How Virtualization Can Simplify Your BYOD Strategy

Grazed from NetworkComputing. Author: Bill Kleyman.

IT consumerization is one of the biggest trends in recent years. Many users are now asking to have two or even three devices connected to the corporate network. Why? Flexibility, productivity, and because it’s easier. With more users bringing in their own devices, administrators have scrambled to support them. BYOD initiatives require solid planning, good policies, and educated users, but there’s no need to overcomplicate an environment, especially when there are such powerful tools around to help.

IT consumerization has led to a change in focus at the datacenter level, too. Cloud computing, BYOD, and a growing "data-on-demand" paradigm have created a user-centric model. The idea isn’t just to deliver an application or a desktop to users. Rather, it’s to allow users to carry around their personalized settings regardless of the device or platform. This is where virtualization technologies can really make the process easier:..

Application virtualization. App virtualization has really simplified the BYOD concept. Now, administrators can simply publish applications on a private cloud environment and let users connect via a secure HTTPS portal. Why is this great? The apps are always stored at the datacenter; the user only sees screen refreshes…

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