Many of the fears regularly expressed by some technology and business executives -- often related to information security in the mobile environment -- can be effectively addressed through technology and policy.
A recent survey by the consultancy Avanade found that 60 percent of the companies are adapting their IT infrastructure to accommodate employee's personal devices, rather than restricting use of such devices. Also, 91 percent of the executives say their IT department has the staff and resources needed to manage the use of consumer technologies. In that environment, resistance really is futile.
As your organization moves to consumer-based technologies such as tablets and smartphones, cloud services, a mix of PCs and Macs, and social networking, here are critical practices to help create the right environment to make both IT and the business happy.
step 1: Create a culture that welcomes consumer tech
step 2: Focus on policy-based governance
step 3: Implement mobile device management
step 4: Tap into your employee base for app ideas
step 5: Get over security skittishness around BYOD
step 6: Build an app store that appeals to users
