Since early 2009, the information technology (IT) division of a leading manufacturer of semiconductor chips had detected a growing trend on the list of company's 80,000 workers globally to bring about their own smartphones and the storage devices to their independent workstations. Considering that Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) was not a passing fad but a growing phenomenon, the organization determined in January 2010 to officially realize this proposal.
As the organization’s chief information security officer get ready for a full rollout of BYOD, he re-evaluates the matter of making certain the protection of corporate facts accumulated on apparatus possessed by individual employees. He also wonders Intel should react to the demand for e- Discovery, a complainant could hunt for admission into internal papers stored on devices not owned by the corporation. He also reproduces on a tactical and essential problem: How can Intel turn this initiative into a fresh source of competitive advantage and pull value from the BYOD initiative?
PUBLICATION DATE: February 15, 2013 PRODUCT #: W13035-HCB-ENG
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