Emerging Trends in Business Technology
Steve Hankins
Accio.US

Owner & CEO
Former CFO and CIO
Tyson Foods
MBA, U. of Arkansas
CPA, Arkansas

Prevailing Trend
Device size & overall Cost of
Computing continues to drop
Cost of Physical
Computing Size
$$ / Mip
Time

July, 1969 - 8 kb of Working Storage

July, 2009 - 128 MB of Working Storage - 16,000x

Prevailing Trend
Availability of Broadband Access Increasing

Emerging Trend
Virtualization
Typical Virtualized
Storage Storage Storage Storage
Software Software Software Software
Operating Operating Operating Operating
System System System
System
Virtualization
Hardware Hardware
 Reduce Capital Cost
 Streamline Management
 Use less energy

Virtualization
Example
$18,000 $,7,500

Emerging Trend
Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing
 Internet Hosted Services
 Enterprise-class Technology
 Minimal Upfront Costs
 Monthly Payments - Like Electricity
 Easy Scalability
 Reduce Technology Infrastructure Costs

What Can You Get From the Cloud?
Basic Email Office Applications Web Hosting
Server Hosting Application Development Hosted Software
Platforms

Emerging Trend - SaaS
Software as a Service
Microsoft Exchange Email, etc
Small Business Accounting
ERP & Web Commerce
Project Mgmt / Team Collaboration
Accounting / ERP Solution
AICPA Preferred Provider
CRM -Customer Relationship Mgmt

Cloud Data Backup
Backup &
Recovery

Major Vendors Have Cloud Services

Emerging Trend
Open Source Software
Revenues
Proprietary Open
Source
Software
Software
Time

What is
“Open Source” Software?
 Licensed users get free access to the application source code
 Unrestricted rights for modification
 Enterprises avoid proprietary lock-ins
 Benefit of a global community of developers supporting and
adding to the application.
 Not to be confused with Freeware or Shareware!

Open Source Software
High Profile Examples
Linux – Operating System
MySQL – Database
WordPress - Blog & Content Mgmt
FireFox – Browser
OpenOffice – Office Productivity
CRM -Customer Mgmt

Emerging Trend
Social Media
“You must be online and visible if you want to thrive
and beat your competition”
smallbiztrends.com
Networking Blogging Video

Emerging Trend
Laptops, Netbooks, & SmartPhones
Ironically, the “high-end” smart phone market
is also turning into the low-end computing
market.
anthonyfranco.wordpress.com
 Laptop sales are outpacing desktop sales in 2009
 Laptops - 24 million units in Q1 2009
 Netbooks - 6 million units in Q1 2009
 Apple & Blackberry - 30% of phone market Q1 2009
 iPhone 3GS sold over 1 million units in 1st 3 days

Price Ranges
Smart Phones
NetBooks
Laptops
$ $300 $600 $1,000+

Emerging Trend
Disruption

List of Emerging Trends
 Virtualization
 Cloud Computing
 Software as a Service
 Open Source Software
 Social Media
 Laptops, Netbooks and
Smartphones
 Disruption

Summary
 Solution possibilities have changed drastically
 Think hard before you decide to spend
 Make use of what is free
 Rent, not buy
 Infrastructure
 Hosted solutions
 Use the power of the Internet to your advantage