/// Tag Archives: BYOD
BYOD Should Have Data Security At Heart
February 13, 2012
The government has revealed that it will be initiating its own Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) strategy in a move to improve IT efficiency. Speaking at the Intellect...
7 SharePoint Predictions For 2012
February 06, 2012
With social media and cloud computing on the rise, the introduction of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and Office 365 marked major developments for SharePoint users in...
BYOD: Employees Face Automatic Data Deletion To Safeguard Networks
February 03, 2012
In the near future, employees who bring their own smartphones, iPads or similar devices to work and connect them to their employers’ networks could risk...
BYOD Is Just A Fad
February 02, 2012
I think I should qualify that statement before I get shouted down. The consumerisation of IT is well underway, there’s no denying that. Workers want...
Big Data And Consumerisation Calls For Tighter Data Security
February 01, 2012
Independent analyst house IDC has revealed its forecast for the European Software Industry in 2012, predicting that social capabilities, Big Data and the consumerisation of...
BYOD: Businesses Must Embrace Consumerisation
January 27, 2012
Redshift Research findings highlight the consumerisation of IT and the increasing use of personal mobile devices in the workplace, but also underline worrying disparities and...
Will London’s Free Wi-Fi Come At A Security Cost?
January 25, 2012
The Olympic year has begun with O2 promising to provide free Wi-Fi in London during the games. The deal includes the installation and roll out...
10 Tips For Bridging The Gap Between Business And IT
January 12, 2012
The IT landscape in many organisations is changing. Gartner has said that the consumerisation of IT will be the single most influential technology trend of...
BYOD: The Benefits And Pitfalls
January 12, 2012
Ovum recently published a report stating that the role of the IT department is being reduced, with control being handed over to employees who are...
4 Things You Don’t Know About Self-Encrypting Drives
January 03, 2012
As their name suggests, self-encrypting drives (SEDs) are designed to encrypt all the data written to them. They clearly represent a better form of encryption...
Lessons Learned From 2011’s Security Nightmares
January 03, 2012
Historians will label 2011 as the year when our IT security infrastructure failed us. The RSA and Sony breaches, attacks by Anonymous and LulzSec, even...
Interoperability And Security In The Cloud Boil Down To Standards
December 23, 2011
Cloud computing and consumerization of IT are two of the 800-pound gorillas currently dominating IT discussions today. Together they comprise a simple, alluring idea: People...
BYOD Will Change The Way Small Businesses Work
December 21, 2011
The concept of Bring Your Own (BYOD) is nothing new, but in 2012 BYOD is set to change the way small business works and could...
8 Mobile Security Predictions For 2012
December 19, 2011
A rise in remote working is presenting new security challenges to organisations; 25 per cent of USB memory devices are infected with malware and 77...
Cloud “Realism” To Override Cloud “Talk” In 2012
December 19, 2011
Almost all would agree that 2011 has been a tough year for all businesses, however, as we gear up for the holiday season our thoughts...
