Future of IT - Cloud computing, Security and Mobility - Survey

Over 500 IT professionals surveyed by tech staffing firm Modis indicated that the areas dominating their jobs were the cloud, security and mobility. No real surprise here, but nevertheless it is backed up by a fairly broad survey. Cloud computing took 29% of the vote, security 21% and mobility 18%.

Of course, these areas are all linked. Use of cloud computing immediately raises issues of security. And computing is increasingly moving to mobile units like smartphones and tablets. which one is driving the train is more difficult to determine. With mobility on the rise, use of the cloud makes it easier to manage applications and data. it also makes more powerful apps available to the units. But the cloud is being heavily used for non-mobile computing as well. And there's a lot to be said for having the same apps available for mobile units as for those in the office. And through it all, security is a concern. As well as privacy.

This article talks a bit about these issues.