December 2011
13 posts
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“For years, observers have been wondering when malware would become a real...”
– Quote by Tom Cross, manager of Threat Intelligence and Strategy for IBM X-Force. Quote found at “IBM X-Force Report Reveals Mobile Security Exploits to Double in 2011”
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“Although better hardware design can reduce energy consumption, companies must...”
– Quote found in an IBM Redbook titled “Smarter Data Centers Achieving Greater Efficiency”
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“Unprecedented growth in information volume and complexity combined with...”
– Quote found on a Gartner website: Trends That Business Intelligence Leaders Cannot Ignore
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“Retailers are optimistic that a combination of strong promotions and lean...”
– Quote by said NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay. Quote found in a National Retail Federation press release NRF Forecasts Holiday Sales Increase of 2.8 Percent to $465.6 Billion
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“The bottom line for me with any new emerging technology…whether it is is...”
– Quote found in a HorizonWatching blog post on typepad at “Culture Plays A Big Part In Social Business Adoption”
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“Last month, IBM released it’s 2011 IBM Tech Trends Report, which is one of the...”
– Quote found on HorizonWatching post on Typepad at IBM: 2011 Technology Trends Survey Results and Report
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“It turns out, teenagers aren’t avoiding careers in engineering because...”
– Quote found in a Oregonian article titled: Intel survey of teenagers shows they don’t know what engineers do, limiting them from choosing those careers
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“Neither tools nor people alone can solve the challenges of Big Data. They must...”
– Quote by Michael Driscoll, Ph.D Boston University, Co-Founder and CTO at MetaMarkets. Quote found in an EMC press release titled: “New Global Study: Only One-Third of Companies Making Effective Use of Data”
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“Cloud and data center traffic is exploding, driven by user demand to access...”
– Quote by Suraj Shetty, vice president of product and solutions marketing, Cisco. Quote found at a Cisco press release article titled “New Cisco Global Cloud Index Projects Cloud Computing Traffic to Grow 12-Fold by 2015; Cloud to be 51 percent of Data Center Workloads by 2014”
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“The industry’s shift to the 3rd Platform will accelerate in 2012, forcing...”
– Quote by Frank Gens, senior vice president and chief analyst at IDC. Quote found in an IDC Press Release: IDC Predicts 2012 Will Be the Year of Mobile and Cloud Platform Wars as IT Vendors Vie for Leadership While the Industry Redefines Itself
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“As much as 20% of this (I.T.) total spending will be driven by the technologies...”
– For more, see HorizonWatching blog post:
IDC: 2012 Predictions for Information Technology Industry
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“Gartner Reveals Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users for 2012 and...”
– See December 1, 2011 Gartner press release “Gartner Reveals Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users for 2012 and Beyond”
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“Public cloud services will grow five times faster than overall IT enterprise...”
– Quote from Gartner in an October 17, 2011 press release “Gartner Says Worldwide Enterprise IT Spending to Reach $2.7 Trillion in 2012” 