The BYOD trend has reached a peak and you’re probably being asked to do something about it. Come and learn what the options are and how you can tackle this challenge without a lot of pain.

1. Realities of BYOD & MDM
Presented By: Chris LaPoint, Sr. Director of Product Management
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2. BYOD & MDM is HOT!
» Everybody’s talking about MDM so you’ve got to have it right?
» So what’s real?
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3. BYOD: A Real Challenge
65% don’t have the
44% have
tools to manage
seen more
personal devices on
help
the network
requests
40% have
seen more
traffic
47% have
Only 31% were very
seen higher
confident that they
productivity
knew what personal
devices were on the
network
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4. MDM is a solution to ONE problem, but is it your’s?
» “MDM secures, monitors, manages, and supports mobile
devices” – Wikipedia*
» Requires you to make the decision that you want to manage
devices….or is it the data and apps?
» If you want MDM – there’s lots of it to be had, paid and free
• Wikipedia contributors, "Mobile device management," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mobile_device_management&oldid=516148211(accessed October 1, 2012)
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5. A framework for thinking through BYOD
What are your customers
Employee trying to accomplish?
Needs
Can you implement the
policies you want?
Practicality
Policy Accessibility
of Apps
Are your business apps
reasonably accessible from
outside your LAN today?
How much risk can your Security /
business tolerate? Risk Profile
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6. Start by understanding what is already
happening on your network
» What devices?
» What parts of your network are people using?
» Which users are logging in to the network on mobile devices?
» What do your users really want?
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7. Define a comprehensive policy
Access
(Apps +
Networks)
Users Devices
(who can (what
do this) platforms)
Policy
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8. Policy drives tools
» Once you have a policy, you can figure out what tools you
need
 If your policy doesn’t require strict control of devices, MDM maybe
right for you; if not, then it’s probably overkill
Full MDM
Device
tracking
Basic
monitoring
& access
control
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9. BYOD Summary
» It’s a real problem for most of you today
» You don’t have to manage mobile devices
» Build a policy around your needs and capabilities
» Get the tools to fit the policy not the other way around
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10. Q&A
Q&A
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