{"id":5323,"date":"2014-12-01T10:05:10","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T23:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macquarietelecom.com\/?p=5323"},"modified":"2023-03-01T16:41:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T05:41:13","slug":"byod-how-to-safely-manage-mobile-devices-in-your-organisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macquarietechnologygroup.com\/news\/byod-how-to-safely-manage-mobile-devices-in-your-organisation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Safely Manage Mobile Devices in Your Organisation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authored by Iynky Maheswaran, Head of Mobility\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Iynky Maheswaran, Head of Mobility – Macquarie Telecom<\/p><\/div>\n

Technology has become a permanent staple in everyday living. The lines of work and personal life have become blurred, with employers allowing or requiring employee devices to be used for business purposes. As the shift toward employee empowerment becomes more of a necessity rather than an option, knowing what a BYOD program is and how it can help your company is important.<\/p>\n

Why a BYOD program?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Companies have a number of reasons why this would work for their organisation, but some of the main reasons are: increased productivity, lower IT costs and spending, lower security risks, work flexibility and enhanced work environment.<\/p>\n

Although this can save your company a lot of money, there are a number of protocols that should be in place to have an effective BYOD program. Without a strong infrastructure, company files, client information and internal protocols can quickly become compromised. Here are a few key steps in managing mobile devices within your organisation:<\/p>\n

STRATEGY IS KEY<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Having a BYOD strategy in place will help explore innovative ways to enhance productivity. A sound business case and goal statement should clearly outline why this makes good business sense and how it can help the company move forward. The strategy should have input from all the stakeholders within the organisation. Creating a cross-business mobility group will address every scenario and need to establish key benchmarks for organisational success.<\/p>\n

DEVELOP A SUPPORT AND OPERATIONS MODEL<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The mobility group\u2019s scenarios should serve as a blueprint for the creation of a support and operations model. This model should identify and quantify costs and benefits, address hidden costs such as increased data bills and support expansion, and outline potential advantages such as increased recruiting success rates with younger employees to help solidify the strategy for BYOD.<\/p>\n

ANALYSE THE RISK<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In every new implementation, there is a certain amount of risk. Ask yourself the following questions:<\/p>\n