Technology is spreading its wings in almost every field of work. There is not a single field of work where technology is not serving its purpose. Mobile phone devices can be an example where technology has been growing seamlessly from the past few years. Mobile devices are no more used as a mere tool of communication but also to send and receive emails and also for organizing data in many business organizations. They are more wisely being used by many of the business organizations to solve innumerable business needs. Therefore, the Concept of BYOD – bring your own device, is gaining popularity as most of the employees are more comfortable in using their own smartphones and tablets at work place and they would also prefer to add certain social applications with which they are much familiar, into the enterprise.
However, business owners might be quite comfortable in employing this application to their business as it can enhance their productivity but at the same time the IT department might cringe on this new concept as they might face difficulty in managing a huge number of devices. There are a few techniques if managed properly can boost your business. Some of these techniques are:
- Real-time communication – nowadays, people are becoming more and more accustomed to web based communication channels outside of email. They are more comfortable with using online messengers that gives them the full freedom to communicate as well as send and receive files. If this trend can be followed in general with your close friend group, then it can also be incorporated in business by using the CRM system. The socialization of enterprise applications gives workers, clients, colleagues, customers and vendors better tools to communicate in real time.
- Greater accessibility – while traditional enterprise traps the data at a single location, whereas clouds make applications and business data available to users in more than a single location. This helps the employees in managing things in a better manner as they get all the information at their fingertips.
- Security – many of the companies are holding their businesses back from entering into the cloud because they feel insecure for their data from the threat of being copied or disclosed. However, web based applications can actually increase the security of data, particularly for those small to mid-sized companies that they do not proper technical expertise or resources such as a dedicated and lockable server room.
However, once the concept of BYOD enters the organization, the business might face the problem of telecom expense management. In order to ensure that a maximum value is achieved in managing mobile expenditure, there requires an adequate telecom expense management control and also sufficient time and resources to analyze information and follow through with effective processes.