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Welcome to the Bring Your Own Device channel! Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a popular trend that comes with the dominance of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, and refers to employees using their own devices for business use. Two factors driving BYOD are companies wanting to reduce complexity and cost of managing mobility and employees wanting to use the most popular devices they use as consumers. Tune in to the Bring Your Own Device channel for industry news and updates on reducing the costs of supporting mobile workers, maintaining control over all enterprise devices, increasing overall productivity and providing employees with policy management that encourages efficiency and fulfillment.

Employee Devices Used in an Office Context
Mobile devices have allowed for much advancement in the field of personal communication, and now those benefits are being transferred to a work environment, as many workplaces are being aided greatly by the introduction of BYOD (bring your own device) protocols to help shave IT costs and allow for more efficient connectivity. This often makes for a more productive and satisfied workplace.

6/19/2013

iOS 7 Delivers Enterprise Delights
Apple recently unveiled the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 7, and some of its largest upgrades should come in the form of enhancements for business.

6/18/2013

Ovum Reveals 70 Percent of Employees apply BYOD without IT Consent
While most companies see bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies as being part of their organization, it has not been fully adopted. Companies around the world are evaluating the security risks against many of the benefits BYOD provides. A new survey by Ovum has revealed, 70 percent of the 4,371 employees it surveyed have implemented their own BYOD policy without informing the IT department, and in some cases, while there was a clear ban on personal devices.

6/12/2013

Gartner Reports Global Security Market to Exceed $67 billion by 2013
The worldwide security market is likely to reach $67.2 billion in 2013, a rise of 8.7 per cent from 2012 levels, and is expected to go more than $86 billion in 2016, according to the latest statement from Gartner, the information technology research and advisory company.

6/12/2013

Bring Your Own Mobile Device to an IT Office
Mobile devices are becoming a factor in the world. Education, government, household, and business users are attracted to the devices for everyday use. The question is really how does a corporate IT office adapt and get ahead of the bow wave of devices coming at them.

6/11/2013
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The Ten Commandments of Bring Your Own Device
The Ten Commandments of Bring Your Own Device

The rapid proliferation of mobile devices entering the workplace feels like divine intervention to many IT leaders. It's as if a voice boomed down from the mountain ordering all of the employees you support to procure as many devices as possible and connect them to corporate services en masse. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) was born and employees followed with fervor.

Document Sharing on Mobile Devices: Securing Productivity on the Go
Document Sharing on Mobile Devices: Securing Productivity on the Go

This document is designed to give you Mobile Device Management (MDM) best practices we've developed while working with our extensive customer base.

It will also show you how MaaS360 can help you.

Achieving True Enterprise Mobility
Achieving True Enterprise Mobility

Organizations need fast, low-cost solutions for enabling employees to comply with legal, corporate, and IT requirements.
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Featured Case Studies

SIHO Insurance Services
SIHO Insurance Services

Read how SIHO Insurance Services realized substantial savings on MDM without compromising compliance to HIPAA and other information security regulations.

National FFA Organization on the Go
The National FFA Organization on the Go

Audrey Roe, FFA's System Administrator, conducted a trial of AirWatch, Fiberlink's MaaS360, MobileIron and Zenprise.

Burr Pilger Mayer (BPM)
Burr Pilger Mayer (BPM)

"Before MaaS360, we were only able to allow email access on BlackBerrys, and even that was limited to certain individuals due to high licensing costs."
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Enabling Consumer Smartphones and Tablets in the Enterprise
Enabling Consumer Smartphones and Tablets in the Enterprise

The rapid growth of consumer smartphones and tablets is having a dramatic impact on the enterprise.
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