Defining IT Policies in the Web 2.0 Era

A lot of companies still struggle with how much access to give employees to social media and mobile computing. The obvious concerns are over data security and the huge potential for wasting time.

But a new survey of 1,303 end users and 1,309 IT decision makers from Cisco finds that companies are starting to see the business value of Web 2.0 applications and mobile computing devices, which is leading to the development of IT usage policies that seek to find a middle ground between productivity and concerns over employees simply finding more creative ways to waste time.

Click through for results from a IT policy survey conducted by Cisco.

Only half of end users are certain there is one.

About half think rules need some updating.

Productivity is cited as the primary reason.

Online gaming, social networking and Twitter top the list.

Hardware rules are not as defined as applications.

The majority either already have or are beginning to see business value.

Video is rising in importance.

The United States. is not on the leading edge of this trend.

Interest in video is on the rise.

IT is gaining ground.