used with permission from HP Technology at Work
The reality of bring your own device (BYOD) is unavoidable. If your organization has yet to implement a BYOD strategy, you can take several steps to get started. But first, know that the question is no longer whether you will support mobile devices. Instead, it’s how do we secure and manage these devices in a user-friendly way?
A Forbes Insights and Google survey of U.S. business executives found that by 2016 more than half of leaders expect to use mobile devices instead of PCs as their primary business platform. By 2020, HP estimates that each professional in the workplace will use more than six mobile devices.
A well-crafted BYOD strategy can facilitate increased employee productivity and engagement in an era of mobile-first behavior that has begun to blur the lines between work demands and personal usage. As you and your team develop the appropriate strategy for your organization, realize that there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution to this endeavor.
“It is important to remember that BYOD itself is not a technology,” says Dragana Beara, Senior Solutions Marketing Manager, HP Networking Global Marketing. “It’s a behavior. The challenge that organizations currently face is deciding how to respond to this behavior and the technology solutions they need to enable that response.”
Your business is unique, and the BYOD strategy it needs to manage mobile devices should be as well.
“Mobility itself can be described as providing universal access to people, apps, and data. However, most existing networks are completely unprepared to deliver services in this way,” Beara says. “The ultimate aim of BYOD—driving productivity and engagement—can only be fully realized when the behavior is embraced and your infrastructure has been transformed to accommodate it.”
Your team should consider and resolve a series of questions that will guide your development of a BYOD strategy:
Don’t forget to audit your BYOD policy once you have implemented it. Also, we recommend you incorporate a zero-tolerance policy for noncompliance, to ensure everyone adheres to your new strategy.
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