Is your company ready for 2012? The new year is poised to bring big changes in the way the world does business, courtesy of technological advances. Smart businesses are gearing up to take advantage of the new opportunities. At NCC Data, providers of computer network support and IT Services for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, we’re excited about the changes in IT and business—and we want to make sure that none of you are left behind.
What are these changes and how might they impact your business? We advise you pay special attention to:
Big Data - According to IBM, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. If that’s not overwhelming in itself, consider that the number is growing: 90% of the data in the world today was created in just the last two years. This “big data” is an opportunity and a challenge. More information can give companies an edge, but only if they can manage, assess, and understand it. Analysts from Gartner, the world’s leading information technology research organization, believe that most organizations are ill prepared to address the challenges posed by big data. In fact Gartner predicts that “Through 2015, more than 85 percent of Fortune 500 organizations will fail to effectively exploit big data for competitive advantage.”
Mobility - Technology will continue to trend toward mobile devices. The pace is expected to quicken. In the next four years, smartphones and tablets will make up more than 90 percent of new devices adopted. If Gartner predictions are accurate, by 2016, at least 50 percent of enterprise email users will rely primarily on a browser, tablet or mobile client instead of a desktop. This shift toward mobility will likely affect software, too, as much more will be created for mobile technology, maybe even excluding traditional PCs.
The Cloud – More businesses will rely on cloud services in order to streamline management and optimize benefits. They may also be more vulnerable, as new security risks are bound to arise. In the next few weeks, we’ll take a closer look at each of these areas, so that you’ll get overviews of each of these opportunities and the challenges they present.
We’re happy to give you up-to-date information, but we’d like to do more. We’d like to provide your business with computer network support services that allow you to take advantage of these changes in technology, while leaving you time to run your business. We’d like to help you utilize big data, make a smooth transition to mobile technology, and ensure that you’re accessing the cloud in the most efficient and secure manner. We can do all this and more. That’s why businesses trust NCC Data for IT Services in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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