subject: Predicting It Trends For Year 2013 [print this page] Another year is about to end and IT experts are already busy predicting trends for the next year. These experts analyze the performance of technologies in the past year and think of possible ways to improve them further. Almost all top IT companies in India prepare their list of trends and the content may vary from one to another. The IT trends listed below have been shortlisted by contrasting and comparing lists of trends prepared by different IT organizations. The list predicts the trends for the IT industry for the coming year and IT professionals can refer to it to decide which technology to learn further.
1.Mobile Devices & Tablets Since the invention of PCs, desktops and laptops are the primary source for accessing Internet. However, the launch of smart phones has changed the trend and now more and more people use mobile phones and tablets to access Internet. It is expected that smart phone users will outgrow number of desktop and laptop users in the coming year.
2.Mobile Applications This trend directly follows from the one mentioned above. An increase in smart phone users will directly influence the demand of mobile applications. More and more companies are launching their mobile applications so that they are present where their customers are. To meet this requirement, top IT companies in India are constantly looking for mobile application developers. The demand of mobile applications is likely to grow in the coming year and thus you can focus on the same.
3.HTML5 HTML is a language used universally for developing websites. The latest version HTML5 was recently launched and the industry requires professionals proficient in this language. If you are going to start your career in the IT industry next year, try learning this language. It will definitely enhance your chances of getting good IT jobs in India.
4.Personal Cloud Cloud networks and cloud computing has been there on IT trends lists for quite some year. The only difference is earlier it used to public cloud and now it is personal cloud. The technology is in an advanced stage and now organizations can afford to have personal cloud.
5.Analytics and Data For the past couple of years, the IT industry has become more sensitive towards data and analytics. After realizing the power of big data, the industry looks forward to store and use it in a strategic manner.
The trends listed above are not complete and just give us a glimpse of the IT industry in 2013.
