e-Zest - today highlighted the top technologies and trends predictions that will be strategic for most organizations in 2014.

1. Technology
Predictions
for 2014

2. BYOD
will need serious
attention
The unexpected consequences of bring your own
device (BYOD) policy is making organization to
rethink their computing device strategy from
ground up. They need to balance flexibility with
confidentiality and privacy requirements.

3. Browser and HTML5
will rule the game
2014 will see start of browsers as a mainstream enterprise
application development environment as Javascript’s
improved performance will begin to push HTML5. Developers
will have to think of applications in fragmented building
blocks and an adaptable programming structure that
assembles them into optimized content for each device.

4. Internet is
expanding and
connecting things
Internet is now expanding to include field
equipment, and consumer items such as cars and
televisions forming ‘internet of things’. The
combination of data streams and services
created by digitizing everything creates four
basic usage models for managing, monetizing,
operating and extending.

5. Hybrid cloud will
see the light
Organizations will need to bring together
personal clouds and external private cloud
services. While creating cloud strategy
organizations should design it for hybrid future in
mind. This will enable them for easy integration
or interoperability.

6. Era of personal
cloud
The shift will happen in user dependency from devices to
services. Users will use array of devices to access and share
content stored on personal cloud. Hence organizations will
look for options to manage and secure access to cloud and
content on the cloud.

7. Web-scale IT
Delivery of IT services today is not only limited to size and
scale but also includes speed and agility. If enterprises wants
to keep pace then they will need to emulate the architectures,
processes and practices utilized by leading cloud providers.
Developers will have to think of web-oriented architectures
that are very flexible and resilient with capability of quick
recovery in case of failure.

8. Cloud and mobile
will combine
The intersection of cloud and mobility will accelerate new
application value for those companies that choose to go
beyond the basics. People on-the-go will see a rapid increase
in collaboration with this unique combination being evaluated
by organizations.

9. Security tops the
IT and Business
Agenda
Mobility, social, DevOps and cloud adoption have effectively
opened the enterprise and invited new business risk into
today’s workplace. The rapidly expanding and collaborative
open enterprise diminishes IT control and requires the
organizations to find the delicate balance of enabling and
protecting the business.

10. References:
•
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/slideshows/top-10-strategic-technology-trends-for-2014.html
•
http://www.betakit.com/idc-canada-gives-its-ten-tech-predictions-for-2014/
•
http://www.informationweek.in/informationweek/news-analysis/286699/predictions-2014-john-michelsen-cto-ca-technologies
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