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Nobody seems to agree on the how to change the status quo, though. Is it an elegant solution in an infrastructure 2.0 world to allow users to bring their personal devices to the network? Not a real popular item with battle-scarred network administrators who still remember days and weeks of combating massive virus and malware infestations. Or, will new and not yet fully ripe technologies like virtual desktop infrastructure solve the problem? Frankly, VDI is enough like thin client -- ok, with much fewer constraints on users, I'll grant you -- that it reminds me of the Dilbert cartoon where the devil haired manager asks Dogbert the consultant, "Is this the same worthless program you sold us a few years ago?" Dogbert assures him, "no, this program has a totally, totally different name." But, I'm open to changing my mind. How about the widespread practice of PC leasing? In a world where green is the color of money, is keeping this ongoing rip-and-replace practice a status quo item a good idea? We'll try to answer these and other questions in our upcoming InformationWeek Analytics report on end user devices. If you haven't already joined us in our research survey, please do. Jonathan Feldman is an InformationWeek Analytics contributor who works with IT governance in North Carolina. Comment here, write to him at jf@feldman.org, or on Twitter at @_jfeldman. Read more about IT governance at governance.informationweek.com « BlackBerry Storm2 Landing Oct. 28 In Verizon Stores | Main | Application Security Is National Security » |
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