A new report from sourcing, benchmarking and telecom advisory firm,
Alsbridge, Inc., outlines how to successfully implement a Bring Your Own Device
(BYOD) strategy through careful evaluation, the right sponsorship and the right
implementation plan.
According to the report by Alsbridge
Inc., innovation in consumer technology is outpacing business, and many
employees are using their personal devices and applications for work to
leverage those innovations. In fact, 73 percent of enterprises now allow non-IT
managed devices to access corporate resources.
“As the proliferation of employee-owned smartphones and tablets continues
to accelerate, employees everywhere are growing impatient with standard issue
devices and capabilities that many enterprises still deploy,” says Alsbridge
Inc., CEO, Chip Wagner. CIOs and their IT organizations are faced with a
profound challenge of satisfying the demand for device, platform and
application flexibility while mitigating the financial, operational, technical,
and security risks that emerge.
Bring your own mobile device is part of the larger trend in the
consumerization of IT, but it is one of the fastest growing segments and
certainly the most visible in the media. Armed with a credit card, business
units are provisioning cloud infrastructure, storage, hosted applications,
collaboration tools and even customer-facing systems in hours and days.
“BYOD and broader consumerization
strategies are not for everyone,” explains Dieter Thompson, president,
Alsbridge Inc., “It requires careful evaluation, the right sponsorship, and the
right implementation plan to be successful.” The benefits should be meaningful
and compelling, and encompass business advantages that stretch far beyond cost
savings.
Marketplace dynamics and the technologies available to the enterprise
will continue to change rapidly. Like the technology it represents, every
mobile strategy is a transitional state and a fluid plan. Staying ahead of the
competitive curve takes long term commitment, resources a partnership with a
market-savvy advisor.
Read the full report here: “Alsbridge
Insight: Mobile Consumerization Takes Flight”
About Alsbridge Inc.
Alsbridge is a global consulting firm that helps companies transform and
optimize the way they purchase, manage and leverage technology and business
processes. We have over 175 team members on 4 continents serving
over 200 clients a year including more than 40% of the Fortune 500.
Alsbridge has helped hundreds of companies reduce costs and get more value from
their vendors. Our experienced consultants leverage proprietary tools and
information databases to identify and engage the optimal vendors for your
situation, negotiate best practice terms at fair market prices, and improve the
way you work with your service providers. Alsbridge clients utilize the
most cost effective and value added sources globally for IT infrastructure
services, network carrier services, hardware and software, application support and
development, business processes and cloud services.
EDITORS/WRITERS: Journalists interested in covering the
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Office: 214-378-7970 ext. 278
stims@thepointgroup.com
www.alsbridge.com
