The Eye-Popping Numbers of Technology's Growth—
and What They Mean.
MOBILE PAY
IS GAINING SPEED.
One research firm estimates
the mobile payment industry
will process $270 billion in
transactions by 2017.
THE CLOUD
IS BIG BUSINESS.
$100 $127
billion billion
in 2012
$500
billion
by 2017
(est.)
$
by 2020
(est.)
93%
of all businesses use the cloud for
some or all of their business software.
20
5,000
—the number of apps
U.S. data breaches
that the company, Salesforce,
developed for “wearables”
like the Apple watch. These
hands-free apps can
provide quick updates to its
employees, increasing
a field technicians' response
time and efficiency.
have compromised more than 815
million records since 2005—including
information about medical histories,
Social Security numbers, or bank data.
SAFETY is more important than ever.
THE BENEFITS OF CLOUD INCLUDE:
Increased efficiency.
Teams can access and edit shared
files, documents, and systems
from anywhere.
Low maintenance.
Cloud providers shoulder
the burden of servicing and
maintaining data storage.
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Flexibility.
“Operational agility”
ranks high among CIOs
who utilize the cloud.
Disaster recovery.
Regularly backed up
data allows you to
quickly recover.