Trends in information technology and communications are sometimes difficult to predict. However, the identification of a series of large-scale trends is possible. If a change in how people use software or as a rental company and pay for IT services, to understand where the industry is going through an important part of this planning.
Accelerate the adoption Netbook
The adoption of netbook computers, computers and efficient compact much smaller than a laptop, should continue until 2009 and 2010 from Small Business Trends. Portable computers offer extremely long battery life and limited processing capacity. They are designed to run simple software such as web browsers and basic business productivity software. In many cases, are designed to use another IT trend: Hosted software. Hosted software is a suite of applications such as Google, Microsoft or Google Docs Hosted new suite of productivity within the Bureau.

Accelerate the adoption Smartphone
Smart phones are mobile phones that also runs programs produced by other companies. Smartphones including the iPhone, Android-powered phones like the T-Mobile G1 with Google, mobile phones manufactured by BlackBerry and Palm. Smartphones usually require adding a data plan. Service research company IDC reported that sales of smartphones have been 7 percent of all mobile phone sales in 2007. In 2008 the figure was 20 percent. Smartphone sales continue to increase despite the overall drop in sales of mobile phones.

Hosted software and Cloud Computing
Hosted software reported to be the most popular Microsoft enters the market with a form of Hosted Microsoft Office. Hosted software running on a remote server, thus placing less of a burden on local computer systems. In many cases, as with the result of Google Docs, the data is stored in a “cloud” configuration in which the data is spread over several computers and servers, which increases the reliability of data storage because data is not are simply sitting on a hard drive.

Cellular networks and wireless
Research projects Gartner, the increased use of wireless networks and telephones. Although the requirements of bandwidth of the server farm are too high for effective use of these technologies, the use of personal computers is expected to increase cellular networks. This is due to increased availability of devices such as mobile points MIFI Wi-Fi access points that support multiple users on a single cellular connection. Devices such as smartphones with Wi-Fi access points faster access to data is also expected to increase in number.

Real-Time Infrastructure
Many small and medium enterprises, are expected to Gartner’s analysis, to an infrastructure of lease time on the computer by business supplier. The company will probably pay for their server infrastructure and bandwidth requirements of one minute for every minute, instead of buying physical server boxes and payment of the availability of bandwidth to accommodate peak usage.

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