The End-User v. IT: A Game of BYOD Tug-of-War

April 23, 2014
By Moka5
#BYOD #BYOD/PC #CYOD #end-user #IT #moka5 #Vanguard

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Have you ever played tug-of-war with a laptop? Although you likely haven’t found yourself holding one end of a device with someone else in your organization staring you down on the other, if you IT department and end-users in your organization have ever disagreed on a BYOD or BYOD/PC policy, chances are you know the feeling. IT lets up a little and the end-user goes toppling over. The end-user pulls too hard and IT calls for a c-suite of reinforcement. Either way, someone loses—and chances are, something ends up broken.

BYOD, BYOD/PC, and CYOD policies shouldn’t be about IT enforcing a set of rules that make end-users want to yank their device back and run in the opposite direction. However, they also shouldn’t be neglected so any rogue device has free reign on the network. So where is the happy medium?

From improved administrative tools to enhanced security features including the ability to restrict access to certain console functions based on network, Moka5 LivePC v4 certainly gives the IT department an edge. However, our latest release, code-named Vanguard, also makes end-users happy. Here are a few of the features that your end-users—and your IT department—are sure to love:

  • Users are alerted to potential compatibility issues in advance of LivePC image download though VT-x and AMD-V enablement clicks
  • End-user control over Player and image update downloads by providing flexibility for end users to choose a convenient time to download large updates
  • Allows end users to avoid unexpected carrier changes when tethered to cellular networks
  • Improved BareMetal user experience, including a new user-friendly option to configure wireless settings from inside the LivePC (instead of from Moka5 Player)
  • Support for VMware Player 6 and Virtual Hardware 10 provides improved performance for end-users and single-image management across Windows, Mac, and BareMetal

In other words, when it comes to BYOD, BYOD/PC, and CYOD, we believe Moka5 is your happy medium for easier management for IT and better user experience. As for physical tug-of-war with a laptop, we don’t recommend it.

Ready to make Moka5 a key component of your BYOD, BYOD/PC or CYOD policy? Find out how to test-drive our enterprise anyware solution today.

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