Bring
your own device (BOYD) is a new concept whereby employers
permit their employees to bring personally owned mobile
devices (laptops, tablets & smart phones) to work and use
them on the company's network to access resources and
perform work.
This is
a trend is gaining momentum.
In India70% of of smart phone
owners who are professionals use their personal devices to
access corporate date.
Three
things are driving BYOD, the simplicity of use and the
availability of content.
According to a CISCO survey overall, BYOD tends to be a more
popular trend in Asia, Latin America and the U.S., while
Europe tends to be more restrictive toward it. 95% of
organizations allow employee-owned devices in some way,
shape or form in the workplace. The U.S. is the overall
leader in BYOD adoption and policy, but it shares first
place with India in desktop virtualization. 69% of IT
leaders globally think the benefits of BYOD are positive
The implementation of BYOD requires the use of
BYOD management tools and having a
BYOD Plan.
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