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COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCECARNAC GROUP PTY LTD PO BOX 507 CROWS NEST NSW 2065 AUSTRALIA
CARNAC GROUP PTY LTD PO BOX 507 CROWS NEST NSW 2065 AUSTRALIA
IT TRENDS FOR 2014
A summary of the major new IT trends that will impact your business in 2014
December 2013
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INTRODUCTION
Like every year, Carnac Group published a summary of the IT trends that will impact your business during the year.
This year, the following technologies will most probably appear in your business:
Big Data Social Collaboration Internet of Everything & Smart Devices 3D printing Hybrid Computers Personal Cloud Mobile Apps
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Challenge for businesses
Where are we at with Big Data?
Which tool should we use?
What information do we need?
Where should we get it?
How should we maximise the benefits for us?
BIG DATA
Very few companies really understand its implications and what it is.
Each of us record and leave more and more personal information on the Internet, particularly with the popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.
It represents an opportunity for businesses to engage directly with customers.
It allows businesses to understand their market better by analysing large volumes of information.
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Challenge for businesses
Are we ready?
What are the benefits for us?
Which tools should we use?
SOCIAL COLLABORATION
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Social collaboration will improve agility and the integration of remotes teams.
Companies will realise there is always at least one employee who will have an answer to a question. These tools will help you find that person quickly.
Email communications will start losing ground to online social collaboration tools (e.g. Yammer, Salesforce, etc.).
Users can quickly exchange ideas and information and harness the knowledge of all employees.
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Challenge for businesses
Should our products be connected?
For what benefits?
INTERNET OF EVERYTHING
37 billion new “things” will be connected to the Internet by 2020: cars, white goods, televisions, etc.
P2P, P2M and M2M are the key focus for the years to come.
Devices will collect more data of our day-to-day life.
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Challenge for businesses
Which devices should we accept?
Should we limit BYOD?
What are the risks we are exposed to?
DIVERSITY OF DEVICES
Every year, there are more types of devices released on the market (brand, operating systems, etc.)
It is increasingly difficult for businesses to manage their IT infrastructure and landscape.
Some businesses have adopted BYOD very early on.
It becomes critical for companies to define the boundaries of their BYOD policies in order to protect their network and their data.
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Challenge for businesses
What are the benefits for my business?
3D PRINTING
This year, this new technology will become more accessible.
Gartner is predicting the 3D print market will increase by 75% this year and will nearly double the following year.
This will revolutionise the way businesses go about their product development. Simpler prototyping will even enable some businesses to manufacture some smaller scale products on demand, without having to invest significant capital.
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Challenge for businesses
What is our position on Hybrid computers?
Have we started a review?
HYBRID COMPUTERS
Mobility toolkit of employees is likely to change with a focus on hybrid computers (laptop + tablet).
Many companies upgrade their computer fleet every 3 to 4 years. Companies should review their mobility toolkit now to make the right choice for the next few years.
Hybrid computers are more and more affordable and will reduce the usage of BYOD.
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PERSONAL CLOUD
We are all using at numerous devices in our day-to-day life and as users, we expect data to be synchronised between these devices.
Apple released iCloud a few years ago and more companies will start deploying technologies to achieve the same or better results.
Data will become available across all devices seamlessly and businesses will need to start planning for it.
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MOBILE APPS
The majority of Internet connections are now coming from mobile devices.
The usage of mobile Apps is increasing significantly at home and in businesses.
Traditional applications will be replaced by richer mobile Apps or suite of Apps. These Apps are less and less specialised.
We will start seeing more connectors to enable rich communications between these Apps which will also be more integrated in the work environment.
Challenge for businesses
Do you have a standard suite of Apps that you provide your employees with?
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ABOUT CARNAC Group
Carnac Group is a boutique consultancy located in Sydney which helps clients achieve competitive advantage through improved operational performance and technologies.
We work with clients to identify and implement business improvement initiatives across information technology and any other facet of their business.
Contact us today
by phone: 02 8073 3342
by email [email protected]
or visit our web site
http://www.carnacgroup.com
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