Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 04 | Page 31

FEATURE: BYOD 50 billion sensors, objects, and other connected “things” by the year 2020. In 2016, security will be the top concern for BYOD initiatives by the majority, if not all CIOs globally. Providing device choice and support: Traditionally, IT pre-determined a list of approved workplace devices. With BYOD, IT must approach the problem differently. Devices are evolving so rapidly that it is impractical to preapprove each and every device brand and form-factor. It is also somewhat impractical to expect IT organisations to have the same level of support for each and every device that employees may bring to the workplace. Hence, most organisations will have to establish, at a macro level, what types of devices they will permit