Graph data and internet connections – all things networked and connected – are recognized in Gartner’s “top 10 strategic technology trends for 2013′, revealed this week at the Gartner Symposium IT Expo in Orlando.
Internet of Things
Internet of things is already here. Over 50% of Internet connections are things. In 2011, over 15 billion things on the Web, with 50 billion+ intermittent connections. By 2020, over 30 billion connected things, with over 200 billion with intermittent connections. Key technologies here include embedded sensors, image recognition and NFC. By 2015, in more than 70% of enterprises, a single exec will oversee all Internet connected things. Becomes the Internet of Everything.Strategic Big Data
Organizations need to focus on non-traditional data types and externa data sources. Hadoop and NoSQL gain momentum. Big data will meet social. Five richest big data sources on the Web include social graph, intent graph, consumption graph, interest graph and mobile graph. Concept of single corporate data warehouse is dead. Multiple systems need to be tied together.
Keywords: and Mobile Graph • Big Data • Consumption Graph • Gartner • Graph Databases • Graphmentum • Intent Graph • interest Graph • Social Graph