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Tech stories making the rounds - Week 27, 2015

Written by Corporate | Jul 3, 2015 4:54:35 PM

Cloud will become a $127 Billion market by 2018

Cloud is basically composed of many servers, some pieces of networking hardware and software which is connected to the internet. Cloud computing helps businesses in saving, collecting and organizing data, and it is a more powerful arrangement than privately owned computers. The cloud computing market is seeing a 22.8% CAGR and is expected to touch a staggering $127.5 billion by 2018. Currently, the market leaders Dropbox are valued at around $15 billion.

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Can Big Data help farmers fight climate change?

According to a study in Australia, the future of the family farm may depend on Big Data. There are tons of benefits in employing Big Data to have access to accurate and agronomic weather information. The changing climate has given rise to weather variability which is outside the experience of farmers. More agronomic weather conditions can enhance profitability making Big Data important for farmers.

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The ROI on Enterprise Mobility

Enterprise mobility offers a tremendous opportunity to transform your business. Mobility does not involve a massive change where processes are overhauled. Instead, it involves removing swaths of administration steps in existing processes. Mobility can solve sole real business challenges.

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SharePoint 2016 will be cloud driven

With SharePoint Server 2016, Microsoft will create a more unified experience for end users by integrating them with cloud services. The IT giant has been following this trend of moving various technologies to the cloud. This also applies to Office add-ins. All will become part of a common framework for Office 365. The company is taking all these technologies and pushing them onto SharePoint Server 2016.

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