THE DIGITAL UNIVERSE IN 2020: Big Data,
Bigger Digital Shadows, and Biggest Growth in
the Far East, Decemeber 2012, IDC Whitepaper sponsored by EMC, http://bit.ly/Ux3kxq
This document summarizes key findings from an IDC report on the size and growth of the digital universe from 2012 to 2020. Some of the main points include:
- The digital universe will grow from 130 exabytes in 2005 to 40,000 exabytes by 2020, doubling in size every two years.
- Emerging markets' share of the digital universe will increase from 36% in 2012 to 62% by 2020, with China generating 21% of all digital data by 2020.
- Only a small fraction of digital data is analyzed for its value currently, but this could increase to 33% by 2020 with improvements in analytics technologies.
- Nearly 40% of all digital data will be touched by cloud computing providers by
The number of "files," or containers that encapsulate the information in the digital universe, is growing even faster than the information itself as more and more embedded systems pump their bits into the digital cosmos. In the next five years, these files will grow by a factor of 8, while the pool of IT staff available to manage them will grow only slightly.
Ten Technology Trends that Will Shape the Next-Generation InternetCisco Services
The 10 technology trends discussed in this paper (http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac79/docs/sp/Next-Generation-of-the-Internet.pdf) will significantly alter the next generation of the Internet. Characterized as the New Digital Explosion, the future Internet will be considerably faster, smarter, more connected and pervasive, and more mobile. This new world will ignite life- and society-changing applications and services that may be unimaginable today. In the not-so-distant future, our children will be viewed as the “Internet dinosaurs.”
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In the United States, the amount of data created, replicated, and consumed each year will double every three years through the end of the decade, according to the EMC-IDC Digital Universe 2020 study.
This document discusses various emerging technologies including Internet of Things (IoT), digital transformation, big data, data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, Ripple, LiFi, and Mitz technologies. It provides overviews and examples of each technology, noting how IoT is bringing more connected devices and creating challenges around data structures, formats, and analytics. Artificial intelligence can help with IoT data preparation, discovery, visualization, prediction, and geospatial analysis. Blockchain provides benefits for tracking connected devices and enabling secure transactions without centralized control.
1) The document discusses the opportunities and challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT) for manufacturers. It summarizes a roundtable discussion among CEOs on getting value from IoT.
2) While IoT could generate $2.3 trillion in economic value by 2025, companies struggle to make effective use of the vast data generated. Breaking adoption and data analysis into smaller, manageable steps is advised.
3) Discussants address challenges like linking forecasting to predictions, simplifying data for operations teams, and processing data in layers from local assets to the cloud. Viewing IoT as an evolution of existing infrastructure and processes, not revolution, can help firms compete.
This document summarizes key findings from an IDC report on the size and growth of the digital universe from 2012 to 2020. Some of the main points include:
- The digital universe will grow from 130 exabytes in 2005 to 40,000 exabytes by 2020, doubling in size every two years.
- Emerging markets' share of the digital universe will increase from 36% in 2012 to 62% by 2020, with China generating 21% of all digital data by 2020.
- Only a small fraction of digital data is analyzed for its value currently, but this could increase to 33% by 2020 with improvements in analytics technologies.
- Nearly 40% of all digital data will be touched by cloud computing providers by
The number of "files," or containers that encapsulate the information in the digital universe, is growing even faster than the information itself as more and more embedded systems pump their bits into the digital cosmos. In the next five years, these files will grow by a factor of 8, while the pool of IT staff available to manage them will grow only slightly.
Ten Technology Trends that Will Shape the Next-Generation InternetCisco Services
The 10 technology trends discussed in this paper (http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac79/docs/sp/Next-Generation-of-the-Internet.pdf) will significantly alter the next generation of the Internet. Characterized as the New Digital Explosion, the future Internet will be considerably faster, smarter, more connected and pervasive, and more mobile. This new world will ignite life- and society-changing applications and services that may be unimaginable today. In the not-so-distant future, our children will be viewed as the “Internet dinosaurs.”
Don't forget to follow us on SlideShare!
If you are a service provider and would like to be contacted about how we can help your business, please fill out the form at the end of this presentation.
In the United States, the amount of data created, replicated, and consumed each year will double every three years through the end of the decade, according to the EMC-IDC Digital Universe 2020 study.
This document discusses various emerging technologies including Internet of Things (IoT), digital transformation, big data, data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, Ripple, LiFi, and Mitz technologies. It provides overviews and examples of each technology, noting how IoT is bringing more connected devices and creating challenges around data structures, formats, and analytics. Artificial intelligence can help with IoT data preparation, discovery, visualization, prediction, and geospatial analysis. Blockchain provides benefits for tracking connected devices and enabling secure transactions without centralized control.
1) The document discusses the opportunities and challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT) for manufacturers. It summarizes a roundtable discussion among CEOs on getting value from IoT.
2) While IoT could generate $2.3 trillion in economic value by 2025, companies struggle to make effective use of the vast data generated. Breaking adoption and data analysis into smaller, manageable steps is advised.
3) Discussants address challenges like linking forecasting to predictions, simplifying data for operations teams, and processing data in layers from local assets to the cloud. Viewing IoT as an evolution of existing infrastructure and processes, not revolution, can help firms compete.
The document discusses breakthroughs in information technology that can make cities smarter. It describes how sensors, networks, and data analytics can provide insights that improve outcomes across various city systems, including transportation, energy, water, and public safety. The core idea is that digital and physical systems are converging, allowing cities to leverage data to develop insight and wisdom. Examples are provided of cities using these technologies to monitor infrastructure in real-time, predict problems, and better coordinate resources.
Intuit 2020 Report: The New Data DemocracyIntuit Inc.
Authored by Emergent Research. Explores emerging trends that are driving a data revolution. More information at: http://network.intuit.com/2012/12/13/the-coming-era-of-big-data-for-the-little-guy/
How has covid 19 impacted mobile app development projectsMaryamMiahan
This pandemic outbreak has affected almost everything and of course mobile app development industry also, but it has raised the mobile app demand in market now. Visit: https://www.appsquadz.com
The document discusses technology trends for 2012 according to analysts and technology providers. Some of the key trends mentioned include increased adoption of tablets, mobile applications, cloud computing, big data analytics, virtualization, security threats from mobile malware and targeted attacks, and growth in unified communications adoption among small and medium businesses. Technology is seen as an important enabler for businesses and consumerization of IT is driving changes. Mobility, cloud computing, and data storage will continue growing in importance.
This document discusses emerging technology trends and provides an overview of several key trends: smart machines, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, augmented reality, predictive analytics, the internet of things, big data, and wearables. The author's goal is to help the audience understand these rapidly changing technologies and how they will impact how people interact with technology. Each trend is defined and examples are given to illustrate real-world applications and leaders in each field.
IT Infrastructure on the Verge of Technological SingularityMiraworks.io
Miraworks, the world's first multi-vender platform for IT infrastructure design, presents its vision of the industry up until 2030. The White Paper, entitled "IT Infrastructure on the Verge of Technological Singularity", covers the development trends of the global IT infrastructure, including a transition to open multivendor solutions in IT infrastructure design, looming professional IT standards, and integrated tools for designing traditional and cloud IT infrastructures.
MODERNIZING YOUR WORKPLACE WITH THE NEW OFFICEMicrosoft India
By combining the use of PCs, smartphones and tablets with increased internet connectivity, bandwidth and the Cloud, people are able to work more flexibly than ever before. Learn about the modernization of your workspace with the power of the new Office from this whitepaper.
Follow @ModernBizIn for tips to make your business more productive, agile and highly responsive.
10 technology trends to watch in the COVID- 19 pandemicLora Berr
The document discusses 10 technology trends that have emerged or accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including online shopping/robot deliveries, digital/contactless payments, remote work, distance learning, telehealth, online entertainment, supply chain 4.0, 3D printing, robotics/drones, and 5G/ICT. It notes that the pandemic has demonstrated the importance of digital readiness for businesses and societies to function during crises. However, ensuring inclusive access to technology will continue to be a challenge as digitization progresses.
The document discusses the top 10 technology trends driving the 4th Industrial Revolution according to Bernard Marr. The trends are: 1) artificial intelligence and machine learning, 2) the internet of things, 3) big data, 4) blockchains, 5) cloud and edge computing, 6) robots and cobots, 7) autonomous vehicles, 8) the 5G network, 9) genomics and gene editing, and 10) quantum computing. Marr believes these technologies will transform our lives and the world in the next decade.
One of the clearest expressions of this cloud-driven change is the emergence of lines of business (LOBs) — human resources, sales, R&D, and other areas that are end users of IT — both as direct consumers of cloud-based services, and as ever more prominent influencers of companies’ IT agendas.
This document discusses the growing demand for data storage and how it has transformed traditional data centers into mega data centers. It notes how organizations are relying more on their own large data centers rather than many smaller ones. Data center service providers are working to improve energy efficiency through strategies like locating in cold areas to reduce cooling needs and adopting new technologies. Looking ahead, global data center electricity demand is expected to increase substantially and account for 13% of total global electricity consumption by 2030 if growth continues, highlighting the importance of sustainability in the industry. The cover story profiles DigiPlex, a Nordic leader in innovative and sustainable data centers that aims to deliver high quality services while using only renewable energy sources.
Process oriented architecture for digital transformation 2015Vinay Mummigatti
How the digitally savvy enterprises need to transform their business processes - A paper on architecture and patterns for business and technology audience.
Enterprise Mobility Applications: Addressing a Growing GapBlackBerry
This new report on enterprise mobility applications highlights the alarming gap between Central IT and line-of-business IT environments. Millennials in particular are showing signs of growing frustration with the devices and software tools available to support them in the workplace. Many are making their own mobility arrangements, through ‘shadow IT’, despite growing regulatory risk. The advent of the ‘Internet of Things’ will further exacerbate the situation as mobile staff seek access to real time data from their phones and tablets.
Our recent survey of over 100 financial service organizations, conducted by Forbes Insights in the UK and North America, indicates that despite current business and employee demand, enterprise mobile applications remain at a very early stage of maturity, with less than a quarter of employees eligible to access such facilities. The implications here are profound, given the need to support mobile working with appropriate tools in every sphere of corporate activity today.
Many employees complain that the only advance over the last ten years has been to ‘mobilize the laptop’. This merely emulates the traditional desktop environment outside the office. Set against this stark background of underperformance in the mobility area, Central IT appears to be preoccupied with legacy issues such as costly infrastructures and aging systems. Our survey reveals that despite having developed policies and tools to address enterprise mobility, Central IT has little visibility of what is actually going on within the lines of business or at the end user level.
Nor does it have the necessary resources currently to respond rapidly to the growing pressures for workplace mobility. External agencies appear to be stepping in to fill this gap, frequently circumventing Central IT. Mobility remains low on the Central IT agenda.
IABE Big Data information paper - An actuarial perspectiveMateusz Maj
We look closely on the insurance value chain and assess the impact of Big Data on underwriting, pricing and claims reserving. We examine the ethics of Big Data including data privacy, customer identification, data ownership and the legal aspects. We also discuss new frontiers for insurance and its impact on the actuarial profession. Will actuaries will be able to leverage Big Data, create sophisticated risk models and more personalized insurance offers, and bring new wave of innovation to the market?
As we all know, 2020 has been a particularly unique year due to COVID. Some people are quarantined at home with loved ones. Others are alone. Some are even starting to go back to work depending on where they are in the world.
Technology has become more important than ever this year because it’s keeping people connected. Particularly during the holiday season, it’s important to find ways to see loved ones even if you can in person.
Billions of computers that can sense and communicate from anywhere are coming online. What will it mean for business?
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
JULY/AUGUST 2014
Kim Escherich discusses how technology can help prevent crime. As devices become interconnected through sensors and the Internet of Things, vast amounts of data will be available. This data can be analyzed intelligently to identify patterns and predict criminal behavior. Several law enforcement agencies have already seen success using predictive analytics and real-time access to data to reduce crime rates. However, challenges remain around privacy and ensuring technology is used appropriately to fight crime.
IBM Watson & Cognitive Computing - Tech In Asia 2016Nugroho Gito
1. The document provides an overview of cognitive computing, including a brief history of artificial intelligence and significant events that have shaped the evolution of cognitive computing.
2. It discusses what cognitive computing is, how it differs from traditional analytics by addressing ambiguous problems and interacting with humans in a natural way.
3. The document outlines how cognitive computing adoption has increased, providing examples of IBM Watson's applications in various industries and technologies like the Watson Developer Cloud that allow developers to access cognitive capabilities through APIs and tools.
This document discusses the shift from Big Data 1.0 to Big Data 2.0. Big Data 1.0 focused on introducing technologies like Hadoop to take advantage of new data sources but faced challenges of complexity, specialized skills requirements, lack of security/availability, data skills shortage, and performance issues. Big Data 2.0 will see shifts like cooperative processing across platforms, accessible analytic tools for non-experts, moving processing to data for real-time analytics, combining relational and non-relational data, abstracting infrastructure complexity, and unified platforms covering the entire analytic process to unlock over $15 trillion in untapped value from data. Companies that embrace these Big Data 2.0 capabilities can achieve better performance, faster
- The digital universe is projected to grow from 130 exabytes in 2005 to 40,000 exabytes by 2020, doubling every two years.
- Emerging markets' share of the digital universe will grow from 36% in 2012 to 62% by 2020, with China generating 21% of all digital data by 2020.
- Only a tiny fraction (around 0.5%) of the growing digital universe has been analyzed for value, though it is estimated that 33% could contain valuable information if analyzed. Much of the digital universe remains unprotected despite a growing need for protection.
Analyst Report: The Digital Universe in 2020 - ChinaEMC
This IDC Country Brief discusses China, where the amount of data created, replicated, and consumed each year will grow 24-fold between 2012 and 2020, according to the 2012 IDC Digital Universe study, sponsored by EMC.
This document summarizes findings from a white paper about the growth of the digital universe and opportunities from analyzing large amounts of data, especially from sensors and embedded systems known as the Internet of Things. Some key points:
1) The digital universe is growing rapidly, doubling in size every two years, and will reach 44 zettabytes by 2020, driven by more people and devices connected to the internet.
2) Data from sensors and embedded systems, which enable the Internet of Things, will grow from 2% to 10% of the digital universe by 2020, creating new opportunities for businesses.
3) Only a small fraction of the data in the digital universe is currently analyzed, but opportunities exist for companies
The document discusses breakthroughs in information technology that can make cities smarter. It describes how sensors, networks, and data analytics can provide insights that improve outcomes across various city systems, including transportation, energy, water, and public safety. The core idea is that digital and physical systems are converging, allowing cities to leverage data to develop insight and wisdom. Examples are provided of cities using these technologies to monitor infrastructure in real-time, predict problems, and better coordinate resources.
Intuit 2020 Report: The New Data DemocracyIntuit Inc.
Authored by Emergent Research. Explores emerging trends that are driving a data revolution. More information at: http://network.intuit.com/2012/12/13/the-coming-era-of-big-data-for-the-little-guy/
How has covid 19 impacted mobile app development projectsMaryamMiahan
This pandemic outbreak has affected almost everything and of course mobile app development industry also, but it has raised the mobile app demand in market now. Visit: https://www.appsquadz.com
The document discusses technology trends for 2012 according to analysts and technology providers. Some of the key trends mentioned include increased adoption of tablets, mobile applications, cloud computing, big data analytics, virtualization, security threats from mobile malware and targeted attacks, and growth in unified communications adoption among small and medium businesses. Technology is seen as an important enabler for businesses and consumerization of IT is driving changes. Mobility, cloud computing, and data storage will continue growing in importance.
This document discusses emerging technology trends and provides an overview of several key trends: smart machines, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, augmented reality, predictive analytics, the internet of things, big data, and wearables. The author's goal is to help the audience understand these rapidly changing technologies and how they will impact how people interact with technology. Each trend is defined and examples are given to illustrate real-world applications and leaders in each field.
IT Infrastructure on the Verge of Technological SingularityMiraworks.io
Miraworks, the world's first multi-vender platform for IT infrastructure design, presents its vision of the industry up until 2030. The White Paper, entitled "IT Infrastructure on the Verge of Technological Singularity", covers the development trends of the global IT infrastructure, including a transition to open multivendor solutions in IT infrastructure design, looming professional IT standards, and integrated tools for designing traditional and cloud IT infrastructures.
MODERNIZING YOUR WORKPLACE WITH THE NEW OFFICEMicrosoft India
By combining the use of PCs, smartphones and tablets with increased internet connectivity, bandwidth and the Cloud, people are able to work more flexibly than ever before. Learn about the modernization of your workspace with the power of the new Office from this whitepaper.
Follow @ModernBizIn for tips to make your business more productive, agile and highly responsive.
10 technology trends to watch in the COVID- 19 pandemicLora Berr
The document discusses 10 technology trends that have emerged or accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including online shopping/robot deliveries, digital/contactless payments, remote work, distance learning, telehealth, online entertainment, supply chain 4.0, 3D printing, robotics/drones, and 5G/ICT. It notes that the pandemic has demonstrated the importance of digital readiness for businesses and societies to function during crises. However, ensuring inclusive access to technology will continue to be a challenge as digitization progresses.
The document discusses the top 10 technology trends driving the 4th Industrial Revolution according to Bernard Marr. The trends are: 1) artificial intelligence and machine learning, 2) the internet of things, 3) big data, 4) blockchains, 5) cloud and edge computing, 6) robots and cobots, 7) autonomous vehicles, 8) the 5G network, 9) genomics and gene editing, and 10) quantum computing. Marr believes these technologies will transform our lives and the world in the next decade.
One of the clearest expressions of this cloud-driven change is the emergence of lines of business (LOBs) — human resources, sales, R&D, and other areas that are end users of IT — both as direct consumers of cloud-based services, and as ever more prominent influencers of companies’ IT agendas.
This document discusses the growing demand for data storage and how it has transformed traditional data centers into mega data centers. It notes how organizations are relying more on their own large data centers rather than many smaller ones. Data center service providers are working to improve energy efficiency through strategies like locating in cold areas to reduce cooling needs and adopting new technologies. Looking ahead, global data center electricity demand is expected to increase substantially and account for 13% of total global electricity consumption by 2030 if growth continues, highlighting the importance of sustainability in the industry. The cover story profiles DigiPlex, a Nordic leader in innovative and sustainable data centers that aims to deliver high quality services while using only renewable energy sources.
Process oriented architecture for digital transformation 2015Vinay Mummigatti
How the digitally savvy enterprises need to transform their business processes - A paper on architecture and patterns for business and technology audience.
Enterprise Mobility Applications: Addressing a Growing GapBlackBerry
This new report on enterprise mobility applications highlights the alarming gap between Central IT and line-of-business IT environments. Millennials in particular are showing signs of growing frustration with the devices and software tools available to support them in the workplace. Many are making their own mobility arrangements, through ‘shadow IT’, despite growing regulatory risk. The advent of the ‘Internet of Things’ will further exacerbate the situation as mobile staff seek access to real time data from their phones and tablets.
Our recent survey of over 100 financial service organizations, conducted by Forbes Insights in the UK and North America, indicates that despite current business and employee demand, enterprise mobile applications remain at a very early stage of maturity, with less than a quarter of employees eligible to access such facilities. The implications here are profound, given the need to support mobile working with appropriate tools in every sphere of corporate activity today.
Many employees complain that the only advance over the last ten years has been to ‘mobilize the laptop’. This merely emulates the traditional desktop environment outside the office. Set against this stark background of underperformance in the mobility area, Central IT appears to be preoccupied with legacy issues such as costly infrastructures and aging systems. Our survey reveals that despite having developed policies and tools to address enterprise mobility, Central IT has little visibility of what is actually going on within the lines of business or at the end user level.
Nor does it have the necessary resources currently to respond rapidly to the growing pressures for workplace mobility. External agencies appear to be stepping in to fill this gap, frequently circumventing Central IT. Mobility remains low on the Central IT agenda.
IABE Big Data information paper - An actuarial perspectiveMateusz Maj
We look closely on the insurance value chain and assess the impact of Big Data on underwriting, pricing and claims reserving. We examine the ethics of Big Data including data privacy, customer identification, data ownership and the legal aspects. We also discuss new frontiers for insurance and its impact on the actuarial profession. Will actuaries will be able to leverage Big Data, create sophisticated risk models and more personalized insurance offers, and bring new wave of innovation to the market?
As we all know, 2020 has been a particularly unique year due to COVID. Some people are quarantined at home with loved ones. Others are alone. Some are even starting to go back to work depending on where they are in the world.
Technology has become more important than ever this year because it’s keeping people connected. Particularly during the holiday season, it’s important to find ways to see loved ones even if you can in person.
Billions of computers that can sense and communicate from anywhere are coming online. What will it mean for business?
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
JULY/AUGUST 2014
Kim Escherich discusses how technology can help prevent crime. As devices become interconnected through sensors and the Internet of Things, vast amounts of data will be available. This data can be analyzed intelligently to identify patterns and predict criminal behavior. Several law enforcement agencies have already seen success using predictive analytics and real-time access to data to reduce crime rates. However, challenges remain around privacy and ensuring technology is used appropriately to fight crime.
IBM Watson & Cognitive Computing - Tech In Asia 2016Nugroho Gito
1. The document provides an overview of cognitive computing, including a brief history of artificial intelligence and significant events that have shaped the evolution of cognitive computing.
2. It discusses what cognitive computing is, how it differs from traditional analytics by addressing ambiguous problems and interacting with humans in a natural way.
3. The document outlines how cognitive computing adoption has increased, providing examples of IBM Watson's applications in various industries and technologies like the Watson Developer Cloud that allow developers to access cognitive capabilities through APIs and tools.
This document discusses the shift from Big Data 1.0 to Big Data 2.0. Big Data 1.0 focused on introducing technologies like Hadoop to take advantage of new data sources but faced challenges of complexity, specialized skills requirements, lack of security/availability, data skills shortage, and performance issues. Big Data 2.0 will see shifts like cooperative processing across platforms, accessible analytic tools for non-experts, moving processing to data for real-time analytics, combining relational and non-relational data, abstracting infrastructure complexity, and unified platforms covering the entire analytic process to unlock over $15 trillion in untapped value from data. Companies that embrace these Big Data 2.0 capabilities can achieve better performance, faster
- The digital universe is projected to grow from 130 exabytes in 2005 to 40,000 exabytes by 2020, doubling every two years.
- Emerging markets' share of the digital universe will grow from 36% in 2012 to 62% by 2020, with China generating 21% of all digital data by 2020.
- Only a tiny fraction (around 0.5%) of the growing digital universe has been analyzed for value, though it is estimated that 33% could contain valuable information if analyzed. Much of the digital universe remains unprotected despite a growing need for protection.
Analyst Report: The Digital Universe in 2020 - ChinaEMC
This IDC Country Brief discusses China, where the amount of data created, replicated, and consumed each year will grow 24-fold between 2012 and 2020, according to the 2012 IDC Digital Universe study, sponsored by EMC.
This document summarizes findings from a white paper about the growth of the digital universe and opportunities from analyzing large amounts of data, especially from sensors and embedded systems known as the Internet of Things. Some key points:
1) The digital universe is growing rapidly, doubling in size every two years, and will reach 44 zettabytes by 2020, driven by more people and devices connected to the internet.
2) Data from sensors and embedded systems, which enable the Internet of Things, will grow from 2% to 10% of the digital universe by 2020, creating new opportunities for businesses.
3) Only a small fraction of the data in the digital universe is currently analyzed, but opportunities exist for companies
This IDC Country Brief cover India, where the amount of data created, replicated, and consumed each year will grow an amazing 23-fold through the end of the decade, according to the 2012 EMC-IDC Digital Universe study.
The document discusses trends related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and cybersecurity. It provides definitions and statistics about the growing IoT landscape, including predictions that 50 billion devices will be connected by 2020. It also discusses the financial value of IoT being in the trillions of dollars annually by 2025. Other sections cover five key areas of focus for IoT, including consumer, industrial, networking, analytics, and autonomous technologies. The document outlines technology trends like automation, robotics, AI, and 3D printing that are enabling IoT. It also discusses policy issues, enablers of IoT like lower sensor/bandwidth costs, and vertical areas like smart cities, transportation, health, and more. Cyber
The document provides 10 predictions for the information technology industry in 2012:
1. Worldwide IT spending will grow 6.9% in 2012, driven by growth in mobile devices, apps, and emerging markets. However, risks like issues with the euro could lower growth.
2. Emerging markets IT spending will grow 13.8% and account for 53% of overall IT growth in 2012. China will surpass Japan to become the second largest IT market.
3. Mobile devices will outship PCs by over 2 to 1 and mobile device spending will exceed PC spending for the first time, growing 4 times as fast. 85 billion mobile apps will be downloaded.
In 2012, the ICT industry's shift to its third major platform of growth — built on mobile, cloud, social, and Big Data technologies — will accelerate, forcing the industry's leaders to make bold investments and fateful decisions. By the end of 2012, we'll have a good idea which vendors will — and won't — be among the industry's leaders in 2020.
This document discusses how cognitive computing can help realize the full potential of the Internet of Things (IoT). It notes that while early IoT applications are providing value, the vast majority of data generated by IoT devices is currently unused. Cognitive systems that can learn from large amounts of structured and unstructured data have the potential to extract much more insights from IoT data and enable more advanced IoT applications. The document outlines some key foundations for a successful IoT strategy and argues that cognitive systems like IBM's Watson platform can help address the data challenges of IoT by facilitating deeper human engagement, continuous learning, predictive capabilities, knowledge sharing and optimization of complex systems.
The Internet of Things has become the most disruptive technology of the 21st century. The IoT industry was possible because of the progress in AI, Big Data & Cloud Computing.
An Internet of Things blueprint for a smarter worldMarc Jadoul
Published October, 2015
This white paper discusses how to leverage machine-to-machine communications, big data analytics and the cloud to power a smarter world and monetize the Internet of Things.
Internet of Things (IoT) - Hafedh Alyahmadi - May 29, 2015.pdfImXaib
The document discusses the Internet of Things (IoT). It defines IoT as connecting physical objects through wireless networks and sensors, allowing communication between people and things and between things themselves. The document outlines the history and timeline of IoT development. It discusses enabling technologies like sensors and RFID, applications in areas like healthcare, transportation and smart homes, and challenges around standardization, privacy, and security. The future of IoT is predicted to include growth across enterprise, home and government sectors, with potential issues around autonomy, control and privacy requiring policy frameworks and consideration of technology's role beyond a human tool.
The document discusses the Internet of Things (IoT) and its implications for insurance. It notes that as more "things" become connected to the internet and collect data, this creates opportunities for new types of insurance products based on device interactions and data-driven risk assessments. However, it also raises issues around data integrity, privacy, security and regulation that must be addressed. The insurance industry could gain over $1 trillion in new premiums if it properly manages risks related to data, cybersecurity, cloud computing and more.
the small ppt on IOT.
i gave presentation on this topic which is very useful.
Iot is very big things to learn and it contains many of the things like sensors,Internet etc.
The document provides a history of the Internet of Things (IoT) from its origins in the 1980s to recent developments. It describes some of the earliest connected devices like a Coke machine at Carnegie Mellon University in 1982. It then outlines the invention of the World Wide Web and early IoT devices like a toaster controlled over the internet in the 1990s. The term "Internet of Things" was coined in 1999 and smart home devices started emerging in the 2000s. By the late 2000s and early 2010s, IoT expanded with the use of sensors and the number of connected devices surpassed humans. IoT has since been applied in various industries like healthcare, smart cities, and more.
'Internet of Things' is on its way to become 'Internet of Everything'
This Internet of Things (IoT) infograph from eInfochips will inform you about the growth, future opportunities and the technological involvement in this segment.
The document introduces the concepts of the Internet of Things (IoT) and discusses its applications and architecture models. It aims to discuss semantic technologies, service oriented solutions, and networking technologies that enable the integration of IoT data and services into the cyber world. Sources and videos are provided on topics relating to IoT security risks, definitions, and business trends.
Delivered Key Note Address in National Seminar on
"Digital India: Use of Technology For Transforming Society" organized at Gaya College, Gaya on 28th & 29th January, 2017.
Gaya college-gaya-28-29.01.2017-presentation
Paradigm Shift in
Computing Technology, ICT & its Applications: Technical, Social, Economic and Environmental Perspective
This document provides an overview of designing a video surveillance solution, covering 8 key areas: camera selection, connectivity, video management systems, storage, recording, video analytics, viewing video, and system integration. The document offers guidance on fundamental options and tradeoffs to consider in each area to build a solid surveillance system.
Customer-centric IT - Enterprise IT trends and investment 2013arms8586
The CIO KLUB survey aimed to capture IT priorities and investment plans of CIOs in India. Key findings include:
1) Top priorities for CIOs in 2013-14 are enhancing customer experience, automating business processes, ensuring business continuity, and investing in mobility and business intelligence.
2) Median IT spend as a percentage of revenue is 1.08% for manufacturing and 3% for services like banking.
3) Innovation will continue to drive capital investments but overall IT spend is expected to remain consistent with prior years due to economic uncertainties.
4) CIOs will focus on improving margins by enhancing customer experience and operational efficiencies through IT.
Ten IT-enabled business trends for the decade aheadarms8586
The document discusses 10 emerging information technology trends for businesses over the next decade. One of the trends is the increasing use and impact of social technologies, referred to as "the social matrix." The social matrix will allow virtually any interaction, activity, resource or organization to be influenced by social elements like sharing, liking, commenting and collaboration. This trend is still in early stages but will grow significantly. It will impact industries like retail, education, manufacturing and more. Businesses can benefit from uses like crowdsourcing problems, improving internal collaboration, engaging customers, and reimagining organizational structures for a highly networked world.
The document provides biographies of seven authors and one technical editor of the book "Harness the Power of Big Data: The IBM Big Data Platform". It introduces their professional backgrounds, roles at IBM, areas of expertise, and education.
Tintri — A New Approach to Storage for Virtualizationarms8586
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The Digital Universe in 2020
1. IDC 1414_v3
I D C I V I E W
THE DIGITAL UNIVERSE IN 2020: Big Data,
Bigger Digital Shadows, and Biggest Grow th in
the Far East
December 2012
By John Gantz and David Reinsel
Sponsored by EMC Corporation
Content for this paper is excerpted directly from the IDC iView "Big Data, Bigger Digital Shadows, and
Biggest Growth in the Far East," December 2012, sponsored by EMC. The multimedia content can be
viewed at www.emc.com/leadership/digital-universe/index.htm.
Executive Summary: A Universe of Opportunities and Challenges
Welcome to the "digital universe" — a measure of all the digital data created, replicated, and
consumed in a single year. It's also a projection of the size of that universe to the end of the decade.
The digital universe is made up of images and videos on mobile phones uploaded to YouTube, digital
movies populating the pixels of our high-definition TVs, banking data swiped in an ATM, security
footage at airports and major events such as the Olympic Games, subatomic collisions recorded by
the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, transponders recording highway tolls, voice calls zipping through
digital phone lines, and texting as a widespread means of communications.
With the rise of Big Data awareness and analytics technology, the digital universe in 2012 has taken
on the feel of a tangible geography — a vast, barely charted place full of promise and danger. The
digital universe lives increasingly in a computing cloud, above terra firma of vast hardware
datacenters linked to billions of distributed devices, all governed and defined by increasingly
intelligent software.
In this context, at the midpoint of a longitudinal study starting with data collected in 2005
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and
extending to 2020, our analysis shows a continuously expanding, increasingly complex, and ever
more interesting digital universe. This is IDC's sixth annual study of the digital universe, and it's
chock-full of new findings:
From 2005 to 2020, the digital universe will grow by a factor of 300, from 130 exabytes to
40,000 exabytes, or 40 trillion gigabytes (more than 5,200 gigabytes for every man, woman, and
child in 2020). From now until 2020, the digital universe will about double every two years.
The investment in spending on IT hardware, software, services, telecommunications and staff
that could be considered the "infrastructure" of the digital universe and telecommunications will
grow by 40% between 2012 and 2020. As a result, the investment per gigabyte (GB) during that
same period will drop from $2.00 to $0.20. Of course, investment in targeted areas like storage
management, security, big data, and cloud computing will grow considerably faster.
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The first Digital Universe Study was published in 2007 (see http://www.emc.com/collateral/analyst-
reports/expanding-digital-idc-white-paper.pdf). At that time, IDC's forecast for the digital universe in
2010 was 988 exabytes. Based on actuals, it was later revised to 1,227 exabytes.
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Source: IDC's Digital Universe Study, sponsored by EMC, December 2012
Within these broad outlines of the digital universe are some singularities worth noting.
First, while the portion of the digital universe holding potential analytic value is growing, only a tiny
fraction of territory has been explored. IDC estimates that by 2020, as much as 33% of the digital
universe will contain information that might be valuable if analyzed, compared with 25% today. This
untapped value could be found in patterns in social media usage, correlations in scientific data from
discrete studies, medical information intersected with sociological data, faces in security footage, and
so on. However, even with a generous estimate, the amount of information in the digital universe that
is "tagged" accounts for only about 3% of the digital universe in 2012, and that which is analyzed is
half a percent of the digital universe. Herein is the promise of "Big Data" technology — the extraction
of value from the large untapped pools of data in the digital universe.
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Source: IDC's Digital Universe Study, sponsored by EMC, December 2012
However, the digital universe astronauts among us — the CIOs, data scientists, digital entrepreneurs
— already know the value that can be found in this ever-expanding collection of digital bits. Hence,
there is excitement about Big Data technologies, automatic tagging algorithms, real-time analytics,
social media data mining, and myriad new storage technologies.
The Geography of the Digital Universe
Although the bits of the digital universe may travel at Internet speeds around the globe, it is possible
to assign a place of origin to them and chart the map of the digital universe.
In this year's study, for the first time, we have managed to determine where the information in the
digital universe was either generated, first captured, or consumed. This geography of the digital
universe maps to the users of the devices or applications that pump bits into the digital universe or
pull bits into one's own personal digital solar system for the purpose of consuming information —
Internet users, digital TV watchers, structures hosting surveillance cameras, sensors on plant floors,
and so on.
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Source: IDC's Digital Universe Study, sponsored by EMC, December 2012
It stands to reason. Even though China accounts for only 11% of global GDP today, by 2020 it will
account for 40% of the PCs, nearly 30% of smartphones, and nearly 30% of Internet users on the
planet — not to mention 20% of the world population.
At the same time, the money invested by the regions in creating, managing, and storing their portions
of the digital universe will vary wildly — in real dollar terms and as a cost per gigabyte.
This disparity in investment per gigabyte represents to some extent differing economic conditions —
such as the cost of labor — and to some extent a difference in the types of information created,
replicated, or consumed. The cost per gigabyte from bits generated by surveillance cameras will be
different from the cost per gigabyte from bits generated by camera phones.
However, to another extent, this disparity also represents differences in the sophistication of the
underlying IT, content, and information industries — and may represent a challenge for emerging
markets when it comes to managing, securing, and analyzing their respective portions of the digital
universe.
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Big Data in 2020
Last year, Big Data became a big topic across nearly every area of IT. IDC defines Big Data
technologies as a new generation of technologies and architectures, designed to economically extract
value from very large volumes of a wide variety of data by enabling high-velocity capture, discovery,
and/or analysis. There are three main characteristics of Big Data: the data itself, the analytics of the
data, and the presentation of the results of the analytics. Then there are the products and services
that can be wrapped around one or all of these Big Data elements.
The digital universe itself, of course, comprises data — all kinds of data. However, the vast majority
of new data being generated is unstructured. This means that more often than not, we know little
about the data, unless it is somehow characterized or tagged — a practice that results in metadata.
Metadata is one of the fastest-growing subsegments of the digital universe (though metadata itself is
a small part of the digital universe overall). We believe that by 2020, a third of the data in the digital
universe (more than 13,000 exabytes) will have Big Data value, but only if it is tagged and analyzed
(see "Opportunity for Big Data).
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Source: IDC's Digital Universe Study, sponsored by EMC, December 2012
Not all data is necessarily useful for Big Data analytics. However, some data types are particularly
ripe for analysis, such as:
Surveillance footage. Typically, generic metadata (date, time, location, etc.) is automatically
attached to a video file. However, as IP cameras continue to proliferate, there is greater
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All in all, in 2012, we believe 23% of the information in the digital universe (or 643 exabytes) would be
useful for Big Data if it were tagged and analyzed. However, technology is far from where it needs to
be, and in practice, we think only 3% of the potentially useful data is tagged, and even less is
analyzed.
Call this the Big Data gap — information that is untapped, ready for enterprising digital explorers to
extract the hidden value in the data. The bad news: This will take hard work and significant
investment. The good news: As the digital universe expands, so does the amount of useful data
within it.
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Source: IDC's Digital Universe Study, sponsored by EMC, December 2012
Information Security in 2020
The rise in mobility and participation in social networks, the increasing willingness to share more and
more data, new technology that captures more data about data, and the growing business around Big
Data all have at least one assured outcome — the need for information security.
However, the news from the digital universe is as follows:
The proportion of data in the digital universe that requires protection is growing faster than the
digital universe itself, from less than a third in 2010 to more than 40% in 2020.
Only about half the information that needs protection has protection. That may improve slightly by
2020, as some of the better-secured information categories will grow faster than the digital
universe itself, but it still means that the amount of unprotected data will grow by a factor of 26.
Emerging markets have even less protection than mature markets.
In our annual studies, we have defined, for the sake of analysis, five levels of security that can be
associated with data having some level of sensitivity:
1. Privacy only — an email address on a YouTube upload
2. Compliance driven — emails that might be discoverable in litigation or subject to retention rules
3. Custodial — account information, a breach of which could lead to or aid in identity theft
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Source: IDC's Digital Universe Study, sponsored by EMC, December 2012
Big Data is of particular concern when it comes to information security. The lack of standards among
ecommerce sites, the openness of customers, the sophistication of phishers, and the tenacity of
hackers place considerable private information at risk. For example, what one retailer may keep
private about your purchase, such as your transaction and customer profile data, another company
may not and instead may have other data hidden. Yet intersecting these data sets with other
seemingly disparate data sets may open up wide security holes and make public what should be
private information.
There is a huge need for standardization among retail and financial Web sites as well as any other
type of Web site that may save, collect, and gather private information so that individuals' private
information is kept that way.
Cloud Computing in 2020
Between 2012 and 2020, the patch of the digital universe that CIOs and their IT staffs need to
manage will become not just bigger but also more complex. The skills, experience, and resources to
manage all these bits of data will become scarcer and more specialized, requiring a new, flexible, and
scalable IT infrastructure that extends beyond the enterprise: cloud computing.
To this end, the number of servers (virtual and physical) worldwide will grow by a factor of 10 and the
amount of information managed directly by enterprise datacenters will grow by a factor of 14.
Meanwhile, the number of IT professionals in the world will grow by less than a factor of 1.5.
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Source: IDC's Digital Universe Study, sponsored by EMC, December 2012
However, by 2020, it seems likely that private clouds and public clouds will be commonplace,
exchanging data seamlessly. There won't be one cloud; rather, there will be many clouds, bounded
by geography, technology, different standards, industry, and perhaps even vendor. We may still call it
cloud computing, but it will be an interconnected ether, easy to traverse but difficult to protect or
manage.
Call to Action
Our digital universe in 2020 will be bigger than ever, more valuable than ever, and more volatile than
ever.
By 2020, we'll also be storing a smaller and smaller percentage of our expanding digital universe; yet
our digital shadows will be larger than life and on the move given the increase in mobility, and they
will require more protection than ever before. IT managers will be responsible not only for ensuring
that proper security surrounds our digital lives but also for managing the storing, analyzing, and
delivery of zettabytes of content …no easy task.
Requests for data could come from a faraway jungle, across a mashup of connected devices and
network points, to a device that has an obtuse screen. The delivery of the requested data must
happen in an acceptable amount of time, guaranteeing that it is consumed flawlessly; if not, then a
business may lose a customer. Consider this: