Bring your own device (BYOD) is the trend of employees using their own devices for working in their offices.
It has been on the ascendance since the proliferation of devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc. Like it or leave it, it is here to stay.
International Data Corporation (IDC), a market research firm, says that the adoption of BYOD at workplaces in 2013 was 132 million devices, a surge from 88 million in 2012. The number is expected to be 328 million devices by 2017. Those are decidedly huge numbers!
It is said to be a move towards IT consumerization, where computing devices are used for both personal and business reasons. BYOD is being used now in many organizations, where their IT department supports devices of all employees.
The major benefit of BYOD for the companies is that it cuts down their infrastructural costs drastically, as they need not buy many machines, which they need to support and upgrade. It also allows employees to work from home, cutting down travel expenditure borne by the company. On the other hand, it would give employees more leeway at their workplaces. It also helps employees choose applications that they are more comfortable working with.Read More
Ravi Namboori Babson 