The Consumerization of IT and BYOD Guide
BYOD (Bring You Own Device) promises many benefits such as greater innovation, better work-life balance and improved productivity, but it also increases pressure on IT to manage and secure devices and data. Keep up on the latest consumerization of IT news and research on CIO.com.
Wed, May 15, 2013
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The concept of bring your own device BYOD is a growing trend for business IT. There are a variety of benefits to allowing users to supply their own PC and mobile devices, but there are also some concerns. Make sure you understand both in order to embrace BYOD with confidence.
Learn how to take control of and benefit from the bring-your-own-devices (BYOD) phenomenon--without losing corporate data. This free, downloadable special edition describes what your BYOD policy should cover and outlines the risks you need to manage.
How to Craft the Best BYOD
Policy
What is a good BYOD policy? Step one is to clarify the rights of both company and employee and state upfront what's business and what's
personal. But there's a lot more to it. In this interview with a technology transactions lawyer, CIO.com explores the do's and don'ts of BYOD
policies.
Will BYOD lead to a rash of lawsuits from employees who feel violated? Or maybe a headline-grabbing, class-action lawsuit? Your company better make sure it has an explicit terms-of-use BYOD agreement. Here are ways companies can protect themselves.
While smartphones and tablets have stirred the bring-your-own-device crowd to action lately, employees have been bringing their own tech gadgets to work for years. Here's a look at some of the coolest BYOD tech, past and present.
Mandatory BYOD Heading Your
Way
To land or keep a job people may soon be forced to buy a personal smartphone, sign away some of their privacy rights and use the phone for
work. It's called a BYOD mandate and, according to research firm Gartner, you better get ready for it.
BYOD guidelines are just being defined, but one warning must rise above the din: never, ever, try to gain unauthorized access to an employee's private social networking site.
Which Workers Are the Best Fit for
BYOD?
From the always-on salesperson to the clock-punching hourly worker, companies will need to weigh the pros and cons of including each
worker type in a BYOD program.
VMware and Verizon Tackle BYOD with Dual Persona Phones
VMware has partnered with Verizon to offer dual persona smartphones for Verizon enterprise customers. It's currently available on two
Android-based phones, but more Android devices and iOS support are expected soon.
Bring Your Own Device programs promise to remove the cost of smartphones from a company's balance sheet. But most companies transitioning from company-issued smartphones to BYOD aren't even breaking even. Here's a breakdown on BYOD's hidden costs and some tips from those in the trenches on how to make BYOD work for your business.
Infographic: BYOD's Meteoric
Rise
The BYOD (bring your own device) movement hit a full sprint in 2012 and the following infographic puts BYOD data in colorful perspective. But is
a BYOD reality check coming in 2013?
BYOD to Change the Face of IT in
2013
The influx of younger workers and BYOD programs in 2013 will continue to shake up IT departments, according to new research reports. Should CIOs shift to a device-neutral service model?
Why the Midmarket Is Overlooking Benefits of BYOD
BYOD has the potential in the midmarket to empower smaller workforces. If mishandled with loose rules and complex legalese, though, BYOD
can lead to increased feelings of isolation. Here's how the midmarket can make BYOD work for them.
BYOD Gets Messy with AT&T
Class Action Lawsuit
With a BYOD twist, AT&T agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for overcharging corporate customers for almost seven years. But like most
things involving BYOD, this gets complicated.
Where's the BYOD Payoff?
Companies may be bleeding corporate dollars in the name of BYOD productivity gains that don't really exist, says Nucleus Research.
It's a good bet you don't know how much your company is spending on all those "Bring Your Own Device" smartphones and tablets. Even worse, it's probably too much, says a mobility management expert.
Windows 7, iOS, BYOD
Redefine Enterprise OS Landscape
Led by Windows 7, Microsoft's operating systems still control the enterprise, but the software giant's days of dominance are waning. As a
recent Forrester report highlights, mobile devices and BYOD have made the state of enterprise operating systems far more complex.
Infographic: BYOD's Dirty Little
Secret
Are your employees taking liberties with their BYOD expense reporting?
As more companies adopt a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) approach to mobile, many are getting caught by hidden costs. But virtualization titan VMware has bucked that trend. VMware CIO Mark Egan explains how his company accomplished its feat.
IT Decision-Makers Say Embrace BYOD or Be Left Behind
In a global survey of technology leaders, Dell Quest Software reports that companies that adopt a user-centric approach to BYOD tend to reap
the most benefits and suffer the fewest setbacks and challenges.
How a Big Financial Services Firm Faced BYOD iPads
With BYOD iPad security under control, financial services firm Blackstone looks toward tough challenges ahead, including the possibility of
company-owned iPads and opening up its BYOD program to Android and Windows 8 devices.
Dell Software CIO Says BYOD Is Not About Devices
For Dell Software CIO Carol Fawcett, "BYOD" is not about being an expert on every mobile device in the world; it's about giving workers secure
access to the apps and data they need on whatever device they are using. Fawcett reveals more BYOD tips in this CIO.com Q&A.
Can BYOD Bury the Hatchet Between IT and Business?
BYOD can wreak havoc on the tenuous relationship between IT and the business. But networking giant Cisco, which has a sophisticated BYOD
plan for employees, is hoping more reasonable BYOD policies that permit personal cloud services will help bridge the gap.
An information security officer recommends adding procedures for decommissioning devices to your BYOD policy before your BYOD employees upgrade to the latest smartphones and tablets this holiday season.
If you haven't developed a corporate Bring Your Own Device policy, or if the one you have is out of date, these tips will help you address device security, IT service, application use and other key components of an effective BYOD policy.
At CITE Forum, Noah Broadwater, CTO of Sesame Workshop, explains how his IT organization learned to stop being gatekeepers and instead be partners and advocates for the business.
CIO.com Senior Editor Al Sacco sat down with Research In Motion (RIM) CIO Robin Bienfait at CTIA's MobileCon 2012 conference to talk about RIM's future, business continuity, mobile security, BYOD, the modern CIO role and what it means to be a woman in a role dominated by men.
CIO magazine publisher emeritus Gary Beach sees reasons that a popular BYOD policy will be unsustainable for companies. Some IT execs are already switching to providing company-provided consumer devices. Will you be next?
Mobile technology and BYOD give companies Orwellian power, testing the relationship between employers and employees. So far, there's a severe lack of trust that is impeding BYOD progress, says a new survey.
BYOD and Smartphones: Ingram Micro Goes Global
After crafting a voluntary global BYOD smartphone policy, Ingram Micro sees a spike in adoption, including a new U.S. mandate.
The newest wave of workers, known as Millennials, are demanding technology freedom and a blurring of the work-life line through social media and personal mobile devices. Here's how CIOs can give Millennials what they want without relinquishing control.
Electronic Arts Embraces BYOD, Consumerization of IT and Cloud
Faced with a market edging away from console games and toward casual, interrupt-driven games, Electronic Arts believes it's adapt-or-die time.
EA CIO Mark Tonnesen came on board six months ago to enable the video game giant's digital transformation. He sits down for a chat about IT
transformation, BYOD and consumerization of IT with CIO.com's Thor Olavsrud.
When it comes to post-PC computing, Apple's iPad has taken a commanding lead in the enterprise. However, will the security, networking and management features of Microsoft's Windows 8, slated for release next month, help Microsoft tablets take a bite out of Apple in the enterprise?
BYOD: What Can We Learn from China?
U.S. employees may never be as accepting as the Chinese about BYOD's potential privacy violations, but American companies can still learn a lot
about effective BYOD from China, namely, better educating workers about security.
BYOD Security Demands Mobile Data Protection Strategy
As federal agencies develop strategies for an increasingly mobile workforce, the traditional methods of securing a desktop environment have to
evolve to account for the growing crop of wireless devices in use. Symantec vice president of public sector urges federal CIOs to embrace
BYOD, but to update their security posture to also focus on files and applications.
When BYOD Is a Productivity Killer
BYOD programs are designed to increase productivity, but that's not the case when employees take BYOD phones on international vacations
and never check in on work because the company won't pay roaming charges on a non-corporate phone.
Dell, EMC, Cisco Tackle BYOD With Desktop Virtualization
As the Bring Your Own Device trend gains traction, Dell and EMC/Cisco are taking different approaches to desktop virtualization. Generally, Dell
aims for PC users in the midmarket, while the EMC/Cisco partnership may work better for enterprises that have to consider the iPad. Both tacks
are worth a look, though.
Three BYOD Approaches -- and the Budget Impact
Love it or hate it, BYOD is likely already affecting security, network performance and your budget (it can drive up costs by more than a third,
according to some researchers). Here are three approaches to address these challenges.
IT organizations are justifiably concerned about the security risks inherent in bringing your own device (BYOD). Many are turning to mobile device management (MDM) products and services to address the problem. But a number of mobile security vendors believe organizations are focusing the device when they should be focusing on the data.
BYOD Security Concerns: Does IT Protest Too Much?
Mobile security concerns about bring-your-own devices are overblown, says an IT security expert in this CIO.com Q&A.
Consumerization of IT: The Next E-
Commerce?
Eventually the consumerization of IT movement will go the way of e-commerce and just be something everybody has.
Cisco Cius Death Another
Affirmation of BYOD
BYOD has killed the Cisco's Cius tablet, putting the final nails in the coffin of the "enterprise-only" mobile device.
Will Windows 8 Be the Client OS That IT Loves Best?
Speakers at Microsoft TechEd touted the virtues of the upcoming Windows 8. No surprise there except the speakers were using Windows 8
on tablets, with nary a desktop in sight. Will the strength of Windows 8 on tablets finally get IT and end users on the same BYOD page?
With the popularity of smartphones and tablets among workers, IT departments are trying to accommodate the influx of consumer tech -- and manufacturers are trying to help. Here are some consumer devices that have been tweaked for the enterprise -- and the software that's being used.
BYOD: Time to Adjust Your Privacy Expectations
Employees who want to use their smartphones and tablets for work better be prepared to sign on IT's dotted line and essentially give away their
privacy rights.
Freedom of choice when it comes to technology decisions has traditionally ended at the doors of the enterprise, where IT tells you what hardware and software you can use. But BYOD and consumerization of IT may be the new Glasnost.
A simple smartphone number can be an incredibly important corporate asset, but companies will have to give it up in a BYOD scenario.
The rapid-fire spread of mobile devices being used by enterprise employees can be a huge boon for businesses in productivity and customer service gains, but those advantages don't come without a price.
In a BYOD World, Is IT Redundant?
Reports of the death of IT departments in the Bring Your Own Device era have been exaggerated. However, if IT doesn't accept its new role
one that's focused less on individual user support and more on setting policies then it might be time to write the obituary.
BYOD Empowers the Free Agent
Consumer tech frees employees from the old lie of corporate loyalty rewarded.
Managing devices in a BYOD environment is no mean feat, and the right mobile device management (MDM) product can be a key component in making it work. Here are 10 leading MDM products on the market today.
CIO Challenge with BYOD: Don't Fall Down the Rabbit Hole
A recent slew of surveys about the bring your own device trend portray a topsy-turvy computing world shaping up in the enterprise. The CIO's
ultimate challenge is to prevent the very real world of BYOD from becoming surreal.
Cloud, BYOD Increases Need for Automated IAM Systems
As traditional security concepts of perimeter and end-point defense break down as a result of the proliferation of cloud services and the BYOD
phenomenon, enterprises are increasingly feeling the need for greater control over access to applications. That's where automated identity and
access management comes in.
From social networks to seven-digit savings to employee angst, VMware's internal BYOD program for smartphones has it all. Now the company is looking to expand BYOD to laptops and tablets.
VMware Envisions Virtualization in Post-PC, BYOD Era
VMware wasn't just looking to save money when it launched a BYOD plan with the mandate that all of its U.S. employees use their personal
mobile phones for work. It was taking a crash-course that would help shape its vision of post-PC era computing.
Does BYOD put your company in murky legal water? You bet. Employees need protections, too.
Are BYOD Workers More Productive?
Most people prefer using their personal smartphone or tablet for work than a company-issued one. Does this mean their productivity will
increase? Probably, says Aberdeen Group.
Can Nvidia's Kepler Processor Revolutionize Virtual Desktop Hosting?
Nvidia recently demoed its long-awaited Kepler graphics processor with no less than a simulation of two galaxies colliding. On a practical level,
though, the technology could answer many questions about virtual desktop hosting and, in the process, fill glaring holes in BYOD policies.
BYOD Myths: Cost Savings,
Productivity Gains, Less Headaches
Mobi Wireless Management's Brandon Hampton advises Fortune 100 companies transitioning from corporate-owned devices to bring-your-own
devices, or BYOD and in this Q&A with CIO.com you'll be surprised at what he tells them.
Mobile BYOD will cost you about 33 percent more than a company-owned mobile device approach, says Aberdeen Group. Here are five hidden costs.
The BYOD Troubleshoot: Security and
Cost-Savings
Bring-your-own-device, or BYOD, programs in the enterprise can liberate employees and trim the bottom line. But it also brings hidden costs and
security risks to a corporate network. Here's what enterprise IT is doing to secure personal devices and maximize the ROI potential of the BYOD
movement.
Cartoon: Consumerization of IT Gets
Comical
Hey IT, don't let vendors pass you by.
BYOD: Making Sense of the
Work-Personal Device Blur
he bring-your-own-device trend intersects the lines of personal and work lives, stirring up a mess of problems for enterprise IT leaders, from
dealing with lost devices to keeping corporate data out of consumer cloud services.
Enterprises may see cost savings as employees pay for their own devices in the brave new BYOD world, but that doesn't mean a free lunch for IT. This emerging trend only increases the pressure on IT to manage and secure devices and data.
Enterprise app stores are an emerging trend following on the heels of the BYOD movement. But there's a method to the madness. Here are expert tips for building the perfect app distribution store for your business.
5 Reasons Why CIOs Can't Ignore Consumerization of IT
Social media's emergence as a key business app is just one of the trends that have led to a point of no return on consumer IT. Dell's Paul D'Arcy
explains -- and shares how CIOs can plan for and benefit from the consumerization of IT.
IBM CIO Discusses Big Blue's BYOD
Strategy
IBM CIO Jeanette Horan has plenty of IT projects and systems to worry about, but perhaps one of the most pressing and timely is Big Blue's
ongoing BYOD (bring your own device) rollout, which is aimed at including all of the company's 440,000 employees over time.
Windows RT
May Be Microsoft's Answer to Apple and Google in the BYOD Game
CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle says enterprises won't rush to roll out Windows 8. However, they may see the new OS in the form of Windows
RT, the ARM version that combines the snazzy UI that users like with management and security controls that IT likes. In other words, Microsoft
may finally make a foray into BYOD endeavors.
Three Ways BYOD Changes Company
Architecture
The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend is really taking root among companies everywhere. It's a trend that has challenged IT departments to
change the way they think about enterprise IT. I spoke to three companies that have found unique solutions in managing the BYOD trend
without compromising the user experience.
How BYOD Will Affect Your Staffing
Consumerization of IT has rocked the usual mode of operation for many IT departments. Because technical knowledge doesn't reside solely
with the IT department, processes are being developed to connect IT and other departments. New job positions are being created to handle
the opportunities and challenges that this trend brings. Following are three new titles we're seeing pop up in companies everywhere due to the
consumerization of IT movement.
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