Software testing trends to watch in 2014

While trend-spotting is an inexact science, a bit of analysis does help determine what’s likely to be coming in the year ahead, and which trends from 2013 will become more mainstream, be forgotten or remain fringe, says Aldo Rall, principal consultant at IndigoCube....

Seven emerging data trends for 2014

Mervyn Mooi, director at Knowledge Integration Dynamics (KID), has highlighted seven emerging data trends for 2014. Self-service BI and visual discovery These are not new trends, the two have been working together for some time now to improve the rate at which...

Year of change for the energy sector

Technology will play an increasing role in the utilities industry, according to predictions and trends by IDC Energy Insights. The organisation has released its top predictions help company leaders capitalise on emerging market opportunities and plan for future growth...

Trends that will affect marketers in 2014

IDC has released its 2014 predictions focusing on trends that will affect chief marketing officers, and offering insight into themes they should be aware of in the coming year. The top 10 predictions are: * The CMO role becomes “open for definition” as...

The top consumer trends for 2014

With 2013 coming to an end, Ericsson ConsumerLab has identified the hottest consumer trends for 2014 and beyond. For more than 15 years, ConsumerLab has conducted research to explore people’s values, behaviours and ways of using ICT products and services. The global...