After all, many of your employees have been asking for it, especially the younger ones who are already firmly attached to their favorite personal devices. Your competition may already be doing it, and many work forces are finding that heading in this direction can make it easier to connect people, share information and minimize costs. In fact, a 2013 survey of 1,000 technology professionals by TechRepublic and ZDNet showed that 62 percent of companies have switched to a BYOD format or plan to in the next year.