Top 7 Trends and Predictions in Global IT Industry for 2015

Faisal Husain, founder and CEO of Synechron, a technology consulting and outsourcing firm, anticipates the following ICT industry trends in 2015.

• 2014 has been an successful year for the Middle East Information Technology industry.
• The overall IT investment during the year 2015 is anticipated to grow by 3.7% globally. The IT services industry is likely to witness a remarkable growth of nearly 4%. In absolute terms, it can hit the trillion dollar mark.
• Trending in 2015 is SMAC – Social, Mobile, Analytic and Cloud technology.
• Cloud infrastructure, as a strategy, is not just for the giants anymore. Start-ups and small businesses are increasingly adopting cloud services too. 
• The mobility sphere is at the beginning of the revolution and is expected to be one of the biggest game changers. The concept of wearable devices will boost the growth of mobility space.
• Irrespective of their size, companies need to ensure that information security risks are addressed seriously. From 2009 till date, the total number of reported security incidents has grown by 66%, on average.
• Hiring trends for the IT industry are expected to set a new precedent starting 2015, with Big Data and Cloud computing being the major areas for employment opportunities

Anticipation builds for region’s largest-ever SME event

SME Beyond Borders gets underway on November 30 at the Madinat Arena, with the eyes and ears of the GCC keenly watching developments. 

The event brings to the UAE a high-powered cluster of international thought leaders in the SME and Enterprise space, including figures such as Deutsche Bank’s Roberto Mancone, Microsoft’s Mohamad Mourad and Markus Massi, Managing Director, the Boston Consulting Group. 

The event develops the all-important theme of the ‘West-East corridor’ and the value-chain that it opens for regional SMEs as they venture onto the world’s latest trade superhighway. 

Event presenting partner National Bank of Abu Dhabi believes that SME Beyond Borders can give every SME practical and unique guidance on how to benefit from the quantum shifts currently taking place in the world economy.