Consumerization of IT
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Trends and issues related to adoption of consumer devices and services in the Enterprise
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Android Arrives: Consumerization of IT Gets Muddy

Android Arrives: Consumerization of IT Gets Muddy | Consumerization of IT | Scoop.it

Consumerization of IT isn't just about Apple.  CIO Magazine looks at the arrival of Android devices in the enterprise.  The IT pro response is somewhat surprising:

 

"Interestingly, a lot of IT guys are rooting for Android. The reason, I think, is
that there's some unexpressed hope that they can lock down the Android OS. They
can put on what they want. They can do the monitoring. They can do the auditing.
They can reconfigure and redeploy with their own image."

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Cisco security GM: Consumerization drives everything

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Employees love using their own devices to do corporate work, but the practice, known as consumerization, is rife with security risks.
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Cisco and the Consumerization of IT

Cisco appears to be one of the players at the forefront of dealing with the implications of consumer devices in the workplace. All along, Cisco has made a point to pronounce this shift as not only unavoidable, but something to embrace. (Perhaps Cisco realizes that like social media in the workplace, you’re better off creating a policy to accommodate consumer devices rather than deny their use completely.) How are they extending the digital olive branch?
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