Trends in IT-The future trends?
First of all, Information Technology in general is a large field of study, so I've decided to reduce the scope of this article to specific areas in this industry.This is because a student of mca would basically be interested in application programming.
IT Industry- Past and the Future
This industry, opposed to popular conception, is not a new industry. It has its roots in the 60's when computing in general reached from the domain of high-level scientific/defence application to business specific stuff.
Over time, this change has further filtered to Personal Computing(in the 90's),the Internet(92 onwards) and further, the smart device-driven computing(handhelds/ultra portables – or mobiles).
As, most students already know, The 'C' programming language reached nearly a cult status in the 70's. As the computing movement surged forward, project complexity forced the programmers to look for an alternative.This led to a rise in programming refinements like the famous 'C++' language.
Again, as Internet became the driving force, a challenge to meet the requirements of this new medium became apparent (C/C++ were machine dependent) which culminated in the rise of java programming language.
Microsoft, on the other hand, created a successful programming language package based on their win 9x platform under the name of Visual Studio(in 1998, for instance, over 60% of all programmers were coding in VB in the US!).This was termed as RAD(Rapid Application Development) and was immnesly popular.
Around the end of the millennium, the client-server architecture became popular amongst many business establishments, which led to server programming (popular programming practices like J2ee/.NET became popular).
In the current scenario, these computing techniques continue to become popular and further refinements are being done.
About the future, the current market trend indicates a rise in the mobile applications(the Java Mobile Edition and smart phone applications based on the .NET framework) due to cheaper hardware and more advanced networking capabilities.
Also, much has been said about the web2.0 model that encompasses a richer web experiences for a web user using technologies like Ajax.
Market
This bubble map shows the global distribution of spending on information and communication technologies in 2005 as a percentage of the top market (USA - $1,096,112,600,000).It was based on this data.
Also, more information can be obtained via Nasscom.
The National Association of Software and Services Companies ( NASSCOM ), the Indian chamber of commerce is a consortium that serves as an interface to the Indian software industry and Indian BPO industry .
The Indian Context
According to Telecom Tiger, IT majors in India have been dependent on international markets since a very long time. But the newly published report from Springboard Research should compel them to thing otherwise and concentrate on the domestic market as well.
According to the report, the Indian IT services market is set to grow from $ 4.1 billion in 2007 to $ 8.1 billion by 2011 at a CAGR of 18.6 percent.
Springboard Research™ report claims that the top five IT services in India comprise of Infrastructure Application Integration, Enterprise IT Outsourcing, Enterprise Application Integration, Custom Application Development and Network Integration.
"India is the epicenter of growth in Asia Pacific IT Services marketplace," said Sanchit Vir Gogia, Senior Research Analyst for Services at Springboard Research. "Not only is the India IT Services market forecast to be the fastest growing in the region, the country also has a rather unique position in the worldwide outsourcing arena through a well-educated and language-proficient workforce, that sets it apart from other Asian competitors," Mr. Gogia added
Infosys had a different take on 'Hot' job scenario, according to them, there is currently(as of 2008) a huge demand for SOA Enterprise Architects that lies way beyond the reach of an average Mca student.
Disclaimer
The discussion here represents the personal interpretation of the author, and should not be taken, in any manner, as actual industry practices.
