BYO &CYO

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

BYO &CYO

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

The End of the IT Empire.Loss of control is hard to get used to. IT departments have been finding this out the hard way for a long time now, as first personal computers and the Internet, and now mobile devices, the general consumerization of IT and the growth of cloud-based services, have put increasing amounts of power in the hands of users.

Instinct leads many people to try and quickly reestablish control, to find new ways of reinstating the same limits imposed on users before the change. But most of the time this is a counterproductive move, and can cause demotivation and dissatisfaction among your user base, loss of productivity as employees are unable to access the information they need or use applications they are at home with, and rising costs in terms of purchasing company-approved devices and any contracts that they may need.

Do you need to worry about this? Is BYOD just a trend that will disappear?

BYO &CYO

Loss of control is hard to get used to. IT departments have been finding this out the hard way for a long time now. First it was personal computers and the Internet, now it’s mobile devices, the general consumerization of IT and the growth of cloud-based services that are putting increasing amounts of power in the hands of users. Whether the device is owned by the user (aka Bring Your Own) or owned by the corporation (aka Choose Your Own), empowered users are here to stay.

Instinct leads many people to try and quickly re-establish control, to find new ways of reinstating the same limits imposed on users before the change. But most of the time this is a counterproductive move, and can cause demotivation and dissatisfaction among your user base, loss of productivity as employees are unable to access the information they need or use applications they are at home with, and rising costs in terms of purchasing company-approved devices and any contracts that they may need.

Do you need to worry about this? Are BYO and CYO just trends that will disappear?

THE END OF THE IT EMPIRE

BYO &CYO

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

BYO &CYO

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

The End of the IT Empire.Loss of control is hard to get used to. IT departments have been finding this out the hard way for a long time now, as first personal computers and the Internet, and now mobile devices, the general consumerization of IT and the growth of cloud-based services, have put increasing amounts of power in the hands of users.

Instinct leads many people to try and quickly reestablish control, to find new ways of reinstating the same limits imposed on users before the change. But most of the time this is a counterproductive move, and can cause demotivation and dissatisfaction among your user base, loss of productivity as employees are unable to access the information they need or use applications they are at home with, and rising costs in terms of purchasing company-approved devices and any contracts that they may need.

Do you need to worry about this? Is BYOD just a trend that will disappear?

BYO &CYO

The world is becoming more mobile. 75% of the world’s population can now access a mobile phone. In the UK, smartphone ownership has reached 39% of the adult population, compared to 27% in 2011. And people will be expecting tobe able to bring these devices into work and use them.

This has serious implications for organizations - and not only in terms of the security of their own data and systems. Improvements in device capabilities and cloud services, combined with nearly ubiquitous mobile Internet access, has made mobile working not only possible, but desirable.

For people to work at their best away from the office, they need access to collaborative tools, software they are comfortable with, and the data that they need to do their jobs. They need to be able to use social media, communicate and make connections with people.

WHY BYO IS HERE TO STAY

BYO &CYO

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

BYO &CYO

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

The End of the IT Empire.Loss of control is hard to get used to. IT departments have been finding this out the hard way for a long time now, as first personal computers and the Internet, and now mobile devices, the general consumerization of IT and the growth of cloud-based services, have put increasing amounts of power in the hands of users.

Instinct leads many people to try and quickly reestablish control, to find new ways of reinstating the same limits imposed on users before the change. But most of the time this is a counterproductive move, and can cause demotivation and dissatisfaction among your user base, loss of productivity as employees are unable to access the information they need or use applications they are at home with, and rising costs in terms of purchasing company-approved devices and any contracts that they may need.

Do you need to worry about this? Is BYOD just a trend that will disappear?

BYO &CYO

When it comes to dealing with the growing use of mobiles in the workplace, just managing the issue is not enough. You need to be ahead of the curve. Be ready to accommodate users’ future needs, in terms of both usage and services.

The ability to access cloud services will become more and more in demand. Improving mobile broadband speeds mean increasing amounts of software and infrastructure will be accessible as a service. It has been predicted that within adecade, everything will be provided as a cloud service – including a device’s OS –and most devices will be essentially interchangeable.

Some recent trends in mobile OS and app development, and the design of more cloud-reliant devices, seem to suggest that such predictions will hold true. As a result, more and more data will be stored remotely, in a central location, instead of locally on the device.

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

BYO &CYO

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

BYO &CYO

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

The End of the IT Empire.Loss of control is hard to get used to. IT departments have been finding this out the hard way for a long time now, as first personal computers and the Internet, and now mobile devices, the general consumerization of IT and the growth of cloud-based services, have put increasing amounts of power in the hands of users.

Instinct leads many people to try and quickly reestablish control, to find new ways of reinstating the same limits imposed on users before the change. But most of the time this is a counterproductive move, and can cause demotivation and dissatisfaction among your user base, loss of productivity as employees are unable to access the information they need or use applications they are at home with, and rising costs in terms of purchasing company-approved devices and any contracts that they may need.

Do you need to worry about this? Is BYOD just a trend that will disappear?

BYO &CYO

The secret to a good BYOD policy isthat it isn’t really about dealing with devices – it’s about managing information. If you have the correct network architecture, new devices joining the network becomes less of a problem.

Take software-defined networking (SDN), which can make it easier to scale as new devices and services are added to the network. Software operating on multiple switches can help to manage packets across the whole network, allowing control to be centralized and meaning that policies for individual switches don’t need to be manually configured. This means that applications and information can get to the users that need them, when they need them, without overloading the network.

But getting the solution right is not all about technology. Manage the cultural changes needed by involving users and finding out their needs for a BYOD policy and be honest with them about your needs. This way you can outline right and responsibilities for users – use approved apps or risk having you device wiped if it is compromised, for example. After all, you have legitimate concerns about security and the integration of old and new systems – and your own limitations on how fast and to what extent changes can be made.

THE SOLUTION

BYO &CYO

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

BYO &CYO

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

Download whitepapers on implementing BYOD in your workplace, getting ready for the shift in people’s work/life balance, social media use in the workplace, and the trend towards providing ‘Everything as a Service’ here:

http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/campaign /mobile-enterprise/whitepapers.html

For more sharp analysis, disruptive opinions and the latest data about the workplace of the future, head over to the Future of Working blog.

The End of the IT Empire.Loss of control is hard to get used to. IT departments have been finding this out the hard way for a long time now, as first personal computers and the Internet, and now mobile devices, the general consumerization of IT and the growth of cloud-based services, have put increasing amounts of power in the hands of users.

Instinct leads many people to try and quickly reestablish control, to find new ways of reinstating the same limits imposed on users before the change. But most of the time this is a counterproductive move, and can cause demotivation and dissatisfaction among your user base, loss of productivity as employees are unable to access the information they need or use applications they are at home with, and rising costs in terms of purchasing company-approved devices and any contracts that they may need.

Do you need to worry about this? Is BYOD just a trend that will disappear?

BYO &CYO

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