(From IndianExpress.com) The consumerisation of IT is affecting all aspects of the way we work. As Web 2.0 technologies continue to gain popularity amongst employees, IT departments are struggling to understand and manage the challenges. There was at time when "wireless" was taboo, and for fear of the unknown, strict workplace policies banned the use of wireless technologies. "Thou shalt not" became the mantra of most IT departments, and has remained the mantra when dealing with applications like Facebook and Twitter.

Unfortunately for employers, people still found ways to partake in these activities - unmanaged and unsecured. If companies had initially recognised the potential of these outlets and found ways to embrace them in the first place, they could have saved themselves a lot of trouble in the long run.

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