Cloud Computing with BYOD

Friday, August 17, 2012

Virtualization is an essential first step to enable secure BYOD, isolating sensitive resources to protect mobility, collaboration and social computing. A secure-by-design virtualized architecture, complemented with strict yet flexible control over access and tailored endpoint security, allows non-standard, unmanaged devices into the environment while maintaining the protection of sensitive data.

The rise of cloud services and BYOD is often framed as a conflict between IT and the rest of the organization: People want the freedom to work in new ways, but IT seemingly only cares about maintaining control. In reality, the two objectives aren’t mutually exclusive. By adapting enterprise strategies and architecture to support the new, more open IT landscape, we can assure security while fostering the productivity and innovation made possible through cloud services and BYOD.

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