Mobility, social media to drive convergence in 2011

14.01.2011
XMG Global, an ICT research and advisory firm, expects a year of convergence driven by consumerization of technology, mobility and social networking. Following is XMG's Top 10 Predictions for Asia Pacific:

1. Top Concerns and Priorities of Asia Pacific CIOs

Generally speaking, 2011 will be a year for CIOs to 'sense and respond' and face the year of convergence head on. Top priorities of ICT executives heading into 2011 are as follows:

1. CIO Leadership. Being able to deliver on project commitments; anticipate long-term game changing technology.

2. Cloud computing. Understanding how cloud computing as a strategic inflection point away from building in-house legacy infrastructure.

3. Security. Setting security solution and policies between lifestyle and work related computing to secure and protect corporate assets and to further minimize technical support issues.