August 17, 2011
Mobility and cloud computing are among the top five technology trends that have seen dramatic year-over-year growth, according to a recent report released by cloud solution provider Bluewolf.
In its 2011-2012 Technology Outlook, Bluewolf identified mobility, cloud computing, user engagement, big data and the consumerization of IT as the top five technology trends solution providers will see going into next year.
According to Bluewolf, mobility saw swift year-over-year growth fueled by HTML5, the apple (NSDQ:AAPL) iPhone and iPad and Google (NSDQ:GOOG) Android. Bluewolf said that "mobile as a distribution system is remaking entire industries" and the media industry is leading the mobile charge, with HTML5 use in media growing by 1,200 percent year-over-year. Meanwhile, Bluewolf pointed out, other industries have just started experimenting with mobility. The report also revealed that HTML5, Android development and iPhone and iPad use increased by more than 200 percent year-over-year while BlackBerry and Windows Mobile use dropped by more than 50 percent.
