This document discusses the transition from BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) to CYOD (Choose Your Own Device) policies in businesses. It provides an overview of how mobile devices have become essential tools for accessing work applications and emails. The document then discusses the benefits of BYOD and CYOD policies, including increased productivity and accessibility. However, it also notes security, personal use, and compatibility as primary concerns when allowing personal devices for work. The conclusion emphasizes that businesses must adapt policies to engage employees and allow productivity through advances in mobile technologies.

1. From BYOD ‘Bring Your Own Device’
to CYOD ‘Choose Your Own Device’
Almost Impossible To Ignore Mobile Devices In The
Workplace…
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2. Overview…
- More than a decade ago,
owning a mobile phone with
advent of 2G technology
allowed us to send
multimedia messages.
- Executives had now
reached the zenith of
connectivity by accessing
corporate emails via their
Blackberry.
- Today every smart device
like Smartphones, Tablets,
Notebooks are assured of
having business
applications.
- Business Applications
includes address book,
calendar, appointment
scheduler, calculator, along
with email clients.
- An interesting aspect is
enterprise mobility is being
pushed from the consumer
to the enterprise.
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3. The Concept of ‘Bring Your Own Device’
(BYOD)…
To BYOD or not to BYOD is not the question anymore…
• Using the personal device for office work has become regular, structured and
streamlined.
• Enterprises are beginning to realize that they cannot avoid corporate data
from getting into personal devices.
• Rather than forcing employees into stealth-mode BYOD, it is more important
to encourage it at an official level.
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4. The Concept of ‘Choose Your Own Device’
(CYOD)…
BYOD Replaced by CYOD ‘Choose Your Own Device’…
• CYOD provide employees with the choice of choosing personal device to the
workplace from the range of IT-approved devices.
• It helps the organization to enforce at least a particular IT-approved level of
security along with the advantage of having users assume some costs of
buying the device.
• it gives the user technology familiarity, has a positive effect on employee
morale, and gives a boost in productivity.
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5. The Advantages Of Allowing Personal Devices
Can Be…
Personal Productivity and
Accessibility:
• Employees having 24×7 access to email and other
Office business applications can help increase an
organization’s global reach. It streamlines and speeds
up business services like HR self-help or approvals.
Business Content and
Collaboration:
• Employees can drive a higher sale by using their
devices to engage prospects and customers
that enhance the level of customer
engagement.
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6. Primary Concern of Using a hosted email &
business applications over personal devices…
Security:
• The main concern is to
safeguarding the
corporate data that is
stored on employee’s
personal devices by
enabling a basic
password or a PIN on
their devices.
Personal Use:
• Personal devices at
workplace could result in
employees wasting
precious work time to
indulge in personal
activities like chatting,
using social media or
exploring other forms of
tech entertainment.
Working with
Organization’s Technology:
• Some personal devices
may not meet the
requirements for being
fully compatible with the
organization’s policies.
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7. Conclusion…
• Enterprises have to accept and gear up for this change.
• The IT departments need to start formalizing policies covering acceptable BYOD
usage.
• The average office workers now expect the same consumerism that they have
become accustomed to with their personal device, from their office device.
• Engaging the employee will be equally important as engaging the customer.
• Advances in holographic technology, augmented reality (Google Glass),
smartwatches, etc. will lead to the ultimate goal for an organization that allows
employee to be productive.
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