What follows are 2013 predictions for some of the fastest
growing next-generation technologies in enterprise IT. If 2012 seemed
like a tumultuous year, then hold on to your hats. Next year is going to
be another bumpy ride.
1. Big Data
First up is Big Data. 2013 will see companies continue to
spend much more on databases and business intelligence tools to drive
innovation and boost operational efficiency. Big Data technologies will
have the most impact in the financial industry as well as medical and
scientific research. Corporations wanting to deploy business analytics
will look to those industries for guidance.
International Data Corp. defines Big Data
as new generation "technologies and architectures, designed to
economically extract value from very large volumes of a wide variety of
data by enabling high-velocity capture, discovery and/or analysis." In
2010, companies spent $3.2 billion worldwide in Big Data technology.
In 2015, Big Data spending will reach $16.9 billion,
representing a compound annual growth rate of 40% or about 7 times the
growth rate of the overall information and communications technology
market, IDC says. Because growth will outpace the supply of talent,
companies are expected to look to vendors for cloud-based services that
can offload much of the work from inside IT staff.
While software and services are expected to make up the
majority of Big Data spending, companies will be spending on
infrastructure at a faster rate. Spending on storage will grow the
fastest through 2015 with a CAGR of more than 61%, IDC says.
2. Software-Defined Networking
On the networking side, software-defined networking (SND) will enter the refinement process needed before products are ready for production use, according to Forrester.
The maturation process will take roughly five years, as SDN components
are tied together and technology added for integration with management
systems, orchestration software, hypervisor management products and
networking protocols. Forrester recommends that companies prepare for
industry adoption of SDN by starting training for IT staff in 2013.
3. In-Memory Computing
While watching carefully developments in SDN, many
companies are expected to take in-memory computing to the mainstream,
with the help of vendors such as SAP and Oracle, Gartner says.
"Numerous vendors will deliver in-memory-based solutions over the next
two years driving this approach into mainstream use." As the name
implies, in-memory computing brings data sets closer to computational
engines, replacing the much slower architecture that involves pulling
information from a database in a separate server. This opens up the
possibility of real-time or near real-time results from transactional
and analytical applications running against the same in-memory dataset. A
mouthful to be sure, but the process could mean big advancements in how
fast companies can analyze and act up on the data they gather.
4. Social Technologies Drives Enteprise Collaboration
In the front office, employees' use of social networks,
such as Facebook and Twitter, is driving companies to build their own
enterprise social networks to give workers secure areas for
collaboration and sharing data. In 2013, IDC predicts these networks will move beyond the pilot stage and into production.
Gartner sees a similar trend
with enterprise app stores for smartphones and tablets. Faced with
vendors limiting stores to specific devices, companies will deliver
private application stores to workers by 2014. This will avoid the
multiple payment processes and licensing terms that would come from
using public stores from vendors.
5. Windows 8 Doesn't Get Traction
On the desktop, Microsoft is not expected to win big in the enterprise with Windows 8 until well after 2013 - if ever. Gartner says
90% of corporations will skip large-scale deployment of the latest
version of the operating system through 2015. Most enterprises and their
PC management vendors are not ready to deal with the touch interface
Microsoft has added to its flagship product. As a result, companies will
wait until support for the dramatic OS change becomes widespread in the
business technology market.
6. Gamification Wins
Finally, techniques used in building addiction to playing
online games will get adopted to boost worker productivity. Measurement
of performance, feedback and incentives will be used to engage employees
and tie their actions more closely to business outcomes, Gartner says.
The worldwide market for gamification technology and services will rise
from $242 million this year to $2.8 billion in 2016. Within three
years, 40% of the Global 1000 companies will use gaming techniques, a
process called gamification, to improve performance and efficiency of
their business operations.
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