Cloud, storage and security hangover gone: EMC
EMC, a global IT and business solutions provider, predicts that the local storage and security market will show strong growth in 2012. Cloud Computing, EMC feels, will explode this year.
“We are already seeing signs that 2012 will have considerable growth in the storage market. Security will remain a high priority area,” EMC said in an interview with MyBroadband BusinessTech.
“The interesting area is Cloud Computing and we feel it will explode in 2012. We have already seen movement in creating private cloud solutions in large enterprises and even within government. Many service providers are looking to get return on their investment in public cloud infrastructure,” said EMC.
This is welcome growth after a relatively flat 2011. “2011 saw consolidation and reduced growth compared to 2010. This was mainly due to the ‘hangover effect’ from a high spending, euphoric World Cup year, where companies were improving their IT infrastructure,” says EMC.
EMC expects their cloud and security solutions to have a record breaking year. “Our cloud and security solutions are poised for a record breaking year in 2012. Many of our customers realize that EMC provides the breadth of solutions to make their cloud ambitions a reality,” says EMC.
The company added that there is plenty of interest in their converged infrastructure offering while their high end storage solutions will maintain their strong market position.
According to EMC the biggest trend this year will be the corporate adoption of social media as a route to market.
“As organizations realize the importance of social media, in that it highlights the thoughts and sentiments of the consumer, more and more of them will use this form of media to showcase their products and solutions,” the company says.
“More forward thinking corporations will take it further and actively store, and analyze social media data to make more informed business decisions. The age of ‘Big Data’ is truly here.”
Loading ...