Security Experts Share Predictions For The Top Cyber-Trends Of 2017
Enterprises, governments and end users faced no shortage of security challenges in 2016. As the year draws to a close, we wonder: What security trends will continue into 2017? What will be the big security stories of the year to come? Many trends emerged in 2016 that are very likely to remain key issues for organizations of all sizes and shapes in 2017. Among them is the continued and growing risk of ransomware, which emerged in 2016 as a primary attack vector for hackers aiming to cash in on their nefarious activities.
Digital Transformation Requires A Human Touch
In her varied roles at GE, Jamie Miller has played a major part in helping the industrial giant transition to a digital-first approach, in both its internal operations and in its offerings to customers. Through it all, the GE Transportation CEO has learned that the greatest efficiencies are gained when a company tests the boundaries of technological advances without disregarding the expertise of its employees.
Apple Device Activations Double Samsung’s During Holiday Season
Nearly half of all new mobile device and app activations across the United States during the week leading up to Christmas and the beginning of Chanukah were for the Apple iPhone, according to analyst firm Flurry. Flurry reported that during the week, 44 percent of all new phone and tablet activations involved Apple devices, while just 21 percent were across Samsung smartphones and tablets.
The Year Ahead: Digital Transformation Tops CIO Agenda For 2017
CIOs find themselves in the thick of their firms’ “digital transformation” efforts, in which pervasive computing becomes integrated into every aspect of the business, and changes them all. As CIOs build the infrastructure for this connected, measured, analyzed real-time world, there is more emphasis on cloud and data analytics, and improved customer-facing technology. Nearly 20 CIOs were asked to name their priorities for 2017, which reflect different approaches to the larger story of digital change.
New Enterprise Mobility Market Growth Prediction
According to Fast Market Research, the BYOD and enterprise mobility market size is estimated to grow from USD 35.10 billion in 2016 to USD 73.30 billion by 2021, at a compound annual growth rate of 15.87 percent. Increased productivity and employee satisfaction, reduced hardware cost for enterprises, increase smartphone penetration, demand for enterprise mobility software in large enterprises with in-house IT departments, and growing prominence of managed mobility services are some of the driving forces of the BYOD and enterprise mobility market.
A Look Back At 8 IBM Strategic Acquisitions In 2016
IBM has acquired many companies as it continuously expands it product portfolio and technological capabilities. In 2016, IBM was once again very active in the corporate acquisition market, closing big deals first announced in 2015 and adding new ones to the list. Among the most interesting acquisitions closed by IBM in 2016 is that of The Weather Company’s Product and Technology business, which officially closed on January 29, 2016. Also in January, IBM announced that it was acquiring video streaming vendor Ustream, to become the backbone of a new IBM Cloud Video Services unit.
Top Enterprise Mobile Management Stories Of 2016
Enterprise mobile management (EMM) refers to managing mobile devices, cloud technology, business apps and other technologies. It encompasses everything from BYOD to cloud to mobile device management (MDM) to mobile application management (MAM), with a focus on implementing easy, scalable management to give IT better control over enterprise security. Here are 10 stories from 2016 that examine the changing landscape of mobile management and the top vendors, software and trends in EMM.
Augmented And Virtual Reality Headset Sales To Grow 108.3 Percent
It looks like more augmented reality and virtual reality shipments will be sold in the next three years. International Data Corporation forecasts the worldwide AR and VR headset shipments to see a compound annual growth rate of 108.3 percent from 2015 to 2020, reaching 76 million units by the end of the forecast period.
Enterprise Mobile Demand Will Outstrip IT’s Capacity To Deliver In 2017
Demand for enterprise mobile apps continues to surge, and analyst firms like Gartner have predicted that enterprise mobile demand will outstrip IT’s capacity to deliver by a factor of 5 through 2018. Mobile design and development talent is scarce and generally expensive to apply to employee-facing apps. Next year, low-code and no-code technology will pave the way for non-technical professionals to create mobile apps and even share them with peers in communities of mobile citizen developers.
CIOs Assess How Apple And Google Approach Enterprise Apps
Apple and Google both try to woo enterprise customers with unique strategies for business app development that mirror their respective visions. And as might be expected, each company elevates its strengths in enterprise and downplays points of weakness, according to IT leaders who spoke to CIO.com.
Machine Learning, Analytics Offer Untapped Potential, McKinsey Says
Consulting firm McKinsey predicted huge value to come in its 2011 report, “Big Data: The Next Frontier for Innovation, Competition, and Productivity” and while some of that has been realized already, there’s plenty that remains untapped, and there’s even more than the original McKinsey report anticipated. The firm released a new report, “The Age of Analytics: Competing In a Data-Driven World”, to update its previous research, look at some of the new trends, and provide a picture of the current state of analytics in organizations today.
Digital Transformation Market Prediction
According to the market report published by Zion Market Research, global demand for digital transformation market was valued at around USD 150.50 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach approximately USD 431.71billion in 2021, growing at a compound annual growth rate of slightly above 19.2 percent between 2016 and 2021.
Who Controls The Marketing Tech Stack In 2017: The CIO Or CMO?
Much has been made in the last several years for the need of the CIO and CMO to align on technology plans, as marketing strategy increasingly must be realized largely or entirely within digital experiences. While the CIO has long owned the overall technology stack inside of the enterprise, the CMO has certainly had a say in it in most organizations since the rise of digital marketing in the 1990s. Now, however, the situation with the CIO today has shifted in several significant ways that is changing both the balance of power in the C-suite as well as who owns what when it comes to today’s vast array of market-facing technologies and channels.
