There was perhaps no hotter topic in 2011 than the consumerization of IT, and for good reason. The rise of personal technology — smartphones, tablets, storage devices and cloud services — has forced the hand of IT departments across every industry sector, from SMB to enterprise. While the impact of this diversified technology environment on network and information security has been discussed at length over the last 12 months, the conversation has gradually begun to shift from how to tackle the problem to how to harness the potential benefits of this sea change.
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BYOD and IT: The Tail Wagging the Dog?
Posted by: Chris Hopen December 9, 2011 05:00 AMThere was perhaps no hotter topic in 2011 than the consumerization of IT, and for good reason. The rise of personal technology — smartphones, tablets, storage devices and cloud services — has forced the hand of IT departments across every industry sector, from SMB to enterprise. While the impact of this diversified technology environment on network and information security has been discussed at length over the last 12 months, the conversation has gradually begun to shift from how to tackle the problem to how to harness the potential benefits of this sea change.