Neglected Counterarguments
"The counterarguments invoke the usual suspects of any large-scale change in corporate technology infrastructure: security and management. ... your staff likely already has several tablet-toting individuals, ..."
You forgot a couple. One, with today's economy, many people can't afford a new primary computer, much less a secondary device. I don't think anyone on our IT staff has a personally owned tablet, although there are a few e-readers. Two, you're assuming the workplace has the majority of its applications already available as web apps, not still primarily using locally installed programs.
"Theres a near 100% chance that employees in your company (and IT in particular) are already bringing tablet devices to work and potentially connecting them to your network and company resources. "
Maybe a large percentage of TR members work at locations where they're regularly requested to support connectivity to personal devices. I'd love to see a poll asking about it. I'm only asked once every couple of years, and I'll 100% guaran-damn-tee no one in this facility is using a non-company device on the company network. Me, I try to keep my workplace and personal computing activities and hardware separate.
