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Top 50 BYOD Resources – BYOD Security, Policy, Trends & More
There are several advantages to implementing a bring your own device (BYOD) program in your organization, including lower overhead and giving employees the opportunity to work on devices with which they are most comfortable. There are challenges with BYOD, though, that should be considered when making the BYOD plunge. To help your organization wade through all of the BYOD noise and make the best decision for your workforce, we have compiled a list of top BYOD resources.
We have selected articles, eBooks, guides, infographics, webinars, and white papers to help you along your BYOD journey. The resources on our list feature executives, IT professionals, top tech companies, and other thought leaders who have experience with implementing and guiding a BYOD program, as well as those who have collected data on and analyzed existing BYOD programs to offer their advice and expertise on BYOD.
While we have listed our top 50 BYOD resources below in no particular order, we have included a table of contents to make it easier for you to jump to the resource categories that most interest you.
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ZDNet delivers round-the-clock news coverage and analysis on the trends and technologies that matter most to IT professionals and decision makers. In this BYOD article, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDnet contributor and internationally-published technology author, explains how BYOD works, especially when employers have a clearly-defined BYOD policy in place.
Three key points we like from How to Make BYOD Work:
- It is estimated that 50 percent of firms will demand that employees make use of BYOD by 2017
- There are potential BYOD pitfalls that require both employee and corporate considerations
- Effective BYOD policies cover acceptable use, authorized devices, support, security, reimbursement, and liability, risks, and a disclaimer
Cost: FREE
2. 5 Reasons Why BYOD Survived 2014 and Will Prosper in 2015
A technical writer and analyst focused on enterprise mobility, BYOD, and IT consumerization, Will Kelly explains how BYOD experienced some criticism in 2014 but looks as though it could thrive in 2015. He explores the innovation that is driving BYOD and how it could surpass other industry analysts' predictions.
Three key points we like from 5 Reasons Why BYOD Survived 2014 and Will Prosper in 2015:
- More cloud and enterprise mobility helps to justify employee and contractor BYOD use, especially because their devices don't touch network endpoints
- Employers will see fewer reasons to pay for mobile devices and related expenses as the hiring of contractors and other temporary workers rises in 2015
- The 2014 California BYOD lawsuit prompted companies to make strategic acquisitions enabling businesses to support split billing or dual billing of calling minutes and data on BYOD devices between the employer and employee
Cost: FREE
3. Bring Your Own Dilemmas: Dealing with BYOD and Security
Elizabeth Weise covers computer security, technology, and Silicon Valley for USA Today. In this USA Today piece, Weise explores the conundrum of employees using "the technology they already own and love for work, while also keeping vital corporate data and systems secure." She also shares information from surveys and reports about how companies and employees handle BYOD.
Three key statistics we like from Bring Your Own Dilemmas: Dealing with BYOD and Security:
- A survey found that 61% of companies had employees using personal smartphones or tablets for work-related activities
- 50% of companies plan to move exclusively to BYOD for smartphones in 2017
- 42% of companies required employees to have a security app installed, and only 19% required mandated security supplied by the company
Cost: FREE
4. Survey: BYOD Security Remains Spotty, With Users Unaware or Unmotivated About Risks
In this BYOD article for PCWorld, Tony Bradley, editor in chief of TechSpective.net, explores the results from a BitDefender survey that suggests BYOD policies and controls are not secure enough. 1,045 Internet users were surveyed, and the results "should be a wake-up call for companies to examine their BYOD policies, and ensure that adequate security controls are in place to safeguard corporate data and resources."
Three key points we like from Survey: BYOD Security Remains Spotty, With Users Unaware or Unmotivated About Risks:
- BYOD is an accepted norm, as more than half of employees who are permitted to use their own smartphones, tablets, or laptops do so
- Half of US employees store work-related data on their personal mobile devices even when there is no BYOD policy
- One of the most important security tools for mobile devices that store company data is the ability to remotely wipe sensitive information in the event the device is lost or stolen, yet 2/3 of US employees don't know the remote wipe capability exists or have not yet activated it
Cost: FREE
Dark Reading offers news and information on IT security and helps information security professionals manage the balance between data protection and user access. In this Dark Reading BYOD article, Michele Chubirka asserts that BYOD is more about security, organizational politics, and human psychology than it is about technology.
Three key points we like from The Good & Bad of BYOD:
- IT departments spend a great deal of time dealing with users who demand more freedom of choice in how they use technology for their jobs
- Users get frustrated when they have specific needs driven by their job or personally own better technology, but they can't get anyone in IT to meet them halfway
- Embracing BYOD can increase risks, but denying consumerization trends is even more dangerous for organizations, so security teams should stop trying to fight reality and understand that their role is in facilitating the business and BYOD rather than obstructing it
Cost: FREE
6. A Big Step for BYOD: Separate Billing for Smartphones Is Finally Here
InfoWorld has long been a source for expert, in-depth analysis of enterprise tech for technology decision makers and business leaders. In this BYOD article, InfoWorld executive editor Galen Gruman explains how major steps are being taken in separating work and personal communications to make BYOD a more sensible practice.
Three key points we like from A Big Step for BYOD: Separate Billing for Smartphones Is Finally Here:
- One top corporate objection to BYOD has been the overhead associated with managing employee expense reimbursements and the added cost of paying full smartphone plans to avoid the accounting overhead
- True BYOD means employees choose a compatible device and use the best network for them, but previous services have allowed separate work billing for smartphone voice and data use only when employees had the same carrier as their company
- AT&T Work Platform makes it easier for companies to easily separate voice and text usage for work from that used for personal purposes, creating a real separation for compliance purposes between work and personal communications and becoming a more valuable option than splitting the bill
Cost: FREE
7. BYOD Is Saving Serious Money for IT
NetworkWorld is a premier provider of news, intelligence, and insight for network and IT executives. In this NetworkWorld BYOD article, freelance tech journalist Andy Patrizio shares how Gartner finally is measuring real dollar savings for companies using BYOD programs.
Three key points we like from BYOD Is Saving Serious Money for IT:
- Gartner found that IT departments can support nearly three times as many users in BYOD tablet programs than company-purchased tablet programs
- According to Federica Troni, research director at Gartner, "Without a stipend, direct costs of user-owned tablets are 64% lower. When organizations have several users who want a tablet as a device of convenience, offering a BYOD option is the best alternative to limit cost and broaden access."
- The savings almost all come from acquisition costs, so companies should design BYOD programs around a primary goal, such as user satisfaction, cost reduction, or mobile expansion
Cost: FREE
8. The Main Obstacles To BYOD Mass Adoption
BetaNews delivers up-to-date insight and analysis of the information technology industry and its role in economy and society. In this BetaNews BYOD article, Daniel Alarcon outlines the major reasons that BYOD is not yet a completely standard accepted business practice.
Three key points we like from The Main Obstacles To BYOD Mass Adoption:
- Data security is the number one problem of implementing BYOD in the workplace
- Privacy concerns are valid for both employees who want to keep their personal photos, texts, and phone calls away from employers and companies who want to keep their data away from unauthorized users and hackers
- The costs of compliance to ensure BYOD policies work for the company are expensive
Cost: FREE
9. BYOD: What To Expect in 2015
Abby Perkins writes about jobs, workplace culture, and business solutions at Talent Tribune. In this BYOD article for ITProPortal, she describes BYOD as being "officially mainstream," since the number of employees using their own smartphones for work-related activities is expected to rise from approximately 33% to more than 60% by 2020. Yet, the major adoption of BYOD brings with it several changed business practices.
Three key points we like from BYOD: What To Expect in 2015:
- Cyber liability insurance soon will become more mainstream as companies need to protect themselves as BYOD grows
- Enterprise mobility management 9EMM) will mature throughout 2015 and blur the lines between information security and application security
- BYOD will become a standard incentive offered to young prospective and current employees, as being able to use personal devices especially is important to millennials
Cost: FREE
10. Make BYOD Work: 9 Key Considerations
InformationWeek covers IT news and information for businesses that use technology, and this BYOD piece by Thomas Claburn, business and technology writer, describes how BYOD gives organizations advantages. While BYOD has inherent management challenges, its potential benefits are worthy of consideration.
Three key points we like from Make BYOD Work: 9 Key Considerations:
- The benefits of BYOD include promoting productivity and potentially saving hardware costs
- For BYOD programs to succeed, organizations need to involve all relevant departments, including finance, legal, human resources, and operations
- Organizations, at the very least, should have a pilot program to evaluate BYOD
Cost: FREE
11. 5 Ways to Encourage BYOD and Keep Your Company Data Secure
VP of Business Development and Strategy for CloudEntr at Gemalto, Tom Smith shares five ways to support BYOD adoption while keeping company data secure in this article for Entrepreneur. Smith explains that BYOD is moving beyond laptops and the workplace walls into everyday life, as more than 60% of employees access business-related information through mobile devices and the expanding wearables market presents new challenges for company security while bringing new functionality into the workplace.
Three key points we like from 5 Ways to Encourage BYOD and Keep Your Company Data Secure:
- It is crucial for IT professionals to put a BYOD policy into place that educates employees on proper security protocols and dictates required enrollments
- IT should take proactive steps to perform an audit and periodically petition employees to register new devices with IT, grant IT access, monitor privileges, install MDM software, and report the transition of old devices so that access and data can be removed
- Create an addendum to your BYOD policy around wearables and educate employees on safe usage
Cost: FREE
12. Business Trends for 2015: The Mobile Workforce and BYOD Maturing
In this TechRadar BYOD article, David Langhorn, head of corporate and large enterprise at Vodafone UK, explains that tech must keep up with staff demands, especially as the mobile workforce and BYOD mature. He also explores some of the business trends that will shape 2015 in relation to BYOD.
Three key points we like from Business Trends for 2015: The Mobile Workforce for BYOD Maturing:
- There is a projected uptake of tablets, and they will become even more prominent within large and small businesses
- ICT providers will need to find ways to offer simple to manage, integrated, and converged services that support multiple devices and operating systems across fixed, mobile, and IT
- 2015 will see a significant incrase in demand and investment among IT leaders for technology that supports a maturing BYOD environment and mobile workforce while ensuring optimal security
Cost: FREE
13. BYOD and Cloud Are Top Data Breaches and Malware Risks, Survey Shows
In this BYOD opinion piece for CSO, Wisegate editor in chief Elden Nelson reports on the results of a Wisegate survey that sought to discover how difficult it is for companies to tighten IT security regarding BYOD. The survey also asked senior IT professionals about the biggest BYOD security risks and how the top minds in IT plan to combat them.
Three key points we like from BYOD and Cloud Are Top Data Breaches and Malware Risks, Survey Shows:
- Over 51% of respondents included data breaches and malware, plus insider and outsider threat, BYOD management and security, and advanced persistent treats as their companies' top risks
- Savvy security teams will earn users' trust by showing how companies only can monitor corporate data but don't and cannot monitor anything else when it comes to BYOD
- Security teams will need to shift from protecting devices to protecting data as BYOD programs take hold
Cost: FREE
15. Mobile Virtualization – Solving the BYOD Problem
TrendLabs offers security news and information directly from the experts, and their Security Intelligence Blog focuses on threat news and information. In this BYOD post, chief technology officer Raimund Genes explores the possibility of using something similar to a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) as a solution for BYOD data issues.
Three key points we like from Mobile Virtualization – Solving the BYOD Problem:
- With a Virtual Mobile Infrastructure (VMI), the client on the phone will access a virtual mobile operating system running on company servers
- When properly implemented, a VMI solution would not leave data at risk on the user's device
- VMI helps manage the risks associated with BYOD so that companies can reap all of the benefits of BYOD while reducing potential problems
Cost: FREE
16. There's Still a Security Disconnect On BYOD
Jaijumar Vijayan is an independent journalist and tech content creation specialist who covers data security and privacy, business intelligence, big data, and data analytics. In his Computer World BYOD article, Vijayan reports on the surveys that show many workers aren't following the BYOD security policies their companies are implementing.
Three key points we like from There's Still a Security Disconnect On BYOD:
- Fewer than one in five companies report having controls in place for enforcing policies governing the use of personally owned mobile devices
- On the whole, enterprise users say they will choose not to bring personal devices to the workplace if employers plan to install security software on them
- More than half of the surveyed employees fear that companies would gain access to their personal data via corporate security tools
Cost: FREE
16. Bring Your Own Device, an eBook from AVG
Mike Foreman, AVG's general manager of SMB and an advocate of BYOD for small businesses, authored this BYOD eBook for AVG. The eBook serves as a guide for steering organizations through BYOD programs.
Three key ideas we like from Bring Your Own Device, an eBook from AVG:
- The opportunity associated with BYOD for businesses
- BYOD benefits by the numbers
- BYOD Legal issues owners need to consider
Cost: FREE
17. The Executive's Guide to BYOD and the Consumerization of IT
ZDNet offers a wealth of BYOD content, and to make it accessible and convenient, they have compiled it, along with content from TechRepublic, into this eBook, available as a PDF. The eBook covers how BYOD has reshaped the way IT is purchased, managed, delivered, and secured.
Three key ideas we like from The Executive's Guide to BYOD and the Consumerization of IT:
- BYOD adoption is on the rise
- IT leaders and companies should not ignore BYOD
- BYOD's potential to increase worker productivity, create more flexible working environments, and reduce IT costs
Cost: FREE for registered ZDNet and TechRepublic members
18. 10 Things to Know Before Starting a BYOD Program
The Global Digital Citizen Foundation strives to grow responsible, ethical citizens for the digital world. Their BYOD eBook, geared toward schools, offers a list of things to consider before starting a BYOD program.
Three key topics we like from 10 Things to Know Before Starting a BYOD Program:
- Crucial considerations to make before diving into a BYOD program
- Important questions regarding BYOD readiness
- There are both challenges and rewards associated with BYOD programs
Cost: FREE
19. What BYOD Really Means For Your Sales Force
Base offers its BYOD eBook, What BYOD Really Means For Your Sales Force, to sales organizaitons seeking to prepare for implementing a BYOD program. The eBook details how BYOD policies should specify expectations about keeping clients protected and guiding staff on using their own devices to benefit themselves and their organization.
Three key topics we like from What BYOD Really Means For Your Sales Force:
- BYOD and the security of company data
- How to know which devices to prepare for
- Choosing applications that work best for BYOD
Cost: FREE
20. Making BYOD Work
FierceMobileIT offers its BYOD eBook, Making BYOD Work, to show enterprises how to navigate the challenges associated with BYOD to make it work best. The BYOD challenges and issues covered in the eBook include those relating to management, support, security, and access control.
Three key topics we like from Making BYOD Work:
- Knowledge necessary for considering a mobile device management or containerization approach to BYOD
- Enterprise BYOD policies for enforcing security
- The security threats and legal ramifications posed by BYOD
Cost: FREE
21. BYOD For Dummies
This BYOD eBook from VMware delivers all of the facets you need to implement a successful BYOD program. Even if you have limited staff and IT budgets to support your BYOD program, it is possible to allow employees to bring their own devices to work.
Three key topics we like from BYOD For Dummies:
- How to give users freedom while remaining secure and compliant
- Various approaches to tackling BYOD
- Tips for creating and starting a best-practice strategy for BYOD
Cost: FREE
22. The CIO Playguide for Secure BYOD
IT Security Watch provides answers about current security issues in email, internet, data, network, and mobile. Their BYOD eBook, The CIO Playguide for Secure BYOD, examines the ways in which mobile devices and collaboration present opportunities for organizations but challenges for IT.
Three key topics we like from The CIO Playguide for Secure BYOD:
- Complications for IT executives in deploying processes and tools to mitigate security risks and assure compliance with BYOD programs
- Essential considerations for addressing BYOD complications
- Ways to protect data during mobile use and its critical nature in managing a successful BYOD program
Cost: FREE
23. 9 Important Items to Include In Your BYOD Policy
WhistleBlower Security, Inc., seeks to improve ethics and integrity in business, government, and society. Their BYOD eBook offers nine important things companies need to consider if they encourage a BYOD culture.
Three key topics we like from 9 Important Items to Include In Your BYOD Policy:
- Legalities of BYOD
- Costs associated with BYOD
- Control over data when an employee leaves the organization
24. The Definitive Guide to BYOD
Aruba Networks is a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise. Their guide to BYOD is a comprehensive 59-page document including a preface and nine sections, covering everything from an overview of BYOD to mobile access security.
Three key topics we like from The Definitive Guide to BYOD:
- Considering the challenges of BYOD
- The role of process automation in BYOD
- Auditing your existing infrastructure for BYOD readiness
Cost: FREE
Microsoft's Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Design Considerations Guide is a technical guide appropriate for system architects and system designers. The guide provides a collection of critical design considerations that need to be addressed prior to designing a BYOD infrastructure that allows employees to use their own devices and protects company data.
Three key topics we like from Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Design Considerations Guide:
- Envisioning the BYOD infrastructure solution
- BYOD user and device considerations
- BYOD app considerations
Cost: FREE
26. Mastering the BYOD Trend: The Ultimate Guide
SearchConsumerization,TechTarget's consumerization of IT resource, covers mobile device management, security, BYOD policy, and more. Their guide to BYOD is a comprehensive resource that explains the basics and offers in-depth tips for administrators stuck at any level of a BYOD program.
Three key topics we like from Mastering the BYOD Trend: The Ultimate Guide:
- Understanding consumer device management and BYOD
- Create and enforce a BYOD policy
- BYOD challenges: app management, licensing, and compliance
Cost: FREE
27. The 11-Step Guide to BYOD Security: How to Avoid Getting Fired
Written by Aurelian Neagu, information security content writer at Heimdal Security, this guide to BYOD security outlines the advantages and disadvantages of BYOD and results from BYOD studies. He then details the 11 steps users can take to protect their own mobile devices if they are in a BYOD program.
Three key ideas we like from The 11-Step Guide to BYOD Security: How to Avoid Getting Fired:
- Install a good security product to protect your device
- Keep your software up to date and enable automatic updates for all of your apps
- Enlist the help of security experts from the IT environment to help minimize the risks on your own devices
Cost: FREE
Acronis' BYOD survival guide includes 5 tips for practicing safe mobile file access and collaboration. The guide points out that BYOD exists because "personal mobile devices have infiltrated organizations all over the world, enabling everyone to work from everywhere." Since BYOD is here to stay, organizations may as well know how to handle it appropriately.
Three key ideas we like from The BYOD Survival Guide:
- One important component of BYOD strategies is ensuring that information and records comply with privacy laws such as HIPAA and SOX
- By 2017, Gartner predicts that 50% of all companies will require employees to use their own mobile devices for work
- Mobile device security policies do not have to be complicated, but they need to encompass devices, data, and files
Cost: FREE
29. Hidden Cost, Hidden Danger? A Guide to BYOD
SmallBusinessComputing.com explains that small businesses need to make careful considerations before adopting BYOD programs. Their BYOD guide details everything small businesses need to know when making a mobile strategy decision.
Three key points we like from Hidden Cost, Hidden Danger? A Guide to BYOD:
- Small businesses need to keep in mind that they are responsible on some level for reimbursing the cellular and data costs employees incur in BYOD programs
- When evaluating BYOD costs, you need to figure in carrier costs, too
- All employees should agree to and sign a BYOD policy before allowing the use of personal devices for work
30. Evaluating Potential Security Risks to Company Data
In their BYOD infographic, Bitdefender provides key facts and statistics about BYOD and its associated security risks to company data. The infographic breaks down the number of employees who share personal mobile devices, who are aware of BYOD policies, and other key factors affecting BYOD security risks.
Three key statistics we like from Evaluating Potential Security Risks to Company Data:
- 50% of employees have work data on their personal mobile devices, and the proportion is higher among those connecting their devices to the company network
- 71% of employed Americans who own personal mobile devices are able to connect them to the secure network provided by an employer
- 2/3 of employed Americans either don't have the remote wipe function activated or don't know about it
Cost: FREE
31. The Rise and Risk of BYOD: Understand the risks and realities of BYOD today
Jennifer Burnham, director of communications and content for Druva, shares this BYOD infographic to show how IT managers should consider recognizing the risks of BYOD and embrae it with the right solutions. By understanding the risks and realities associated with BYOD, companies can achieve a satisfied workforce and keep up with the pace of change.
Three key statistics we like from The Rise and Risk of BYOD: Understand the risks and realities of BYOD today:
- 74% of organizations expect a 2x – 10x increase in BYOD devices in 2 years
- 73% of enterprises are adopting mobile apps for their employees
- Only 7% of the 70 million devices lost or stolen each year are recovered
Cost: FREE
32. Invasion of the Mobile Monster
Rapid7 works to engineer better security to help companies reduce the risk of data breaches, detect and respond to attacks, and build effective cybersecurity programs. Their BYOD infographic, Invasion of the Mobile Monster, shows exactly how BYOD and mobile have taken off since 2009 and what the implications will be when more than 1.6 billion mobile devices are expected to be in the workplace by 2016.
Three key statistics we like from Invasion of the Mobile Monster:
- 79% of organizations see the need to protect sensitive data, including in corporate email stored on employee devices
- Only 35% of companies in the U.S. have developed an acceptable mobile device usage policy
- 59% of organizations report that employees circumvent or disengage security features such as passwords and key locks
Cost: FREE
33. Bring Your Own Device Policies Propel Businesses Forward
TEKsystems provides IT staffing solutions, IT talent management expertise, and IT services to help clients plan, build, and run their critical business initiatives. Their BYOD infographic visualizes the results of the TEKsystems survey of more than 1,500 IT leaders and 2,000IT professionals on the topic of BYOD.
Three key statistics we like from Bring Your Own Device Policies Propel Businesses Forward:
- Only 35% of IT professionals feel as though their organization's BYOD policy is crystal clear
- 57% of IT leaders report that BYOD improves employee satisfaction by offering greater freedom of choice
- Roughly 75% of IT leaders and IT professionals believe their organization's sensitive data is at risk due to end users accessing information from personal devices
Cost: FREE
34. 16 Rules for BYOD Engagement
GFI Software is a leader in powerful, award-winning IT solutions for small to mid-sized businesses. Their BYOD infographic by Chrstina Goggi, web marketing content specialist at GFI Software, is intended to help companies quickly understand the scope of implementing BYOD in order to give employees more freedom of choice and boost morale and business productivity.
Three key points we like from 16 Rules for BYOD Engagement:
- Passwords must meet IT complexity and rotation requirements
- Users must notify IT right away in the event of a suspected or real compromise, or if the device is stolen, lost, or misplaced
- The company has the right to wipe the device in the event of a breach, loss of device, termination or resignation, or for any other legitimate reason
35. The Real Economic Keys to BYOD
Gartner is known for delivering technology-related insight their clients need to make the right decisions. Their on-demand webinar, The Real Economic Keys to BYOD, is one of those insightful resources, as it takes a look at the costs, savings, and productivity associated with BYOD. The webinar is hosted by Federica Troni, Gartner research director.
Three key topics we like from The Real Economic Keys to BYOD:
- Main elements of a BYOD program
- Essential criteria for analyzing the cost of BYOD programs
- How to maximize the benefits of a BYOD program
Cost: FREE for Gartner account holders
36. Tips for Integrating BYOD With Your WLAN
Fluke Networks' on-demand BYOD webinar, Tips for Integrating BYOD With Your WLAN, takes a look at implementing BYOD in enterprise networks without compromising connectivity, security, or performance. Expert Stéphane Persyn explains best practices and helps you stay one step ahead of your users.
Three key topics we like from Tips for Integrating BYOD With Your WLAN:
- Considerations for planning and designing BYOD
- Proactively managing performance
- Troubleshooting tips
Cost: FREE
JAMF Software seeks to help the enterprise succeed with the Apple platform. Their BYOD webinar proposes a path for organizations looking to succeed with a BYOD program.
Three key topics we like from BYOD Made Manageable:
- The unique IT challenges posed by a BYOD program
- How to balance user privacy with good IT security
- Using tools for delivering a great BYOD experience for IT admins and users
Cost: FREE
38. Three Steps to Safe Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
Bradford Networks offers solutions for enabling secure network access for corporate-issued and personal mobile devices. In this BYOD webinar, moderator David Krebs of VDC Research and panelists Frank Andrus, CTO of Bradford Networks, Kevin Koster of Cloudpath Networks, and TJ Maan of Motorola Solutions, discuss the key strategies IT administrators should consider when implementing BYOD.
Three key points we like from Three Steps to Safe Bring Your Own Device (BYOD):
- BYOD increases employee mobility, responsiveness, and productivity
- BYOD lowers cost
- CIOs need to be cautious and ensure the devices do not pose security threats and vulnerabilities to their networks
Cost: FREE
39. Secure BYOD & Guest Access
Cisco Meraki delivers intelligent, cloud-managed networking that simplifies enterprise IT. Their recurring BYOD webinar, available Wednesday, July 22, Wednesday, August 5, and Wednesay, August 19, 2015, at 11am PDT, explores the unique concerns raised by supporting BYOD initiatives and security.
Three key topics we like from Secure BYOD & Guest Access:
- How to have visibility into BYOD
- How to provide secure guest access
- How to apply policies by device type, measure the impact of those devices across your network, and apply various settings
Cost: FREE registration
40. Webinar Recap: BYOD Strategy
Apperian is the Mobile Application Management (MAM) company. Their BYOD webinar highlights the issues and best practices around managing the BYOD trend and features Christopher Willis, Verivo's CMO, and Chuck Goldman, Apperian CSO.
Three key topics we like from Webinar Recap: BYOD Strategy:
- The current status of BYOD in the enterprise and the effect that it will have on your business
- Best practices for rapidly creating and updating cross-device mobile apps to support the wide range of devices carried by corporate users
- Insight into the benefits provided by an enterprise app store
Cost: FREE
Hosted by David A. Willis, VP Distinguished Analyst, The Impact of BYOD is a Gartner webinar that shares the lessons learned from early BYOD adopters. The webinar also examines the economics of BYOD and provides practical advice for building a BYOD strategy.
Three key topics we like from The Impact of BYOD:
- The effects of the BYOD trend
- BYOD best-practice policies for organizations
- Investments for ensuring the safety of data and productivity for workers
Cost: FREE for Gartner account holders
42. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) 101
Presented by New Signature, this BYOD webinar is available online and is appropriate for CIOs, CTOs, IT executives, and IT professionals. The nearly hour-long webinar features New Signature CTO Reed Wiedower and explores how Enterprise Mobility Suites (EMS) help organizations and their BYOD programs.
Three key topics we like from BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) 101:
- EMS enable people to be productive with a broad array of devices with access to the applications they need
- EMS unify IT environments with a common identity across on-premises and the cloud
- Protect your data with a comprehensive set of access control and data protection capabilities through EMS
43. The Ten Commandments of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
This BYOD white paper from MaaS360 explores how BYOD offers employees and corporations benefits. Written like a guide, the white paper describes how BYOD can increase efficiency and control costs on provisioning a mobile workforce.
Three key topics we like from The Ten Commandments of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD):
- BYOD policy considerations
- Device discovery
- Enrollment best practices
Cost: FREE
44. BYOD Done Right: A Win-Win For Workforce Mobility Whitepaper
When companies adopt BYOD programs correctly, the benefits are far reaching for both business owners and employees. There are challenges associated with BYOD for IT, but a BYOD approach is possible for organizations.
Three key points we like from BYOD Done Right: A Win-Win For Workforce Mobility Whitepaper:
- BYOD increases operational and business velocity that are no longer subject to time and place
- BYOD extends employees' personal productivity and helps them balance their personal and work lives
- IT faces challenges in equitably facilitating workplace mobility across all of an organization's factions
Cost: FREE
45. Best Practices To Make BYOD Simple and Secure
Citrix shares insights in cloud, mobile, virtualization, collaboration, and networking. Their BYOD white paper, Best Practices To Make BYOD Simple and Secure, serves as a guide to selecting technologies and developing policies for BYOD.
Three key ideas we like from Best Practices To Make BYOD Simple and Secure:
- BYOD programs result in more mobile and productive employees who are more satisfied
- IT eases its burden for endpoint procurement and management by shifting device ownership to employees and contractors
- BYOD can give people optimal freedom of choice while helping IT adapt to consumerization, plus address requirements for security, simplicity, and cost reduction
Cost: FREE
46. Bring Your Own Device: The Future of Corporate Computing?
MTI Technology has been managing data securely for more than 25 years. Their BYOD white paper examines the various issues raised by BYOD and is geared toward IT security officers, network managers, and anyone else involved in running the security, data, and networks of an organization.
Three key points we like from Bring Your Own Device: The Future of Corporate Computing?:
- It is important to assess the risks BYOD poses to an organization, including network access, malware, data leakage, bandwidth, and breach of acceptable use policy
- BYOD policy is critical
- Any access to services should include authentication
Cost: FREE
VMware's BYOD white paper, The BYOD Opportunity, encourages companies to "say 'yes' to device diversity and enable new ways to drive productivity." The white paper points to the ways in which organizations can create a flexible, secure BYOD environment that increases efficiency, lowers operating costs, and drives productivity.
Three key points we like from The BYOD Opportunity:
- Solid planning is the first step of any successful BYOD implementation
- Companies should consider how a BYOD environment will change the way IT operates
- BYOD presents an opportunity for IT to contribute at a strategic level, as a driver of productivity
Cost: FREE
48. Conquering Today's Bring Your Own Device Challenges
Aruba Networks' BYOD white paper serves as a framework for successful BYOD initiatives. The fourteen-page document covers BYOD drivers, shortcomings of BYOD solutions, successful BYOD environments, and more.
Three key ideas we like from Conquering Today's Bring Your Own Device Challenges:
- When users bring consumer devices to work, they expect to access business applications and content, and not jus the internet
- IT organizations need to make several considerations when exploring a BYOD initiative, including device and information overlap and security implications, application accessibility per user and per device, and enforcement of policies
- Adopting BYOD requires users to understand the implications of personal devices, the type of information that can be stored on them, and what is expected of them to meet pre- and post-authentication requirements
Cost: FREE
49. BYOD and Beyond
Aerohive's BYOD white paper offers guidance on turning BYOD into productivity. BYOD and Beyond covers connecting users to the network, ensuring productivity for users, and raising the stakes in BYOD.
Three key ideas we like from BYOD and Beyond:
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Mention has already been made of planetary science as a developing area of astronomical research in Britain. Other new areas of research include astrochemistry, stimulated by millimetre wave observations and organised within its community through the Astrophysical Chemistry Group, jointly sponsored by the RAS and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Another new area is astroparticle physics, which grew from interest in gamma ray astronomy and cosmic rays into the particle physics of neutrino astronomy and the Big Bang. Lying on the boundary of astronomy and particle physics, the funding of this cross disciplinary subject has been easier because both fields are, in the UK, funded by PPARC. An astroparticle detector has been operating through the UK Dark Matter Collaboration since 2003 in a deep mine in Boulby in Yorkshire, and the UK has an interest in the Sudbury Neutrino Detector in Canada.
There is burgeoning interest in Britain in gravitational waves (universities of Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, etc), as the last unexplored waveband region of astronomy. There is strong theoretical interest and considerable technical expertise. Britain's practical participation is focussed on a German-British gravitational wave detector, GEO 600, near Hanover, working in concert with an American detector, LIGO, and is regarded as preparation for Britain's participation in the ESA-NASA space project LISA, the Laser Interferometric Space Antenna, to detect low-frequency gravitational waves from close binary stars, the Big Bang and black holes. (Other high-frequency facilities for gravitational wave astronomy will be forgiven if they find nothing, because there may be nothing to find, but if LISA detects nothing there will be trouble.)
There is considerable interest in Britain in solar physics and solar-terrestrial physics, including strong theoretical capability (about 14% of the research activity, according to the RAS-PPARC Demographic Survey). The community self-organises into two groups, the UK Solar Physics Group and MIST (standing for Magnetosphere, Ionosphere and Solar-Terrestrial) both of them holding regular meetings (those of the solar-terrestrial community beguilingly called spring and autumn MIST respectively). Solar observers use ESA and other satellites (Ulysses, SOHO, Yohkoh, etc) and participate in solar helioseismology networks such as BiSON (Birmingham and Sheffield Hallam universities). Ground based solar-terrestrial physics facilities include the Co-operative UK Twin Located Auroral Sounding System (CUTLASS), consisting of two high frequency (HF) radars located in Iceland and Finland to measure backscatter from ionospheric irregularities, the European Incoherent Scatter Radar (EISCAT), which is three pulsed incoherent scatter radar systems, used to measure the properties of the upper atmosphere, and several smaller facilities. That these facilities are part of PPARC's responsibility and in this article is a consequence of a Government definition that puts the boundary of the subject matter of astronomy at a height of 100 km, much of what happens below being the domain of the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC).
Stellar astronomy has been concentrated on X-ray binary stars, coordinating and modelling X-ray and optical observations made by multi-user, multi-wavelength facilities. Perhaps these kinds of systems were favoured for study, not only because of the novelty of the discoveries from X-ray astronomy, but also because cataclysmic variable stars could be followed for complete orbits in the small number of nights usually available in time allocation bites. New scheduling methods like queue scheduling and new technologies have diversified the stellar types studied into, for example, young stellar objects (benefiting from technical advances in IR spectroscopy and imaging on Gemini and UKIRT), extrasolar planets (still in practice stellar astrophysics), large-scale imaging surveys for variability, originally designed to look for machos and now extended to planetary-transit searches (new instruments like SuperWASP, which consists of 8 wide-angle cameras on La Palma that simultaneously monitor the sky for planetary transit events, coming on stream), and studies with the largest telescopes of individual stars in the Local Group (supernova progenitors, eclipsing binaries for the distance scale, evolution of stars in the Galaxy, the Large and the Small Magellanic Clouds). There is some work on more conventional interpretation of stellar (and solar) spectra.
The largest part (more than 30%) of the effort in British astronomy is however deployed on galactic and extra-galactic astronomy, in a number of British universities too large to list. In an article like this, which has attempted to be comprehensive, the subject is often underrepresented, since research areas are mentioned one by one. The astronomers take a 'multi-wavelength approach' in which they deploy telescopes of all kinds on the problems they seek to solve. Often the projects set up by these astronomers are large-scale, generating prodigious amounts of data and using large quantities of computing power, telescope time, and big instruments, such as 8-metre telescopes and multi-object spectrographs like 2dF (which covers a 2 degree field and has been used to gather redshifts of 250,000 galaxies and 25,000 quasars distributed over 1500 square degrees of the southern hemisphere), or X-ray telescopes on satellites. The focussed nature of British astronomical funding helps make such a concentration of resources possible. In a project under the name of AstroGrid, the archives of data are made publicly available and the large number of diverse archives is being integrated. This is part of a Government initiative on e-science coordinated by the National e-Science Centre to develop information technology. The extragalactic problems tackled are strongly founded in physics and include investigations in the structure and spectra of galaxies, gamma ray bursters, star formation, development of structure in the universe – the whole range of contemporary cosmology, and the most significant part of British astronomy.

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A member of the ITW (International Thriller Writers), M. R. Sellars is a relatively unassuming homebody who, in his own words, considers himself just a "guy with a lot of nightmares and a word processing program." Legend has it he started making up stories to entertain a stuffed bear during his single digit years, then began writing them down sometime around his early teens when the growing catalogue of fiction started causing him to experience migraines. Although he had several short stories and newspaper articles published during his early adult life, it wasn't until 2000 that his first full-length novel, Harm None: A Rowan Gant Investigation, hit bookstore shelves, officially launching the acclaimed paranormal thriller series.
Sellars says that the biggest adjustment he has had to make with his writing career is coping with the time spent away from his family while traveling on promotional tours. Still, he approaches the necessity of public appearances with the same humorously deadpan and satirical wit that he applies to life in general, stating, "As long as I have an RC Cola and a bag of peanuts, I'm all good, Bubba."
All of the current novels in Sellars' continuing Rowan Gant Investigations saga have spent several consecutive weeks on numerous bookstore bestseller lists as well as a consistent showing on the Amazon.com Horror/Occult top 100. In 2010 a short e-novella featuring a supporting character from the RGI cast spawned a new series, The Special Agent Constance Mandalay Novels, the first in the spinoff being IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER, which hit the streets November 2011.
Sellars currently resides in the Midwest with his incomparably amazing wife, equally fantastic daughter, and a pair of felines he describes as, "the competition." At home, when not writing or taking care of the household, he indulges his passions for cooking and hanging out with friends. In order to satisfy his lifelong dream of being a satirical humor columnist for a major metropolitan newspaper, twice each week he removes his glasses, dons blue tights and a red cape, then blogs about the incredibly bizarre world that is his life as a writer, husband, and father. It has been said that his blog articles sometimes blur the line between fiction and reality. To that Sellars responds, "What line?"
M. R. Sellars can be located on the web wherever there is a virtual bar serving virtual single malt Scotch, single barrel bourbon, good Irish whisky, and decent beer. In other words, look for him on the major social networking sites.
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This book reached out and took hold of my attention from the very beginning, there was no, "period of getting into the story", I was hooked from the beginning and really enjoyed this edge of your seat mystery, adventure, paranormal, and more READ. It fascinated me. Simply put this book gives away NOTHING, you don't have a clue whodunit til the very end! Well written and intense, it keeps you on the edge of your seat until you are released at the end! I highly recommend this book to many varied readers! This is the 3rd piece of M. R. Sellars I have read and each one gets better and better! I am looking forward to the Next Book "Perfect Trust"! In fact have already started it!
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Never Burn a Witch (Book Two in the Rowan Gant Investigations) by M.R. Sellars © 2001 Willow Tree Press eBook $2.99 (U.S.)
Rowan Gant is back. And his life hasn't improved markedly since we last saw him. He is still reliving his experiences from the first book; still recovering from the miscarriage of his child; and still trying to convince members of the Police Department in St. Louis that Wiccans are not involved in ",,,lurid orgies by the light of the full moon for the purpose of spawning demon children."
I commented in my previous review (Harm None) that earlier reviewers had compared Rowan Gant to Mercedes Lackey's Diana Tregarde. I said then that I agreed with them, but I feel that Gant, in several ways, surpassed Ms. Tregarde. Of course the author of this series has a few things in his favor that Ms. Lackey did not have. First and foremost is the explosion of interest in Forensics and "Crime TV" on the cable networks. There is an atmosphere of acceptance that was not present before. Secondly, there is an indefinable appeal that Rowan Gant exudes that was missing with Diana Tregard.
If you have not read these books; if you enjoy Pagan/Wiccan friendly fiction for adults; if you are willing to look beyond the shelves of your local mega-bookstore, do yourself a favor and buy these books. Use Amazon.com, do a Google search to find out where else you can find them, but buy these books.
It is such a pleasure to read adult fiction from an author who knows modern-day Wicca, that I find it hard to recommend these books too much.
There will be things you won't agree with; Gods know I've got a couple of issues with Mr. Sellars' views. Don't let that stop you from reading these books and enjoying them.
(reviewed 23 days after purchase)
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I read this book first, as I was unable to get the first of the series. It was incredibly engaging, with cliffhanger chapters and an ending that leaves you guessing. Definately a worthwhile read, as well as its fellows in the RGI series.
I downloaded the epub version for my Nook, and own it in paperback, which I was able to get signed by M. R. Sellars himself. I highly reccomend not only this series, but any opportunity to meet the author, as he is a joy, hillarious and quite witty and down to earth. I also highly reccomend following his blog on his web page for a good laugh throughout your week.
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This book was my first introduction to Rowan Gant. The characters in this book were engaging and true to life. Some of the magick in the book was perhaps a bit over the top but the author intended that. It was a nice combination of suspense and mystery with just a hint of fantasy that works. I completely enjoyed this book and can't wait to read the others in the series.
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I have a D7000 with a 35 1.8 and a 50 1.4. I am going to go full frame in the future, but am waiting to see if a D600 materializes. If you were to buy two more pro lenses for a kit, what would they be? I am serious about photography, but not a pro, and my interests are not that defined. I like everything from street to landscapes to portraits. My initial thoughts are a 35 1.4 and either an 85 1.4 (1.8) or a 70 200 VR II. I know the 14-24 2.8 is great, but it seems more specialized. Thanks for your input.
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AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G or
AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
My opinion... I like wide and tele... but if you like the middle range, go with what tcole1983 suggests.
However, if you are like many of us infected with the FX virus, you will slowly gather in a collection which enables you to shoot about anything.
Your 50mm f1.4 will work perfectly with full frame, and remember while the 35mm f1.8 is a DX lens, you can use it on FX but you'll have vignetting. You can find examples online, and I think it's perfectly usable for certain situations. Wide angle lenses are really specialized so if you're considering the 14-28 or 16-35 make sure you know what you're getting. I bought the 8-16mm for my D7000, and I just haven't been able to use it to it's full potential. It's definitely b/c of my skill level, but just make sure you know you'll use it before you buy.
If you have the cash and want zoom:
24-70mm AF-S
70-200mm AF-S
85mm 1.4 AF-S
85mm 1.8 AF-S
Sigma 70-200mm HSM OS
Budget 2:
24-85mm AF-S
Sigma 70-200mm HSM OS
Nikon Zooms Semi Budget:
24-120 f4 AF-S
Or mix and match to whatever your shooting/budget needs.
First choice is easy -- 24-120 f4 VR. I have this lens on my D800 80% of the time not only does this lens do nearly everything. Its does it extremely well
but the second lens is tricky
if you are into Macro AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED I don't think Nikon make a sharper lens
if you are into sports the 70-200 f2.8 or the 200-400 f4 beware both are quite heavy
if you do weddings or night clubs the 24mm f1.4 is a must
Birding 600mm f 4
need an ultra wide? consider the 16mm f2.8 fish eye ( Light room can remove the distortion if you don't like the fish eye effect) unlike the 16-35 or the 14 -24, this lens is small and lightweight
The one must have lens - and on almost everyone's list - is the 70-200 f/2.8 VR. It's an excellent lens and fits a number of different roles. It works well with teleconverters. And it is great on both DX and FX bodies.
Yes - it is heavier than consumer lenses. But all the pro lenses are heavy in comparison to consumer models.
The 24-70 is a very good lens, but I might hold off for now. It is not wide enough for a DX body, and is one of the few new lenses that lacks VR.
The 105 f/2.8 VR Macro is a good option. It works nicely as a portrait lens on an FX body, and is a good macro lens. It also works nicely with Nikon teleconverters. AF is a little slow - but you expect that for macro work.
tcole1983+1 - no other option for a start IMHO
Definately the 70-200.
24-70 if you like the middle ground.
14-24 on a full frame is really going to be wide, and you'll not be able to use screw on filters. Before I'd spend money on that, I'd want to be sure I'd use it a fair bit.
If you are interested in macro - look at the 105 VR. Love that lens.
Without any sort of specialization my suggestion covers just about anything without any sort of specialization. That being said it doesn't cover ultra wide, the long end or macro work, but does just about everything in between. You already have a fast prime so you really wouldn't be missing too much and you can add on later. The 24-70 and 70-200 would give you a good base to expand on though. As mentioned add a teleconverter and get more range out of the 70-200.
If you want primes then there are tons of options. Not sure I would spend the money on the two primes you suggest, but that is just me. I think the new 1.8G lenses are a great value for the price and there isn't much need for the 1.4 lenses unless you really feel like you need the F1.4 and little extra build quality.
Just to be different, and to mess things up a bit, I would suggest the 85 1.4 and the 70-200. Later, the 14-24.
My reasoning:
"I am serious about photography, but not a pro, and my interests are not that defined."
I'm pretty much in the same boat. I went with the holy trinity, the 50 1.4, and the 200mm micro.
In the beginning, I was considering pro work. My talent or lack thereof aside, I changed my mind after a while and today I do photography seriously but for the fun of it. I can't remember which documentary I watched where a photographer said it, but "if you don't take their money, they can't tell you what to do."
I learned that for pro work the holy trinity is absolutely the best lens selection to have in your bag. It's versatile and it covers the needs of day to day shooting. You can't go wrong.
But if you want to focus on growing creatively while taking advantage of some of the nuances of the tech, you're going to want to explore the extremes. One of the missing elements in my bag today is a longer 1.4. I want that 85mm badly, and a variable ND to go with it. There's so much in the way of creative exploration to be done with that combo.
Anyway, don't let the lazy practicality of a mid-range zoom to lure you away from expanding your creative horizons. I wish I hadn't.
14-24mm for wides 28-48mm Fx equiv and a 70-200mm for teles 140-300mm on FX...
Honestly the 70-200mm is the best all around of the bunch for where you are coming from...
tcole1983 said:
24-70 and 70-200 2.8 :)
All that needs to be said...hands down these two are a must have. It is important to note that once you have used these amazing lenses, be it on your FF or DX body, you yourself will have a better idea of what other types of glass you will need given your usage of them and your specific style of photography.
curiousnomad said:
If you were to buy two more pro lenses for a kit, what would they be?
AF-S 24mm f/1.4G - the best rectilinear wideangle I have met. Wide-end OOMPH.
The other one would be either AF-S 200mm f/2 VRII, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 VRII or 500mm f/4 VR depending on how long you need in the long end (these are still portable and even the 500mm can be used handheld for short periods of time)
I will warn tho that the 24-70mm on a fx is wider than the 14-24mm on Dx
curiousnomad said:
I like everything from street to landscapes to portraits. My initial thoughts are a 35 1.4 and either an 85 1.4 (1.8) or a 70 200 VR II.
good idea, go with that. the 35 1.4G is an awesome FULL FRAME lens perfect for what you describe.
the 85 or 70-200 should cover your other requirements.
24-70 and 70-200 for prime 24 1.4g
105VR or 24-120vr & 70-200vr (ver 1 or 2)
Just a note - the 35 1.8 works in FX if you like vignetting. I actually like the look it gives.
TaoTeJared said:
105VR or 24-120vr & 70-200vr (ver 1 or 2)
Just a note - the 35 1.8 works in FX if you like vignetting. I actually like the look it gives.
If you went this route you could throw in another prime or two for the price vs the 24-70, but all about the money you want to spend.
OK, I think I have this figured out....(humor time just so you can laugh). I do not have the 24-70 and the other wunderkind, the 14-24. So, to lighten this conversation up a bit, one needs two lenses, the 24-70 /2.8, 70-200/2.8 and two D4 bodies to go with them. And your grip can carry the 300/2.8 on a third D4 in case you need just a bit longer shot.
It is about the money as has been previously stated. And, so if "curiousnomad" could give us feedback on the amount in dollars or Euros they would like to spend, maybe we could come up with more realistic suggestions.
Postman said:
Really? Angle of view wise isn't 24mm on FX around 16-17mm on DX?
You are right.. I explained my maths wrong... 9-17mm is what the Dx equiv range of the 14-24mm would cover. However if you were to put a 14-24mm on a Dx body it has a range of 21-36mm due to crop factor. In other words a 14-24mm on Dx has a similar field of view as the 24-70mm on an Fx body. The Dx equivalent of the 24-70mm would probably be a 17-47mm...
I use my 14-24mmm on dx frequently
Thanks for the fantastic responses so far! My budget is up to ~ $4400 US. A lot of money, but then again I don't do this every year, even every several years. Based on how good the images from the 50 1.4 have been, "you get what you pay for".
Then again, if I become infected with NAS, I hear there is no cure....
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