Slow evolution in computing over the last few years will become a quiet revolution in 2010, according to a study by Progress Software
The company said that the five key technology trends in 2010 include, real-time insight and business control, event-driven computing, cloud computing, mobile computing and CIOs to be forced to justify IT investments.
According to Progress Software, real-time insight and business control will become a must-have, as organisations can ill-afford to lose money and customer through being slow to notice problems in delivery; 67% of businesses only become aware of problems when customers report them and 80% of companies have business events they need to monitor in real time. In 2010, insight into these events, powered by the right technology, will be essential to success.
According to the research, event-driven computing will enhance, driven by business needs, and impacting both the way applications are built and how they are deployed in the enterprise. Architectures are increasingly being built around ‘events’, and this will increase to deal with new sources of events appearing within the enterprise as well as external event sources from partners and customers.
Cloud computing will become mainstream, with storage-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service and compute-as-a-service, becoming widely sold and used. Adoption will be quicker, as the cost savings are compelling and will disrupt both the open source and traditional software markets, the company said.
The company said that the mobile computing will continue to be the biggest driver of innovation, extending the move from the desktop to the PDA to internet-enabled in-car systems and the fabled internet fridges. A massive driver will be the need to save energy in the home and the notion of the smart grid. CIOs will be forced to justify IT investments and must demonstrate return on investment, business relevance and the strategic importance of IT to innovate to release funding for projects.
John Bates, chief technology officer and head of corporate development at Progress Software, said: “What may seem like small changes in IT – changes in our approach to managing information, further innovation in mobility and increased cloud take-up – will lead to new frontiers opening up. Driven by the need to work efficiently and reduce energy usage, both in the home and the enterprise, 2010 will see much greater innovation than the straightened times of 2009.”
