BizTech’s 2012 Must-Read IT Blogs So this says its all:   Big thanks to you! The followers, share-ers, mentors, clients and friends.. Thanks to you I am considered one of the Top 50 Must Read IT Blogs. Mobile enterprise adoption expert Daniel DiMassa has carved out a unique IT topic for himself by focusing on the needs and the challenges of building and maintaining enterprise mobile apps. But he doesn’t rely exclusively on his own expertise; he interviews “IT rock stars,” like Intel IT CTO Ed Goldman, too. Your traffic here, is the reason I log on every day and post at crazy hours. Many Thanks, Daniel Di Massa, Enterprise Mobility Bad...

Notes: Gamification Expert and Geek here! We all know how important enterprise gamification is on both internal to external initiatives. Training to Sales. This was a simple blog post that sums its all up in a few steps. Stolen from: Link   5 Ways Leaders Win At Gamification Technology Summer is over, and while I’m always sorry to see it go, fall in New England is an exciting time. Everyone hunkers back down to work and there’s a sense of renewal and possibility. Right now, I’m particularly excited about gamification, which lends Leaders and HR pros some incredible tools to make work more productive and fun. Hello Games (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Gamification uses online gaming and smart design to engage employees, boost performance and give a jolt of adrenaline to everyone’s work lives. At its best, gamification is a blast! And many people believe it works. Which is why 70 percent of ForbesGlobal 2000 companies have announced plans to deploy it in some form or other. The field is growing by leaps and clicks. To get a sense of what all the buzz is about, I suggest checking out the sites of the some of these interesting and innovative players, including Bunchball, Badgeville, Knack, Gamify andBigDoor. These brands are definitely onto something and getting to know them is a real education. Please note: there are so many players in this game that I have yet to even unfold yet. This is by no means a complete list. Like all Great HR technology and Leadership tools, Gamification is only as good as the people who use it.  Just throwing up a few games and hoping for the best is a prescription for poor execution and business results. Let’s Look At 5 Ways Leaders Can Get Maximum Value From Gamification: 1) Customize.  Every organization is unique and for your gamification to succeed, it must genuinely reflect your workplace culture, mission, practices, and needs. You want seamless integration and alignment so that when people play, their loyalty and performance is growing in a way that helps you move towards your shared leadership goals. This means your gamification must link with your existing workplace culture and IT infrastructure, otherwise there will be a wall between the games and your real world of work...

Source Link: App Tech News According to the latest survey conducted by FeedHenry, an Irish BaaS (backend as a service) provider, most enterprises are not utilizing mobile app developments to the fullest. The survey, which was performed as a joint venture with Vanson Bourne, included 100 companies. In most cases, it was found out that companies had an ad-hoc approach when it comes to mobility rollout. However, senior executives were insisting that a more sophisticated strategy must be performed. Of all the respondents, only 7% reported having a specific strategy for mobile apps. 42% said that they only have partial implementations of the strategy, while 14% said that they didn’t have any strategies for mobile apps and weren’t planning on creating one. The numbers were more promising in terms of future rollout, because 89% of the respondents said that they were planning on releasing at least one mobile app before this year ends. 61% of companies said that at least 5 mobile apps are ready to be released this year, while 18% were planning on deploying more than 10 apps. There were different reasons why companies have started to develop mobile apps. Fifty percent reported that they were developing apps to assist in business processes, while 30% said that they were using apps to expand their business. The remaining 20% said that they considered mobile apps as a platform to keep up with the changing times and customer needs. In addition, 43% of those that were surveyed said that they were expecting a significant increase in the B2C app market within the next 12 months. The survey report also analysed if enterprise apps have any major contributions to the company’s business. Organisations revealed that they have developed an average of 4 mobile to assist their employees, and 13% said that they have no apps at all. The increase in mobile apps rollout also showed a correlation with the usage of cloud computing apps and software. When the survey was conducted, around 90% of organisations revealed that their usage of cloud services will stay the same, but they admit that their overall cloud service usage will definitely increase within the next year. However, although cloud...

Dear Samsung: Its time to make a decision, but a simple one. Alienate your biggest fan and industry supporter or stay in a long term happy relationship. I never thought it would come to this..Never. I thought we had something, Samsung. I thought all those times I spent rushing to get to the mall for the newest Samsung device, or apps I built for your platform or heck more importantly  – all the time I tell my MDM asking clients  “SAFE Samsung. Nuff’ Said”. But I sit here devastated wondering if I have to return all our wedding gifts. Why you ask? So I waited and waited for my Note 2 to vibrate and for my invitation to buy or test the Galaxy Gear watch.. But it didnt. Did it get stuck in the mail or internet’s tubes? ::Cue the tears:: After all we have been through, how is it a good idea to “beta jilt” the Enterprise Mobility Bad Boy aka the guy who is rank one on Google for terms like Mobility Expert, Mobile App Expert and Mobile Enterprise Expert. Is it my size? Are my 11,000+ Mobile App Developers and CIO Twitter followers not enough?  I can shrink that for you! Here is my simple demand to save this long term relationship.  If I don’t get my hands on the Galaxy Gear before the public, you will force me to not only blend my Samsung Note but will do this while running it over. Thats right, I need to one up the will it blend guys. Then by ending our relationship, I will have to throw my following behind one of your competitors.. Did you hear that Windows and Apple? Yeah, Im the same guy who is starting the Enterprise Mobility Awards ::wink wink:: (Blackberry need not apply)   Hopefully – Forever yours, Enterprise Mobility Bad Boy  (Daniel DiMassa)    ...