Avnet Technology Solutions identified the major technology trends that will characterize the 2015 and highlights areas of interest such as the Security, l'Infrastructure convergente, il Software Defined Data Center, Web-scale IT and the Internet of Things.
The Security continues to be the most important trend of the IT market. IDC predicts an annual growth of 30% but the 2017 of smartphones purchased by companies as part of an approach BYOD/A (bring your own device/app), and next year the focus will shift even more on security within the firewall rather than around the perimeter defense IT.
Gartner in his ‘Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2015‘ has defined this “a new multi-faceted approach” which will lead to 'new models of building security directly into the applications'.
“Retailers need to acquire knowledge about these new approaches to successfully address this area of growth and help companies overcome the difficult challenge posed by securing their applications - comments Andrea Massari, country manager di Avnet TS Italia -. Distributors can make an important contribution to enabling the partners to take a more holistic approach to data center, considering the needs arising from BYOD and IoT (Internet of Things). The channel needs this kind of support to meet the needs of rapidly changing data center, where security and network efficiency are paramount.”
L’Internet of Things connects all kinds of devices and objects with each other and with applications in the data center and the cloud. A transformation that will cover both everyday objects like cars, appliances, watches, vehicles, gate, thermostats and even clothes but will also touch, and especially, environments, distribution networks, Health and each market production. In 2015 the channel will begin to identify its approach to this trend. IoT will radically change the requirements of computer networks and data centers. What does this mean for a data center today 30.000 but customers will have millions in the future? “Completely change the architectural requirements for the data center as for the network – concludes Massari -. Security and software to handle those sizes today are not substantially available. There are opportunities for ISVs (Independent Software Vendor) to create optimal products; for distributors to enable the channel and for our partners to provide robust connectivity solutions, data centers and network management, for safety and for data analytics, with the goal of meeting the needs of a new connected world.”