Network Communications News (NCN) November 2016 | Page 42

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BYOD, the way it should be
Stijn Ooms, director of technology at Crestron International, explains why
the bring-your-own-device phenomenon needs careful management.

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Collaboration is
now expected in
many organisations,
but this offers new
challenges to IT
infrastructure.

t’s clear that there is momentum
for bring-your-own-device (BYOD)
predominately due to the new IT
self-sufficiency amongst company
employees. IT departments are
playing catch up and the best they
can do is be aware of the benefits
and understand the risks. Benefits
include employee satisfaction, cost
savings and productivity gains, the
key risks are focused around network
security and the security of lost devices.
From an AV standpoint it seems
every AV manufacturer is talking about
BYOD and wireless presentation in
classrooms and meeting rooms. Sure,
every company, school and organisation
wants to offer seamless presentation
capabilities from phones and tablets, but
what they really need is an enterprise
grade solution.
At Crestron we have been working
with IT professionals at Fortune 500
companies around the world to develop