Wired, TMCnet, and Investor’s Business Daily Share Tips for Dealing with BYOD

February 11, 2014
By Moka5
#BYO programs #BYOD #managing desktops #moka5

 

BYOD isn’t going away any time soon, however Gartner estimates that within the two years, 20% of enterprise BYOD programs will fail as the result of overly restrictive mobile device management measures. Although that statistic shouldn’t stop you from deploying a BYOD program within your organization, it should make you evaluate how you’re going about doing so.

These recent articles from TMCnet, Wired, and Investor’s Business Daily, provide tips and best practices for dealing with the trend of BYOD and implementing a successful BYOD program.

Wired: Tips for an Effective BYO Program: No Holiday Miracle
A good BYOD program needs to be accepted by employees and IT. In a recent byline for WIRED Innovation Insights, Moka5 founder and CTO, John Whaley shares five guiding principles from Moka5 and Software Advice to help businesses overcome the trust gap that exists between IT and end users, and deliver a BYOD program that employees love, and IT can live with. Tips include: Establishing trust by clarifying what the IT team and see on an employee’s device and addressing issues with employees, HR, and the legal department.

TMCnet: A Successful BYOD Program Must Meet Worker and Employer Needs
In a recent article for TMCnet, Laura Stotler addresses the question: How can enterprises implement a successful BYO program that gives employees what they want, cost effectively, and simultaneously protects sensitive company data? In doing so, she presents a series of guidelines, provided by Moka5, for companies struggling to implement an effective BYOD program.

Investor’s Business Daily: Avoid Stumbling Over Tech While Striving to Connect
In a recent article for Investor’s Business Daily, Sonja Carberry asked leaders at technology companies how they can avoid some of the obstacles that come with trying to connect. Among the tips was advice from Moka5 Senior VP of Marketing, David Appelbaum about dealing with the BYOD trend. As Appelbaum explains, the traditional way of managing desktops is “heavy-handed and expensive.” The focus shouldn’t be on the device, but rather the information.

 

Moka5 knows a thing or two about effective BYOD programs. Interested in learning more? Download our BYOD implementation whitepaper: Nuts & Bolts to BYOD Implementation.

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