Mobile Management Challenges
Bumpy Transition
92% of IT professionals say their organization has encountered challenges with BYOD.
Top BYOD Challenges
Securing data: 55%, Securing network access: 54%, Ensuring network performance: 39%
Heavy Lifting
90% of IT pros expect the growing use of personal devices to impact their organization, including the increase of bandwidth requirements (63%), server requirements (44%), network latency (39%) and storage needs (37%).
Scope Creep
54% of BYODers say they use their devices for business apps beyond just phone calls and e-mails.
Free for All
78% of companies do not limit the apps that employees can load on a personal device.
Communication Breakdown
Only half of IT pros actually talk to employees about how they use personal devices for work.
Personal Business
86% of BYODers say they access or save work-related information on their mobile device.
Well Equipped
52% of employees use more than one device.
Missing Link
One in 20 have lost a personal device they use for work—or have had it stolen. This significantly increases the chances for a data leak or breach.
Faulty Game Plan
Three-quarters of IT pros say their organization offers guidelines for the use of personal mobile devices, but just 42% of BYODers say this is true.
Mixed Opinions
64% of IT pros would give their organization’s BYOD policies and tech support a “B” grade or better, compared to just 41% of BYODers who would grade IT that high.