Webinar: The Financial Impact of BYOD.

June 11, 2013 1 Comment

webinar-promo-cesare-garlati-byod.1280x720.1An increasing number of organizations allow employees to use personal mobile devices to connect to corporate networks and data for work – the so-called ‘Bring Your Own Device’ phenomenon. However, a recent study by Forrester Consulting reveals that only a few companies measure and understand the actual financial impact of this new IT model and that even fewer know the true costs and benefits of Consumerization of IT.

Join us on June 27th at 11:00 PDT/2:00 EDT for a live webinar with Cesare Garlati, a sought-after expert in enterprise mobility, who will review the findings of the study and discuss:

  • Key factors that compel firms to deploy BYOD programs
  • How IT organizations measure ROI of Consumerization
  • The hidden costs of BYOD and its benefits

Cesare will explain how to develop the financial framework for your BYOD initiative so that you can unlock the full business potential of the Consumerization of IT model.

You will know the bottom line at the end of this discussion!

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BYOD – Bring Your Own Device

June 25, 2012 2 Comments

Where employees once enquired about private medical cover and company cars, now they may ask to work on their own iPhone or Android. It’s a perk of the job that can boost productivity, but implement your BYOD policy incorrectly (or even pretend it’s not happening) and it could cost you dear, say our experts

Post based on my interview* with Richard Dunnett of Director Magazine

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The Battle of the Titans: What it all means for IT managers caught in the middle

June 1, 2012 2 Comments

“Adapt, accept and manage: a BYOD mantra for corporate IT”

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RIM and Apple: two firms with more contrasting current fortunes you could not wish to imagine. The once high-flying Canadian BlackBerry-maker, for so long the darling of IT managers and beloved of time-starved execs the world over, has lost its way as rivals from the consumer space start to eat into its core enterprise business. Then there’s the phenomenon that is Apple, the Cupertino giant molded into the slick, stylish consumer success story it is today by the late Steve Jobs. You’re probably as likely in many organizations to see staff using an iPhone for work as a BlackBerry today, which makes two recent announcements from the tech giants all the more interesting for what they say about the firms’ respective strategies and what it all means for IT managers caught in the middle. Read more of this post

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Consumerization Talks – Sharing the Stewardship of Mobile Data

December 27, 2011 Leave a comment

An interview with Philippe Winthrop

Managing Director
The Enterprise Mobility Foundation

 

 

 

According to Gartner, the consumerization of IT is the most significant trend affecting the IT Industry in the next ten years. As the Managing Director of The Enterprise Mobility Foundation, how would you describe the impact that this trend is having on the members of your organization?

Your IT department, like IT functions everywhere, is charged with managing corporate applications, preserving the security of your company’s lifeblood, and complying with government and industry regulations. Meanwhile, a torrent of mobile devices, neither issued nor owned by the organization, is pouring down on you. Don’t feel alone. The BYOD storm has been raging for two years, and you would be surprised how many companies are struggling to put a strategy in place to manage it. For example, an enormous bank—whose name and geography I can’t disclose—is still thinking about PIN functionality and email and calendaring, rather than application development and management. In this mobile conundrum, they and many other companies are only looking to their IT department for direction.

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Consumerization 101 – Employee Privacy Vs. Corporate Liability

December 19, 2011 1 Comment

Three pitfalls your BYOD program can’t afford to ignore.


Mary D. joined MD&M Inc. in 2009. Being an Apple enthusiast, she was quite excited to learn that the company offered an innovative BYOD program that allows employees to use their own iPhone for work. As part of the new hire package, Mary signed the acceptable use policy and was granted access to corporate email on the go.

Mary’s started having performance problems in her second year, and her manager put her on notice. After six months, Mary was terminated. When her manager clicked the ‘terminate’ button within the company’s HR system, a series of automated tasks were initiated, including the remote wipe of all information on Mary’s iPhone.

As it turned out, Mary had been performing poorly because her son John was dying of cancer. Just a few weeks before Mary was terminated, her husband took a picture of her and his son using Mary’s iPhone. It was the last photo Mary had of her son, and MD&M Inc. unknowingly destroyed it. Mary sued the company for damages.

Just how much is the last photo of a mother and son worth? Attorneys and expert witnesses sought to answer that question. They arrived at $5 million.

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Talking with the first Director of Consumerization

September 28, 2011 Leave a comment

My interview with Dan Raywood, Online News Editor, SC Magazine.

http://www.scmagazineuk.com/talking-with-the-first-senior-director-of-consumerisation/article/212901/

Talking with the first senior director of consumerisation
Dan Raywood – SC Magazine
September 27 2011

It is almost a year since I was told that 2011 would be the year of consumerisation, and I recently met one executive who has been gifted with managing the challenge.

Ever since I was introduced to the concept of the ‘consumerisation of IT’ (to give it its full title), I have been given opinion, perspective, research and solutions to address and mitigate the problem.

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