The document discusses how the rise of new technologies like social, mobile, analytics and cloud (SMAC) are transforming businesses and entire industries in a major way. It calls this the "fifth wave of IT" and notes that companies must embrace these technologies by harnessing their combined power and transforming their business models to compete. Those who modernize their operations with the SMAC stack will thrive, while those with outdated "industrial age" models are at risk of disruption from more nimble digital competitors. The document urges companies to identify how SMAC can differentiate their key processes in order to prepare for this significant change.
The document discusses how the rise of new technologies like social, mobile, analytics and cloud (SMAC) are transforming businesses and entire industries in a major way. It calls this the "fifth wave of IT" and notes that companies must embrace these technologies by harnessing their combined power and transforming their business models to compete. Those who modernize their operations with the SMAC stack will thrive, while those with outdated "industrial age" models are at risk of disruption from more nimble digital competitors. The document urges companies to identify how SMAC can differentiate their key processes in order to prepare for this significant change.
This document discusses MongoDB and replica sets. It provides an overview of MongoDB's features and benefits including scalability, high availability, and flexibility in schema design. It also explains how replica sets work, including generating the set, initializing replicas, handling failures, failover, and recovery. Replica sets allow for continuous availability and redundancy of data.
This document discusses recent developments in the cloud computing market. It analyzes strategies and acquisitions by major players like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle, and others. It attempts to categorize cloud services into infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). The structure of the cloud computing market has evolved from a single public cloud to a mix of public, private, and hybrid cloud models. The document predicts corporations will increasingly utilize a mix of public and private clouds to meet different application and data needs.