consumerization
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- noun
- /kənˌsjuːməraɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
- Furthermore, consumerization doesn't necessarily lead to BYOD.
Examples
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Many organizations are in the process of deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager to help embrace consumerization while still maintaining corporate compliance and control.
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As the consumerization of IT continues, businesses are allowing employees to choose their devices and applications for work.
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Another way to look at the consumerization of IT
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Not all consumer technology is mobile, so dealing with consumerization requires looking beyond mobile.
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What we have is the consumerization of IT, which means the IT department no longer dictates what is going to be used.
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Even organizations that refuse to jump on the BYOD bandwagon are affected by consumerization because the devices they issue to employees are going to be increasingly consumer-centric.
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The consumerization of technology has led many companies to adopt simpler and more user-friendly tools for their employees.
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With the consumerization of software, users now expect business applications to be as intuitive as the apps they use in their personal lives.
Synonyms
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Making things available to everyone by removing barriers
Surface Forms
Morphology
consumerization = consumerize (semi-transparent) = consumer + ization
The step from 'consumerize' to 'consumerization' is a standard nominalization, but the workplace-and-technology sense is specialized and not fully predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Consumerization comes from consumer 'a person who buys or uses things' and the ending -ization 'a process'. It describes the process when popular consumer technology is brought into the workplace, so companies must change their rules and ways of working.