Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has completely revolutionized the way that employees are conducting business and can save organizations money. It was found that a BYOD campaign can save an organization up to $1,300 per user per year. It is providing flexibility to employees by allowing them to work on a device that they’re familiar with in order to make them more productive. But, organizations should think about the data security.  Remote Wipe is a BYOD service element that should be implemented for every worst-case scenario involving your employee’s device. David Spire (a valued contributor to Business 2 Community), writes in his article about three BYOD scenarios that require Remote Wipe. Read more at: http://www.business2community.com/tech-gadgets/three-byod-scenarios-that-require-remote-wipe-01381297#Bky7jIHg3LAGRS1M.97

It is the age of bring-your-own-device or BYOD, where employees use their personal smartphones, tablets and laptops for work in conjunction with company issued kit. The business is progressive when it supports BYOD use. Supporting BYOD requires different skills. The author writes in this article about the five skills necessary for IT departments that support BYOD. Read more at: http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/voip-news/five-skills-it-needs-for-successful-byod-support-70167

BYOD or Bring your own device is a happening thing in today’s business world. “BYOD user behavior is potentially IT’s largest risk factor,” says Trent Fierro, director of product marketing for  HP networking company, Aruba Networks. It is changing the enterprise security landscape. Here are four ways that BYOD is pushing security in new directions. They are - Data Security is Everyone’s Concern, Perimeter Security is Dead, More Data Protection and Less Device Lockdown, and Greater Policy Flexibility. Read more at: http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/voip-news/four-changes-in-enterprise-security-after-byod-70099

The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is responsible for giving rise to the current trend in enterprise mobility. Mobility improves employee productivity, employee satisfaction, and decision making and is an extension of customer relationship management (CRM). Petra Jorgenson (Analyst with Studio B), writes about some points which one needs to consider before one allows employees to access system from their personal devices. Read more at: http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/insidecrm/3-things-you-need-to-consider-to-support-mobile-crm-in-a-byod-environment-66153