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by Sam Ganga, Executive Vice
GANGA
President, Commercial Division, DMI
AVAYA
Keeping Up with BYOD – Six Essentials
Consumerization of IT continues to cause digital
Affiliate Program for Successful Implementation
disruption as new technologies enter the market
(Part 2)

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GROW AND PROFIT asuccessfulBYODimplementationplan ●ApplicationManagemeandDevelopment
findings from the 2014 Consumerization
devices and services,” said Matthew Yorke,
including understanding your organization’s
Standards: Management policies must be
of IT in the Enterprise (CITE) research,
CEO, IDG Enterprise. “Organizations are
business practices, framing your BYOD policy
established to ensure the proper level of control
highlighting the impact CITE adoption has
working to mitigate risk and build secu-
and creating a legal policy. This article discusses
for each app based on its sensitivity and use.
IN THE
on the enterprise; integration of cloud, apps
rity that enables employees and the busi-
the remaining three essentials C-level executives
Standards for app development must be
and mobile device management; and the
nesses to use CITE technology to move
and IT managers should look at before finalizing
established up front.
next wave of consumer technologies IT
the business into the digital era and create
corporate strategies surrounding this fast moving
● Data Access: Data access policies will
IP TELEPHONY improved employee productivity and cus- also need to be established. The enterprise will decision-makers need to consider.
train.
tomer satisfaction.”
need to determine a number of factors, such
CITE Adoption Results in New
CITE: More than Just Smartphones
Essential 4: Constructing Security and
as whether it will offer WiFi to supplement
Policies and IT Purchases
MARKET
Technical Policies
and Tablets
The proliferation of personal devices
broadband access.
Technical and security issues come with the
being used for work purposes has required
LinkedIn, Skype and other consumer
territory of BYOD. An organization should
Essential 5: Preparing for a Successful
the majority of organizations (82%) to
or individual services are the cloud-based
consider the following security requirements to
BYOD Installation
make changes, from creating policies on services most used by employees (90%)
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integrating consumer devices into the orga-
the company doesn’t typically have access to the
supply devices that have already been provisioned
nization. To support a culture of employees
MDM use is more prevalent at enterprise
to the organization’s specifications.
device. Mechanisms must be set up to enable
working in the office and at home, over
organizations (1,000+ employees) and it is
● Security: One technical issue is balancing the next two years more organizations will
employee-owned devices to be provisioned by the
security and risk. A successful IT strategy for
users themselves.
used on both company issued and employee
support employee owned smart phones and
owned mobile devices. While MDM offers
BYOD security might involve applying different
User Profiles: A solution must be in place
● a level of control not previously available,
tablets and 83% of organizations will invest
to link each individual employee with his or her
security policies and technologies to different
in mobile technologies. The approval of
there still is uncertainty if MDM solutions
user segments. This concept is represented in the
user profile— ideally based on an AD/LDAP
consumer devices in the workplace is well
can mitigate risk. Enterprise organizations
accompanying spider chart.
access control system and the set of policies
received by employees; CITE will have a
and SMB organizations (< 1,000 employ-
● Device Partitions: A growing number of
around individual membership in groups and
positive impact on user satisfaction (69%),
ees) face different challenges with MDM implementation. Enterprise organizations
devices are designed to support multiple user
and user productivity (66%) over the next
GANGA continues on page 15 ›› personas. Secure containers can also be used to
12-18 months (check out the CITE info-
See CONSUMERIZATION, page 27

OUTLOOK

Continuied from page 14
March 2014 MCI Survey and risk-taking tend to fall. Investors are
Comments from Industry Executive said to be confident when the news about
Leadership:
the future is good and stock prices are ris-
ing.
Bank, Small Ticket
Who participates in the MCI-EFI?
“We continue to see strong growth in The respondents are comprised of a
both applications and origination volume. wide cross section of industry executives,
We are optimistic that this trend will con- tinue as we close out the first quarter. In including large-ticket, middle-market and
addition, portfolio performance in terms of small-ticket banks, independents and cap-
delinquencies remains very low.” David tive equipment finance companies. The
Schaefer, CEO, Mintaka Financial, LLC
MCI-EFI uses the same pool of 50 organi-
Independent, Middle Ticket
zation leaders to respond monthly to ensure
“New business volume targets in our the survey’s integrity. Since the same orga-
truck transportation business continue to be nizations provide the data from month to month, the results constitute a consistent
met or exceeded by our over 2,300 dealers barometer of the industry’s confidence.
nationwide in the U.S., suggesting contin-
ued strength in the economy.” William How is the MCI-EFI designed?
The survey consists of seven questions
Besgen, President & COO, Hitachi Capital and an area for comments, asking the
America Corp.
respondents’ opinions about the following:
Bank, Middle Ticket
• Current business conditions
“The overall economy is fair; however, • Expected product demand over the next
I do see an increase in capital expendi- four months
tures in 2014. The capital expenditures • Access to capital over the next four
will be made to reduce labor cost and/or months
replace outdated or worn out equipment.” • Future employment conditions
Elaine Temple, President, Bancorpsouth • Evaluation of the current U.S. economy
Equipment Finance
• U.S. economic conditions over the next
Why an MCI-EFI?
six months
• Business development spending expecta-
Confidence in the U.S. economy and the tions
capital markets is a critical driver to the • Open-ended question for comment
equipment finance industry. Throughout history, when confidence increases, con- • How may I access the MCI-EFI? %
sumers and businesses are more apt to
acquire more consumer goods, equipment Survey results are posted on the Foundation website,
and durables, and invest at prevailing pric- http://www.leasefoundation.org/IndRsrcs/MCI/
es. When confidence decreases, spending

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