The Fallacy of IT Consumerization

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Michael Vizard
Michael Vizard
Published: Nov 26, 2013
Updated: May 12, 2021
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The Fallacy of IT Consumerization

Business and IT Attitudes

Business and IT Attitudes

IT decision-makers (ITDMs) and business decision-makers (BDMs) are pretty closely aligned.

Reliance on Communications to Drive Business

Reliance on Communications to Drive Business

Customers and remote employees are most important constituency.

Effectiveness of Knowledge Sharing

Effectiveness of Knowledge Sharing

Most agree that knowledge sharing today is either quite or extremely effective.

Impact of Mega Trends on Communications

Impact of Mega Trends on Communications

IT people foresee emerging technologies have a major impact.

Importance of Collaboration Technologies

Importance of Collaboration Technologies

Collaboration crosses many different business functions.

Benefits of Greater Collaboration

Benefits of Greater Collaboration

The benefits of improved collaboration are manifold.

Greater Collaboration Challenges

Greater Collaboration Challenges

There’s no shortage of issues to overcome.

Personal Collaboration Tool Usage

Personal Collaboration Tool Usage

Majority expect to see an increase.

Methods Uses to Share Business Files in Last 12 Months

Methods Uses to Share Business Files in Last 12 Months

E-mail still dominates, but other methods are gaining.

Reasons to Use Own Cloud

Reasons to Use Own Cloud

Business decision-makers perceive internal cloud service is better on multiple counts.

IT Perception of Cloud Collaboration

IT Perception of Cloud Collaboration

Not exactly scoring high marks.

IT Concerns About Employee Collaboration

IT Concerns About Employee Collaboration

IT clearly thinks they are better equipped to deal with these issues.

Michael Vizard

Michael Vizard

Content Writer

Vizard previously served as the Editorial Director and Senior Vice President, setting the strategic editorial direction for the Enterprise Group at Ziff Davis, which includes eWEEK, Baseline, CIO Insight, The Channel Insider, Publish and Microsoft Watch,. Mr. Vizard has served as the Editor in Chief of CMP Media's Computer Resellers News, in addition to being Editor in Chief at International Data Group's InfoWorld. Mr. Vizard has also had extensive editorial management experience over an 18-year career that has included management positions with PC Week, Computerworld, Digital Review and Electronic Buyers' News.

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