The Internet of Things
Did You Know?
Wearable smart electronics in shoes, “tattoos,” and accessories emerges as a ten billion dollar industry by 2016.
Opportunity lies in defining solutions around key characteristics of “Smart” Objects:
- Small devices
- Self aware
- Self-assembling networks
- Location aware
- Batteries not required
and delivering an “Always On” society using multiple technologies targeted for concepts:
- Driving the Trend: Embedded sensors
- Social Impact: Real-time support and learning
- Business Opportunities: Situational decision support and remote sensing
source: Gartner
Battle in the Cloud
Did You Know?
A standard Google search on “Hybrid Cloud” yields more than 2.5 million results?.
Hybrid Cloud Services – How does it affect you when these scenarios are applied?
- Common services are available now
- Services from many providers
- Integrate public and private
- Increase capacity or capability
And actions need to be considered to address the scenarios:
- Evaluate the commodity services
- Evaluate alternate delivery models
- Increased complexity, reduce costs
Mobility
Did You Know?
85% of the world’s population has wireless coverage.
Customers and Employees Going Multichannel, By 2014, more mobile devices in service than PCs and laptops. We believe organizations need to plan for:
- Faster application delivery
- Rapid version control
- Single purpose
- Content aware
- Context aware
- Location aware