BYOD - News, Features, and Slideshows

• Is flexible working bad for your career?

  Australia’s skilled professionals certainly think so. An online poll of 3,248 Australian workers has found that 94 per cent would prefer to work flexibly – but fear it would disadvantage their career.

• NSW Health gives doctors the power of telemedicine

  Clinicians within NSW’s regional network of hospitals can now use telemedicine capabilities to better diagnose and treat patients with cancer thanks to the adoption of tools that provide secure mobile access to electronic medical records.

• BYOD split-bill app maker launches in Australia

  Syntonic, which listed on the ASX today, believes it has the answer to costly employee data bill reimbursements – an app which splits data used for work from that used for pleasure.

• Are you ready for the enterprise wearables boom?

  IT leaders must prepare for 'wear-your-own-device' as wearables-driven consumerisation starts to take hold.

• Treasury transitions to hyper-converged infrastructure to deliver Budget

  ​The Commonwealth Treasury has transitioned to hyper-converged infrastructure to ensure it can deliver Australia’s economic framework, including the Federal Budget, accurately and on time.

• How to Work Seamlessly Across Multiple Devices

  Employees who used to burn the midnight oil at the office now get to do so from the comforts of home, thanks to the proliferation of personal laptops, tablets and smartphones. Getting files to appear on and sync with multiple devices can be challenging, but a little bit of advanced planning can go a long way.

• How to implement an effective BYOD policy

  Companies have accepted that BYOD is a reality. The challenge now is striking a balance between security and flexibility.

• BYOD is as entrenched (and complicated) as ever

  The bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend has been around for years now, and even though it's become a fixture at many companies, some IT shops are still grappling with how to make it work.

• Technology, the law, and you: BYOD

  <em>(First in an occasional series about technology and the law.)</em>

• The battle to bring your own app

  Mobility has brought a new challenge to the CIO’s doorstep: A generation of employees who want their own apps. CIO Australia looks at whether it’s time to beat them, or join them.

• BYOD brings corporate contradictions

  During a roundtable discussion on the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend, a tech leader candidly offered this bit of real-world insight: "My wife is a nurse. There is no BYOD policy at the hospital. But all of the nurses communicate with each other via SMS, because that's the most efficient way to do their job."

Whitepapers about BYOD

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  5 Steps to creating a successful BYOD Program

  For companies that have implemented a BYOD strategy, it has not only proven to be cost-effective for business, but their users also prefer to use their own devices that have with them at all times. However, the concerns of corporate security and user privacy are still at the forefront. Download this whitepaper for an outline of the five best practices business leaders and IT professionals are taking to ensure successful BYOD programs in their organizations.

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  The Ultimate BYOD Companion Device: wePresent TradeLink Case Study

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  Case Study: Methven NZ

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  Using security metrics to drive action in ASIA Pacific