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Cloud, Mobile, Social and Cyber: 2015 Predictions That Will Rock The World (AGAIN!)

Cloud Musings

The worlds of cloud, mobile, social and cyber will continue expanding, permuting and recombining. Customers will act on market shifts that makes the purchase and resale of hardware and software no longer viable opting instead for the integration of cloud-based services. Today the average Fortune 100 brand has 320 social media accounts.

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What is the metaverse, and do I have to care?

The Verge

It’s partly a dream for the future of the internet and partly a neat way to encapsulate some current trends in online infrastructure, including the growth of real-time 3D worlds. Neal Stephenson famously coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash , where it referred to a 3D virtual world inhabited by avatars of real people.

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10 emerging innovations that could redefine IT

CIO Business Intelligence

Analog computing The most common paradigm for computation has been digital hardware built of transistors that have two states: on and off. Similar attacks on the hardware found in desktops or laptops is starting to hit closer to home for IT departments. Only you know when that moment might be for your tech stack.

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We asked seven venture capitalists if the metaverse is the next big thing or just a lot of hype

GeekWire

Rapid development in 3D, AR, VR, new hardware, digital payments, etc., “Compared to 3-to-5 years ago, massive advancements in bandwidth, chips, software, and new (hardware) platforms … will improve adoption. SyncFloor provides micro-licensed music to digital creators. Has this changed?

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Microsoft’s Phil Spencer on launching the new Xbox

The Verge

In terms of where we are in gaming, I think it’s somewhat regretful, but it’s also nice to see that during this time of social distancing and disconnect from our friends and our family, that gaming is really pushed to the forefront as a real communal way for people to connect. The decision to do hardware SKUs was really centered on that.

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