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David Byrd
David Byrd is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer for Raven Guru Marketing. Previously, he was the CMO and EVP of Sales for CloudRoute. Prior to CloudRoute, He was CMO at ANPI, CMO & EVP of Sales at Broadvox, VP of channels and Alliances for Telcordia and Director of eBusiness development with i2 Technologies.He has also held executive positions with Planet Hollywood Online, Hewlett-Packard, Tandem Computers, Sprint and Ericsson.
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February 2016

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Information Security and Protection with EMS

February 25, 2016

Microsoft’s approach to handling Identity and Device management along with Information security and protection is to build and enhance an integrated solution, rather than offer point products. The result is an increased value that is much stronger than the piece parts. It becomes easier to implement, manage and ultimately gain adoption by the users. Over the last few weeks I have discuss the importance of employee mobility, the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) and Identify Management and Access.

EMS - Identity Management and Access

February 16, 2016

While it is always news when a larger corporation or retailer is hacked, there are many more untold stories of SMBs suffering from unwanted intrusions. According to the National Small Business Association, 44% of small businesses in 2013 were attacked. More recently, Travelers noted that 60% of all hacking target attacks struck SMBs. Moreover, the cost of such attacks has been estimated at $8,700 each for small businesses. Therefore, it has become important for SMBs as well as enterprises to strengthen their ability to prevent unauthorized access.

The Next Chapter for Mobility - Enterprise Mobility Suite

February 9, 2016

To begin, I am not a fan of the name “Enterprise Mobility Suite”. It seems to infer that it is both not required by SMBs (not true) and that it is only for enterprise size companies (also not true). According to Forrester Research, 29 percent of the global workforce or approximately 1 billion people are now “anytime, anywhere information workers” who use three or more devices. Specific to the US, IDC notes that in 2015 there were 96.2 million mobile workers.

The Building has no Walls...Enter EMS

February 2, 2016

Today’s business environment often reminds me of the Hans Christian Andersen fable about two weavers who promise an emperor a new suit of clothes. However, the clothes are invisible to those who are unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent. The story of the “Emperor’s New Clothes” notes that people can be duped into acquiring new things at great cost that deliver no value. Given the many technology choices available, it is difficult for a business to select and implement solution strategies that always lead to success.

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