Doing Strategy: What’s in a Strategy?
In my Defining Words series I take a position on what certain words mean because I believe using these words correctly is foundational to having an intelligent discussion about strategy, design, operations and technology. After all, we are not really exchanging words–we are exchanging concepts. But what we are left with is still a mess… Read More »
Strategic Technology: Cognitive Computing (IBM Watson)
Strategic Technology: Mobile Device/App Mgt (IBM Fiberlink MaaS360)
Fiberlink MaaS360 allows clients to address their BYOD challenges by offering cloud-based mobile device management (MDM), Mobile Application Management (MAM) and secure containerization; giving organizations the building blocks to separate data and content in personal applications from data and content in enterprise applications on mobile devices. The following products are available in MaaS360: Secure Productivity… Read More »
Strategic Technology: Mobile Messaging (IBM Xtify)
Mobile messaging provides an SDK that applications use to allow messages to be transmitted to the app according to customer preferences and user characteristics. This provides a single messaging platform instead of different message channels across mobile ecosystems. IBM Xtify, IBM’s recent acquisition, helps marketers engage with customers through broadcast, narrowcast, and one-to-one mobile messaging.
Strategic Technology: Mobile Test Tools
In many cases, to be practical mobile app testing must be automated with tools that have some sort of record/replay functionality. One enabler for this capability is the IBM Rational Workbench Toolset. Another approach is a cloud-based set of services named Mobile Quality Assurance Facility. You crowd source testing by uploading your app to the… Read More »
IT Capability: Mobile App Testing
Both customer and employee mobile apps must be tested across numerous devices, operating systems, carriers, etc. This generally requires specialized tools.
Strategic Technology: Transaction Security Intelligence (IBM Trusteer)
Transaction Security Intelligence software looks at devices to determine their security state such as jail-broken, rooted, malware, fraudulent activity, etc.
Strategic Technology: Application Vulnerability Scan and Test (IBM AppScan)
The most fundamental requirement is to automatically scan application source code to identify security vulnerabilities.
IT Capability: Designing for Mobile Security
All systems of engagement need a security architecture, but this is particularly important for financial services. Mobile apps need to have security designed into them directly to protect sensitive data that they are using or have persisted to the device. The device also must be secured. Finding and/or wiping lost devices. Cleaning enterprise data from… Read More »