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Event Overview
Organisations of all sizes are benefiting from the growing trend for mobile working. Staff can improve their work/life balance and become more motivated, while employers benefit from their increased productivity. With sales of laptop PCs outstripping desktops for the first time, it is clear that mobility is a high priority for IT decision-makers.
But for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), there are unique challenges in implementing effective mobile technology without a big IT department. The range of products available is bewildering - laptops, handheld computers, smartphones, BlackBerrys - as is the plethora of other issues to be tackled such as wireless connectivity and IT security. And then there are the operational issues - how to support a mobile workforce, and the reliability of equipment being carried around in cars and briefcases. A lack of time, money and resources often leads to SMEs putting off mobile projects, and failing to reap the benefits on offer.
In this Computing web seminar, our panel of experts will examine the key issues around implementing mobile technology for SMEs. We will discuss how the best practice established by larger, early adopter organisations can be applied to smaller businesses, and answer your questions on making the most of mobility.
Speaker Biographies
Rob Sheppard - Marketing Manger, Intel
Rob Sheppard is the Marketing Manager for Intel’s Business PCs and Digital Office Technologies in EMEA.
Rob joined Intel in 1982 and has held various technical and marketing management roles during that time.
Most recently Rob’s team have been responsible for bringing Intel’s vPro™ and Centrino® Pro technologies to market in EMEA.
Rob has a joint honours degree in Computer Science and Electronic Engineering from the University of Birmingham, England.
He is based in the UK.
Dale Vile - Research Director, Freeform Dynamics Ltd.
Dale Vile is one of the founders of Freeform Dynamics, the analyst firm that has built its business around the concept of community based research. This innovative approach is used to harvest specific views and experiences within the broader community of business and IT professionals as a foundation for deriving more general advice and guidance on the effective application of IT in a business environment.
As an active industry analyst, Dale is a prolific writer and his views and opinions are widely published in print and online, reinforced by his extensive experience in both end-user and vendor environments. In the first part of his career, he held positions as developer, architect and project manager, delivering systems for companies such as Glaxo and Heineken. He later moved into the IT vendor community, working in various consulting, business development and management roles at Nortel Networks, SAP, JD Edwards, Oracle and Sybase.
Dale has worked as an industry analyst since the year 2000, initially with Bloor Research, and later with Quocirca, where he co-managed the initial growth of the organisation, then developed and ran the company’s core primary research business until co-founding Freeform Dynamics in 2005.
Current Areas of Focus
Application Delivery & Access, Business Intelligence
Mike Walker - Mobile Business Development Manager & Manager of the Business Development Team, Pre-Sales Technical and the Brand Team, Lenovo, UK and Ireland
In 2007, Mike moved back to a UK country role looking after the mobile platform as well as over-seeing the pre-sales technical team, brand team and the business development team. He continues to present on a one-to-one and a group session around Best Engineered, design and innovation and competition across the industry.
Mike moved into Lenovo and was the ThinkVantage TCO Consultant for EMEA, assisting customers with saving money in IT areas by utilizing best practices and various tool sets. He traveled EMEA, China and the US extensively meeting with various size companies and demonstrating the benefits of a Lenovo solution.
Mike began his career with IBM in 2000 as NetVista Brand Manager focusing primarily on commercial desktop business throughout the Corporate and SME marketplaces.
Before joining IBM, Mike worked throughout Distribution including CHS / Merisel and Computer 2000 (formerly Frontline) where he was the IBM Business Manager controlling all aspects of product and marketing activities with the complete IBM range including ThinkPads, Xseries and NetVista desktops.
He completed a BTEC National Diploma at Farnborough Technical College where he studied Business Management and Computer Studies. Following this Mike went straight into the IT industry as a broker for 2nd User RS/6000 and AS/400 machines.
He currently lives in Camberley. His hobbies include football, golf, fishing and motor sports.
Martoglio Enzo - Country Manager, SDG UK
Enzo is a veteran of the Performance Management and Business Intelligence space with over 10 years of experience.
Living in the UK from 1995, Enzo worked at Comshare UK as Sales Director for Southern Europe in ’98, run his BI consultancy and worked as CPM team leader at CODA PLC in UK.
During the last decade Enzo has been working in a combination of consulting, business development and project management responsibilities across Europe, in the mean time bagging an MBA to complement practical experience with academic studies.
Enzo is married and has three children.
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