1. Individuals and businesses will spend 2.1 trillion of dollars on technology
IDC says global IT spending will grow by 5% to $2.1 trillion next year. In 2014, many individuals and businesses were buying in a way that was no longer a single PC, but more focused on the investment of mobile devices. There will be a 15% increase in smartphones and tablets alone. In addition, many companies will strengthen their own data security and procurement of new hardware devices and mobile devices with the use of. They need servers, storage, networks, software, and services.
2. The United States and countries outside Europe will be crazy to buy High-tech products and services
Four hot emerging countries: Brazil, Russia, India and China, which are often the BRIC countries. With China leading the way, they will increase spending by at least 13%.
IDC also predicts that some other emerging countries will also invest more in science and technology, including Latin America, the Middle East and Asia.
All in all, technology spending in countries outside the US and Europe will rise by 10%, close to $740 billion trillion, making all it spending in the world rise by more than 1/3.
3. Companies will use more cloud services
In the 2013, many companies were in the exploratory phase of cloud computing, and by the year 2014 they were buying the services and bringing huge cloud-spending booms.
In 2014, IDC predicts, cloud computing spending will reach $100 billion trillion, a 25% increase from 2013. This shows a large market demand, many cloud service providers and related hardware manufacturers need to increase production to keep up with customer demand.
4. Amazon and Google are fighting in the cloud
In 2014, the cloud computing sector will generate market segments based on specific industries, and services will be more specialized.
IDC expects Amazon Web services to bring more surprises to developers in 2014. Google's cloud platform is the same, and many IT companies (Cisco, EMC, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, VMware, etc.) will strengthen their cloud services, chasing Amazon and Google.
5. The mobile device further glows the Fever burns the Microsoft
The mobile device has been a huge market for years, but its growth momentum in 2014 remains strong. Next year, global tablet sales will increase by 18% and smartphones by 12%.
Mobile devices will continue to be dominated by Apple and Samsung. But in 2014, Android developers will start making more money, catching up but not exceeding iOS developers.
One thing is clear, that is, Microsoft needs to move the field in the next year, quickly develop effective development strategy, and need related reforms, cause WP developer interest, etc., otherwise disastrous consequences.
6. Large data will be larger
In terms of big data, there will be a 30% increase in the next year, with more than 14 billion dollars in the market.
Large data companies based on the large number of data provided by customers, the use of computers through the analysis of these data to obtain relevant commercial early warning and personalized service customers.
With the big data of the hot, will be in this field labor shortage, related enterprises difficult to recruit people. Most businesses will have to buy cloud services, rather than build their own investments.
7. Social networking software decline
IDC predicts that social media will show signs of recession tomorrow. The Cooperative Office system of the enterprise becomes the new choice. This means that companies are not so interested in Facebook apps for business, but they are buying a separate application.
Around 2015, almost all businesses use their own company's built-in social functions.
8. The rise of public purse and other innovations
2014 we will see a lot of innovative communities, enterprises to use customers, partners, start-ups, etc. for their own products or services to contribute to the development.
Each industry will have its own innovative platform, with a lot of people with the same interests. The most representative is GE's industrial internet platform, "Predix", which provides cloud services for the industrial Internet, can be managed from an aircraft engine to a nuclear magnetic resonance device through application management, and can remotely collect various equipment messages produced by GE.
9. Internet of things will be landed
In 2012, billions of of the equipment was connected to the Internet, and the networking of Things (IOT) was gradually formed. In the 2013, big it vendors, such as Cisco and Salesforce, started distributing their Internet products, and next year there will be more products from big manufacturers, even some start-ups.
IDC does not predict how much revenue the Internet will bring next year, but its market is expanding rapidly. But by the year 2020, the Internet of things could bring in 8.9 trillion dollars in revenue.
(editor: Meng)