By Don Reisinger, eWeek
Bringing your favorite smartphone or table to the office and expecting to access corporate data would have been considered anathema just several years ago, but this is now more commonplace than ever. Today, some companies are even choosing to deploy one-time consumer-favorite smartphones and tablets as company-authorized equipment. The rise of the bring-your-own-device trend occurred because of the productivity gains companies observed by letting employees use the devices they liked best to do their work at the office or on the road. BYOD also reduces the overall cost of deploying products in-office. For a growing number of companies, giving BYOD the green light is just fine. But deciding which consumer products are the right ones to support at the office isn’t easy.
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