BYOD continues to grow, starting to cover wearables and IoT

A new report from Tech Pro Research shows that nearly three quarters of surveyed companies permit or are planning to permit employees to bring their own devices, BYOD, to work. Acceptance of BYOD is greater in smaller organizations than larger organizations, with IT, technology and education entities leading the way. Government entities tend to be the most reluctant to permit BYOD. For those companies and organizations not pursuing BYOD, security continues to be the primary reason cited for their hesitancy.

In addition to security concerns, respondents to the survey indicated IT support was viewed as a significant drawback to allowing BYOD. Other issues like loss of control over hardware, lack of standardization, and regulatory compliance issues were also major concerns for those who had ruled out BYOD.

As we have seen over the past year, and especially during CES 2015 going on this week, wearables and the Internet of Things are getting a lot of interest from companies that want to get in on these markets. The relative youth of this market category shows up in the survey responses where only 29% had added IoT and wearables into their BYOD plans and policies. Still, that seems like a healthy number for a market that is not yet clear. As more consumers get their hands on these devices and start to figure out how to use them, even for work purposes, this number will likely increase.

source: Tech Pro Research

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