on. He paid attention to every aspect of his department to make sure the results were what he expected and demanded from his staff.

So how would my father have to adjust his management style today? READ MORE

No matter what hardware or software solutions are implemented for mobile workers, the dispersal of equipment and the variety of components can be a real challenge for IT managers.

Three areas of concern need to be addressed in order to hold the right people accountable for organizational assets used away from the office:

True Asset Management of the organization’s inventory of mobile and other devices and related equipment must be kept in a comprehensive system, recording who is responsible for the equipment and where it is physically located.

License and Warranty Compliance to ensure normal operations and adherence to legal and organizational policies.

Intellectual Property/Data Storage and Protection involves even more attention to detail when workers are in remote locations and using various devices. IT needs a strategy to track and synchronize all kinds of files and data, from documents to e-mail to contact and financial information – and make sure that it is backed up and kept secure from outside breaches. READ MORE