BYOD becomes UYOD
Is This Fun?
The latest buzz word is Bring Your Own Device. BYOD presumes you travel to a central work location and bring your own device there….to work.
I am saying that term is already obsolete, or will be in the very near future. If you can do your work with your own device, travelling up to 4 hours a day, in traffic, wasting gas, time and money to get to a central work location to use it…..this is, well, stupid.
From now on….Telecommuting, telework, coworking will explode:
Decentralized work will be the norm in the very near future.
I propose that Use Your Own Device (UYOD) is going to be the more appropriate term.
Mark my words…
Posted on July 21, 2012, in Collaboration, Computer, Coworking, Telecommuting, VideoConferencing and tagged bring your own device, BYOD, commute, coworking, decentralized work, Telecommuting, telework, use your own device, UYOD. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
Hi Mike,
It’s starting to be referred to as “Bring your own disaster” in IT circles in the UK mostly due to the the risk of bringing multiple unpatched devices onto your network. You might find the education specific article I wrote on the subject interesting?
http://www.massineducation.co.uk/index.php/en/school-leaders/115-bring-your-own-device
Interesting…thanks for the reply and link!