Are You Ready to BYOD?
reprinted with permission from the HP Technology at Work
As business becomes more mobile, tablets and smartphones are taking an active role in the technology shift. BYOD (bring your own device), where employees use their personal devices to complete work tasks, is becoming common practice—sometimes sanctioned and sometimes under-the-radar. It’s inevitable that people will want to consolidate devices and make work as easy as possible, but can a tablet or smartphone really be used as your primary computing tool?
For workers who need to be on-the-go, smartphones and tablets can truly increase your overall efficiency. Employee productivity increases, and so do budgets. But before you can reap these benefits, there are some risks and considerations to recognize, especially when employees are using their own smartphones and tablets, instead of ones provided by your IT team:
By making employees aware of these issues, you’re already helping your business. Some ways you can centrally mitigate these risks are:
Tablets like the HP Slate 2 and HP EliteBook Tablet have more to offer than just stunning visuals:
If you feel the rewards of using a tablet or smartphone for business outweighs the risks, you have plenty of company. Technology is moving forward at a quick pace, and mobile computing devices are the next phase. In order to make the right decision, you must first understand all the information about BYOD—and then work out a plan that ensures your mobile workers are still practicing safe computing, even when they’re on the go.
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