Verizon Foresees Cloud Strategies Climbing Tech Charts in 2011

Multinational corporations continue to make effective use of information technology. Therefore, Verizon (News - Alert) highlights 10 technology trends that can help companies optimize their business in the year 2011.

Senior Vice President, Kerry Bailey, said in a press release that Verizon wants to take its clients to the next level when it comes to improving return on investment.

Verizon's top 10 trends:

High IQ Networks Take Center Stage: These are the networks that have a high bandwidth for the latest smart and cloud devices. Businesses will start harnessing the power of high IQ networks for efficient and cost-effective solutions.

Everything as a Service: Building for peak capacity will soon become a thing of the past as smart companies will only make use of those resources that are used for smooth operations. The companies will make large investment in capital equipment.

Seeing Security Through: One of the first steps that the enterprise has to take care of is implementing a sound security plan which will include monitoring of applications to safeguard the organization.

Enterprise Apps Go Mobile: There will be smarter devices making use of the fourth generation wireless networks for advanced mobile integration. Applications will be processed through cloud computing to increase efficiency and decrease costs.

Video, the New App Darling: Videos will be able to take advantage of high capacity wireless networks. Web based videos will become common in business meetings.

Machine to Machine Cacophony Triggers Transformation: Machines will continue to run in the background to power the cool apps without the user knowing about them.

UC&C Becomes More Than a 'Buzz Phrase': With the help of cloud computing smaller businesses will be able to adapt to new technologies faster.

Farewell to IPv4: Ipv6 will be coming into picture as only 5.5 percent of the IPv4 addresses remain. There should be smooth integration of web based services from IPv4 to IPv6 networks.

Hello to Universal Identity: In the virtual world the user will use only one username and password to access any website on the Internet.

Personalization Inspires Innovation: Cloud computing will drive innovation to new heights and analytics will play an important role in business.