Strategic network investments will be a major focus point for savvy CIOs in 2015, as companies seek to make sense of big data, transition to the cloud and monetize the Internet of Things (IoT), according to Verizon Enterprise Solutions.
The company has identified top enterprise technology trends for 2015, which show that organizations will also adopt technologies that drive business innovation and provide a strong platform for future growth.
Verizon is looking at the following five key trends that may drive change for enterprises and government in 2015.
First is that network reliability and innovation is key to business success. CIOs must ensure their networks are capable of distributing increasing workloads among multiple data centers as applications move to the cloud. Leveraging technology innovation including virtualization, automation and optical network technology (100G, 200G and LTE), to improve network efficiency and reliability, will be critical in enabling networks to handle massive growth.
Second, IoT adoption gains momentum downstream. In 2015, adoption of technologies and services related to IoT will rise, particularly within the small and medium business markets, and larger organizations that were not early adopters. This will drive user confidence and lead to new business models, better outcomes and ROI that is more clearly defined and understood.
Third, predictive analytics will make sense of big data. Companies that integrate advanced and predictive analytics programs into their connected infrastructure will be best positioned to improve operational efficiencies, identify new revenue streams and better serve their customers in the data economy.