March 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
How the Personal Cloud Affects the PC Market
A recently launched report from Gartner predicted a small 4.4% growth in PC shipments this year. This is because PC manufacturers need to catch up in bringing a new level of innovation and differentiating their products from tablets, as written in an article in The Hosting News.
According to Gartner’s research director, Ranjit Atwal, the evolution of the personal cloud has affected the PC industry and that it challenges vendors to overcome these challenges and come up with a product that will keep the market interested in PCs.
The 2 major releases that will come into play for the PC market are:
Though this is the case, the industry’s shipments are predicted to eventually expand to 70% from “emerging markets” in 2016. To read the full article, visit The Hosting News.
The 2 major releases that will come into play for the PC market are:
Though this is the case, the industry’s shipments are predicted to eventually expand to 70% from “emerging markets” in 2016. To read the full article, visit The Hosting News.
Cloud Computing Showing Significant Growth
The cloud computing industry that is currently estimated at $74 Billion, is predicted to become a $150 Billion market in 2013. This is according to the National Inflation Association (NIA) as written in an article in Techzone 360.
Upon observing the wide and rapid cloud adoption by businesses, supported by Gartner’s prediction that by 2015, 90% of consumer devices will have cloud services, the cloud computing bom is soon to be bigger than the dot.com boom in the early
2000′s.
Visit Techzone 360 to see NIA’s review of recent IPO’s this year. With the cloud movement coming into its own, the industry is expected to create 14 million jobs globally by 2015.
Also, visit Talkin Cloud to see the improvement of more cloud stock index.
DCIA Cloud Computing Conference
The Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA), which is participating at the Cloud Computing Conference 2012 at the NAB Show on April 16, has announced its agenda, sponsors and speakers through a release seen in Virtual Strategy.
The DCIA is an international trade organization with more than 100 industry-leading member companies including:
- Software developers
- Broadband network operators
- Content providers
Mainly, the group will demonstrate how software developers are addressing 2 major concerns on cloud-based solutions: reliability and security.
Visit Virtual Strategy to see the full list of sponsors and details of the DCIA’s conference.
Increasing Demand for Cloud Computing Specialists
Cloud computing talent is in demand in the US job market. An article in E-week talks about how cloud computing skills are frequently advertised particularly in the San Jose Metropolitan area. Last month alone, there were more than 5,000 job ads posted online.
The concern now is that the demand-supply gap is getting bigger. As the cloud is becoming more widespread, so is the demand for manpower, to name a few, these technology occupations are those that are commonly required to have cloud computing skills:
- Software engineers
- Systems engineers
- Network administrators
Read the article on E-week and see which other cities have high demand for cloud computing skills.
The Cloud Computing Interoperability Forum
The Cloud Computing Interoperability Forum (CCIF), which fizzled in 2012, is being though to be revived by founder, Reuven Cohen.
Since Cohen proposed the idea in his blog and Google+ account, he has been receiving positive responses.
The group’s original mission was to create an open community “dedicated to driving the rapid adoption of global cloud computing services”. With the revival of the group, Cohen hopes that CCIF will represent a forum where people can discuss a wider range of issues and not just those to open stack.
Though the group does not seek to develop standards for cloud computing, they still aim to advocate best practices for the purposes of standardized cloud computing.
Go to the full article at Infoworld and read how the CCIF plans to operate in the future should they pursue the revival.
Formal Invitation to Media for “All About the Cloud”
On May 8-10 in San Francisco, the Software and Information Industry Association, Principal Trade Association for the Software and Digital Content Industries and OpSource, Inc., are holding the Seventh Annual All About the Cloud, the leading annual forum for cloud computing.
The event will be attended by hundreds of industry leaders who are continuing to revolutionize the way software is developed, consumed and delivered. The even will focus on a range of emerging trends and critical issues such as:
- Mobile
- Security
- Compliance
- Big data
They will also announce SIIA’s 2012 Next Gen companies and the 2012 SIIA CODiE winners.
To read more information and to get the link for registration, visit Marketwatch.
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