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Recent articles by Johna Till Johnson

Getting a handle on chaos and complexity

May 27, 2011

There's a lot of interest these days in the notion of "controlling complexity," particularly when it comes to networks.

The impact of 'enterprise technology'

May 20, 2011

With ET, technology has leapt off the desktop and joined the real world. Users and inanimate objects (like cameras, signs, monitors and sensors) are now mobile-enabled and compute-powered. That's paving the way for a host of new applications.

Top 10 telecom contract mistakes

February 09, 2011

When it comes to telecom negotiations, most telecom managers have a difficult time. I see far too many contracts riddled with unacceptable clauses and limitations, shackling companies with sub-par terms and conditions, bloated pricing, and even obsolete technology.

Mobile device management in an age of paranoia

January 13, 2011

Smartphones don't look particularly dangerous. But in the wrong hands, they can cause serious damage to a company's finances, reputation, and even long-term survivability. And those "wrong hands" aren't always the folks on the wrong side of the law.

The mobility business case

December 21, 2010

A hot topic among my clients these days is defining a mobility business case. The rationale is simple: Mobility budgets have been rising more than 10% year over year for the past three years — even though IT budgets overall have been declining.

Tightening up those telco Ts and Cs

December 09, 2010

If you enjoy negotiating with telcos, you're pretty weird. Most people hate it, for good reason. Carriers generally present their services with a "take-it-or-leave it" attitude. If you don't like the rates, or terms and conditions -- too bad. After all, where else are you going to go -- the cable companies? (Well, yes, but that's the topic of my last column.) 

Time for your company to consider cable?

November 29, 2010

A few years back, I predicted that a cable company would supply the lion's share of WAN services to a Fortune 100 company within the year. Still hasn't happened, but there are increasing signs that 2011 could be the start of cable as a serious contender in the enterprise arena.  

What you should include in an agreement with a cloud provider

November 12, 2010

Cloud computing is a lot like the weather: Everybody talks about it, but nobody does anything about it. Just 9.3% of companies say they'll be using platform or infrastructure as a service (P/IaaS) offerings by the end of the year. And a paltry 4.5% have definite plans to use cloud services in 2011 or 2012.

Internet ADO Makes the Video Star

November 04, 2010

There's a song by the Limousines that always makes me smile. Called "Internet Killed the Video Star," it's a tongue-in-cheek reference back to the 1979 song, "Video Killed the Radio Star," by the Buggles -- the very first music video on MTV.  

Top five tips for managing mobility

October 29, 2010

If you read my recent column on the untethered enterprise, you're probably wondering what you can do to maximize the success of your wireless and mobility initiatives. Fortunately, Nemertes Research recently took a close look at what does and doesn't work for wireless and mobility, based on an in-depth benchmark of over 200 organizations.  We conducted correlation analyses to tease out demonstrable best practices for wireless and mobility initiatives.