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The rapid growth of mobile devices continues to redefine communication and productivity in the workplace.<\/p>\n
As a result, BYOD programs\u2014 in which employees use personal smartphones and tablets for business purposes \u2014 have increased exponentially.<\/p>\n
In fact, Gartner predicts by 2017, 50% of employers will require employees to supply their own device for work purposes (source: “Bring Your Own Device: The Facts and the Future” Gartner 2013).<\/p>\n
A further study by Juniper Research<\/a> concluded that by 2018, there will be more than one billion devices used in BYOD programs worldwide.<\/p>\n With the dramatic growth we have seen in the sales of mobile devices over the last few years, you are in a position where if you haven\u2019t implemented a BYOD policy by now you could be allowing sensitive corporate information to be shared freely outside your organisation.<\/p>\n Mobility drives productivity for CIOs and the business by increasing the number of mobile application users in the workforce.<\/p>\n Rolling out applications throughout the workforce presents a myriad of new opportunities beyond traditional mobile email and communications.<\/p>\n Applications such as time sheets, punch lists, site check-in\/check-out, and employee self-service HR applications are just a few examples that can drive increase effciency.<\/p>\n Expanding access and driving innovation will ultimately be the legacy of the Enterprise Mobility phenomenon.<\/p>\n The Gartner analyst David Willis<\/a> has said: “\u2026the business case for BYOD needs to be better evaluated. Most leaders do not understand the benefits, and only 22 percent believe they have made a strong business case.”<\/p>\n Mobile initiatives are often exploratory and may not have a clearly defined and quantifiable goals which can make IT planners uncomfortable.<\/p>\n If you are offering BYOD, take advantage of the opportunity to show the rest of the organisation the benefits it will bring to them and to the business.<\/p>\n While BYOD is occurring in companies and government\u00a0agencies of all sizes, it is most prevalent in midsize and large organisations ($500 million to $5 billion in revenue, with 2,500 to 5,000 employees).<\/p>\n BYOD seems to be the instigator of this shift and also permits smaller companies to go mobile without a huge device and service investment.<\/p>\n Adoption varies widely across the globe with companies in the United States twice as likely to allow BYOD as those in Europe, where BYOD has the lowest adoption of all the regions.<\/p>\n In contrast, employees in India, China and Brazil are most likely to be using a personal device, typically a standard mobile phone, at work.<\/p>\n In Australia, the picture is not as clear.<\/p>\n Research suggests that only 7% of us have our phones supplied by our employers, but other research suggests that \u00a079% of the firms involved did not offer any support for employees who used their own equipment.<\/p>\n This alludes to a gap between business expectations and information security.<\/p>\n With many industry experts concluding that Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) is an inevitable shift in mobile workforce management, it\u2019s critical to consider the potential impact of confidential data being left unsecured.<\/p>\n Below we will take a deep dive into the latest BYOD trends we are starting to see, as well as the shift towards Enterprise Mobility Management that is taking place.<\/p>\n Productivity, flexibility and remote working have emerged as the top three drivers of BYOD.<\/p>\n Interestingly, 66 percent of IT managers said cost savings weren\u2019t the driving factor when looking at BYOD.<\/p>\n Cost-savings were more a by-product of\u00a0a BYOD project, while productivity improvements are the core focus.<\/p>\n In fact, the introduction of activity based working has meant that giving employees the flexibility to work from anywhere is actually a key driver for companies to consider adopting a mobility strategy.<\/p>\n It really is important at the outset of any mobility project that you clearly define the goals with the business so there is no ambiguity about what you are trying to achieve.<\/p>\n Up until now there has not been a headline-grabbing security breach related to mobile devices, even though a number of CIOs were positioning BYOD as a large threat to corporate assets.<\/p>\n With BYOD now encompassing tablets and PCs which will also have access to valuable corporate data companies need to ensure that their BYOD security tools are up to scratch.<\/p>\n If you look at the below graph from Forrester<\/a>, you can see that the top concerns for companies implementing BYOD are still focused around the security element.<\/p>\n With that in mind, we expect to see the players in the MDM & EMM space to continue to invest and market their solutions around security as this is an area of concern for most customers.<\/p>\n Your company\u2019s biggest challenge will finding the right balance between ensuring your data remains safe and still provide the flexibility your employees demand.<\/p>\n Remember when your company reimbursed you for home Internet? This may be coming to an end.<\/p>\n Signs already point to BYOD going the same way, especially in areas where jobs are sparse and companies aren’t under pressure to provide perks.<\/p>\n In 2015, we might be saying goodbye to device reimbursement and monthly stipends for mobile service.<\/p>\n And if Gartner is to be believed by 2017 we may be all needing to supply our own devices for work.<\/p>\n It will be interesting to see how this plays out and whether all the costs will end up with the user or if the business will continue to pay for the business related work on their mobile devices.<\/p>\n With only 28% of organisations<\/a> having a formal policy in place around mobility in their workplace this ambiguity can lead to unhappy workers.<\/p>\n It needs to be very clear who is going to foot the bill for BYOD and companies should all have a very clear mobile use policy that is recognised throughout the organisation.<\/p>\n CIOs have worked hard to change the culture from one that put up roadblocks (the department of \u201cNo\u201d) to one that embraces change.<\/p>\n Tech leaders have made big strides, and IT saved itself from becoming irrelevant. However, there is still a lot of work to be done with Enterprise Mobility security and policy.<\/p>\n However, there is still a lot of work to be done with enterprise mobility security and policy.<\/p>\n A lot of IT departments are being dragged down the Enterprise Mobility path and then asked to make it secure after the fact.<\/p>\n If you look at the below chart from CompTIA<\/a> you can see how IT still has a number of security issues to tackle when it comes to enterprise mobility.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
These are the key trends in BYOD for 2015 and beyond<\/strong><\/h2>\n
1. Refinement of Benefits<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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2. Improved Security<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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3. Who Pays & What’s the Policy?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
4. The changing role of IT<\/strong><\/h3>\n