Top Four Reasons Employers are Embracing BYOD
Bring your own device, or BYOD, is a growing trend for business IT. Although BYOD raises some concerns about data and security, there are a number of benefits attracting employers to this strategy. The following are four top reasons employers are embracing BYOD:
- Increased productivity – Studies have suggested that employees who participate in BYOD programs work longer in the evenings and after hours. Increased worker productivity can lead to increased cost savings for the organization.
- Reduced support costs – Support costs are actually lower with BYOD than with traditional corporate laptops because employees feel more of a sense of responsibility, and are more likely to resolve issues on their own than involve support.
- Decrease in broken devices – An increased sense of responsibility also means that employees are less likely to lose or break their device. Requiring employees to purchase their own device, as part of a BYOD strategy, can further increase the likelihood that they will care for their device.
- Higher employee job satisfaction – There will always be employees who want to use a different device than what is supplied by the company. Adopting a BYOD strategy can help give these employees what they want, leading to increased job satisfaction.
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Does your organization have a BYOD strategy or policy in place? What are the greatest challenges you face regarding this trend?
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