The term “BYOD” has been floating around the business stratosphere for quite some time now. Even so, it has remained a top priority for business owners and IT managers, mostly rattling their brains as to how to keep up. Do a quick Google (News - Alert) search and you’ll see for yourself just how much buzz the acronym generates on a daily basis. For example:

• 50 percent of workers will be required to use their own smartphone on the job by 2017 (Gartner)
• Almost 20 percent of productivity gains of U.S. companies come from improved collaboration by mobile employees (Cisco)
• The BYOD market will be worth an astronomical $181.39 billion by 2017 (MarketsandMarkets)

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Edited by Ryan Sartor