There's nothing the IT chattering class loves more than a good acronym, and the tidal wave of consumer devices into the corporate world was perfect fodder. Professional trend spotters hailed the era of BYOD (bring your own device) and pronounced it the next big thing. From here on out, the IT department would have to make all of its internal applications available to its entire workforce on every device, platform, or gadget. Allowing users to choose their own work devices would lead to happier users and lower IT costs.