August 22, 2011
Mobile, Big Data, User Engagement and Consumerization of IT Define 2011; HTML5, Android and iPad/iPhone Rule the Roost
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluewolf (www.bluewolf.com), a leading agile consulting and IT staffing firm, announced today the results of its first annual Technology Outlook Report, which identifies top tech trends based on IT staffing/hiring spending patterns for the past 12 months. The report highlights the emergence of mobile, big data, UI and consumerization of IT as the defining trends of 2011 with HTML5, Android Development and iPad/iPhone all ranked as top technologies by growth percentage.
"Companies increasingly see technology and information as competitive differentiators," said Bluewolf Co-founder Michael Kirven. "Innovative companies are leveraging the trends identified in this report to become more agile, collaborative and relevant, and to attract and retain the agile workforce of the future."
Bluewolf's Technology Outlook report identified the top five tech trends for 2011, based on areas that have seen rapid, year-over-year growth:
