BYOD: How IT Departments Deal with BYOD

MEW TECHNOLOGIES BYOD( BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE. AN INCREASED NUMBER OF IT DEPARTMENTS ARE OUTSOURCING BYOD MAINTENANCE TO LOWER COST AND AVOID SECURITY RISKS ACCORDING TO SURVEY BY COMMS-CARE. BUSINESS TYPES THAT TOOK PART IN THE SURVEY. RESELLER OTHER VENDOR 6% 13% VAR SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR 31% 28% 18% 4% DISTRIBUTOR A rising number of companies are planning to outsource BYOD maintenance to lower the cost of supporting mobile devices and to improve security measures. HOW END USERS SUPPORT THEIR BYOD SOLUTIONS. MAINLY OUTSOURCED WILL BE OUTSOURCED 21% NO BYOD SUPPORT 19% 17% 26% NO BYOD SUPPORT BUT PLAN TO 9% 34% MAINLY IN-HOUSE WILL BE IN-HOUSE VERTICAL MARKETS IN WHICH OUR CUSTOMERS MAIN END USERS OPERATE. FINANCE 53% PUBLIC SECTOR 19% TECHNOLOGY 9% RETAIL 8% OTHER 7% MANUFACTURING 3% mmm LEISURE 1% THE BIGGEST FEARS FOR END USERS INTRODUCTING BYOD INTO THEIR WORK PLACE. Security fears are always a major ALL OF THESE concern when it comes to adopting new technologies, but for most DATA 50/ 40% businesses, vulnerable networks are LOSS & THEFT OF DEVICE SECURITY 44% NONE OF THESE already an on-going problem for employees bringing personal devices to work. 5% 8% Outsourcing the maintenance and support of BYOD can help to reduce the cost of running a BYOD programme and release companies of direct responsibility for securing devices. Many end user organisations are already choosing this option to avoid the hassle of BYOD maintenance. END USERS IT SERVICES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY OUTSOURCED. ABOUT 1/2 UNKNOWN ALMOST 3/4 EVERYTHING LESS THAN 1/4 39% 21% 16% 15% 9% HOW THESE RESULTS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS. DECREASED SLIGHTLY UNKNOWN INCREASED SLIGHTLY 5% 17% 21% 22% 35% INCREASED DRAMATICALLY STAYED THE SAME WHEN END USERS ARE PLANNING TO ADOPT A BYOD POLICY IN THEIR BUSINESS. ALREADY PLANNED AFTER 12 MONTHS 40% IN THE FUTURE 12% 27% 15% DON'T KNOW 11% 22% NEXT 12 MONTHS NEVER END USERS PROTECTING THEIR BYOD ENVIRONMENT WITHSECURITY PROVISIONS. NO, BUT PLANNING PROTECTED DON'T KNOW 18% NO PLANS 38% 30% 14% THE MAIN REASONS END USERS ARE INSTALLING BYOD IN THEIR BUSINESS. ADOPT NEW TECHNOLOGY FASTER REDUCE CAPEX EMPLOYEE MORALE BOOST BETTER CARE OF OWN DEVICES 29% 12% 8% 1% ALL OF THESE NONE OF 17% THESE 33% BYOD is quickly gaining acceptance in the business world and many employees are already bringing personal devices to work. PERSONAL DEVICES WHICH ARE USED MOST FREQUENTLY ON END USERS WIRELESS NETWORKS. iPad 8% 12% LAP TOP iPhone 74% 3% OTHER 2% 2% © Comms-care 2013 #lts TakenCareOf comms-care www.comms-care.com/technologies/byod-secure-solutions OTHER TABLET