Bring Your Own Device

There is an ever increasing pressure for IT professionals to at least consider the growing trend for ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD). Essentially this trend considers the real market drive for employees to bring and use their own devices at work. Sparked by the revolution of consumer tablets and smart phones on offer now, it is evident that more and more of us are purchasing these products with the desire to use these at work for email, web based applications such as virtual desktop and software as a service and general administration tasks. 

Cisco’s Identity Services Engine (ISE)

The distinction between a device used exclusively for "work" and a device used exclusively for "personal use" is fading and hence IT teams need to at least consider the options to provide the end user with the freedom to use any device while enforcing stringent security policies to protect corporate intellectual property when the user device joins the secure campus network

Fundamentals of ISE

Axonex answer to this is through Cisco’s Identity Services Engine (ISE). This is a consolidated policy-based access control system that operates in all environments-wired, wireless, and VPN. This policy-based service-enablement platform helps ensure corporate and regulatory compliance through centralised control administration.

Cisco Identity Services Engine offers the following benefits.
• Security: Get visibility and control over all users and devices on your network.
• Compliance: Create consistent policy across the infrastructure for corporate governance.
• Efficiency: Increase IT staff productivity by automating labor-intensive tasks and simplifying service