A new report has found that CIOs across the business world are prioritising mobile enablement and the deployment of cloud-based services over many other forms of IT in 2012.
The study, published by Constellation Research, indicates that there has actually been a shift towards mobile within the past 12 months. Just over 60 per cent of those questioned put mobile as the top priority for development this year, compared to almost 52 per cent in 2011.
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Over 35,000 properties in the county of Northumberland in the north east of England are now able to access fast business broadband connectivity, thanks to the introduction of fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) technology, by telecoms giant BT.
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Although there are now many big names operating in the cloud computing market, it seems that the proliferation of cloud storage as a service will be slower than some advocates had expected, due to issues relating to security and accessibility, according to V3.co.uk.
The past few weeks have seen the launch of major new storage platforms Google Drive, which has entered an increasingly competitive market which is already being courted by a variety of internationally known tech companies.
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The past week has been a particularly significant one for Canadian mobile manufacturer RIM, with lots of information about its game plan for the coming 12 months being revealed, during the BlackBerry World event.
One of the things which RIM CEO, Thorsten Heins, focused on during his keynote speech was the fact that BlackBerry will continue to court the business mobile market for the foreseeable future, creating handsets which offer the best possible typing experience in the industry.
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Charities are in the best position to take advantage of cloud computing and reap its benefits, according to cloud expert, Dan Sutherland, writing for The Guardian this week.
Mr Sutherland points to the success of Sport Relief, which has helped to raise more than £175 million since it began life a decade ago. He points out that events like this used to be problematic in the past, because they are one-offs, which occur irregularly and can cause problems for anyone looking to develop the IT infrastructure necessary to handle all of the systems that support them.
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