IT Examiner School, Providence, RI

Defining BYOD

 Bring-Your-Own-Device  Allowing (or not forbidding) the use of personally-owned mobile devices for business purposes  Clear benefits:  Drive employee satisfaction and loyalty  Increase productivity  Improved communications, collaboration, and satisfaction  Drive revenue  Improve customer service  Reduce capital expenditures, technology, and mobile expenses

BYOD Challenges  Additional network load/decreased performance  Multiple platforms to support  Data leakage risks  User is in control  Need for management of information security, privacy, and access controls  Difficulty of running certain applications on smaller screens  Quantifying the benefits of BYOD  Compliance with industry and government regulations