A new report from Ovum has highlighted some of the most important technology trends of the next 12 months, including Cloud Computing, data management, mobility, security, and collaboration.
The report said the three most important trends in 2011 for organisations will be Security, Cloud Computing, and sustainability.
Mark Blowers, the report’s author, said the trends, which also included business analytics and context-aware computing, provided organisations with both opportunities and challenges.“These are the key trends that will define the IT landscape for CIOs in 2011,” he said. “If CIOs do not have a strategy for how they intend to take advantage of the opportunities they provide, and deal with the challenges they bring, then they should form one as an urgent priority.”
On the issue of security, Blowers said it remained high on the agenda for IT professionals, and argued the number of threats is increasing. “New technologies such as mobility, social media and cloud computing present new opportunities, but also vulnerabilities,” he said. “In 2011, CIOs should adopt an approach that brings together technology, policy and people. The wider picture for corporate protection must also include risk, compliance and regulatory issues.”
“As well as challenges, there is a big opportunity to revolutionise business processes and customer interaction using new mobile apps,” said Blowers, who added organisations should try to maintain a balance between user preference and productivity and corporate security and compliance.
The high volume of data will also mean data management will remain a high priority, according to Blowers. “The management of data will come to a head for CIOs in 2011, who will realise that it is an issue that can no longer be ignored,” he commented. “The issue of hardware capacity and the drain on resources will see data management make it on to the investment agenda for IT departments in 2011. We believe they need to address both master data management and storage management to deal with the issue effectively.”
In addition, the use of Cloud Computing is expected to grow steadily in 2011, though Blowers and Ovum acknowledge it is “early days for both providers and CIOs”. The change in work practices, including the increasing use of collaborative platforms is also something expected to grow over the next 12 months.
Finally, the report has said CIOs should be looking to instrumentation, metering and wireless technologies in 2011 to play a significant role in providing the context. Blowers argued this can lead to automated business processes and increased productivity. “It is also important to fully understand the impact increased contextual data will have on the IT environment and applications, as well as back-end infrastructure,” he said.
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