It’s an exciting time to be in IT. Developments are thick and fast and in London and elsewhere trends are making IT more intuitive, sociable and accessible. Some of the biggest changes in technology are happening now in the IT industry and they’re truly incredible to witness. 1. Cloud The ability to store remotely and access wherever you are has revolutionised how many people view and use IT. 2. Tablet computing Tablets seemed like a luxury accessory only a couple of years ago, for playing or specialist IT services in London. Now their power, convenience and huge app range have led to them replacing laptops for many. We can expect this trend to continue. 3. Wireless 802.11ac tech coming out now, allows for up to a GB of bandwidth at a time and the devices that support this will be wide ranging. Available for techs and specialist IT services in London just now, expect it to be standard over the next 12-24 months. 4. SAAS (Software as a service) On demand software hosted on a cloud has been around for a while but 2013 has seen a big explosion in its use and application. 5. Smart phones The use of apps for everyday tasks (and unusual ones) has exploded this year and so has the more widespread understanding among website owners that usable mobile sites are vital to appeal to consumers. 6. The internet moves to the real world Smart technology is allowing use of the internet in all kinds of interesting ways, from tracking the participants of races and marathons, to ovens that tell you what to cook and how to do it. You can even use this tech to turn off devices you’ve left on at home from anywhere in the world. 7. Synchronisation between devices We’re getting used to having apps that allow us to work on several devices and now you can pick up tasks where you left off on whichever device you fancy. Similarly, VDI allows workers to utilise a roaming desktop, allowing productivity wherever you are. 8. Television revolution No longer restricted to the channels your country (or town) can pick up on an aerial, online media and streaming have hugely increased the options available to viewers. 9. Social media As a backlash to the huge social networks, networks are downsizing and specialising in order to create more tight knit, supportive or useful communities based around common interests or experiences. Many of these use the huge networks such as Facebook as logins to access smaller groups. 10. Skeuomorphism Wasting graphics and time loading complex imitations of real life items like wood and leather are out. Content is becoming more important than the shiny bells and whistles, as useless graphics and sounds become clearer and cleaner and banners become less fashionable. New trends emerge all the time and there are certainly too many to mention here. It’s worth keeping an eye on specialist IT services in London to watch emerging ideas that will soon be available worldwide. What exciting stuff will 2014 bring us? AUTHOR BIO Anna writes regularly about specialist it services london for a variety of IT blogs and websites. In her spare time she enjoys coding, gaming and walking the dogs. Google+
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