Emerging Technologies Analysis

Emerging Technologies Analysis

Week 6 Application

By

Erin Hannah

MMBA 6540 – Dr. Williamson

Emerging Technologies in Networking

         The domain of this analysis is networking, and the list of emerging technologies will be as follows; Cloud Security, BYOD (bring your own device), and 40 Gigabit Ethernet.  Determining the technologies feasibility and market readiness will be evaluated by looking at their financial; customer; internal; and employee processes.

Cloud Technology

        Cloud technology is reaching the maturity stage for some organizations as they move from testing to running business applications.  However, with the increased popularity security needs are growing.   According to this article in SC Magazine “cloud-based security services market will reach $4.2 billion by 2016” (Cloud Security Services, 2013).   Furthermore, with increased use of cloud technology, the internal concern for security grows stronger.  Consumers assume that because a company is large that their security department is large with lots of processes and procedures.  However, that is not always true.

        When implementing this new technology, there are some key points to consider such as conducting a thorough security evaluation; identifying the foundational controls, security should be workload driven, implement a risk-mitigation plan, and actively monitor performance (Preimesberger, C., 2012).  With this said, cloud technology is here to stay as more and more organizations adopt the growing technology.  As proven time and time before, with the increased use of the cloud technology the cost will eventually decrease.

BYOD

        Bring Your Own Device or BYOD is a new phenomenon where employees can bring their own devices to work, and access company information to handle their daily functions.  This is a big hit with most employees, as they no longer have to worry about asking for new computer upgrades or new software; they can simply purchase it themselves.   According to an article Organizations Falling Short on BYOD Savings, the planned number of BYOD users will increase from 71 million today to 108 million by 2016 (2013).  However, organizations need to look at more comprehensive strategic approach to security and policies associated with BYOD.    Moreover, organizations are asking if BYOD is a cost savings.    According to Tim Dillon at the CIO summit, there is a higher cost associated with BYOD to organizations, and that most organizations will see a 7 -10 per cent increase in costs (2012).  As this technology is still in the growth stage, it is hard to tell if it will make the leap into the maturity stage.