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Why Everyone Gets It Wrong About BYOD

Posted by Soulskill on from the bring-your-own-device dept.

snydeq writes "Brian Katz offers a simple take on the buzz around BYOD in business organizations these days: 'BYOD is only an issue because people refuse to realize that it's just about ownership — nothing more and nothing less.' A 'hidden issue' hiding in plain view, BYOD's ownership issue boils down to money and control. 'BYOD is pretty clear: It's bringing your own device. It isn't the company's device or your best friend's device. It's your device, and you own it. Because you own the device, you have certain rights to what is on the device and what you can do with the device. This is the crux of every issue that comes with BYOD programs.'"

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  1. Leased by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's your device, and you own it.

    Not if it's running an Apple or Microsoft OS.

  2. Re:BYOD means IT imagines less control over it by tepples · · Score: 3, Funny

    Tier 1 tech: "You want us to allow you access to a site being blocked?" "OK; here, fill out this 3 page form, and sign here, here, and here, and have your supervisor sign here on page 2 and on page 3..."

    Then watch requests to whitelist particular web sites take up half of everybody's time.

  3. Re:Point = missed by arth1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ClamAV. Not because you need it to protect your own computer but because having installed and running kills two birds with the same stone.

    Yep. RAM and CPU.

  4. Re:BYOD means I/T loses some control over it by symbolset · · Score: 3, Funny

    Could you tell a little bit more, please? What is the IPv4 address range for your routers?

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