Vertical industry technology predictions through the next five years

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January 24, 2012
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Among the main ICT trends and drivers for this year, Gartner identifies cloud computing, social technologies and mobile. Gartner further says that for industry CIOs “navigating economic and market volatility will be a critical success factor in 2012 and beyond”.

Also “aligning their IT and business practices with the needs of customers and business partners”, will be critical for ICT and business success, Gartner claims.

In a report, the company emphasizes and explains these trends and evolutions while summing up several top vertical industry technology predictions and trends for the next 4-5 years. An overview. [Read more...]

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Forbes predictions for the telecom industry: the sustainability impact

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January 11, 2012
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In December, Forbes reported on twelve predictions for the telecom industry. What do they mean for corporate responsibility and sustainability in 2012?

Among the predictions, the primacy of India and China; emerging market companies will gain ground in rankings at the expense of companies from developed countries; focus on machine to machine interfaces (smart grid, logistics); mobile subscriptions will exceed 6bn (half in Asia Pac alone); global broadband penetration will surpass 10% (0.7bn I assume), installed PCs will pass 2 billion; continued focus on cloud computing. [Read more...]

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Cloud computing 2012: five predictions

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January 5, 2012
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In December, Forrester’s Holger Kisker, posted ten predictions regarding cloud computing in 2012. With the new year arrived, we take a look at some of them.

We summarized five of the main cloud computing evolutions the Forrester analyst sees for this year. Feel free to comment and add your cloud computing 2012 predictions below or in the BT Let’s Talk LinkedIn group. [Read more...]

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Five cybersecurity predictions for 2012

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December 27, 2011
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In this guest post, Patrik Runald, Sr. Manager, Security Research at Websense, looks at the – very near – future of cybersecurity. With all of the crazy 2011 security breaches, exploits and notorious hacks, what can we expect for 2012? 

The cybersecurity predictions in a report by Websense are clear: “With an influx of bring your own devices (BYOD) and mobility, social media exploding, cloud computing knocking, and other operational challenges thrown in for good measure, if 2011 was the shocker, then 2012 is likely to be the kitchen sink of security concerns”. [Read more...]

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A fundamental reset of the way we work

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December 14, 2011
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Much has been said in recent times about the future of work and how it is being influenced by new internet based technologies. It’s a change that has been called revolutionary, radical, transformational, paradigm shifting and a new start. Three recent publications highlight the level of interest. [Read more...]

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Gartner: the upcoming strategic technologies for 2012

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October 27, 2011
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With the advent of new technologies, many companies and organizations are faced with an ever-changing  business climate. The Gartner group recently identified 10 emerging technologies, which will have a significant impact on consumer markets, business practices, and communication over the next few years.

Gartner released them at the occasion of its Gartner Symposium/ITxpo. An overview of a few key technologies. [Read more...]

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Get the inside track on IPv6

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October 5, 2011
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Here’s a round-up of our recent series of articles looking at the fast-moving world of internet protocol and why it’s important for business to stay up-to-speed with the latest developments. [Read more...]

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What would a power cut do to a gravity tube?

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September 29, 2011
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When I was about 12 years old I visited an uncle in hospital. Being bored I was given some cash and sent off to the hospital to buy a comic book by the adults who clearly had had enough of me. The only thing I could find was a science fiction magazine with a short version of Edgar Rice Burroughs-type fantasies of alien battles on Mars. These were great and I spent the next year of my life caught up in daring tales of Barsoom with John Carter. [Read more...]

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Beyond…The Office: The Face of Work to Come

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July 4, 2011
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As both consumers and employees we are often moving faster than the organisations that serve us and employ us.  Consumer thinking doesn’t stay with us in the home as we walk through the doors of the office – and the fact that that office door may also be in the home, blurs the boundaries even more. With the Wifi wings to get them into the cloud, they can potentially work anywhere, with any device – work becomes a state of mind rather than a place now. Which can only lead us to ask one question: what are offices for?  Is it time to look beyond the office? [Read more...]

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A walk through IDC’s technology predictions 2011, by Business Day speaker Chris Barnard

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May 25, 2011
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One of the speakers at the BT Benelux Business Day 2011 is IDC’s Chris Barnard. An interview about IDC’s technology predictions.

Can you tell us about IDC’s predictions for 2011 in the IT and telco industries? What method do you rely on?

IDC has a 30-year tradition of making predictions in the ICT sector. In addition to our annual outlook for the overall technology sector, we also publish dozens of ‘top 10 prediction’ reports focused on specific parts of the market. These predictions are basically the aggregated view of all our analysts worldwide. [Read more...]

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