Bring Your Own Device – Ifs, Buts and MobilesRichard Allgate – Mobile Services Specialist | 25 September 2013

• Introduction to InTechnology

• What is BYOD?

• The business drivers

• The employee drivers

• Is your business considering BYOD?

• So, you’re serious about implementing BYOD

• Implementing a BYOD policy?

• Mobile Device Management

• Summary

Webcast Overview

• Serving the UK IT market for nearly 30 years

• Unique position in the managed IT services market

• Full range of managed IT services delivered to over 800 UK businesses

Introduction to InTechnology

• Employees permitted to access corporate information using personal devices

• Covers all mobiles devices – mobiles, tablets, smart phones

• Approximately 44% of employees use their own technology at work. This figure is estimated to be higher in some countries

• More employers are turning to BYOD as they look to reduce costs at the same time as increasing productivity

• Allows employees to use device of their choice

What is BYOD?

• Reducing cost while increasing productivity

• Improving business continuity

• Encouraging flexible working

• Keeping staff happy

• The desire to ‘consumerise IT’

Business Drivers

• No need for two devices

• No training needed

• Get to choose their own device, rather than being told to use a specific ‘company device’

Employee Drivers

• Does your business have a mobile policy ?

• What are the financial implications of uninsured handsets ?

• How will you manage ‘personal contracts’ ?

• What support plan do you have in place for staff ?

• How will you keep up to date with the ever-changing array of

devices?

Is Your Business Considering BYOD?

• How safe is your data?

• What happens to client data when an employee leaves the company?

• What happens if a personal device is lost or stolen?

• Are you prepared for the endless OS/Software upgrades?

• How much do you know about the devices being used?

• How would you handle a data breach?

So, You’re Serious About BYOD?

• Limit the number and type of devices allowed

• Plan out your device security policy

- Screen locking

- Regular password changes

• Include employee exit plan as part of the BYOD policy

• Restrict which company applications are made available

• Plan your Mobile Device Management (MDM)…

Implementing Your BYOD Policy?

• Manage which devices see which applications

• Easier management of updates to devices

• Enabling mass-updates/installation of new applications

• Added protection for company data and applications should device

be lost/stolen or an employee leaves the company

– Locking devices to prevent access to data/applications

– Wiping devices to prevent unauthorised use of data

Mobile Device Management (MDM)

• If you are looking at a BYOD strategy, then ensure it is for the right reasons

• When you deploy BYOD consider changing or updating your mobile policy

• Try to keep it simple, and have measures in place to help prevent it becoming too resource hungry

• Consider what data will be on the devices, and what if it was in the wrong hands

• ABSOLUTELY deploy a MDM solution in tandem with BYOD• Research the pros and cons of each MDM solution – try not to be

driven by price (as a breach could be much more expensive!)

Summary

Any Questions?Thank You For Your Time

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