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How to adapt to the changing role of IT

From builders to pickers

Published October 2016

Workers tap into their network of friends on LinkedIn or Facebook for business advice. Someone might upload a marketing video onto YouTube, using a non-company issued smart phone, while waiting for a dentist appointment.

The modern worker blends personal and work lives in all sorts of ways; and it’s now the job of the IT department to keep up with this “consumerization” movement.

One of the most-used phrases in technology circles today is “the consumerization of IT.” This fast-growing trend is built on the simple concept that people expect their work tools to have the same ease-of- use and effectiveness as the smart phones, social sites, and other technology they make use of in their personal lives.