Rob Enderle

I’m at the Dell Analyst event this week, and it is opening with a talk by Michael Dell. I’ll attempt to capture what he is conveying to this audience of folks, many of whom specialize in covering Dell and most who cover separate technology areas that Dell covers. Michael Dell is one of the few […]

I’ve been thinking a lot about the Yahoo-Tumblr acquisition. Unfortunately, I’ve been through and observed a rather impressive number of painful acquisitions and mergers over the years. About 80 to 90 percent fail outright or fail to meet the expectations that justified the purchase. But that is a worry on the acquiring side; on the […]

It is official: Yahoo is going to buy Tumblr, and I don’t think this will end well. The reason why good turnaround CEOs are so rare is that it takes a very unique skill set. You have to be willing to take huge risks and high stress over a long period of time. You have […]

A few weeks back, I was at a retreat made up of a bunch of handpicked influencers, all of whom had one common goal: We wanted to change the world (preferably for the better). While the group was better than 90 percent white guys, there were a number of women who really wanted us to […]

What BlackBerry 10 Means for the Enterprise This week I’m at BlackBerry Live, formally known as BlackBerry World. A year ago at this same event, a lot of folks thought it was the swan song for the company. They clearly were wrong. This is one of the largest events of its type so far this […]

I’m wrapping up at EMC World today and I’ve enjoyed a variety of talks and one-on-one meetings. What hits me as I ramp out of the show is how many impressive and unique best practices are showcased at this event this year. I can’t recall another event or another company that has showcased this amount […]

I go to a lot of events and attend a number of CEO keynotes. This week, I’m at EMC World listening to Joe Tucci’s keynote. Recently, I learned, again (apparently I’m a slow learner), that when a CEO asks you how they are doing, the only right answer is “Great.”   This happens a lot with […]

Ten Mistakes You Should Never Make When Starting a New Job I was really worried about Intel’s CEO selection. The only external candidate who could likely do a good job at the company, given its unique culture, was Pat Gelsinger. However, he is quite content running VMware and has been far removed from microprocessors for […]

What Can Augmented Reality Do? When I was growing up, I was a fan of the old “Thundercats” cartoon. In it, the main character would pull up his sword, look through the hilt (kind of silly, thinking back) and say something like, “Give me sight beyond sight,” which really made no real sense to see […]

Eight Trends That Are Changing Network Security McAfee, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel, is starting to showcase the benefits of the relationship with its parent and, in the process, creating one heck of a scary story. What makes this story particularly scary is that the risks it is highlighting are real and that there […]

A Closer Look at Windows 8 Security We’ve had a bit of a hiatus, largely thanks to Windows Vista, off the regular cadence of eliminating old desktop operating systems, but much like other things that are kept beyond their prime, Windows XP has now passed its “use by” date and next year most support will […]

What BlackBerry 10 Means for the Enterprise I participate heavily in the Jaguar Forum, largely because by doing so I can find out all kinds of new and creative ways to spend tons of money and fill up my weekend with car projects. Well, that’s not really fair; I actually enjoy the social aspects and […]