Re: Never saw the Attraction
Don't forget that BYOD was a Silicon Valley invention, and in typical Sillycon Valley mentality they only thought of what it could theoretically bring in cost reduction, not what it could actually cause in terms of trouble. The fact that Gartner was totally incapable of properly analyzing the situation and didn't even ask any question about the legality issues alone is just typical of an organization that whores itself out to whoever is paying at that time.
I always hated the notion that, as an employee, I was supposed to provide the hardware I was supposed to work with. I have not seen very many employees embrace the idea either. Where I have seen BYOD implemented was with manager-level types who were initially overjoyed that they could get the latest iThing and bully IT into supporting it. On the other hand, let's not get confused : management will always get their way in the end. BYOD was just a new excuse for it.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
