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Good article as it pointed out the usual benefits of BYOD and the usual security concerns. It does point out Sophos Mobile Control as a MDM. I checked it out and the MDM supports iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, and Blackberry but it is limited of course. I will have to review it and perhaps interview Sophos.
Some interesting pieces:
- Security implications [of BYOD] alone cause IT staff to wake up in cold sweat
- Pro arguments are persuasive but somewhat unproven
- 75% of company bosses feel allowing BYOD positions their firms as "flexible and attractive"
- 60% believe money can be saved through BYOD
- 67% or organizations surveyed reported their senior management either didn't know where all the company data resides or are not sure
- 74% stated they do not have a process for tracking which files have been placed on third party cloud and devices
- 44% indicate BYOD is a pressing challenge
- BYOD is partly about decentralization and freeing up choice but still has to be managed under a policy-based regime
- BYOD can create as many challenges for an enterprise as it claims to resolve
- Sophos and Avaya offer some MDM solutions
- Sophos Mobile Control
- Avaya Identity Engine
- VoIP may be going away soon as most messaging is done via text and email
- A 10 word text message gets more across than a rambling voice mail which may be skipped
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