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| Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | 5:24 PM | 0 comments
most recent
future trends in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1) Tablet computing:
 There’s
no doubt that this is going to be a huge year for Tablet computing. With Amazon
coming into the market, Apple continually updating their iPad and Microsoft
designing their next OS for the Tablet world it’s obvious that the top
technology companies realize that Tablets are eventually going to end the
world’s use of laptops and desktops.
Microsoft,
who have dominated the OS wars for years are beginning to realize that Andorid
and Apple arestreets ahead of them and it remains to be seen how well Windows 8
will be received. Experts believe that by 2015, 50% of the world’s computers
will be Tablets. The PC dominance in the home and office is coming to an end,
and we’ll begin to see this shift during 2012 as the world becomes more reliant
on mobile media and tablet computers.
2) Applications:
Yet again
Apple are at the forefront of innovation and have really set the software world
alight with their app store. Google and Amazon have jumped on this band wagon
and Microsoft are slowly getting into gear. With the advent of the Tablet and
the growing use of Tablets, application software is slowly going to become the
dominant force in the software world and again Microsoft and other large
software corporations will have to adapt quickly or be left for dead.
Experts
estimate that over 50 billion mobile apps will be purchased a year, and this
will increase as software companies move away from traditional methods of
selling and retailing – it remains to be seen if this is a good development or
not, as quality seems to be marginalized to a certain extent.
3) Social media:
Web 2.0
is alive and kicking and is delivering more social-centric websites than any
other type of website. With the incorporation of social media, entertainment,
games and apps the social web sites will continue to dominate the online
experience; this is especially true with the emergence of the Tablet that makes
the use of Twitter, Facebook etc so easy and instant. We are going to see a
transition starting in 2012 that will make the social experience more
contextual and tailored to the individual – Goolge, Microsoft, Apple and Nokia
are pushing the boundaries of this and trying to make the internet and social
media the foundation of the new technology era.
4) Cloud computing:
This has
recently taken a bit of a hit after major companies have had problems with
their clouds, but there’s no doubt that Cloud computing will feature heavily
this year especially as companies like Amazon push their tablets to consumers
and incorporate ‘online’ storage in the cloud. This is going to transition into
the corporate world and change the way we all work. The days of all going to
the office and working will soon be gone, and Cloud computing could be one of
the most important factors in the race to reduce the carbon footprint of the
corporate world – with these innovations and better communications the number
of people working at home will steadily increase.
5) Convergence:
The days
of having dozens of different gadgets to do different things is slowly
disappearing. The modern gadget is converging – you’ll have a TV that allows
you to control your heating, surf the web, secure your house – you’ll be able
to control this from your mobile devise at work;
Again
Apple are at the forefront of this technology and their soon to be released LCD
TV will probably incorporate many of these converging features. One day, and I
don’t see it being too far off, you’ll see intelligent devices that are all
linked together in a global network – it’s the way of the future but also with
the security issues we already have, it’s a very scary future.
Newer Technologies
Methods of
data entry
Handwriting recognition
Bar coding
RFID
Voice recognition
Thought recognition
Nanotechnology
Technology in Service of Nursing
Think like a nurse
Ease of use
Do the right thing
Enter data once
Improve competency
Present and Future Trends
Consumer-driven care/ patients as
partners
Evidence-based practice
Clinical decision support
Integrated/ interoperable electronic
health records
Tiger Initiative
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