Bring your own device (BYOD)

- [Narrator] The consumerization of technology…leads to a situation where an organization's employees…often own personal computing devices…that are comfortable and familiar.…Employees want to bring those devices…into the workplace and use them…with corporate information…to make themselves more productive.…This environment, where users bring their own devices…to a corporate environment, is known as…bring your own device or BYOD.…BYOD is a radical change in the computing environment…from a time when employers always provided…employees with computing devices,…to the current environment where many employees…choose to supplement employer-provided devices…with their own technology.…

Industry analysts expect this shift to continue.…In fact, Gartner recently estimated…that within the next few years…half of all employers will require…employees to bring their own devices for use at work.…The growth of BYOD practices…brings a variety of new policy issues to the forefront.…Organizations must have clear guidelines…about BYOD that specify who may bring…