Top predictions for IT Organisations and Users 2012

Technology analysts/research group Gartner has released a summary report for its ‘Top Predictions for IT Organisations and Users, 2012 and Beyond: Control Slips Away’.  Certainly an interesting title which made The Think Tank PR team want to read more.  

Gartner foresees that by 2016 at least 50% of enterprise email users will rely primarily on a browser, tablet or ‘mobile’ client instead of a desktop client.  Put simply that means employees will be bringing iPads, tablets and other personal mobile devices into your workplace.

In terms of a reflection of how we live and work today, this speaks volumes.   

But the report goes on to say that through 2016 the financial impact of cybercrime will grow by 10% per year, due to the continuing discovery of new vulnerabilities.  IT delivery is changing to add the use of cloud-based services and support the use of employee-owned laptops, smartphones and tablets.  

The implications for securing data and systems enterprise-wide are significant in terms of new and evolving security issues; the implications for marketing and communications professionals may mean an escalation in the need to protect trademark infringements, data protection issues and, of course, how everyone uses and accesses social media at work.  

Read more here.