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BYOD

BYOD:

Short for 'bring your own device'

A phrase that has become widely adopted to refer to mobile workers bringing their own mobile devices, such as smartphones, laptops and PDAs, into the workplace for use and connectivity. Today, many consumers expect to be able to use personal smartphones and mobile devices at work, which is an IT concern. Many corporations that allow employees to use their own mobile devices at work implement a "BYOD policy" to help IT better manage these devices and ensure network security. (Source: Webopedia)

WLAN Buyer’s Guide 2012-2013

Section: Research

The evaluation of a Wi-Fi network requires that enterprises carefully consider the changes happening in the user population. Factors in the Wi-Fi world today such as consumerization of IT and BYOD are driving the enterprise to deploy a wireless infrastructure. Additionally, three converging trends - cloud, mobility, and virtualization - allow business-critical work to be done just about anywhere on any device. This white paper looks at: Key requirements t ... read more

1 in 4 Organisations affected by mobile malware in 2011

Section: News

Analysts Goode Intelligence published a new report yesterday that found the incidence of mobile malware has increased significantly within organisations, with a quarter of those asked reporting they had been affected. The survey asked 130 IT managers and CEOs in a cross section of industries around the world and found that malware has increased from 9% in 2009 to 24% in 2011. Goode also found that 71% of all organisations allow BYOD, but are not really paying attention to the se ... read more

Gartner Predict IT Trade Won't Keep Up With Demand

Section: News

Experts at Gartner have predicted that the IT trade will be unable to keep up with the demand for support, due to the "consumerisation of IT” and the explosion in BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). The sheer volume of smartphones and tablets that will be added to the work place will make it very difficult for both departmental IT managers and IT support companies to keep up. The problem, says Gartner, means that enterprises will have to ... read more

Gartner Predicts Continued iPad Domination

Section: News

Gartner have predicted that Apple's iPad will continue to dominate the tablet market in 2012 and will account for 61.4% of all tablet sales this year, despite the introduction of Windows 8 based tablet devices and the roll out of the Kindle Fire internationally. Worldwide, tablets sales are expected to total around 118.9 million units, which represents a whopping 98% increase on tablet sales in 2011. The read more

Network Budgets on the rise- likely to surge by 8.7% in 2012

Section: News

Mobile Technologies, Video and Cloud Computing to increase Network budget by 8.7% in 2012, says a fresh study at IDC. The latest study by IDC, has found that the year 2012, will commence with major spending on networking equipment and infrastructure across market segments. Three new technologies-- Mobile Technology in the Enterprises, exponential rate of Video Consumption and read more

ZDNET Identifies 2012’s Technology Trends

Section: News

A webcast on what small businesses could expect in 2012 was recently hosted by ZDNET. A theme of the webcast was that, “we no longer live in one environment,” and the panel agreed that data and communications should be easily moved across platforms, applications and devices. Two of the anticipated trends reflected this; the expanded use of smartphones with a tremendous variety of applications, and the ability of businesses to move away from deskto ... read more