Technology Trends that Will Impact Your Business in 2013 | NIRIX ...

As we welcome the New Year it is a perfect time to look ahead at the trends in technology and offer our predictions. Like most years, there are many exciting things happening in the tech world. Knowing which will fizzle out, which will develop slowly and which will become the new standard will give any business valuable insight in its development. The following are a couple technology trends we predict will impact your business and the businesses you work with in one way or another.

Cloud Computing Gives the Competitive Edge

This revolutionary technology has been tinkered with and has become a standard for many consumer tasks from photo and document archiving to accessing music to online banking. In 2013 we expect many businesses to adopt this cost saving technology as it has near limitless expandability for a wide range of uses. The fact that it can be used for just about any type of computing, makes it a safe bet for growth in 2013.

Until now cloud computing has been faced with a stereotype of being less secure than more costly local solutions. This combined with the feeling of losing control over their IT systems has helped IT professionals cling to more traditional solutions. Businesses have wisely moved slowly towards this technology and allowed all the bugs and security risks to be ironed out. In 2013 we will see more businesses take the plunge into cloud computing in order to edge out the competition or in some cases remain in the game.

Is 8 the New 7?

While the reception of Windows 8 has been anything but overwhelming, we predict that many companies will begin to experiment with Microsoft?s new operating system. This is because more than anything else, most businesses like consistency and ease of use. Having the ability to use one operating system across three major types of hardware (mobile phones, tablets/laptops and PCs) system will be very tempting to many businesses.

Like past versions of Windows it is always wise to let the current version mature before betting your business?s operations on the platform. With the new lower price, it will make it easy for many companies to make the jump from Windows XP or 7 to the latest Microsoft OS. Even though it is easy to make the change we don?t see that happening until 2014 or at the earliest late 2013.

Adaptable & Effective Workspaces

Businesses have long been using Smart Phones for years, starting with Canada?s own BlackBerry. In 2013 the trend of smaller, more portable devices will continue in the form of tablet computers. You?ll see more and more employees of all types of companies moving away from a static workstation with a PC and towards becoming more mobile and bringing their tablet with them. This adoption of technology is impacting the physical workspaces we are familiar with. Many office buildings are removing the assigned seating structure and allowing their employees to choose any available desk each day to work at.

With the new and more powerful tablet computers combined with the much faster 4G internet connections employees can get their work done almost anywhere. This increased efficiency and added benefits to the employees will be a welcome change for many in 2013.

Source: http://www.nirix.com/technology-trends-that-will-impact-your-business-in-2013/

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