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In this episode, we talk with Rudy Ooms. He is a Microsoft MVP and he has been working for Deltacom for 22 years as a Cloud Architect. He is also the owner of Call4Cloud. He does a lot of blogging and he might be the Intune engineering team’s worst enemy. We discuss endpoint security and device management with Intune. Rudy shares insights from his experience debugging Intune and finding bugs to report to Microsoft. We cover topics like Windows LAPS, Endpoint Privilege Management, declarative device management using desired state configuration, and services like MMPC that are improving how devices can be managed without requiring Azure AD join. We also dive into the future direction of Intune and related tools for securely managing devices in hybrid and cloud environments.

About this episode, and Rudy Ooms in particular: you can find Rudy on X @Mister_MDM & Reddit. Read all his interesting blogs and more on his website Call4Cloud. 

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With methods of professional communication constantly evolving, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently revised its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs to address how prosecutors should evaluate the ways that companies are accounting for these developing risks. Corporate policies and procedures must keep pace with these changes as professional communication shifts to personal devices and messaging platforms.

White Collar + Government Investigations Partners Abbey Hazlett and Megan Rahman, eMerge Managing Partner Alison Grounds, and eMerge Managing Director of Technology Chris Haley discuss the realities of conducting business in 2023. They will look at how regulators respond to the increased use of alternative means of communicating in the business context and some of the key considerations for companies subject to their scrutiny. Their discussion includes an overview of the DOJ's updated guidance and current regulatory landscape, perspectives on the compliance risks associated with electronic communication, bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, records retention, preservation and collection, and best practices for training and compliance programs.

Welcome to Frontline Questions, a bi-weekly segment in which JD answers the most popular questions we receive from The 80 Percent listeners.

Today's question is ...

How do we implement BYOD on the frontline?

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Welcome to Frontline Questions, a bi-weekly segment in which JD answers the most popular questions we receive from The 80 Percent listeners.

Today's question is ...

What role does communication play in frontline training?

Learn more about the importance of communication and shared knowledge as part of the Modern Learning Ecosystem Framework.

Send your frontline question to podcast@axonify.com so JD can answer it on a future episode.

Download The Ultimate Guide to Frontline Training for more tips on how you can provide right-fit support to your frontline teams, including how you can improve your communication tactics.

The 80 Percent is brought to you by Axonify. To learn how you can provide communication and training to your frontline workforce that actually works, visit axonify.com.

Join the #FrontlineForward effort by visiting axonify.com/frontlineforward to access free training content, download the 2020 State of Frontline Employee Training Report and subscribe for updates.

SaaS is becoming messy. Companies tend to hoard them involuntarily just because they're cheap and easy to sign up for, so it's easy to subscribe and forget.

Have we reached the point of SaaS fatigue? Difficult to say, as there are several actors within companies signing up for SaaS, so we might not know everything we signed up for unless we're in the finance department and audit them thoroughly.

In fact, as a company, we also need to control not only what we sign up for, but what our team uses individually. Sometimes SaaS infiltrates companies through individual B2C usage, like it happened with Dropbox many years ago, or Mailtrack in sales teams.

Brad van Leeuwen, COO and co-founder of Cledara, a SaaS that helps businesses to manage all of their SaaS subscriptions, explains in this episode how to keep expenses under control, how to control accesses and regulate governance within companies and most importantly, how to pronounce his surname.

We also learnt how to build SaaS by asking feedback to your clients and keeping a healthy balance between all clients' requests and your own roadmap in a sensible way.

🎬 You can watch the video of this episode on the Life on Mars podcast website: https://podcast.marsbased.com/

What trends have you seen in eCOA in 2019?

There’s been a shift in the regulatory landscape over the past year, shaped by an ongoing effort since the launch of 21st Century Cures Act to update patient-centered outcomes. The FDA has also taken on the task of updating guidance to industry published in 2009 on the use of PROs, culminating in the drafting of a fourth new guidance. In early 2020, we can expect to see a new draft guidance reflecting not only updates to technology over the last 10 years, but the clinical research industry’s commitment to finding out how patients feel and function, not just looking at additional life years.

What do you think the future looks like?

Although BYOD isn’t a new idea, the perspectives on it are evolving industry-wide. In the case of ERT, we typically provision devices, but are leading the way by providing multiple avenues to collect patient reported outcomes, including provisioned devices, web portals, and cell phone apps on the patient’s own devices. It’s clear that this method of data collection is now acceptable in the industry. The most interesting aspect is a new trend of multi-modal data collection. This presents some new challenges, but the industry is poised to overcome them and ultimately making it easier for patients to participate in clinical trials.

Introduction [00:45]

Ken Faulkner and Katarina Krosback explore the potential benefits and pitfalls of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in eCOA clinical trials, as well as the current regulatory perspective. In this episode we discuss the future hold of BYOD, the value of patients using their own devices and the technology needed for BYOD trials.

What does “BYOD” mean in the context of a clinical trial? [03:33]

In BYOD, or bring your own device, the patient uses their own cell phone to complete their reports. This simplifies the process for patients, who are already very familiar with using their cell phones to complete a number of tasks, and makes it easier for them to remember to participate. BYOD has not yet extended to devices other than cell phones.

What are the benefits of a BYOD trial? [05:05]

There are two main benefits of BYOD: familiarity and simplicity. Because patients are already familiar with the device and carry it around constantly, it’s much easier to encourage them to be compliant. BYOD is typically app-based, something most patients will know how to navigate.

What are some of the potential pitfalls of BYOD?[6:22]

It’s important to note that there are many factors that need to be considered in order to successfully implement BYOD, including complexity, frequency of recordings, data volume, and patient location. These factors, and others, can have a large impact on a study’s budget. Additionally, sponsors should have a back-up phone provision plan in case patients don’t want to use their own devices.

Has the volume of phone options available been a pitfall in implementing BYOD?[09:24]

Although there are a number of devices available on the market, most patients generally have one of a few different types of phones and/or software. This has made implementing BYOD a simpler process. However, the app’s compatibility with a number of systems should be assessed before moving ahead with BYOD in a study.

What’s the currently regulatory perspective on BYOD?[10:21]

Because BYOD is a fairly new concept, regulatory bodies have not yet formed a final opinion on its use in clinical trials. However, regardless of what device is used or how data is collected, a trial that uses BYOD must also adhere to all existing regulations, just like any other trial. Experts anticipate that there may be more regulatory oversight on BYOD in studies where PROs are a primary efficacy endpoint.

What impact will BYOD have on the industry?[11:29]

BYOD is not a shortcut, but rather a simpler approach to collecting data in a trial. Sponsors and study teams will still need to follow their typical set-up and training processes. Industry-wide discussions will need to take place, however, in order to address BYOD’s impact.

What’s the future of BYOD?[12:54]

BYOD is here to stay, but it should only be implemented in a trial after the cost and benefit aspects have been evaluated. Sponsors need to ensure that they’re choosing the right trials in order to use BYOD effectively. Advances in technology may also make BYOD more effective in the future. An ongoing dialogue with regulatory bodies as these changes unfold will be necessary.

• Sorg is sharing his experiences filming SAE's AutoDrive as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Chilla is sharing his Surface headphones as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Bobby is sharing the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• We're talking about an update in iMovie to include green screen capabilities and picture-in-picture.
• We're checking out some updates on Be My Eyes (which we checked out a little bit ago).
• Chilla is talking some cloud with iCloud and xCloud updates.
• Amazon is building scale models to help train their little drones learn.

• Sorg is sharing his experiences filming SAE's AutoDrive as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Chilla is sharing his Surface headphones as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Bobby is sharing the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• We're talking about an update in iMovie to include green screen capabilities and picture-in-picture.
• We're checking out some updates on Be My Eyes (which we checked out a little bit ago).
• Chilla is talking some cloud with iCloud and xCloud updates.
• Amazon is building scale models to help train their little drones learn.

Southwest Airlines is the latest in a growing list of publicly traded companies appearing to stretch the truth in their comments to the press about #PaxEx improvements. The carrier recently revealed a new seat for its new 737NGs and 737 MAXs but the seat doesn’t seem to live up to prior claims about being wider. John has observed this story play out since the initial announcement at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. He explains why he's very concerned over Southwest's obfuscation. Southwest is not alone in its PR shenanigans. During the recent APEX Expo in Portland, Oregon, defense contractor BAE Systems also played loose with its message to press. Co-host Mary Kirby details what transpired when BAE made the claim that it had received clearance from two Hollywood studios - including one of the 'big six' major studios - to stream early window movie content to passengers' own devices. Are we in new media territory, where corporations are not held to their word by the press?

Next, it would be hard not to miss the recent news that Airbus has filed a patent for a ‘flying bunk bed’; in fact virtually every major media title has covered the story. But this application follows a long litany of wacky patent applications for aircraft seats. In this episode, we discuss the viability of the design, how the patent process is being used for publicity, and how Airbus' application is in fact part of a broader Intellectual Property strategy being pursued by aircraft airframers and seatmakers. John also makes the case for why the click-bait articles about these patent applications are creating a harmful narrative that feeds into the notion that airlines and airframers don't care about economy class passengers.

And last but not least, we’d like to talk to John about his recent trip to Iceland, where he uncovered a compelling story about how Icelandair is using sensors and connectivity to put itself on the forefront of weather forecasting. We look at how the IoT of aviation is actually becoming a reality. And John shares a report about his overall travel experience in the gorgeous country of Iceland.

In this episode we discuss Airbus’ decision to re-certify its A320 to accommodate nine more seats for a total 189-seats, and how this development – which will be accomplished by adding wider evacuation slides – is driving fresh conversation about slim seats and seat pitch. French manufacturer Expliseat, for instance, believes its super-light titanium/composite seat would suit operators of higher-capacity A320s, and has suggested that some carriers might consider a mixture of seats pitched at 27 inches and 28 inches.

We also chat with Green about what the future holds for inflight entertainment. The operative word here is “choice”. Says Green, “In terms of how the content is provided, we have to meet the desire for individual choice and an expectation to manage your own experience. So that includes delivery to personal devices, not just through seat-back screen.” Thales is laying the groundwork to allow passengers to manage their own experience in how and when they consume the content.

Passenger choice is certainly a theme of this episode, which is sponsored by the APEX-backed Passenger Choice Awards (PCAs), a unique awards system that allow travelers to rate every aspect of the passenger experience (#PaxEx), and gives them a way to recognize when airlines get it right and when there is room for improvement. The deadline to participate for 2014 is 30 June, so if you haven’t done so already, be sure to cast your vote! For airlines, the awards is beneficial as well, because APEX shares the data with its airline member so that they know what areas to improve, reveals Green.