Dive Brief:
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Some CIOs are struggling to maintain control of the applications and platforms employees use at work, according to a piece from CIO.com.
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Personal preferences for cloud-based apps have increased dramatically over the past 18 months.
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While such apps may help employees’ productivity, they also enable them to easily store a broad range of corporate data in personal accounts, thereby threatening a company's information assets.
Dive Insight:
With new consumer-based, productivity-boosting, cloud-based apps introduced seemingly every day, how can CIOs ensure the integrity of corporate systems? Or is it already too late?
Experts say resistance to the consumer cloud at this stage may be fruitless. Instead, CIOs need to set standards for the acceptable use of consumer tools that boost staff productivity. By embracing more flexible environments, CIOs can offset potential damage while still meeting the mobile-oriented needs of their employees.