BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is an awesome opportunity for businesses to reduce costs AND improve productivity. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Trend Micro, July 2012 states that there are numerous ways to calculate these benefits, and they can be huge. But concerns about data security are preventing many firms from jumping into the deep end of the pool with BYOD.  It just feels wrong, though.

Check out my ideas on why BYOD will ultimately be a de facto standard and how both employers and employees are going to need to adapt to the inevitability of this key “Consumerization of IT” trend in this new video.

What has your firm decided about BYOD? What, if anything, is preventing your enterprise or others you have observed from jumping on board with this trend? Some are calling 2013 the year of the tablet. Will this year also be the tipping point for BYOD?