Trends In Enterprise Development For 2013

By Author: Jon Wilson
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The year 2012 is fast approaching its end, and the software industry analysts are looking ahead into the year 2013 to predict what trends will the enterprise software industry follow. It is easy to predict the changes in the technology but to predict what would be the next trend in the Enterprise web application development is a bit difficult. It is not about the features that can be delivered anymore. Instead it is about the usability of the software solutions provided to the users. To be frank, the trends in the enterprise application development are going to be more or less the same in 2013 as what they were last year.

Lets have a look at the latest trends that will be evident in the enterprise web application development scene. These are likely to continue till the year 2015.

Mobile Apps: The mobile is one trend that has been ever-growing for more than a decade now and will still go a long way. The smartphones and tablets designed and manufactured by various mobile companies are getting smarter and better with each new model introduced. This has and will ...
... continue to expand the scope of innovation in the enterprise application development scene.

Cloud Computing: Cloud Computing saw tremendous growth and acceptance in the year 2012. It is expected to grow drastically in the coming years. The demand for gadgets like tablets, laptops, iPad, etc., is increasing. With this trend, the cloud computing will see new heights. Powered by mobile solutions development, cloud computing will give way to newer businesses in the healthcare and retail sector.

Social Media Networking: Facebook is accessed by a big chunk of the world population. The other social media sites like Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace, Google+, Pinterest, etc., are also growing in their popularity and usage by the people. With such strong following, social media networking is going to touch newer heights in not just 2013 but more years to come.

More use of Open Source Software: The open source content management software like WordPress and Joomla have seen tremendous popularity this year. These are going to grow further in the years to come. Introduction of newer open source softwares is expected and the already exciting newer ones such as Life-Ray (portal development) are going to gain more popularity and acceptance by the users. This will lead to migration to open source software from the older systems and applications as maintenance cost will be higher and upgrading the older systems will be no easier.