The Mobilecast: Recent Episodes
Brian Katz
The Mobilecast is a podcast about mobile, mobile technology and the enterprise. While it will touch on consumer issues with mobile and also IoT, it's main focus is on all things relating to mobility in the enterprise. Brian Katz is your host and talks with startups, established companies, and enterprise IT about being mobile in today's digital world.
Brian talks with Alvaro Pombo, CEO and Founder of ProntoForms, a 14 year old start-up as Alvaro likes to refer to it. They started out with web forms but they didn’t really work for mobile devices for the first 7 years. They moved into native forms and Alvaro walks Brian through a few use cases and how they can use the sensors in the mobile devices, the camera, maps etc within the native form. They start with security and it pervades the process. Alvaro walks Brian through many of the connectors that they have and how they are growing and where he expects ProntoForms to be in the next few years.
Twitter: @AlvaroPombo @prontoforms
Website: http://www.prontoforms.com
Brian talks with Randall Makin, Co-Founder and CTO of RedEye Apps. Randall and his team set out to solve the issue of engineering data and how, as projects got bigger, it took longer to get data in the hands of people who need it. On average, every piece of data/document has 5.4 copies, so you never know which is the authoritative copy. They use a database backend to solve the problem with layered technology upon on it. The goal is to reduce the time (on average 14 minutes) to seconds to get hold of data when you need it. Data is geo-tagged, and photos can be attached to drawings and plans where they need to be. There are AR functions that can be used on-site to insure integrity of the work and then share that with the designer/architect. Randall talks about some of the new features that are coming to RedEye and some places where they may be going.
Twitter: @randallmakin Website: http://redeye.co
Brian talks with Rob Tiffany, technology lead for IoT at Microsoft. They start by reminiscing about the original mobile devices they both used and then Rob talks about being a submariner during the gulf war and learning to program, from how he went from OS2 to Access and lock in. They talk Window Mobile and then Rob talks about the launch of Windows Phone 7, the issues from it, and how it set the stage for Microsoft moving forward. They move to building mobile apps and then Rob talks about the book he’s written on mobile strategy. They then talk about Rob’s role as technology lead for IoT at Microsoft and how it relates to mobile.
Twitter: @robtiffany
Brian talks with Nirave Gondhia from Android Authority about day 4 and really the entire Mobile World Congress experience from a consumer and tech geek point of view. Nirave starts by talking about LG’s and Samsung’s flagship devices they announced at the show. They cover some of the great things and some of the issues they may see selling the devices. They talk about the regional players that are cropping up and HTC’s Vive which Nirave thinks was amazing and he will buy himself. They mention ZTE, Huawei, and Lenovo as well as Xiaomi and talk about when is good, good enough for Android buyers. They cover smartwatches and even mention Apple and finish up with Nirave naming the biggest disappointment of the show for him..
Twitter: @nirave Website: http://www.androidauthority.com
Brian talks with Nick McQuire about his thoughts on day 2 of Mobile World Congress with a specific focus on MWC and the Enterprise. Of course, the recap isn’t complete without wishing Nick Happy Birthday. They start by talking about the lack of enterprise announcements this year as opposed to last year’s MWC. Nick mentions Samsung Knox, and Google’s Android for work. Nick summarizes the big AppConfig Community announcement from VMware stage where MobileIron, Jamf, and IBM MaaS360 joined them. Nick talks about Windows 10 devices, and the trend for 2 in 1 machines and then the new HP Windows Phone for the enterprise. This turns into a discussion of fleet phones and where Windows is doing well. The discussion moves to IoT and MWC. They finish talking about the CIO panel that Nick hosted at MWC.
Twitter: @nickmcquire
Brian talks with Eric Klein of VDC research. Eric talks about technology that stood out for him during the day and entire show. Split Billing was one stand out as he saw it actually working. They then talked about how hall 8 .1 had a large amount of mobile ad companies. Security was another hot topic, especially some biometrics companies. They move on to 5g & whether it is overhyped. Eric mentions App Config and also that he’s seen some big movement on app development. Many vendors are seeing a lot more end users/enterprises walking around and asking questions.
Twitter: @eakleiner
Brian talks with Sascha Segan from PCmag about his thoughts on Day 1 of Mobile World Congress. They start with Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance at the Samsung event and talking VR. They move to LG’s G5 and it’s capability of accepting accessories. Sascha mentions what he expects to see from Zuckerberg at his keynote at the end of day 1. They then tackle the mobile phone vendors becoming PC makers and the viability of that effort. Their conversation moves to the danger of becoming a Wall-E world with VR and then talk about the rise of regional vendors who are rising up in the mobile phone world. They finish with Sascha commenting on how nice it is that Apple isn’t winning this MWC by not showing up.
Twitter: @saschasegan
Brian Katz hosts a roundtable with Brett Belding, Swarna Podila, and Philippe Winthrop. They start by talking about what they expect to see at Mobile World Congress. Some things they mention are identity, IoT, wearables. new devices, and 5G. They then move to smart devices and what each one of them has in their house. They talk about some of the issues they have seen, many of which revolve around connectivity. They move to talking Windows Phone and what’s going on with Microsoft and mobile OSes and how it may change what people are using in businesses. They finish talking about user experience and the enterprise.
Twitter: @Bbelding – Brett Belding @skpodila – Swarna Podila @biz_mobility – Philippe Winthrop
Websites: http://www.csc.com/mobility https://www.avinetworks.com/ http://www.workspacesfortomorrow.com/
Brian talks with Carolina Milanesi from Kantar Worldwide Panels about her experiences on Day 0 of Mobile World Congress. They talk about Samsung’s announcements of new phones and VR with a surprise guest. They also talk about Huawei’s new 2 in 1 convertible and the challenge that it seeks with both consumers and the enterprise.
Twitter: @caro_milanesi
Brian Katz hosts a panel with Bob Egan, Jack Gold, Eric Klein, Sanjay Khanna and Ken Daniels at Menterprise Canada. They start by defining what “enterprise mobility” is. Granted, they come up with 5 different definitions and lots of disagreements but tend to mesh them together by the end of the first part of the panel. They move from technology, to people, to capabilities. From there, the second topic, “where are we in the enterprise mobile lifecycle?” The panel runs through comparisons of the Model A car, to a story about DEC. They then talk about Slack, Blackberry and Dropbox. They answer an audience question on business maturity and finish with a lightning round on their favorite phone.
Twitter: @Bobegan – Bob Egan @jckgld – Jack Gold @eakleiner – Eric Klein @sanjay1 - Sanjay Khanna @mobilekd – Ken Daniels
Websites: http://www.jgoldassociates.com http://www.sepharimgroup.com http://www.acommence.com/index.htm http://www.vdcresearch.com https://www.idc.com
Brian Katz talks with Sravish Sridhar, CEO and founder of Kinvey. They start with the history of how Kinvey was founded from Sravish being kicked off a couch to creating an app for moms and their goal to be the McDonalds of their space. They talk about why there is an M in front of their BaaS and Brian and Sravish yelling on a NYC street. They talk about the 5 things that make up every app and how identity is a key component to both apps and what Kinvey does. They move on to their mission of making hard things easy and the pitfalls that leads to when selling. Sravish talks about the lessons he has learnt in the last 4 years and they wrap up talking about Techstars, mentor backed entrepreneurship, and the future.
Twitter: @Sravish – Sravish Sridhar @kinvey
Websites: http://www.kinvey.com
Brian Katz talks with Dan Bricklin, the CTO of Alpha Software. Dan is the father of the spreadsheet, as he created Visicalc. They talk about what Alpha Software is and some of the things they enable people to do. They are about allowing people who don’t know how to program to build apps that they can deploy on devices. They talk about rapid application development as Alpha Anywhere is a low code building system. They talk about Dan’s Watch Bench app for prototyping apps on the Apple watch. Brian and Dan then debate about how hard it is to develop a mobile app.
Twitter: @danb – Dan Bricklin
Websites: http://www.alphasoftware.com
Brian Katz talks with Maribel Lopez, Jack Gold, and Adam Stein at Menterprise Boston. Jack starts off talking about trends in mobile and the fact that BYOD is actually decreasing in the enterprise. He also talks about rapid app deployment, the faster you get an app out the bigger the advantage to the enterprise. Maribel talks about right time experiences and how you use today’s technology to build them through digital transformation. This way context means being able to act on the data you have but you need to look at it holistically to get it all to work together. Adam talks about security and how the conversation has turned to how do I inject security without changing the great user experience. This turns into a discussion of security breaches and the fact few understand where there data is. Maribel takes this and turns the conversation to apps and workflows (secure of course), and how it’s about enablement.
Twitter: @MaribelLopez – Maribel Lopez @jckgld – Jack Gold @apstein2 – Adam Stein
Websites: http://www.lopezresearch.com http://www.jgoldassociates.com http://apsmarketing.net
Brian Katz talks with Brian Reed, Chief Mobility Officer of Good Technology and Brian Laughlin Technical Fellow and IT Architect of Boeing Company. Brian Laughlin talks about a capstone project that is happening in Boeing where they are using mobile to make people more efficient while on the job. Brian Reed talks about a similar example at a ship builder. Brian Katz talks about Bechtel and how they used sensors and augmented reality to become more efficient. Brian Laughlin moves the conversation to an AR patent he just received about providing differential access based upon user role. This leads to a discussion on identity and access management. The conversation moves to the FUN principle, personas and shadow IT (nee innovation) that leads to a conversation on user experience.
Article on Self-interruption that Brian Laughlin cites during the mobilecast: http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1979405
Twitter: @reed_on_the_run – Brian Reed @idr247 – Brian Laughlin
Brian talks with Nick McQuire, lead CCS Insight’s enterprise research. CCS Insight started at looking at the consumer side for years and Nick’s job is bringing that consumer work to the enterprise. They talk about Nick and CCS’ research into business app development and some of the surprises in there. They then talk about who can own app development in businesses. They move on to Mobile Centers of Excellence and whether they can succeed or fail and then Nick talks of an example where a company changed the way they approached IT. Then Brian and Nick talk about enterprises and heterogeneity of the mobile platform and does it occur. They touch on Windows Phone and Microsoft and then Nick turns the table on Brian and asks him his thoughts on Mobile in the Enterprise.
Twitter: @NickMcquire
Brian talks with Dave Stafford, head of enterprise solutions at Dropbox. They discuss what it means for Dropbox to be part of the enterprise market and how they got there. Dave walks Brian through the steps of converting a personal user to a business user and they talk about some of the features that Dropbox for the enterprise brings to both the users and the administrators. They walk through what happens when a user leaves, and end up talking about Christmas lights and Brian throws down a challenge to Dave for Dropbox HQ.
Twitter: @dstafford
Brian talks with Chris Perret (@mobileperret) and Jeff Enderwick (@jeff7091) from NachoCove, a productivity startup emerging from stealth. Chris and Jeff talk about how they started at Nukona and that their vision has followed to NachoCove, to help people be productive with mobile. They talk about what makes NachoCove intelligent and really helps people save time and be more efficient. NachoCove isn’t about email but communication and managing the volume of information coming at you.
Website: www.nachocove.com
Brian catches up with Sanjay Poonen and John Marshall at the AirWatch Connect show in Atlanta. They talk about the changes and growth in AirWatch since being acquired by VMware. They talk about how MDM has become endpoint management and where it is going moving forward.
Brian talks with Caleb Sima (@csima) and Adam Ely (@adamely) from Bluebox Security. Bluebox has recently pivoted, or as they like to say, stayed true to their mission, applying security to the things that matter; the endpoint, which is now the app. They touch on self-defending apps and how to work in a zero trust model. They talk about their new Open Distribution model to hand out apps. They move onto wrapping and how many companies don’t do it well and how they excel with app wrapping. The three of them go on to discuss the state of Mobile and security. They then talk about how they encourage security within their own company and the fact that part of what makes Bluebox Security what it is, is that it’s still fun. They end talking about lessons learnt building a startup.
Website: www.bluebox.com
Brian Katz talks with Jody Tyrus, technical architect of data security at EJ Gallo Winery. Jody was part of the team that helped bring mobile to life at Gallo. She talks about their approach; “If I can go home and do something on my PC I should be able to do it on my mobile”. They had an existing security council made up of people from everywhere (all biz units) and extended that to mobile. “We decided to personally enable devices and respect privacy.” Jody points out then when you talk to people in plain English and as an adult, it is much easier to get things done. It’s about creating partnerships with people. They talk about some of the best practices for enabling people with mobile and some lessons learnt implementing mobile. They finish with advice for women and just people who want to get into technology.
Twitter: @JTyrus
Brian Katz talks with Amy Lewis, Director of Influence Marketing at Solidfire. They start by defining influence marketing and talking about how they both use twitter as a tool. Amy describes how she got started in publishing and was using bulletin boards before twitter existed. They talk about how Engineers unplugged got started and the game of unicorn drawing. They talk about their devices from Blackberry to iPhones, external batteries and microphones. They touch on putting together a podcast and finish talking about social and their family.
Twitter: @commsninja
Brian Katz talks with Mayank Mehta, VP of product at Capriza. They start with the history of Capriza, and how it was originally a Consumer app company and then moved to the enterprise. They talk on how Capriza has moved to the one-minute enterprise/experience and what that means to the enterprise. Each transaction must be personal and serve you what you need when you need it. These one-minute transactions are called zapps. They go on to cover how Mobile First is a strategy and extends back to the desktop. They talk about Capriza’s competition and then about the future roadmap of Capriza. The discussion moves to how important it is to have users involved and in the beginning companies had to redo 50% of zapps. They finish with a look at the future.
Website: http://www.capriza.com Twitter: @capriza @mayankm
Brian Katz is joined by special guest host Ben Goodman (@benontech) as they talk with Tom Lounibos (@Lounibos), CEO and Co-founder of Soasta. They talk about the genesis of Soasta, and how it’s company full of quants, that started working with performance testing of cloud. They added touch test to allow testing of mobile apps and done from within the app, which is one of the things that differentiates Soasta from its competitors. They then moved to real user monitoring (RUM) which captures all the users using a website or an app. They cover Android and how fragmentation has effected testing. UX testing is covered and how Soasta has a unique insight into that world. They follow that up with Soasta’s new deal with Accenture to expand the scope of digital performance testing in the modern world. They end with what Tom thinks Soasta might be testing in 2024.
Website: http://www.soasta.com Twitter: @soastainc
Brian Katz talks with Reddo CTO and founder Itzik Spitzen in the last episode recorded at BriForum. They talk about the genesis of Reddo from Gizmox 18 months ago. They talk about app refactoring and how Reddo likes the term “mobile experience virtualization”. Reddo aims to make it simple to bring legacy windows apps to the mobile user with very little technical know-how. They walk through how the software works and Brian tries to get Itzik to open up about Reddo’s roadmap. They talk about where Reddo fits with the competitors in the space and finish up by talking about the users themselves. Website: http://reddo.mobi http://reddomobility.com Twitter: @reddomobility @ispitzen
Brian Katz talks with HopTo CEO Eldad Eilam (@eldade). They talk about the genesis of Hopto from Graphon, and the fact that it is a public company. They then dive into the technology and why HopTo really isn’t an app refactoring company. Their goal is to make legacy apps available on mobile devices without changing the look and feel of the apps themselves. They talk about User Experience and the importance of UX in mobile applications and finish by talking about how they price and sell Hopto software. Website: www.hopto.com Twitter: @hopto @eldade
Brian is joined by special guest host Jack Madden (@jackmadden) and they interview a roundtable of VMI (Virtual Mobile Infratructure) guests. They talk with Justin Marston, the CEO of Hypori (@hypori), Israel Lifshitz, Ceo of Nubo Software (@nubosoftware), and Mike Ichiriu, Head of marketing for Remotium (@remotium). Brian and Jack challenge all 3 guests with some great questions on VMI, where it is, where it’s going, and what makes each vendor better than the other 2. They also posit some great theories which the three vendors disagree with in various ways. Listen to a great hour of fun and interesting conversation in this VMI smackdown.
Brian Katz talks with Stephanie Fohn, the CEO of Remotium in part 3 of the Mobilecast’s series on VMI (Virtual Mobile Infrastructure). They start the conversation talking about Remotium being acquired by Avast. They then move into the features of Remotium and some of the differences between Remotium and their competitors. They talk about the different ways of consuming VMI and how Remotium scales their architecture for their users. They move onto the security pedigree of Remotium and their policy engine. They finish their conversation with a quick chat on women in technology. You can reach Remotium on twitter at @remotium and on the web at https://www.remotium.com/.
Brian Katz talks with Israel Lifshitz, the Ceo and Chen Landau, the director of global sales of Nubo (www.nubosoftware.com) in part 2 of the Mobilecast’s series on VMI (Virtual Mobile Infrastructure). Israel defines how Nubo approaches VMI and highlights some of the differences and advantages that Nubo brings to the field of VMI including their own transfer protocol. They talk how Nubo came to be from their previous startup where they worked in the ITSM space. They walk through having a single secure workspace for the employees’ work while allowing them to use their own devices. You can reach Nubo on twitter at @nubosoftware , Israel at @IsraelLifshitz and Chen at @ChenLandau1.
Brian Katz talks with Justin Marston, CEO of Hypori, a VMI company. They start their discussion by defining VMI or Virtual Mobile Infrastructure. They talk about how Hypori sees itself as a handset company. They talk about the difficulties in virtualizing a mobile device to use remotely and Hypori's latest release, seamless apps. They talk about using EMM to manage a VMI platform and finish up talking about the offline use case and what happens when you have a wonky virtual app.
Brian Katz talks with Wes Miller from Directions on Microsoft. They discuss the history of Windows Phone and how it may be moving forward. They talk about the new Microsoft and their focus on Services. They hit EMS - Enterprise Mobility Suite and Identity and where Microsoft plays in the market. They talk about Microsoft versus Google and finish up, of course, talking about licensing. Follow Wes at @getwired on twitter and www.directionsonmicrosoft.com
Brian Katz talks with Todd Fryburger @toddfryburger, the CEO of StarMobile (https://starmobileinc.com) about turning out enterprise apps for your mobile devices. They talk about StarMobile's solution to taking existing enterprise sources and legacy apps and turning them into mobile apps to be consumed by employees.They cover App refactoring and virtualization while at the same time having fun discussing the old days of computing
Brian Katz talks with Steve Wilson about privacy in the digital world. They discuss identity and what it mean to be able to choose what information is available about you in the modern world of the internet.
Brian Katz talks with Javier Soltero (@jsoltero) about his company Acompli, who have just come out of stealth with their new email app that is currently in Beta. Acompli is looking to capitalize on the BYOA model through building a great User Experience around email with the ability to have enterprise administration.
Brian Katz talks with Caleb Sima (@csima) and Adam Ely (@adamely), Co-Founders of start-up Bluebox Security (@blueboxsec), about mobile security for the enterprise and the unique MIM technology and market approach they are offering.
Brian Katz talks with Sanjay Poonen (@spoonen) and John Marshall (AirWatch CEO) about VMware’s acquisition of AirWatch which was announced last week.
Brian Katz talks with Ben Haines (@bhaines0), former CIO of Pabst and current CIO of Box.net about all SaaS IT, real-life BYOD success, managing MDM and Mobile Devices and how Ben saved the Twinkie from extinction.
Brian Katz chats with Brett Belding (@bbelding), Senior Manager - Cisco IT, all about how Cisco does BYOD and about the journey to get there. They start with what the landscape of Cisco looked like in 2002 and quickly bring it up to present day. They discuss some of the challenges of going BYOD along with many of the successes.
Brian Katz chats with Nick McQuire, CEO of GEMA, about a variety of topics. They spend two thrids of the podcasts talking about Blackberry and what may happen to them and then move onto how GEMA works in enabling multnationals to move into mobile. They end with the topic of the rumored AT&T/Vodaphone tieup.
Brian chats with John Marshall, CEO of AirWatch while at the AirWatch Connect Users Conference. They talk about MDM and how it's turning into Enterprise Mobility Management. They touch on some of the general things that enterprises are asking for and looking in these all encompassing products. They hit on some of the new features announced and shown for AirWatch's new release and then talk about the future landscape of EMM.
Brian chats with Chris Hazelton (@Chris451mobile) of 451 Research and Ray Wang (@rwang0) of Constellation Research a few minutes after the Apple Announcement is over. They discuss the announcements and how they think they will effect both the consumer and the enterprise. They delve into some of the new features that are available in the 5s and whether innovation is dead in the phone slab market as well as the colors of the 5c and how the announcement of iWork going free may effect Microsoft and consumers.
Brian chats with Ben Bajarin (@benbajarin), Bob Egan (@bobegan) and Matt Rosoff (@mattrosoff) as a panel and they discuss the Microsoft buyout of Nokia Devices and Services announced early this morning. They have a wide-ranging and fun discussion that starts with whether the buyout was needed, whether it was worth how much Microsoft is offering to pay for it and goes through to what we might see next from Microsoft and in the industry.
Brian Katz chats with Rich Mogull, CEO of Securosis, about topics on mobile security. They start with how Rich’s background in physical security led to his natural progression into IT Security and then move onto mobile topics. They discuss how modern mobile OS’s tackle security in this day and age which leads to biometrics and how security needs to take usability into account.
Brian spends time talking with Dave Stafford about the Data Ingestion problem that comes with mobile. While people are still fighting about BYOD and who should own/pay for devices, there’s a problem of how you get data off of devices, especially if people use their own apps to get their work done
Brian spends time talking with Jack Madden (@jackmadden) about his new Book, “Enterprise Mobility Management: Everything you need to know about MDM, MAM, and BYOD”. They walk through the main themes of the book and how it is a great primer for anyone just getting involved with mobility today.
Brian speaks with Scott Davis (@shd_9 http://cto.vmware.com/author/scottdavis/), CTO of End User Computing at VMware. They talk about the Horizon mobile offering from VMware. From there they talk about how iOS 7 may effect some of these types of solutions for EMM. That takes a turn in to Mobile Information Management (MIM) and where the industry probably should go moving forward. Lastly, Scott addresses how he and VMware see the relationship between IT and customers effecting EMM and enablement.
Brian Katz talks with Ben Bajarin (@benbajarin) and John Kirk (@johnkirk) hours after all three attended Apple's World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote. The three of them have an open discussion on what they saw in the keynote. They talk about what the highlights for each of them were, what they thought Apple didn't talk about it and how it may position Apple in the future. The discussion ranges from new Macs and Mac OS X to iOS 7 and many of the new features present in the new mobile OS.
Brian Katz talks with Eric Cowperthwaite (@e_cowperthwaite), the CISO of Providence Health & Systems about how they approach mobility and some of the lessons he learnt as mobility was brought into the company.
Brian spends time talking with Bzur Haun and Mani Zarrehparvar from Visage Mobile and even pronounces Mani’s name correctly. They spend time talking about mobile etiquette both personally and when doing work. This leads them to talking about codifying some of these rules in mobile policy and then how you need to manage that policy. This leads to talking about some of the legal things businesses need to look out for.
Brian talks with Art King (@artkingg) from Spidercloud about small cell wireless and how it helps enterprises meet their mobile needs. Small cell wireless is a way for enterprises to solve the issue of their buildings being faraday cages and allow their employees to be productive and online at the same time.
Brian and Steve Damadeo (@sdamadeo, IT Ops Manager @ Festo) have a lively conversation about doing mobile app development. They talk through the steps that Steve’s team have taken in the last few years to develop solutions at Festo and come up with a set of lessons to be used when going through the process.
Brian and Bill Pelletier (@awpiii, http://infosectoday.blogspot.com/) spend some time talking about data categorization, security and how it relates to mobile. This stems from a series of blog posts that Brian wrote in response to Alessandro Festa’s blog posts. It’s a conversation about how you handle data within an enterprise and how it’s sometimes better to start simply rather than trying to climb the whole mountain of data access and security at once.
Brian Katz talks with Paul Madsen (@paulmadsen, Office of CTO at Ping Identity) about the challenges of identity management, accesss management, and securing mobile applications, and the associated data. They explore SSO, SAML, JSON, OAuth and other security and identity technologies that are driving mobility solutions. They also explore the challenges of application placement and how IT organizations are managing services across multiple SaaS providers.
Brian has a great discussion with Ben Bajarin (@benbajarin, Principle Analyst at Creative Strategies) talking about health and fitness and how it relates to wearable computing. They cover history, how they relate, and what will be needed to succeed in the future. Ben has a long history researching consumer technology and has spent the last few years looking at health and fitness wearables.
Brian Katz kicks off the 1st Episode of The Mobilecast by talking to Benjamin Robbins of Palador (@PaladorBenjamin) about how he spent the last year working "mobile only" and how it's transformed his thinking about his technology and usage models for knowledge workers.