Cloud computing adoption and outsourcing IT, preparing for the changeover of Internet server addresses, mobile computing and the continuing rollout of the Windows 7 operating system are all things that the credit union backshop may be dealing with in 2011.
That's according to a new report titled "Top 7 IT Trends for '11″ offered up by NSK Inc., a Boston-based provider of IT services to a wide range of small and medium-sized businesses.
Number one on the firm's list is a continuing increase in off-site storage and application deployments while "more organizations begin to implement virtualized internal environments as private clouds gain popularity this year."
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The little publicized but critical transition from IPv4 to IPv6, the Internet protocol technology that assigns addresses to computers, will expand the current global capacity from 4 billion addresses exponentially and will require compatible new servers and operating systems, NSK said.
Meanwhile, NSK predicts the rollout of Windows 7 will move slowly as technical support for Windows XP nears its announced 2014 deadline "and IT budgets increase to accommodate company-wide deployment," NSK said.
Also, the shift from BlackBerry to Android and iPhone as an industry standard will continue, NSK predicts, along with a surge in demand for mobile apps and compatible websites.
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