LEFT TO THEIR OWN DEVICES

The consumerization of IT is a catchy term for a sneaky trend that has been going on for at least 10 years, in which consumer devices and applications are increasingly being incorporated into the workplace. While the enterprise was spending the past decade downsizing, outsourcing, and otherwise squeezing IT down to its essentials, all in the name of efficiency and cost savings, practically all of the innovation, revolutionary products, and hot technologies were being developed directly for the consumer sector.