Forecast IT Changes in 2011
Time flies, and the New Year is already here.As we had mentioned in the last edition, did you plan for 2011 with great passion?
Looking back, there were lots of changes in the IT industry.
A deluge of Smartphones has enveloped in South Korea, like it has the world over. Many companies have introduced Smartphones with unique features. The Tablet PC that was barely noticed during the past few years, is now in the limelight as the next big thing.
As I look around, I find many Smartphone users and occasionally a Tablet PC user. The Tablet has great potential to grow this year.
What changes can we expect in 2011? We can only imagine. I expect 3 things that will change the IT industry in 2011.
1. Penetration of SSD (Solid State Disk/Drive)
As you already know, SSD is a type of storage device. While Hard Disk saves data magnetically on a metal disk, SSD saves data in the semiconductor memory (NAND FLASH). SSD consumes a lot less power and features higher speed access to data compared to Hard Disk.
SSDs still cost a lot more than hard disks which also have much higher capacities. However, with improvements in NAND Flash technologies the price gap between the two is narrowing.
Declining SSD prices and the rapid growth in mobile devices will create market opportunities for SSD in 2011.
2. Spread of Cloud Computing
Many companies are already using cloud computing services. Like any other utility, water or electricity for example, we can use data processing power whenever and as long as we want, and pay as we use.
Cloud computing is also convenient, easy to access. But there are still many limitations in this developing technology.
Network providers are now ready to offer Cloud Computing services, which I guess many consumers and corporations will start using in 2011.
3. Increase wireless internet via entry level Smartphone.
In many parts of the world today, people cannot access the internet whenever they want. Many developing nations are forgoing wired internet infrastructures for 3G wireless internet networks, which are more efficient.
Mobile market in advanced countries is now beginning to saturate, but demand of entry level Smartphones would explode in the Emerging Markets.
In this situation, low-cost Smartphones combined with governments¡¯ investment on 3G wireless networks, will help spread wireless internet in the Emerging Countries. This will be a huge opportunity for Cell phone manufacturers and Network service providers.
Of course, these are just my individual opinions.
What changes do you think will happen in the IT industry? Please make your own predictions and check at the end of this year. I promise, it will be a lot of fun.
