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1. Scaling Your Mobile Enterprise

   End-users drive mobility in most enterprises today, resulting in a mishmash of technologies that are difficult to manage and scale. IT needs to take back control and put a mobility architecture in place that addresses three key elements: device, connectivity and application management.

   Jan. 14, 2010 | Report | by Joshua Holbrook 

2. CIO Cost-Cutting Strategies

   The economic crisis of 2009 forced CIOs to make drastic budget cuts. From panel discussions at CIO Forum, we detail the pros and cons of their most effective strategies.

   Dec. 31, 2009 | Report | by Joshua Holbrook 

3. Link Data: Global Enterprise Forecast, December 2009

   In this forecast, Yankee Group highlights global trends in the market for business wireline and wireless communications services and summarizes the major differences for each region's outlook.

   Dec. 28, 2009 | Data Module | by Joshua Holbrook 

4. Link Data: North America Enterprise Forecast, December 2009

   Demand for broadband, Internet access and IP VPN services will drive most of the growth. We expect enterprise convergence, VoIP and the adoption of carrier-based IP VPNs to drive the market.

   Dec. 23, 2009 | Data Module | by Joshua Holbrook | CO-AUTHORS: Eugene Signorini  

5. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure and Transforming Applications Survey, Wave 1-12

   The Yankee Group Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure and Transforming Applications Survey is an online survey of 3,731 SMBs in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What is your deployment status? What is your purchase plans? What barriers/challenges to adoption? What motivates you to deploy? What factors impact your decision to deploy a technology and select a supplier?

   Dec. 14, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

6. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure and Transforming Applications Survey, Wave 1-11

   The Yankee Group Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure and Transforming Applications Survey is an online survey of 3,413 SMBs in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What is your deployment status? What is your purchase plans? What barriers/challenges to adoption? What motivates you to deploy? What factors impact your decision to deploy a technology and select a supplier?

   Dec. 11, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

7. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure and Transforming Applications Survey, Wave 1-10

   The Yankee Group Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure and Transforming Applications Survey is an online survey of 3,096 SMBs in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What is your deployment status? What is your purchase plans? What barriers/challenges to adoption? What motivates you to deploy? What factors impact your decision to deploy a technology and select a supplier?

   Dec. 11, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

8. Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-11

   The Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey Wave 1-11 is an online survey of nearly 2,540 large enterprise workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits and level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go)? What are the technologies critical to keeping you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

   Dec. 1, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

9. Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-12

   The Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey Wave 1-12 is an online survey of nearly 2,761 large enterprise workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits and level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go)? What are the technologies critical to keeping you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

   Dec. 1, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

10. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-11

    The Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-11 is an online survey of nearly 2,513 SMB workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go)? What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Dec. 1, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

11. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-12

    The Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-12 is an online survey of nearly 2,738 SMB workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go)? What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Dec. 1, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

12. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure and Transforming Applications Survey, Wave 1-8

    The Yankee Group Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure and Transforming Applications Survey is an online survey of 2,472 SMBs in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What is your deployment status? What is your purchase plans? What barriers/challenges to adoption? What motivates you to deploy? What factors impact your decision to deploy a technology and select a supplier?

    Nov. 20, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

13. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure and Transforming Applications Survey, Wave 1-9

    The Yankee Group Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure and Transforming Applications Survey is an online survey of 2,777 SMBs in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What is your deployment status? What is your purchase plans? What barriers/challenges to adoption? What motivates you to deploy? What factors impact your decision to deploy a technology and select a supplier?

    Nov. 20, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

14. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Mid-Year Analysis, Wave 1-6

    The Yankee Group Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure, Transforming Applications and Empowered Employee Survey is an online survey of 1,900 IT decision-makers (including line-of-business managers) and 1,400 employees in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What is your deployment status? What is your purchase plans? What barriers/challenges to adoption? What factors impact your decision to deploy a technology and select a supplier? What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go)? What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools?

    Nov. 17, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

15. Greetings From The Blackberry Developer Conference

    Hundreds of nerds converged at the San Francisco Blackberry Developer Conference today to listen and learn about new capabilities within Blackberry s App World. Given the audience, I ve never felt cooler than I do right now....

    November 9, 2009 | Blog | by Joshua Holbrook

16. SMBs and the Mobile Device Features They Love

    Mobility is increasingly critical to SMB employees, and e-mail, Internet and Wi-Fi access top their demands for new mobile devices. Device vendors like Apple, Nokia, RIM and Samsung need to include Wi-Fi in their SMB-centric offerings.

    Nov. 5, 2009 | Report | by Steve Hilton | CO-AUTHORS: Joshua Holbrook  

17. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-10

    The Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-10 is an online survey of nearly 2,286 SMB workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go)? What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Oct. 27, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

18. Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-10

    The Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey Wave 1-10 is an online survey of nearly 2,317 large enterprise workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits and levels of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go)? What are the technologies critical to keeping you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Oct. 27, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

19. Dell Will Do Well in Smartphones

    The wireless market is littered with companies failing to extend their strong brand into the potentially lucrative US smartphone market. Compaq, HP, Motorola and Nokia, to name a few, all tried and failed to become a meaningful player in the US smartphone space....

    October 15, 2009 | Blog | by Joshua Holbrook

20. Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-8

    The Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey Wave 1-8 is an online survey of nearly 1,872 large enterprise workers in the U.S. The types of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go)? What are the technologies critical to keeping you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Oct. 7, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

21. Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-9

    The Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey Wave 1-9 is an online survey of nearly 1,872 large enterprise workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go)? What are the technologies critical to keeping you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Oct. 7, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

22. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-8

    The Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-8 is an online survey of nearly 1,839 SMB workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go)? What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Oct. 7, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

23. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-9

    The Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-9 is an online survey of nearly 2,064 SMB workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go)? What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Oct. 7, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

24. Little Netbooks Can Sink Big Brands

    An exorbitantly high return rate for netbooks at electronics retailers demonstrates that consumers don't understand the limitations of netbook functionality. Wireless operators that subsidize netbooks in conjunction with wireless data contracts run the risk of consumers confusing poor netbook performance with poor network performance, thereby severely deflating the value of a wireless operator's brand and compromising plans to be the go-to locale for the connected consumer.

    Oct. 6, 2009 | Report | by Joshua Holbrook | CO-AUTHORS: Joshua Holbrook  

25. Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-7

    The Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey Wave 1-7 is an online survey of nearly 1,643 large enterprise workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations? (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go) What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Sep. 4, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

26. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-7

    The Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-7 is an online survey of nearly 1,623 SMB workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go)? What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Sep. 4, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

27. Fixed-Mobile Convergence Can Bridge the Past and Future

    FMC can help organizations clear the final hurdle that's impeding the adoption of mobile applications. The seamless handoffs between WLAN and WWAN networks provide a platform for more advanced wireless applications that can transform businesses.

    Aug. 25, 2009 | Report | by Joshua Holbrook 

28. Netbooks Mean Business

    Netbooks will be widely accepted as a legitimate device platform in the enterprise within the next 18 months. SaaS and desktop virtualization will drive growth. Netbook vendors must partner with Citrix and VMware to fuel the flames of adoption.

    Aug. 18, 2009 | Report | by Joshua Holbrook | CO-AUTHORS: Phil Hochmuth  

29. Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-6

    The Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey Wave 1-6 is an online survey of nearly 1,450 large enterprise workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations? (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go) What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Aug. 11, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

30. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-6

    The Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-6 is an online survey of nearly 1,400 SMB workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations? (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go) What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Aug. 11, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

31. Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey Wave 1-5

    The Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey Wave 1-5 is an online survey of 1,175 large enterprise workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations? (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go) What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Aug. 10, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

32. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-5

    The Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-5 is an online survey of 1,150 SMB workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations? (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go) What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Aug. 10, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

33. The Ends Justify the Means for Enterprise FMC

    Enterprise FMC resonates with companies that have high numbers of intraoffice mobile workers and those that struggle with in-building wireless coverage. Among early adopters, FMC is the initial step of a broader mobility strategy that includes sophisticated vertical applications.

    Jul. 29, 2009 | Report | by Nathan Dyer | CO-AUTHORS: Joshua Holbrook  

34. Bank of the Future

    Yankee Group analysts write prolifically about how connectivity transforms businesses and yesterday Bank of America provided a proof point. Ken Lewis, the CEO from B of A, announced that after more than a decade of rapid branch expansion the company will reduce the number of branches by 10% ....

    July 28, 2009 | Blog | by Joshua Holbrook

35. Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey Wave 1-3

    The Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey is an online survey of 224 large enterprise workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations? (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go) What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department?s policy?

    Jul. 24, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

36. Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey Wave 1-4

    The Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey is an online survey of 224 large enterprise workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations? (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go) What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department?s policy?

    Jul. 24, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

37. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-3

    The Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-2 is an online survey of 222 SMB workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations? (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go) What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department?s policy?

    Jul. 24, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

38. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-4

    The Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-4 is an online survey of 222 SMB workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations? (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go) What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department?s policy?

    Jul. 24, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

39. Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey

    The Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey is an online survey of 224 large enterprise workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations? (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go) What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department?s policy?

    Jun. 23, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

40. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-2

    The Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1-2 is an online survey of 222 SMB workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations? (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go) What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department?s policy?

    Jun. 22, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

41. RIM Is Feeling Its Oats

    As an analyst, it s easy to feel overwhelmed by the flood of press releases and briefing requests that come in by the dozens. Many are small start-ups trying desperately to make a name for themselves. Today, one of those press releases caught my attention....

    June 22, 2009 | Blog | by Joshua Holbrook

42. Will Carrier App Stores Fly?

    Given all the hoopla around app stores it s no surprise more carriers are making noise that they will soon join the fray....

    June 9, 2009 | Blog | by Joshua Holbrook

43. Webinar: The Workforce of Tomorrow

    Employee work habits are radically diverging from historical patterns. Anywhere--the emergence of ubiquitous connectivity--is changing both where people work and how they collaborate. Remote working is becoming a prerequisite for workers....

    May 27, 2009 | Blog | by Joshua Holbrook

44. Silent Killer: How Mobile Workers Sabotage Profitability

    Feeling isolated from colleagues is a problem that is pervasive among mobile and remote employees. The phenomenon costs organizations millions in lost productivity and recruitment expenses. There are two technologies that already exist in most organizations that can mitigate the problem.

    May. 14, 2009 | Report | by Joshua Holbrook 

45. Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure and Transforming Applications Survey, Wave 1

    The Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure and Transforming Applications Survey is an online survey of 211 large enterprises in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What is your deployment status? What is your purchase plans? What barriers/challenges to adoption? What motivates you to deploy? What factors impact your decision to deploy a technology and to select a supplier.

    Apr. 29, 2009 | Survey | by Phil Hochmuth | CO-AUTHORS: Joshua Holbrook, Sheryl Kingstone  

46. Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1

    The Anywhere Enterprise--Large: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey is an online survey of 224 large enterprise workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations? (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go) What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Apr. 29, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

47. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure and Transforming Applications Survey, Wave 1

    The Yankee Group Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Transforming Infrastructure and Transforming Applications Survey is an online survey of 300 SMBs in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What is your deployment status? What is your purchase plans? What barriers/challenges to adoption? What motivates you to deploy? What factors impact your decision to deploy a technology and select a supplier?

    Apr. 29, 2009 | Survey | by Steve Hilton | CO-AUTHORS: Phil Hochmuth, Joshua Holbrook, Sheryl Kingstone, Agatha Poon  

48. Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey, Wave 1

    The Anywhere Enterprise--SMB: 2009 U.S. Empowered Employee Survey is an online survey of 222 SMB workers in the U.S. The type of questions asked include: What are the changing work habits, level of mobility? What is your level of productivity at different work locations? (office vs. remote vs. on-the-go) What are the technologies critical to keep you productive? How do you use your own devices and (consumer) tools? What is your IT department's policy?

    Apr. 29, 2009 | Survey | by Joshua Holbrook 

49. Topline Data Forecast, April 2009

    The Topline Data Forecast includes end-user and service provider activities in Anywhere markets at a regional level, and summarizes many of the Link Data modules. It is available to all Link Research clients.

    Apr. 27, 2009 | Data Module | by Declan Lonergan 

50. FMC: Dead or Just Resting?

    FMC initiatives have failed. Enterprises demonstrate only tepid interest in the technology. The time has come to abandon the failed marketing and sales strategy of FMC, and take a page from the unified communications playbook.

    Apr. 7, 2009 | Report | by Joshua Holbrook