Regional Cloud Services Emerge as Data Sovereignty Solution
Only a few cloud providers allow users to choose which countries their data is stored in, although more providers are slowly catering to such needs. We do know that the highest density of cloud servers are located in the United States and Ireland.
Source: World Economic Forum
Global Mobile Data Traffic will Reach 197,000 Petabytes by 2019
Mobile internet traffic continues to grow at an unprecedented pace across the globe, driven primarily by video usage. The increase in mobile subscriptions, smartphone usage and software app availability have resulted in significantly more data traffic per mobile device user.
Mobile Cloud Applications will Realize Epic Growth by 2019
The ongoing adoption of more powerful mobile devices and machine-to-machine (M2M) connections are key contributors to significant mobile data traffic growth, according to the latest annual update of the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast.
Upside and Downside of the Mobile Internet Movement
Not that long ago, internet access via a mobile phone was considered a novelty. Today, as more mobile network operators continue to achieve breakthroughs in broadband upload and download speeds, the growth in total mobile data traffic is rising exponentially.
Why Mobile Network Providers Now Rely Upon Data Services
Global mobile service provider revenue barely budged in the first half of 2014 (1H14), up by just 0.5 percent from the same period a year ago. Mobile data services (which includes text messaging and mobile broadband) rose again in every region in 1H14, driven by the increasing usage of smartphones. Mobile broadband services grew 26 percent year-over-year, enough to offset the decline of SMS revenue.
Internet Use Drives a Big Shift at Mobile Network Operators
Mobile data revenue will grow by 11% between 2013 and 2018, reaching over $600 billion. Data will drive 52% of mobile service revenue by 2018 globally, up from 39% in 2013. The contribution in developed markets is significantly higher, with Japan and the UK already at 69% and 56%, respectively, in 2014.
via Pyramid Research
Why Data Integration is Still a Challenge for Most Marketers
Marketers have heard it loud and clear – personalization is important. But they’re still struggling to execute their strategy. They haven’t mastered the development of a single customer viewpoint. A study found 61% of respondents cited identifying, vetting and integrating technology, platforms and vendors to deliver personalized communications as a challenge.
via eMarketer
Global Mobile Data Traffic will Reach 260.8 Exabytes by 2019
In the first quarter of 2014, the overall worldwide mobile service provider revenue increased by just 0.58 percent year-on-year to $264 billion, according to the latest global market study by ABI Research.
The aggregate service revenue for 2014 will grow 2.9% YoY to $1.01 trillion, mainly driven by the mobile Internet.
How to Reduce Data Breaches by Evolving to Open Hybrid Cloud
No technology, solution, service, provider, or management approach will eliminate data security threats. But utilizing Cloud-based resources to reduce, augment, and someday possibly replace, the traditional perimeter-oriented, human-dependent approaches that currently prevail will enable substantial improvements.
The most effective strategy for enterprises will be to shift as much system and data capability to Cloud as practical…
via Lens360
Why Unified Communications includes More Business Video
According to a recent study, 88% of survey respondents plan to add video conferencing to their unified communications (UC) architecture in 2015, underscoring the continued growth of video apps within enterprise UC deployments.
“The barriers to adoption no longer outweigh the benefits of unified communications, and as a result there are fewer and fewer businesses not utilizing it,” said Diane Myers.
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