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Microsoft event for partner executives
Prosys participated in Microsoft event for partner executives, where Finnish IT market forecast for this year was published. Microsoft continues to be a strong software product company, but at the same time it strongly increases investments to cloud computing. This year and next, partners will face changes in Microsoft partner program, which aim for a joint effort to improve customer service and to create new additional value for the customers.
Industry drivers at the moment are: software which add intelligence to devices, using software as a service and reinforced mobile usage of the enterprise information system, based on new smart phones and improvements in mobile networks.
In the event, Research Director Mika Ollikainen defined, that based on ICT research program of Market Visio Ltd, the main trends of the Finnish IT market 2010-2012 are:
- Cloud computing and service oriented delivery and purchasing procedures in information technology
- Virtualization of system architectures
- Operation streamlining and cost-effectiveness; improving productivity
- Taking increased benefit from existing IT solutions
- Increased reliance of businesses from ICT and paying attention to this in decision making
- Unifying communications and multi-channelling
- The effect of global service production and international competition on the markets
- Environmental impact of IT
- Consumerization
- Making use of social media and related technology solutions in business
- Changes in the age structure and making use of IT becoming more common with older people
Source: Market-Visio Ltd
Research can be found in its entirety at: http://www.marketvisio.fi/