Top IT Trends 2015

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TOP IT Trends 2015

• We know The internet is already full of articles
  called IT Trends 2015 predicting the upcoming
  trends in the IT industry by so-called industry
  experts and analysts. But this one is different
  as we have asked real IT-experts worldwide which
  direction the industry will go next You!
• Thanks to your active participation in our survey
  we could identify the Top 5 IT Trends 2015
  according to IT-freelancers. And here are the
  results!

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TOP IT Trends 2015
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Cloud/Client Computing (32.9)

• Well ok, you are right Cloud/Client Computing
  is a more well-known topic than a real new
  trend. Nevertheless Cloud and Client Computing
  will rule the IT industry in 2015 again, thus our
  IT-experts evaluate the topic with very high
  importance. Cloud computing will have a
  significant impact on every IT aspect. But the
  main focus will be on the convergence of cloud
  and mobile computing so that applications can be
  delivered to any device. Over time, we will be
  able to use applications simultaneously on
  multiple devices.

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The Internet of Things (32.5)

• The Internet of Things (IOT) is already a big
  thing and according to our IT-experts it will
  continue to grow. So let us say The Internet of
  Things is a huge industry indicator, but not a
  new trend itself as the term was already
  mentioned the first time by the IT-pioneer Kevin
  Ashton in 1990.
• 25 years later the IOT will more and more
  influence the daily life of private people
  worldwide, e.g. in form of LED-lamps that can be
  regulated via smartphone or intelligent car
  parking lots which display if they are free or
  completely full. The trend can be observed in
  different areas of life, ranging from fitness
  tracking apps to smart refrigerators that inform
  the owner when butter and milk are emptied. Lets
  see what comes next. In any case, IT experts
  should keep an eye on the IOT and think about
  potential business extensions.

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Wearable Systems (14.4)

• Next to the advanced smart-phone technologies,
  other wearable systems will appear and influence
  our daily life. Smart-Watches and Google Glasses
  already are on everyone's lips and in 2015 these
  items will establish themselves in the market
  e.g. Apples iWatch. But also Google and Samsung
  have persuading gadgets in store for us in the
  future. Beyond that we will be confronted with
  (or amazed by) further new wearable technologies
  such as integrated gadgets in clothes, jewelries,
  helmets, keys, cars, and so on. There are no
  limits!

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3D Printing (10.3)

• 3D Printers can create three-dimensional
  components out of different materials. Although
  this technology is still quite young, the demand
  for 3D Printing is growing tremendously. The
  industrial capabilities are various. Especially
  in the case of prototyping, short-run
  manufacturing or design improvement, 3D Printing
  is an interesting, cost-effective and time-saving
  alternative. Moreover the cost of 3D printing is
  about to decrease within the next years, leading
  to a rapid growth of demand and expansion in the
  industry worldwide.

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Smart Data (9.9)

• After Big Data, there is Smart Data! In the last
  years we have collected data and more data. But
  to be honest, Big Data isnt everything and the
  simply aggregation of data doesnt automatically
  contribute to the value added chain. Therefor the
  IT industry will need to invest in the question
  on how to analyze, to structure, to combine and
  to use all the data efficiently. Big Data is only
  the basic framework, but we will need to think
  smart
• The survey was conducted among IT-freelancers in
  119 different countries worldwide.

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