9 tech trends that will make someone billions this year

Mobile, social, cloud and big data technology were all big this year. They’ll get bigger next year and here’s how…

By Business Insider Tuesday 1 Jan 2013, 8:00 AM

Jan 1st 2013, 8:00 AM 12,316 Views 6 Comments

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2013 WILL SOON be upon us.

Most of us can see that 2012′s four big trends will get bigger next year: mobile, social, cloud, and big data.

Market-research company IDC has gone one further, predicting how these trends will unfold next year—to the tune of billions of dollars.

9 tech trends that will make someone billions this year

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The world will spend a whopping $2.1 trillion (€1.6tn) on tech in 2013
Tech will grow insanely fast in emerging countries
2013 will be a make-it-or-break-it year in mobile for some vendors
Big IT companies will feast on smaller cloud players
A lot of smaller, specialized clouds will sprout up
Everyone will become an IT person
Big data will get bigger
The data center as we know it is over
Your work computer will be an ID you keep in your head

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9 tech trends that will make someone billions this year

Mobile, social, cloud and big data technology were all big this year. They’ll get bigger next year and here’s how…

The world will spend a whopping $2.1 trillion (€1.6tn) on tech in 2013

Tech will grow insanely fast in emerging countries

2013 will be a make-it-or-break-it year in mobile for some vendors

Big IT companies will feast on smaller cloud players

A lot of smaller, specialized clouds will sprout up

Everyone will become an IT person

Big data will get bigger

The data center as we know it is over