Storyboard: Manage the Invasion of Consumer Technology

Author(s): Rahul Parmar, Michael Battista

Consumer technology is invading the enterprise and IT must embrace it in order to encourage employee productivity and satisfaction. Info-Tech recommends that organizations allow personal mobile devices on their corporate networks. This research addresses the following:

  • Understand differences in security and management between the three major platforms – BlackBerry, Apple iOS, and Google Android.
  • Evaluate the organization's position on the mobile device security scale and determine if third-party infrastructure is necessary.
  • Development and enforcement of a personal mobile acceptable use policy to encourage end-user compliance and foster success.

Embrace consumer technology in the enterprise, and focus on end-user compliance to leverage productivity and maximize the potential for success.