IT Solution Provider Conducts Third Annual Tech Trends to
Watch Study; Top 10 IT Buzzwords Heard around the Social Media
Watercooler
Farmington Hills, MI, January 3,
2012 – What were the hottest buzzwords among the IT
Twitterati in 2011? Once again, the Logicalis Top 10 Tech Trends to
Watch, the company’s third annual study of the social media
conversations of top IT executives, highlights what topics, trends
and technologies received the most discussions online. Logicalis,
an international provider of integrated information and
communications technology (ICT) solutions and services (http://www.us.logicalis.com/),
says that chief information officers (CIOs) and chief technology
officers (CTOs) focused a lot of discussion around personnel –
including salaries, employee motivation and retention, as well as
outsourcing considerations such as domestic versus off shore for
task work while using internal resources for higher-level work.
“CIOs, CTOs and other IT professionals have
more fully embraced social media tools and websites to discuss hot
topics and industry information,” says Lisa Dreher, vice president
of business development and marketing for Logicalis. “We launched
our own blog this year, HypeorRipe.com, and the comments
and votes we’ve received point to increased sharing of information
among industry players.”
Top 10 IT Buzzwords Heard around the
Social Media Watercooler in 2011
So what was on the minds of IT leaders in 2011
and what will they be talking about into 2012?
1. IT Managed
Services – IT leaders are looking at ways to offload some
IT operations in order to better focus staff energies on core
activities—those that will drive revenue.
2.
Cloud – No surprise that cloud computing was a top
topic of conversation that will continue well into 2012 as IT
leaders decide the best ways to use the cloud in their
operations.
3.
Social Networking – Once again, social media
itself was a topic of conversation among technologists, often the
early adopters of new communications tools.
4.
SaaS – Software as a Service gained more momentum
as applications from large and small software developers were
offered à la carte via the web.
5.
IT Workplace Issues – This was a hot topic in last
year’s survey and was just as important again this past year. IT
leaders are focusing on IT Jobs, CIO resumes, CIO salaries,
workplace motivation and demotivation as well as the ethical
workplace.
6.
IT Governance – IT leaders acknowledged that IT
governance ensures IT is aligned with business strategies and
objectives in what will undoubtedly be a talked-about topic for
years to come.
7.
Compliance – Similarly, compliance with industry
and government regulations and requirements was a topic that hit
the top 10.
8.
ERP – Streamlining the organization often falls to
the IT department making discussion about enterprise resource
planning an obvious topic.
9.
Outsourcing – IT leaders are embracing many
options, including smart outsourcing, for maintaining costs and
controls when it comes to the delivery of IT services within their
organizations.
10.
Virtual desktop – IT has not forgotten the desktop
in its many forms, including tablet and mobile device. With the
proliferation of mobile devices and bring your own device (BYOD)
workplaces, delivering secure access to critical business
applications has become a focus.
About Logicalis
Logicalis is an international provider of
integrated information and communications technology (ICT)
solutions and services founded on a superior breadth of knowledge
and expertise in communications & collaboration, data center,
and cloud computing and managed services.
Logicalis Group employs nearly 2,500 people
worldwide, including highly trained service specialists who design,
specify, deploy and manage complex ICT infrastructures to meet the
needs of over 6,000 corporate and public sector customers. To
achieve this, Logicalis maintains strong partnerships with
technology leaders such as Cisco, HP, IBM and Microsoft.
The Logicalis Group has annualized revenues of
over $1 billion, from operations in the UK, US, Germany, South
America and Asia Pacific, and is fast establishing itself as one of
the leading IT and Communications solution integrators,
specializing in the areas of advanced technologies and
services.
The Logicalis Group is a division of Datatec
Limited, listed on the Johannesburg and London AIM Stock Exchanges,
with revenues of approximately $5 billion.
For more information, visit http://www.us.logicalis.com/