Top 10 PC and desktop stories of 2015
Summary
Over the last few years the trend for bring your own device (BYOD) programmes – and the fact that phones are now much smarter and many people use tablets – has meant IT departments must reconsider what it means to provide desktop IT. Why offer a standard Windows desktop, when many off-the-shelf applications such as Salesforce, Workday, Concur and other SaaS products are available via a browser or a mobile app? Products such as Box and DropBox have gained wider acceptance in the enterprise and, with Office 365 integration, cloud-based storage is providing IT with a simple way to offer employees and external business partners access to documents that does not require managing a VPN and complex firewall rules. here are Computer Weeklys top 10 PC and desktop stories of 2015: Most organisations are running applications in the cloud, but IT managers are concerned they are losing control of the SaaS budget. Microsoft promises to deliver feature updates regularly – just as websites and mobile apps providers do – rather than in bulky and infrequent service packs.