Brian Madden leads a free half-day seminar tackling the thorny issue of "BYOIT."

With all this talk about the consumerization of IT flying around, you may be thinking "We have this covered! Our employees can choose Macs if they want, and I even set up our CEO with email on his iPad!" But unfortunately, the issues surrounding the consumerization of IT are not nearly that simple. Employees have grown accustomed to great user experiences on their personal computers and devices, and they know how to get around IT when their work experience doesn't measure up. As a result, corporate Exchange mailbox restrictions drive employees to use personal Gmail accounts, invasive client-side VPN scans cause employees to use Dropbox instead of corporate file shares, and restrictive proxy servers mean that users will get online via uncontrollable 3G cards.

Any IT executive who thinks "We have policies, this isn't allowed," is in denial. Every year, more "young kids" come into the company as older employees retire. And every year, more new and powerful apps are available as web/SaaS/Internet apps, diminishing the need for the user to continue to rely on the tightly controlled "corporate" desktop. So, let's face it: even if all your users are not smart enough (or sinister enough?) to skirt your rules, it only takes a few plucky renegades to "show and tell" the unenlightened users how to access Outlook without the VPN.

Admission is FREE but seating is limited. Register today.