Taking the Mobile Office with You

Benjamin Robbins is asked to put togeth a presentation on mobile strategy at very short notice. He can’t get hold of the team in time, but corners them one by one to get their insight in some pretty unusual settings, thanks to the joy of working mobile only. A film made in its entirety on mobile devices. Check it out on the Guardian!

 

Benjamin Robbins is a Co-Founder of Palador, a consulting firm that focuses on providing strategic guidance to enterprises in the areas of mobile strategy, policy, apps, and data. You can follow him on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn.

MobileOnly Episode 4 – Can you ski and video conference at the same time?

With built in audio and video, mobile devices easily allow for on-the-fly video conferencing. But what happens when you try and use that technology to play hooky from work? Watch the latest MobileOnly video short, Mobile Hooky, on the Guardian to find out!

Mobile Killed the PC Star

Is there any difference between a laptop and a tablet with a keyboard? Does mobile really not mean much other than a touch screen? With the official death of the Netbook class of device it is a great opportunity to compare device capabilities and the implications ahead for the PC. Check out Mobile Killed the PC Star to see just how quickly the computing world is changing!

Benjamin Robbins is a Co-Founder of Palador, a consulting firm that focuses on providing strategic guidance to enterprises in the areas of mobile strategy, policy, apps, and data. You can follow him on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn.

Happy Holidays From Palador!

 Just a quick note to wish you all a safe and happy holidays! If you haven’t got the chance to check out the third Mobile-Only episode, ‘A Connectivity Carol’, on the Guardian take a moment for a little holiday humor!

ICYMI – Mobile Trends Through 2014

If you were not able to attend the webinar this past week on Mobile Trends Through 2014 with Bzur Haun and myself don’t worry – it was recorded for your convenience! We had a great time, turn-out, and content. We even through in a crazy prediction or two.

Watch it here and let me know what you think!

Mobile-Only – One Lap to Go?

Third quarters are always a challenge. The inital excitment is gone and the finish seems too far away. This past week I took a look back at the previous 12 weeks to take stock of where I’m at and ask myself, am I going to make it? Check out Turning a Mile into a Marathon to see what ground I’ve covered, what I’ve learned, and how far I still have to go.

Benjamin Robbins is a Co-Founder of Palador, a consulting firm that focuses on providing strategic guidance to enterprises in the areas of mobile strategy, policy, apps, and data. You can follow him on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn.

MobileOnly Video Episode 2 – The Office/Office Space Parody

What is the role of a PC in your office? Got someone at your workplace who thinks that mobile devices are just for playing games and not for ‘real’ work? If you are a fan of The Office and loved the comedy flick Office Space, then you should check out how we have a little fun with the PC strereotype in the second episode of the Mobile-Only video series, The Office Space, on The Guardian.

Mobile UX vs. Data Overload

Whether you like it or not or not, we are data producing machines. Our basic mobile existence spits out more data in one day, on multiple systems, than any one person realizes. The data we do have access to is growing so fast that you have to wonder if our current slick and simple mobile users experiences will be able to take us to the right data at the right time. What can be done about it? Read this week’s mobile-only post, Mobile – Drowning in Data, to find out!

Benjamin Robbins is a Principal at Palador, a consulting firm that focuses on providing strategic guidance to enterprises in the areas of mobile strategy, policy, apps, and data. You can follow him on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn.

The Mobile Ecosystem – The Power Rangers of Technology

It’s a bird! It’s a plane!, It’s…mobile!? There are many different ways to look at mobile; carriers, connectivity, devices, apps, ect. Everyone has their angle. But thinking about mobile as individual parts is a limiting view that misses the bigger opportunity. In this week’s Mobile-Only post, What is Mobile?, I explore the topic of defining mobile and how we should approach  discussing it. I even bring in the Power Rangers to help explain it all!

Benjamin Robbins is a Principal at Palador, a consulting firm that focuses on providing strategic guidance to enterprises in the areas of mobile strategy, policy, apps, and data. You can follow him on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn.

Mobile Master Oliver Bussmann on the Future of Enterprise Mobility

What have you done lately on your iPad? Can you run one of the world’s largest enterprises on it? What’s going to happen when Mobile and Big Data collide? I got a chance to sit down and disucss these questions with CIO of SAP, Oliver Bussman. Bussmann shared some great insights on  mobility, the enterprise, and the future. Be sure to check out what he had to say in the first Mobile Masters post on the Guardian Mobile-Only site. Feel free to ping me if you have a nomination for other mobile masters – those who excel in the use of mobility in the enterprise.