Startups are always with some or other innovative ideas giving a trial run in their business that too without any awe. Sometimes the idea seems ambiguous and vague to others but startups make sure that it become a hit in a manner leaving no space for others to comment.

Among such ideas, the latest is BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). This idea is becoming an increasingly acceptable concept in the startup space. It is part of a growing trend dubbed Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), which encompasses similar Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT), Bring Your Own Phone (BYOP) and Bring Your Own PC (BYOPC) initiatives.

 

There are a variety of benefits to allowing users to supply their own PCs and mobile devices, but there are also some concerns. Make sure you understand both in order to embrace BYOD with confidence.

 

To start, the features that attracts entity to use BYOD are marked below:

 

• Reduced cost

Fund, is always the hottest issue in any startup. The concept of BYOD decreases cost and increases productivity. BYOD programs generally shift costs to the user. It also, reduces depreciating fixed assets in the startup.

Employees will be more careful while using their own devices. They will also fix any issues related to it themselves. Thus, this will help reduce the stress level and request/tickets related to user devices.

 

• Work from anywhere

BYOD allows you to work from anywhere and anytime. You can be active from your home, or on your commute, or even while when you are on your vacation.

 

• Upgraded hardware and software

BYOD devices tend to be more cutting edges, so the organization gets the benefit of the latest features and capabilities. Users also upgrade to the latest hardware more frequently than the painfully slow refresh cycles at most organizations.

 

• Improve productivity

By enabling employees to securely and easily access corporate data on their own device, productivity levels naturally increases. The use of own devices helps improve both productivity and staff motivation.

 It increases employee morale and convenience by using their own devices and makes the company look like a flexible and attractive employer. As a result, they are happy and productive.

 

• Quick response

If call/email from an inbound lead answered within few minutes, there will be a better chance of converting them as a customer. BYOD and mobility allows you to respond to customer queries in no time.

 

BYOD isn’t all wine and roses, though. There are some issues to consider as well. By embracing BYOD, organizations lose much of the control over the IT hardware and how it is used.

 

Security risk:

• To ensure information does not end up in the wrong hands, it’s imperative for companies to put security measures in place. Educate team about the security aspects and trust them. From an employee perspective, it is an immense pleasure to feel you are an integral part of the team and that you have earned their trust.
• Security breach occurs when an employee leaves the company, they do not have to give back the device, so company applications and other data may still be present on their device.

 

Take care points:

• IT Security departments that wish to monitor usage of personal devices must ensure that they only monitor work related activities or activities that accesses company data or information.
• Ensure that the devices which connect to the organisation’s network infrastructure to access sensitive information will be protected from Malware.

 

 

Implementing a BYOD Policy

For server or store of corporate data, a full risk assessment should be carried out against a variety of threats, and appropriate mitigations put in place. This could include anti-malware, encryption, passcodes, remote wipe, preventing jailbreaking and sandboxing.

 

An effective BYOD solution will enable you to secure the data, not just the device. With this approach, IT departments need not worry about compromising security in the name of usability.

 

 

The ability to allow staff to work at anytime from anywhere and on any device provides real business benefits. It increases employee morale and convenience by using their own devices and makes the company look like a flexible and attractive employer. So, startups with BYOD Policy may attract more employment and will provide high satisfaction to them but not to forget that roses comes with thorns.

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