The Challenge

There has been an explosion in the use of personal devices at work and there is growing evidence that this can lead to an increase in productivity. But it also presents huge headaches for IT departments in security, provisioning and organisational compliance and policy. Understanding how and why employees behave in relation to these preferred devices can help the IT department provide the right products and services as well as mitigate the bypassing of corporate policy.

The Solution

As is often the case, studying user behaviour and needs, especially amongst those who routinely flex corporate policy, can provide insights into a solution to this dilemma. We will help IT departments put themselves in the shoes of these employees and formulate a workable strategy that enables them to connect to the necessary corporate applications and resources using a consumer device, but in a secure and manageable way. So we give a little to gain a lot by accepting that people can use their own consumer devices; that way we arrive at the perfect balance of access and control.

The Benefit

When you strike the right balance of access and control for employees you will harness the power wrapped up in their desire to use their own (preferred) consumer devices, but also prevent viruses, malware and the loss of sensitive information. In our experience organisations often find that provisioning technology that staff love using means a real increase in productivity. A traditional enterprise device is not always the best tool for the job. An open mind is a valuable asset in the modern and evolving workplace...