The sheer impossibility of stopping the use of personally owned smartphones and tablets in business settings has led management and IT professionals to the rational conclusion that implementing a plan for application and data segregation is essential. To do that, there are a number of solutions that make sense and can help provide some solution to the problem. Current Analysis (PDF) has a more detailed study that is useful as well. Read more
Originally Posted by The Var Guy
If you’ve paid any attention to the computing industry in the last few years, chances are you’ve heard people discussing the trends around the consumerization of IT, including bring your own PC, or BYOPC, as well as bring your own device, or BYOD. Many people often speak of these trends interchangeably yet, while they are related, they do not mean the same thing. To make sure we’re all on the same page, let’s begin with a couple definitions. Read more
A recent IDC survey revealed that the majority of enterprises, across most global industry segments, are embracing tablets and mobile devices as a way to augment and improve their employees’ productivity.
The IDC Mobile Benchmark Study reveals what enterprises are thinking and doing about mobile device policies, tablet adoption, and the costs and practices involved with developing apps for them. Read more
Sometimes—okay, most of the time—we’re better off learning from the experiences of others. If you are faced with (or enticed by) opportunities to take advantage of tablets in the workplace, there are definitely things to learn from organizations that have jumped in early. Here’s a sampling. Read more
Originally posted by Shahin Pirooz, Computer Technology Review
BYOD sounds like a recipe for happy hour. But in today’s enterprise environment, BYOD – or bring your own device – is less than a happy occasion for the IT staff.
Executives and employees alike are purchasing their own iPhones, iPads and Android-based smartphones and tablets, and increasingly using these devices for both work and pleasure. As a result, a figurative tidal wave of employee-owned mobile devices is flooding the enterprise workspace. There are distinct benefits to employees using devices with which they’re comfortable – they improve productivity and employee satisfaction. And BYOD is enabling enterprises to reduce their mobile expenses.
Despite these advantages, allowing employees to use their personal devices can introduce a number of complexities for the enterprise IT staff. Not only does it add to the tasks of already-overburdened IT employees, but if not managed properly BYOD can introduce security concerns and require greater in-house expertise for support and management of a wider array of technology.
Remember the days when employees had no choice about their PCs and other technology tools? Once mobile devices and sleek, attractive notebooks hit the consumer market, employees started demanding comparable technology. Users complained that dated, bulky computers hurt their productivity and failed to meet all their needs. And, if they couldn’t get “cool” devices from their employers, they started bringing their own to work.
If you work in enterprise IT, this can make you crazy, as I discussed in a recent post. That’s one of the reasons I’m really looking forward to seeing how consumers and enterprises take to Microsoft Windows 8. Boasting a variety of benefits for both IT professionals and end users, Windows 8 is expected to arrive this October and bridge the divide.
How can Windows 8 help organizations address the consumerization of IT? Read more
With many private and public sector employees bringing their personal tablets into the workplace, IT leaders are scrambling to implement “bring your own device” (BYOD) policies to control security. But for most organizations, a BYOD program invites substantial risk, which can result in data breaches, costly regulatory fines and loss of customer and constituent trust.
Before you make the call on BYOD, get the facts—what the risks are, how damaging they can be and what’s at stake if your organization doesn’t get it right. Read more
