Government Cloud Computing Industry Analysis & Forecasts (2013-2018)

Cloud Computing: 

TYPES OF CLOUD

Cloud computing  defines a new way of sharing or accessing resources over the network. It is a kind of internet computing where services gets delivered on the organization's computers by internet as a medium. 

Cloud computing provides a best way for sharing information, resources or services over the network.

Cloud computing services are divided into three types as:

•  IaaS (Information as a service)
• PaaS (Platform as a service)
• SaaS (Software as a service) 

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Types Of Cloud:

TYPES OF CLOUD

Public:

Public cloud is a type of cloud computing in which services are available for general use over the internet.

e.g. : IBM's Blue Cloud

In public cloud the hardware cost ,application cost as well as bandwidth cost are covered by the service provider.

Private:

A private cloud is a type of cloud computing where only a specified client can operate and access the services.The private cloud model is similar to the traditional model of individual local access networks (LANs) used in the past by organizations but with the added advantages of virtualisation.

Hybrid:

Hybrid cloud is a mix of public and private cloud. 

Community:

A community cloud is an infrastructure shared by several organizations which supports a specific community.

Benefits Of Adopting Cloud Technology To Government:

There are certain challenges that the government of the developed and the developing countries are facing. Cloud computing provides a solution to these challenges. These challenges includes some of the following :

Helps in dealing the problems because of Rapid Urbanization :

In developing countries like India and China people are moving rapidly from rural areas to urban areas which creates a problems when it comes to provide resources to such a large amount of people. According to the United Nations more than half of the global population lives in urban areas so the government officials are facing a problem in dealing with such a large amount of population.

For fulfilling needs of such a huge amount of population it requires good planning along with ample amount of resources. Moving the current IT into the cloud will help in fulfilling the demand of urbanization. Cloud technology standardizes and pools IT resources which automates the maintenance tasks which had to be done manually before. Cloud computing helps in delivering better services.

Helps in increasing The Effect Of E-governance :

E-governance provides a way of connecting the people with their governments directly and provides a platform for sharing complaints. It also increases transparency and citizen awareness. Cloud computing can further take  the process reforms and benefits of e-governance several notches up by providing a faster, easier and more cost-effective platform that can be used by multiple government agencies to share ideas, pool resources, and collaborate with each other to take concerted actions.

Technological Benefits:

Cloud computing helps the government agencies in getting continuous Tech upgrades and keep in touch with the latest technologies. Depending on the cloud computing service provider one can get automatic updates to get in touch with the latest technology.

Cost Benefits:

Cloud computing provides a best way to reduce the cost. Rather than purchasing expensive systems or devices one can use the resources provided by the cloud computing service provider. 

Government Cloud Industry Forecasts:

The global government cloud market is forecasted to grow from $2.87 billion in 2013 to $18.48 billion in 2018. This represents a Compound Annual Growth rate (CAGR) of 45.1% from 2013 to 2018. In the current scenario, government organizations are seen as the major adopter of cloud computing technologies because of their huge adnvantages. In regions, North America is poised to be the biggest market for government cloud. However, over the next six years, Asia Pacific (APAC) will experience increased market traction. APAC is expected to become the biggest market for government cloud, surpassing cloud implementations across all other regions. 

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3D Animation

Animation is the process by which we can create animated images through graphics. 3D Animation technology is a technology which creates three - dimensional representation of a 2D graphics and gives images in a 3D framework.

3D animation Industry is expanding at a fast pace. Whenever a word 3D animation strikes us the very first thought comes into mind is about movies or computer gaming but 3D animation technology is widely used in other areas also like fashion, text tile, advertisement, photo imaging & publishing. The top players in this industry are Adobe Systems Inc., Autodesk Inc., MAXON Computer GmbH, NVIDIA Corporation, INTEL Corporation and Microsoft Corporation.

How 3D Animation is different from 2D ?

The basic difference between 3D & 2D animation is the appearance we get. If we talk about 2D animation then it is a flat animation where in all the actions happens only on xy axis whereas in 3D animation there is one extra axis Z-axis.

For creating animation in 2D animation, one has to draw frames while in 3D animation, animation is created by placing already created 3D models.

There is a increasing demand for 3D animation now days. The major driving forces for a 3D Animation Industry includes increasing demand of 3D entertainment, multi industrial 3D application and 3D character merchandise.

3D Animation Industry Forecast: 

The 3D animation market is expected to grow from $21.06 billion in 2014 to $40.78 billion in 2019 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.1% from 2014 to 2019. On geographical grounds, North America (NA) is forecasted to be the biggest market for 3D animation technology while other regions such as Middle-East and Africa (MEA), Asia Pacific (APAC) and Latin America (LA) are expected to experience a rise in this market with high CAGRs in the due course.

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Hadoop & Big Data Analytics Industry Insights & Forecasts:

When we talk about the term Big Data we clearly are speaking about petabytes and exabytes of data which is very difficult to process by using traditional data processing systems. So in simple terms Big Data means the collection of data sets which are very large and complex  & so difficult to process using traditional data processing systems.

Hadoop

Hadoop Technology is one of the most talked technologies since its inception and the obvious reason is its ability to handle large & complex data. 

Apache Hadoop is a parallel distributed processing middleware technology which is applied across various industry verticals to perform Big Data analytics.  It is an open source framework for storing & processing large sets of data.

Hadop mainly invented to perform two tasks and that are massive data storage and quick processing.  

Importance of Hadoop:

Importance of Hadoop

Take a quick look at some of the facts that proves importance of hadoop :

•  Provides a way to process large volume of unstructured data.
•  Hadoop provides quick data processing in a cost effective way.
•  Provides great flexibility. In traditional data processing systems you need to preprocess data before storing it but this is not the case with hadoop.
•  It provides more scalability. One can grow their systems easily by simply adding more nodes.

Benefits of  Hadoop-based Applications :

Most data gathered by an organizations are unstructured data. Hadoop-based applications are hence applied by organizations that need real-time analytics from data such as audio, video, email, machine-generated data from a multitude of sensors and data from external sources such as the Internet and social media. 

Hadoop-based applications are widely applied across business verticals with strong web-based business process for various customer related analysis such as clickstream analysis, marketing analytics, processing machine generated data, processing digital content and web text processing.

Scientific applications which require high degree of parallelism or need to operate on  large volumes of data also benefit from MapReduce and Hadoop. Scientific applications are mostly used by companies in the Bioinformatics and Healthcare verticals. 

Hadoop applications such as HDFS, Hive, Pig, and Hbase have also been developed by Apache Software Foundation to support loading, storing, and transforming data in a Hadoop cluster. These Hadoop applications ensure that organizations across various industry verticals can undertake a smooth transition from traditional analytics towards Hadoop-based big data analytics.

Economic Forecasts of Hadoop & Big Data Analytics Market: 

The global Hadoop market revenue is expected to reach $13.95 billion by 2017 from $1.56 billion in 2012, at an estimated CAGR of 54.9% from 2012 to 2017.North America holds the largest share of the Hadoop market revenue in 2012 at $0.84 billion; and is expected to reach $6.92 billion by 2017, at a CAGR of 52.4% from 2012 to 2017.

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Research Study On Smartphone Market & Mobile Phone Market (2010-2015)

Smartphone  :

A Smartphone is a mobile phone having more advanced computing capabilities than a basic phone. A smartphone includes features like portable media players, low-end compact digital cameras, pocket video cameras, and GPS navigation units to form one multi-use device. Many advanced smartphone also includes the functionality of high-resolution touchscreens and web browsers.Data access is provided by Wi-Fi, mobile broadband, NFC and Bluetooth. Because of its high functionality the demand for smartphones is increasing day-by-day.

Features & Application :

                        Some of the highlighting features of smartphone may include :

• Display ( 3-5+ inches )
• Audio
• Camera & Video ( Higher pixel resolution and ISO speed sensor )
• GPS Service
• Radio & Television ( FM radio )
• Popular Applications with Application Store.

Quick Review On Market Growth For Smart Phone & Mobile Phone : 
                       

                     For several years, the demand for smartphones has outpaced other products on the mobile phone market.According to a 2012 survey, around half of U.S. mobile consumers own smartphones. They could account for around 70% of all U.S. mobile devices by 2013;in the 25 to 34 age group, smartphone ownership is so far reported at 62%. For the third quarter of 2011, the NPD Group reported that in the U.S., the proportion of handset sales that were made up of smartphones reached 59% for consumers aged 18 and over.

The European mobile device market, as measured by active subscribers of the top 50 networks, is 860 million. According to an Olswang report in early 2011, the rate of smartphone adoption is accelerating: as of March 2011, 22% of UK consumers used a smartphone, with this percentage rising to 31% amongst 24- to 35-year-olds.

In China, smartphones represented more than half (51%) of all handset shipments in the second quarter of 2012.The mobile and smartphone market is experiencing high growth because of high technological development and the increasing number of users day by day.

The global smartphones market is estimated to reach $258.9 billion in 2015 from about $85.1 billion in 2010.

Global Smartphones market was one of the very few markets which remained insulated during the economic recession. The smartphones market cornered annual growth rate of 29.5% in 2009 over 2008 which further increased to 59.3% in 2010 over 2009 to reach $85.1 billion.

                  

    
  Major Driving Factors For Growth :

• High Technological Development
• Penetration Of 3G & 4G
• Exclusive Distribution Strategies
• Value-added services and subsidized data plans

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Video on Demand Industry Insights

What is Video on Demand?

As the name implies Video on Demand is a system which allows users to watch/listen video or audio content on demand. The users can select videos that are stored on the central server which can be run on television or computer.  The user can pause, rewind, fast- forward the programs. Also the users can download the programs and watch them later as per their convenience. There are multiple uses of VoD like for entertainment purpose, for education, for video conferencing.

Video On Demand

Pros and Cons of VOD:

Pros:

1. The users can access the programs as per their convenience.

2. It requires no additional cabling at the viewing point.

3.  Users can watch high quality content.

4.  It does not require any additional hardware required at viewing points.

5.  It consists of manageable bandwidth requirements.

Cons:

1. It is expensive to implement.

2. Lack of adequate bandwidth is the major disadvantages of Video on Demand.   Bandwidth availability is  the major problem in the delivery of streaming video.

3. Bandwidth issue may suffer the quality of the video.

4. Due to lack of bandwidth download time may increase.

Major Driving Forces of VoD Market:

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• Reaching audiences on any device
• Delivering best possible user experiences
• Enabling time shifting view
• Unmatched Scalability

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Video on Demand Industry Forecasts:

MarketsandMarkets believes that video on demand services plays an important role  in offering internet, telephone, broadcasting and television programs to various industries.Video on Demand industry is expected to experience high growth in the coming years. MarketsandMarkets forecasts the video on demand market to grow from $21.08 billion in 2013 to $45.25 billion in 2018, at a CAGR of 16.5% during the forecast period. In terms of regions, North America is expected to be the biggest market in terms of revenue contribution, while Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Latin America (LA) are expected to experience increased market traction, during the forecast period.

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Contactless Payment Systems - Industry Analysis & Forecasts (2013-2018)

Contactless Payment Systems:

Contactless Payment Systems are the system that uses radio frequency identification for secure transactions. Contactless payment systems involves the use of credit cards, debit cards, key fobs, smart cards & mobile phones.

 

How it works:

As the name implies for making contactless payment the card does not need to touch the reader. The card includes the chip & antenna which enables the user to wave their cards over a reader.

Contactless Symbol

The users can make the payment using the contactless payment systems if the contactless symbol is available on the front of their card.

Contactless aaceptance symbol

The user can make contactless payment at the places where it displays contactless acceptance symbol. There are many retailers now a days that accepts contactless payments. If the contactless acceptance symbol is present on the reader's system the users can wave their card over the reader to make payment.

Just after the user wave their card over the reader the lights on the reader will illuminate to show that the transaction is successful.

Benefits of contactless payment systems:

Business Benefits 

1. Contactless payment system is faster than chip & PIN systems.
2. There is no charge-backs if the card is lost or stolen
3. Transactions appear automatically on the bank statements
4. As it is faster it helps in reducing the queues so more customers can get served
5. Contactless payment systems has the same secure network as chip & PIN 

Customer Benefits

1.  It is easy to understand & easy to use
2. Customers don't need to worry about signature or PIN
3. Contactless payment systems is more convenient than any other payment systrems
4. Customers don't need to top up their card, the amount available to spend is the same as the balance in their account
5. No need to queue for a long time as contactless payment systems provides faster transactions. 

Contactless payment Industry Forecasts:

MarketsandMarkets forecasts the Contactless Payments market to grow from $4.32 billion in 2013 to $9.88 billion in 2018, at a CAGR of 18% during the forecast period. In terms of regions, APAC is expected to be the biggest market in terms of revenue contribution, while North America (NA) and Latin America (LA) are expected to experience increased market traction, during the forecast period.

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Global Social TV Industry Analysis & Forecasts (2012-2017)

What is social TV ?

Social TV enables social interactions among the viewers. Social TV provides a new and a different way of connecting with the people. Social TV makes the use of social media along with the television which helps people to communicate with each other while watching TV show. Also people can discuss about television content by using internet as a medium.

Social TV brings people together to watch television as a community, it  provides an opportunity for deeper engagement with other loyal viewers.A recent study from UK marketing agency Digital Clarity found 80% of under-25s used a second screen to communicate with friends while watching TV and 72% used Twitter, Facebook or a mobile app to comment on shows.

 

Social TV  & Internet TV are same ???

No. There is a difference between the two terms. Internet TV is something which allows a user to watch a video by streaming a content online or by downloading the video. While social TV provides integrated internet capabilities which provides more advanced connectivity than the contemporary basic TV. There is one more term for social TV i.e. smart TV.

"There are six different types of social media: collaborative (Wikipedia), blogs and microblogs (Twitter), content communities (YouTube), Social Networking sites (Facebook), virtual game worlds (World of Warcraft), and virtual social worlds (Second Life). Technologies include blogs, picture-sharing, vlogs, wall-postings, email, instant messaging, music sharing, crowdsourcing, and voice over IP, to name a few. Many of these social media services can be integrated via social network aggregation platforms." Source: Wikipedia, 2010.

Social television relies on the above-mentioned relationships to rebuild TV audiences. Social TV involves the use of social media like Facebook,twitter,YouTube etc. which provides more interactive way to connect with the people.

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Social TV Benefits :

• Social TV provides more interactive experience while watching TV. The users can chat with friends,can do comments on their favorite shows  and much more. 

•  The users can give feedback to the service providers also the users can ask for their favorite shows so at the end of the day the users get what they want. 

• Social TV involves the use of social media which helps content producers to get a good idea of what is trending,what is criticized by the viewers,also about the choice of the users from different regions. Using such kind of information the producers will be able to produce the shows that matches with the interest of the audience.

 Social Television Industry forecasts:

The global Social TV market revenue is expected to grow from $151.14 billion in 2012 to $256.44 billion by 2017, at an estimated CAGR of 11.2% from 2012 to 2017.

Europe commanded the largest share of the Social TV industry revenue in 2012 at $55.48 billion; and is expected to reach $77.74 billion by 2017, at a CAGR of 7.0% from 2012 to 2017.

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Enterprise Social Networking Industry Forecasts (2013-2018)

What Is Enterprise Social Networking ?

Enterprise social networking involves the use of  social media, internally and externally to connect with the people having similar business interests.

Employees within an organization can interact with each other to solve any issues by using various social tools. For internal purpose Enterprise Social Networking can make the use of intranet software.

Externally, an organization can make the use of various social platforms like Facebook, twitter, Google+  to communicate with their customers or with the business individuals to improve the business operations.

Impact On Business:

• An average 3% to 5% return on social engagement. The most engaged businesses are reporting a calculated 7.7% business impact. The lowest performers achieved a 1.9% estimated return.
• Enterprise Social Networking helps to improve marketing and sales effectiveness. improved marketing and sales effectiveness are the  top two areas where social engagement has great value  
• Enterprise social networking gives new ideas for products.Many organizations realized big returns either by crowd sourcing new products or letting customers know new products will be derived from future social engagement.
  

Benefits Of Enterprise Social Networking:

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Improve employee engagement

May 27, 2013

In the Microsoft survey, 51 percent of respondents said they would like to be more involved in their companies’ decisions to add tools and technologies. Employees want to feel that they have a voice, that their work is recognized and that they can contribute to the company’s success. Enterprise social can drive higher employee engagement by flattening hierarchies, dissolving organizational silos, giving people a platform for providing value to the company and driving change, offering a forum for recognition, and delivering greater organizational awareness and alignment.

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Build more productive teams

May 27, 2013

Enterprise social empowers teams to be more productive by providing better access to the people and information needed to get projects done. People can collaborate effectively across departments, locations and time zones. Cross-functional teams can self-organize to solve specific problems, and potential contributors can jump in to help. In addition, project knowledge and content remains on the network for future benefit. In the Microsoft survey, nearly half the respondents reported that their productivity increased as a result of social tools, and 42 percent said social tools have led to more collaboration in their workplaces.

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Create a connected organization

May 27, 2013

Harnessing the wisdom of the collective organization has never been more important. Enterprise social helps resolve some of the challenges of working in silos, such as duplication of work and limited access to experts, by allowing employees to “work out loud” on an open, connected platform. By connecting employees, existing systems and business applications, companies can make the most of their people and technical investments. In the Microsoft research, 29 percent of employees reported using social to find an expert or information within their company, while 33 percent use social tools to promote work-related initiatives.

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Win and build customer loyalty

May 27, 2013

Enterprise social tools give teams a competitive edge by connecting them with the information and people they need to engage new customers and win new business. Enterprises can turn customers into loyal advocates by using social tools to reach and inform customers, employees and partners — and hone their marketing strategies. In the Microsoft survey, 48 percent of respondents use social tools today to collaborate and communicate with customers or clients, while 32 percent are using social tools to communicate with vendors.

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Five keys for turning social into success

May 27, 2013

It’s one thing to give employees the green light to use enterprise social tools to connect with one another, but if companies want to drive real business value, they need a focused strategy. The following slides offer five keys to success for getting started with an enterprise social program. Some basic planning can open the door to all the benefits in the previous slides.

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Assess the situation and define a vision

May 27, 2013

Before they can change their culture, businesses need to have a firm grip on where they are starting. Most leaders say they want a more open, collaborative culture, but companies often have organizational structures and policies in place to prevent it. Before jumping into social, leaders need to define what they hope to achieve with it, set realistic timelines and identify pain points that could slow adoption and engagement. Enterprise social is a journey, not a campaign. Starting small with specific projects among specific groups lets people build on successes and learn along the way. Things may not be perfect. It’s best for leaders to adopt the motto of aim, fire, adjust — and view failures as learning opportunities to refine efforts.

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Get executive support

May 27, 2013

Leadership buy-in is critical to weaving social into the fabric of a company. Strong and public leaders in an organization need to set an example by submitting ideas, asking for feedback and experimenting on the social network. Upper management is responsible for driving strategic initiatives, and if employees see executives chiming in on the network, it helps validate the tool and drive engagement. Involving leaders from the outset builds credibility and sends a clear signal to other managers to follow their example. This behavior ripples out to the edges of the organization. IT leaders should also be involved in making decisions about enterprise social because they can deploy social tools throughout the organization and ensure that the necessary privacy, security and identity requirements are in place.

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Start small and map to value

May 27, 2013

Once business leaders have a sense of what’s possible with enterprise social, they can map out how their vision translates to tangible business results.  Small projects and specific teams most easily demonstrate benefits. Projects must align with strategic value, so that leaders can evaluate the benefits and differences of using this type of tool. Businesses can use the anecdotal successes of pilot projects to educate other teams about the benefits of using social. The business benefits at the beginning of this slide show provide a guide for mapping out value: employee engagement, team collaboration, a connected organization and business agility.  A good place to start a pilot is on teams where enterprise social can drive immediate value.

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Determine how to measure success

May 27, 2013

To ensure the long-term benefits of an enterprise social endeavor, businesses need to establish metrics for success. Adoption and engagement are the two most common ways to measure the value of a social network, but as the network evolves, more value and new use cases will emerge. Measuring value in enterprise social is different from traditional “industrial age” standards. Analytics can and should play a significant role in assessing engagement and adoption, but other simple practices also can help monitor success. For example, anecdotal success stories can be shared as they happen. Tagging identifies instances of value inside the social network (tags such as #SocialWin are a good starting point). This is especially important given that a lot of success stories will come as a surprise and may inspire other employees to become involved in the network. While creating metrics for success from the get-go is important, unexpected social wins will occur throughout the journey. One of the great things about enterprise social is that as a network matures, new use cases keep surfacing.

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View social as a journey

May 27, 2013

There is no perfect way to bring social into an organization, but these tips should serve as a guide to overcoming many of the common hurdles. The key is to remain willing to make adjustments along the way and be open to unexpected value. Organizing a launch event allows employees to learn about and engage with the product. The event also will increase visibility of the tool and provide a chance to demonstrate best practices moving forward. And, it’s a great opportunity to showcase executive sponsorship. Once deployed internally, enterprise social tools and technologies can be extended beyond the walls of the organization to customers, partners and vendors. Social tools extend an organization’s value chain, allowing customers and others to connect with the business, just as employees benefit from internal collaboration and engagement.

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Enterprise Social Networking Market Forecasts:

The global Enterprise Social Software industry is forecasted to grow from $ 721.3 million in 2012 to $6.18 billion in 2018. This shows a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 44.9% from 2013 to 2018. In the current scenario, High Tech & Telecommunication vertical continues to be largest adopter for ESS solutions. In terms of geographies, North America is expected to be the biggest market in terms of revenue contribution, while APAC is expected to experience increased market traction, in the due course.

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Customer Relationship Management- An important factor for developing the business

Customer Relationship Management :

As the name implies customer relationship management means maintaining the relationship with the current or future customers.Customer relationship management includes all the efforts made by an organization to interact with their customers. The interaction may be related to sales or a service.

As per wikipedia: Customer relationship management (CRM) is a model for managing a company’s interactions with current and future customers. It involves using technology to organize, automate, and synchronize sales, marketing, customer service, and technical support.

Characteristics of CRM: 

An effective CRM system can become a main source of revenue for the company. An effective CRM should have the following characteristics :

•  Focus On Customer needs
• Tracks and maintains customer interaction
• Helps in measuring the performance
• Helps in increasing profit for the company
  

Importance Of CRM:

Maintaining relationships with the customers

Maintaining the relationships with the customers is the foundation of CRM. A strong relationship with the customers helps in retaining the customers which ultimately helps in increasing the profits for the company.

   

Client Management

CRM has great importance for managing the clients and formulating strategies accordingly. CRM tool provides more visibility into the client's database which helps in generating the strategies for future business. e.g. if 90% of the customers are in the Banking & finance sector and the rest in the IT sector then the company will hire more candidates from banking & finance background.

For profitability tracking

Through CRM software it becomes easy to track the profit of an organization. It helps in reducing the accounting work.

For improving customer service & for satisfying the needs of the customers

 The main reason behind the CRM is to interact with the customers to mange good relationship with them. To improve the customer service it is essential to get feedback from the customers. An efficient CRM helps in improving the customers service.

CRM Market Forecasts:

Every organization wants to retain its customers from a business point of view. An effective CRM may turn into a prime source of revenue for an organization. Due to its great importance to the business CRM industry is expected to experience high growth in the coming years.  

MarketsandMarkets forecasts the Social CRM Market to grow from $1.91 billion in 2013 to $9.08 billion in 2018. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36.5% from 2013 to 2018. In terms of regions, North America is expected to be the biggest market in 2013, while Asia-Pacific (APAC) is expected to experience increased market traction in the coming years.

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Cyber Security - A need to secure your important data

What is Cyber Security ?

Cyber security also referred as information security, it can be defined as providing security to computers, networks, and data from an unauthorized access, change or destruction. Cyber security provides the way for  protecting the information we rely on everyday.

Cyber security has the great importance as it is very essential for the individuals or business organizations to maintain and secure the huge amount of data over the network.Cyber security provides the solution to the problems like cyber attacks.

There are three principles of cyber security :

Availability:

Right kind of information should be available to those who need it.

Integrity:

The information must not be altered from its original state.

Confidentiality:

 Information must not get leaked. Information must get shared with the authorized users only.

Why Cyber Security is so important ?

Governments, military, corporations, financial institutions, hospitals and other businesses requires to maintain huge amount of data and they store a great deal of information on computers and transmit that data across networks to other computers. because of the increasing amount of cyber attacks, ongoing attention becomes essential  to protect sensitive business and personal information, as well as safeguard national security.

Cyber Security Industry Forecasts: 

The cyber security industry is expected to experience high growth in the near future because of its great importance.The global cyber security industry is calculated to grow from $63.7 billion in 2011 to $120.1 billion by 2017, at an estimated CAGR of 11.3% from 2012 to 2017. Companies such as Cisco Systems, Inc. (U.S.), Check Point Software Technologies (Israel), Kaspersky Lab  (Russia), Fortinet, Inc. (U.S.), IBM Corporation (U.S), CA Technologies (U.S.), and McAfee, Inc. (U.S.), and Symantec Corporation (U.S.) are key market players.

The report provides in-depth analysis of various industry verticals such as BFSI (banking & financial services institutions), public sector & utilities, manufacturing, IT & Telecommunication, Healthcare & Life-sciences, Retail & Wholesale Distribution, and others. Also describes the emerging trends in cyber security across geographies.

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Global Smart Railways Market Forecasts

The concept of smart railways implies a set of new-generation solutions, services, and modern transportation by using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Consumers always look for more efficient and safer transport services. To achieve this it combines software products to make more intelligent use of all rail assets so companies can meet the increasing consumer demand for more efficient and safer services. 

As a result of new trends such as regulation, sustainability, demographics, economics, mobility, and Information Technology (IT) innovations every aspect of the value chain - from passenger service to the back-end organization - is changing.

The future rail industry would get some benefit from smarter transportation systems that leverage technologies over larger rail network infrastructure. New technologies include integrated service management solutions, asset management software, and predictive analytic tools which would help rail management companies to manage optimal routes, schedules. 

challenges for the rail industry:

•  In terms of meeting forecast growth in demand, ensuring cost control and value for money
• Maintaining safety and security in the face of increased external pressures
• Achieving environmental sustainability targets
• Meeting evolving customer expectations and needs

In order to answer all these challenges, railway transportation management companies need to shift their focus on building smart railways infrastructure by developing and integrating smart railways solutions. Smart railway infrastructure services and solutions are poised to catalyze the next phase of growth in the rail transportation industry. Smart railway transportation can drive the transformation of rail networks from a basic means of transport to complex systems that are indispensable to society.

The MarketsandMarkets report outlines the key trends that will shape the evolution of the passenger and freight rail industry. The report is segmented into various smart tech rail solutions, applications, and devices and components. This smart railways research report analyzes global adoption trends, future growth potential, competitive outlook, rail transportation ecosystem, and best practices in this market.

This report speaks about the expected market size for the various software solutions and components involved in the rail infrastructure system. It also highlights the revenue potential of the various professional services, integration services, and cloud services offered by railway solution vendors. The report consists of the opportunity analysis of various types of smart railway solutions such as passenger and freight information system, rail traffic management system, rail operations management system, advance security monitoring system, rail communication and networking system, smart ticketing system, and rail analytics system. The report analyzes market sizes and revenue forecasts across different regions such as North America (NA), Europe (EU), Latin America (LA), Asia Pacific including Japan (APAC), and Middle East and Africa (MEA).

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Thermal Imaging Market Analysis & Forecasts

Thermal Imaging :

Thermal imaging is a process of improving visibility of objects in a dark environment by detecting the objects' infrared radiation and creating an image based on that information.Thermal imaging is where the photographs or videos are made up of heat signatures rather than light. Through thermal imaging you can see things that would otherwise be hidden or invisible.

How it works:

Every object emits infrared energy i.e. heat as a function of their temperature. The infrared energy emitted by an object is known as its heat signature. In general, the hotter an object is, the more radiation it emits. A thermal imager (also known as a thermal camera) is essentially a heat sensor that is capable of detecting tiny differences in temperature. The device collects the infrared radiation from objects in the scene and creates an electronic image based on information about the temperature differences. Because objects are rarely precisely the same temperature as other objects around them, a thermal camera can detect them and they will appear as distinct in a thermal image. 

Major Forces Driving Thermal Imaging Market :

• Growing horizontal adoption, price reduction, low environmental impact and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) differentiation
• Emergence of integrated solutions such as within Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras, auto motives, smart phones and many others wherein thermal imaging can be leveraged
• The increase in use of thermal imagers across a range of commercial applications in all regions of the world has been identified as one of the major factors behind continual increase in thermal imaging market size.

Thermal Imaging Market Forecasts:

The thermal imaging market is estimated to grow from $3.49 billion in 2013 to $5.84 billion by 2018. This shows a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10.9% from 2013 to 2018. The surveillance segment continues to be the largest contributor for thermal imaging. In terms of regions, NA is expected to be the biggest market in terms of revenue contribution in 2013, whereas Europe and APAC are expected to experience increased market traction, in due course.

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Big Data Global Market Analysis & Forecasts

BIG DATA :

Big Data can be defined as a collection of massive data that includes both structured and unstructured data.Big data is so large that it is difficult to handle this data with traditional data handling techniques.The term Big Data is also used in reference with the technology that handles large amount of data & storage facilities.

As per Wikipedia- Big data is the term for a collection of data sets so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process using on-hand database management tools or traditional data processing applications.

Major Forces Driving The Big Data Market: 

The major forces responsible for the growth of big data market includes :

• Growing need among the enterprises to upgrade the business processes
• Rapid growth in unstructured data
• Demand for providing advanced and predictive analytics
• To gain the competitive advantage in this growing market 

Market Forecasts For Big Data Market :

The Global big data market is estimated to be $14.87 billion in 2013 and expected to grow to $46.34 billion. This represents an estimated Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 25.52% from 2013 to 2018. In the current scenario, the services segment continues to be the largest segment, in terms of consulting and integration & deployment services. The software segment is expected to grow at an estimated Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 28.7%. In terms of Regions, North America is expected to be the biggest market on the basis of revenue and adoption of big data technology & solutions. MarketsandMarkets further expects that the increasing big data market in the developing economies will further enhance the growth of overall market.

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Traffic Management Systems Market & Forecasts

Traffic Management System:

The ever-increasing number of vehicles and the limitations in altering transportation infrastructure in most metropolitan cities around the world, have led to higher traffic congestion and an increase in travel time.

The need of the hour is to implement intelligent, integrated and effective means of managing traffic flow. Devices built on embedded technology can aid in the development of smarter, integrated, efficient and inter-connected devices that can pave way to the development of a Smarter Traffic Management System.

Traffic management is all about smartening the smart roads, highway, and bridges. This entails providing comprehensive real-time, data-driven capability for designing and implementing policies and operational strategies for traffic, public transport, and urban planning.

Difference between traditional traffic management system & Present Technologies in Traffic Management :

The traditional traffic management solutions just reduced time and money wastage due to congestion while present technologies in Traffic Management System (TMS) allow the users to plan their journeys in advance, finding the shortest route in real-time situation provides help on demand during the journey and reduces the carbon footprint; thus making commuting a hassle-free and enjoyable experience.

Market Forecast Of Traffic Management System:

The report on Traffic Management provides the competitive landscape of the traffic management market, providing an in-depth comparative analysis of the technological and marketing strategies that the key players are adopting in order to gain an edge over their competitors. The key strategies followed by most companies in the traffic management market includes new technology, customized solution and acquiring relatively small domain expert players. 

Some of the major players in this market are Accenture, Affiliated Computer Services Inc, Alstom SA, Cisco Systems Inc, GE Transportation, IBM, LG CNS, Schneider Electric, Siemens, and Thales.

The study reports that the traffic management market is expected to grow from $ 2.58 billion in 2013 to $12.6 billion by 2018, at an estimated (Compound Annual Growth Rate) CAGR of 37.5% from 2013 to 2018.

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