BYOD security is and has been a major point of interest (perhaps hype) in IT for some time now. The desire for employees to use their own smartphones and devices frames an opportunity for businesses to cut capital expenses and increase efficiency.

Despite the potential upsides, and while there are many companies that have come to embrace such an approach, there are major hurdles where security and compliance are concerned.

As an added layer of complexity, many companies are also balancing the cloud and network requirements of BYOD with the degree to which they have outsourced their infrastructure to managed service providers or other outsourced cloud and infrastructure providers.

What primary concerns of BYOD do managed services figure in?

Security: One of the chief challenges to BYOD, and a major component of maintaining compliance, security on the technical end benefits from seasoned practitioners. Most companies instituting BYOD policies and procedures …