The bring your own device revolution.

Revolution is messy.  Protesters march in the street, and buildings are burned to the ground.  In the end, the old order could become more vital than before, or the rebels triumph and have to figure out how to take charge.  Today on the blog, I want to discuss a revolution in the business world;  the bring your own device revolution or BYOD.

Bring your device began in earnest with the release of the first iPhone. Before this date, when you joined a large company and needed a cell phone, the company issued it to you.  This was great for the company because it could control the number of minutes, configure the device's e-mail, and place primitive applications on it for critical business functions.  Control and economies of scale were the name of the game.  The release of the iPhone turned that model on its head.  Hotshot executives and salespeople snapped up these new devices from Apple and brought them into work.  These individuals demanded they work with the current IT infrastructure.  The BYOD movement was born.

Since the iPhone did not support Flash, CEOs demanded websites that worked on their new-fangled phones.  This was the primary reason the use of flash declined on the web.  The advent of tablet computers and personal laptops has made this trend accelerate.  Now, companies had to maintain their own computers and support numerous tablets and smartphones that were used by employees.

At E₃ Systems, we have known about the BYOD revolution for some time.  We constructed both our Sully inventory system and our Tony fleet management system with mobile devices and tablets in mind.  Our software is hosted on the cloud so it does not need to be installed on your devices.  If you have a web browser on your phone, tablet, or PC, then you can use our product.  This is why we say that our software is easy, economical, and everywhere because if you can connect to the web, then you can use our systems.

People may not be protesting in the streets, and buildings may not be on fire, but we are in the middle of a revolution.  E₃ Systems knows how to navigate these troubling times and looks forward to helping you today.  Contact us now.

Until next time.