Top 10 IT Trends that will shape 2014 David Chin Chair BICSI Southeast Asia
Gartner Hype Cycle: Emerging Technologies 2013 Convergence of cloud, social, mobile, devices, analytic-driven automation and visualisation, mass customisation and social engineering
2012 1. Media Tablets 2. Mobile-Centric Apps 3. Context & Social NW 4. Internet of Things 5. App Stores 6. Next-Gen Analytics 7. Big Data 8. In-Mem Cmptng 9. V. Low-Energy Servers 10.Cloud Computing Top 10 IT Trends for 2014 2013 1. Mobile Device Wars 2. HTML5 & Mobile Apps 3. Personal Cloud 4. Internet of Things 5. Hybrid Cloud 6. Strategic Big Data 7. Actionable Analytics 8. In-Mem Cmptg 9. Integrated Ecosystems 10.Enterprise App Stores 2014 1. Mobile Device Diversity 2. Mobile Apps 3. Internet of Everything 4. Hybrid Cloud & IT Svs Broker 5. Cloud/Client Archi 6. Personal Cloud 7. Software Defined Anything 8. Web-Scale IT 9. Smart Machines 10.3-D Printing Source: Gartner
# 1. Mobile Device Diversity and Mgmt BYOD is doubling / tripling the size of the mobile workforce Huge pressure on the IT and financial resources Actionable Advice Review, update and extend employee owned hardware usage beyond corporate devices Review policies to balance flexibility, confidentiality and privacy Source: Gartner (BICSI Presenter s Opinion in Italics)
# 1. Mobile Device Diversity and Mgmt Source: Business Times, 14 Oct 13
# 2. Mobile Apps and Applications Going Flash-less: Better Javascript performance will push HTML 5 and the browser as a mainstream enterprise development platform HTML 5 apps work on all mobile and desktop platforms (Apple, Android, Windows) like how HTML works across browsers Actionable Advice Get familiar with HTML 5: Enables videos and real-time visual analytics to be easily embedded; also easier to share and link http://www.vslashr.com/ (Singapore-based data visualisation company that uses HTML 5 extensively Source: Gartner (BICSI Presenter s Opinion in Italics)
# 2. Mobile Apps and Applications http://viz.vslashr.co m/dengue/ Source: 20 Jun 2013, The Straits Times
# 3. Internet of Everything Internet expanding to enterprise assets and consumer items like cars and TVs Frost & Sullivan estimate: 80 billion connected devices by 2020 500 devices with unique digital IDs per square km Cisco estimate: 212 billion connected devices by 2020 Unprecedented opportunities as devices get embedded with sensors Actionable Advice Business must look to map, manage and monetise the Internet of people, things, places and information Source: Gartner (BICSI Presenter s Opinion and other analysts in Italics)
Source: Business Times, 4 Nov 13 # 3. Internet of Everything
# 3. Internet of Everything Samsung Galaxy Gear Watch Google Glass Nike + ipod Source: Business Times, 14 Oct 2013
# 3. Internet of Everything Tesco Home Plus virtual grocery shopping in Korea
# 4. Hybrid Cloud and IT as Service Broker Convergence of personal and external cloud services Actionable Advice Design private cloud services with a hybrid cloud future in mind Get ready for cloud service brokers enabling dynamic IT environments Go beyond storage, email and backup and plan for using cloud for DR and BC plus other enterprise apps Source: Gartner (BICSI Presenter s Opinion in Italics)
# 4. Hybrid Cloud and IT as Service Broker Source: Business Times, 22 Jul 13 Source: Straits Times Digital Life, 1 Aug 12
# 5. Cloud/Client Architecture Spike in mobile device capacity and capability will increase demand on network bandwidth and drive higher levels of server-side storage and computing. Actionable Advice Manage bandwidth by minimising the cloud application and storage footprint and exploit the power and storage on the client device. Source: Gartner (BICSI Presenter s Opinion in Italics)
# 6. Era of Personal Cloud Personal cloud technologies will shift focus from devices to services Devices type will be less important as any device will be able to access the personal cloud Actionable Advice Embrace BYOD and start migrating budgets away from costly in-house infrastructure towards enterprise cloud applications and services Plan for the convergence of the personal and corporate cloud and understand how to manage it Source: Gartner (BICSI Presenter s Opinion in Italics)
# 7. Software Defined Anything SDx SDx will improve standards for infrastructure programmability and data centre interoperability Driven by cloud automation and fast infrastructure provisioning Actionable Advice Reconsider dominant vendors that may choose not to follow standards that increase competition and lower margins Embrace SDx to benefit from simplicity, cost reduction opportunities, and consolidation Source: Gartner (BICSI Presenter s Opinion in Italics)
# 8. Web-Scale IT Amazon, Google, Salesforce.com re-inventing the way IT services are delivered Large cloud services providers like these care also able to scale in speed and agility More usage and users does not slow performance unlike typical IT systems Actionable Advice IT organisations should follow the processes, architectures, and practices of these leading cloud providers Source: Gartner (BICSI Presenter s Opinion in Italics)
Source: Business Times, 22 Jul 13 # 8. Web-Scale IT
# 9. Smart Machines Smart machine era will be the most disruptive in the history of IT. Expect to see: Contextually aware, intelligent personal assistants Smart advisors (e.g. IBM Watson) Advanced global industrial systems Autonomous vehicles Actionable Advice Don t be a Britannica or Encarta The real disruption always includes an element of chaos and risk AI, crowd-sourcing, swarms Source: Gartner (BICSI Presenter s Opinion in Italics)
# 9. Smart Machines Source: Youtube, Nano quadrotors flying in figure-of-eight formation at the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania, 2012 Source: CBS News, 3 May 13
Source: Forbes, 8 Feb 13 # 9. Smart Machines
# 10. 3-D Printing 3-D printers projected to grow 75 percent in the coming year and 200 percent in 2015 Consumer market hype has made organizations aware of the fact 3-D printing is a real and effective approach to reduce cost through improved designs, streamlined prototyping and short-run manufacturing Actionable advice Migrate from mass production to mass customisation of products that can be literally be produced locally and ondemand Source: Gartner (BICSI Presenter s Opinion in Italics)
# 10. 3-D Printing Source: Business Times, 21 Nov 13 Source: Business Times, 4 Nov 13 The Liberator: First all-plastic printed gun, May 2013
Thank You! David Chin Chair, BICSI Southeast Asia +65 9694 5589 dchin@bicsi.org