Seven "Bring Your Own Device" Considerations

By Jonathan Blackwood,
with Corporate Tech Decisions
Respectfully Reposted by
Tony Sprando
with Audio Visual Bend
Seven "Bring Your Own Device"
Considerations

Mobile Devises
Employees are simply more
comfortable using a personal device
than something issued by the
company. Individuals are more likely
to upgrade phones consistently than
companies are, so often the company
benefits by getting the latest
technology to work for them. In
addition, employees that are using
their personal devices for personal
reasons during non-work hours are
more likely to be drawn into
completing work tasks while
technically off-duty – whether that be
proofreading a document, responding
to e-mails or working on a future
presentation or project in their spare
time. The greatest benefit is to
employee satisfaction, though. Any
individual is going to be happier with a
device that they chose and have
grown comfortable using daily than
something that is assigned to them in
which they had no say. The biggest
drawback is in procuring technology
that connects to a number of device
types, whether Android, Windows or
iOS operated.
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Presentation
Allowing employees to connect their own
devices to presentation technology is a
good way to streamline a presentation.
When an employee can connect through
wireless distribution their device to a
screen or projector, they are automatically
familiar with the technology they are using
to present. Consider also customer,
clients or potential business partners that
come in to present – they may not be
accustomed to your technology but they
are well in tune with their personal device.
This might mean a dynamic system in
which a device connects to a display in
order to drive content. This content can be
manipulated on-screen, annotated, saved
and shared. On the other hand, it could
be as simple as screen-sharing
technology that displays the same images
on the device on a screen, where the
presenter is scrolling through content on
their own device and driving the
presentation.
~Jonathan Blackwood, with Corporate Tech
Decisions,

Collaboration
This takes things a step further in how
companies can allow employee
devices to interact with enterprise
technology. Where presentations
allow employees to show what’s on
their screen, collaboration technology
can allow employees to connect their
personal devices to interactive
technology. Usually accompanied by a
downloadable app, collaboration tech
can screen share content over a
display and several devices, and then
allow that content to be manipulated
and annotated to be reflected across
all devices. Several employees can
run a presentation together, taking
and passing control of the screen as
they go.
Decisions,

Audio Conferencing
Employees are more on the go than
ever, and often must call in during
meetings. Obviously dialing in from a
cell phone is not a problem, but there
is technology that will securely save
the information for dial-ins so that
employees can connect easily while
on the go. Once they reach the office
they can switch to their office phone,
and then again switch back to their
mobile device if they need to be
pulled away. This increases
efficiency and punctuality, and
ensures that dial-in info isn’t lost to
the point where employees can’t
enter an audio conferencing session.
Decisions,

Video Conferencing
There are obviously a number of basic
video conferencing apps that are available
for mobile devices, but there is the added
possibility of roping in personal devices to
your enterprise video conferencing system.
Remote employees can join and participate
or view video conferencing sessions
straight from their mobile devices, on the
go. This means remote employees don’t
need expensive equipment to stay in
touch, and they can stay on the road even
during large, important video conferencing
sessions. Video capture technology can
also serve to save these sessions for later
viewing across personal employee
devices.
Decisions,

Network Management
In order to support a growing number of mobile
devices on your company’s network, you have
to ensure that your network has the bandwidth
to support all of these devices. Consider that for
every laptop wirelessly or otherwise connected
to your system, there is likely a personal smart
phone that is also connected, as well as the
potential for a personal tablet to connect as
well. So there is the potential for 3 connected
devices for every employee in the building. You
can see how network concerns can become a
problem, especially for companies that do a
significant amount of business online. Private
clouds can be a solution, but they are
expensive to create and even more so to
maintain. Public clouds are great also, but
security can become an issue. A hybrid solution
is often the best bet for companies
Decisions,

Network Security
With all of these new devices on your
network there is more of a threat than ever to
the network’s security. Between viruses,
malware and tainted applications that any
given employee may carry on their phone,
it’s very possible for an intruder to infiltrate a
personal device and hide away until that
device is connected to the network. The
easiest and most necessary thing to do is to
educate and inform your employees on the
dangers of these threats and the ways these
threats invade phones. Regular updates are
a must, and employees should never give
away password or username information
through e-mail. In addition to this, powerful
network security software is available from a
number of trustworthy providers. Weigh your
options and choose which works best for
your company.
Decisions,

Seven "Bring Your Own Device" Considerations

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