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Demand for consumer technology in the workplace makes it almost impossible for IT leaders to resist the trend. Instead, the CIO needs to think about his or her options for adopting consumer tech into the workplace.

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Alberta Finance and Enterprise takes an open strategy to consumerization to improve worker satisfaction, but not at the cost of its data security.

Solution Set

Pressure to bring consumer devices and applications into the organization has mounted in recent years. Users (some of of whom are business executives) continue to bring devices and apps into the workplace despite limited organizational readiness.

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Learn about the implications of a broader roll-out by using this template to ask participants questions about the consumerization pilot project.

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Consumerization is not an option. You must allow consumer devices and unmanaged applications into your organization. Use this timely research to help you find the right path for the enterprise.

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Solution Set

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