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TOP IT Trends 2015
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TOP IT Trends 2015
We know: The internet is already full of articles called “IT Trends 2015” predicting the upcoming trends in the IT industry by so-called industry experts and analysts. But this one is different as we have asked real IT-experts worldwide which direction the industry will go next: You!
Thanks to your active participation in our survey we could identify the Top 5 IT Trends 2015 according to IT-freelancers. And here are the results!
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Cloud/Client Computing (32.9%)
Well ok, you are right: “Cloud/Client Computing” is a more well-known topic than a real “new” trend. Nevertheless Cloud and Client Computing will rule the IT industry in 2015 again, thus our IT-experts evaluate the topic with very high importance. Cloud computing will have a significant impact on every IT aspect. But the main focus will be on the convergence of cloud and mobile computing so that applications can be delivered to any device. Over time, we will be able to use applications simultaneously on multiple devices.
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The Internet of Things (32.5%)
The Internet of Things (IOT) is already a big thing and according to our IT-experts it will continue to grow. So let us say “The Internet of Things” is a huge industry indicator, but not a new trend itself as the term was already mentioned the first time by the IT-pioneer Kevin Ashton in 1990.
25 years later the IOT will more and more influence the daily life of private people worldwide, e.g. in form of LED-lamps that can be regulated via smartphone or intelligent car parking lots which display if they are free or completely full. The trend can be observed in different areas of life, ranging from fitness tracking apps to smart refrigerators that inform the owner when butter and milk are emptied. Let’s see what comes next. In any case, IT experts should keep an eye on the IOT and think about potential business extensions.
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Wearable Systems (14.4%)
Next to the advanced smart-phone technologies, other wearable systems will appear and influence our daily life. Smart-Watches and Google Glasses already are on everyone's lips and in 2015 these items will establish themselves in the market e.g. Apple’s iWatch. But also Google and Samsung have persuading gadgets in store for us in the future. Beyond that we will be confronted with (or amazed by) further new wearable technologies such as integrated gadgets in clothes, jewelries, helmets, keys, cars, and so on. There are no limits!
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3D Printing (10.3%)
3D Printers can create three-dimensional components out of different materials. Although this technology is still quite young, the demand for 3D Printing is growing tremendously. The industrial capabilities are various. Especially in the case of prototyping, short-run manufacturing or design improvement, 3D Printing is an interesting, cost-effective and time-saving alternative. Moreover the cost of 3D printing is about to decrease within the next years, leading to a rapid growth of demand and expansion in the industry worldwide.
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Smart Data (9.9%)
After Big Data, there is Smart Data! In the last years we have collected data and more data. But to be honest, Big Data isn’t everything and the simply aggregation of data doesn’t automatically contribute to the value added chain. Therefor the IT industry will need to invest in the question on how to analyze, to structure, to combine and to use all the data efficiently. Big Data is only the basic framework, but we will need to think smart…
*The survey was conducted among IT-freelancers in 119 different countries worldwide.
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