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What Is Disruptive Technology? Disruptive technology is an innovation that causes major change in the way consumers, businesses and industries operate. A disruptive technology has the potential to replace the existing systems or habits through its attributes that are measurable and superior. In simple terms disruptive technology is a new technology that significantly changes the way an existing market or industry operates. Disruptive technologies are often initially met with resistance from incumbent businesses because they threaten to upend the status quo. However, over time, they can completely transform how an industry functions. Some examples of disruptive technologies include personal computers, online shopping, and ride-sharing apps. Potential of Disruptive Technology The potential of disruptive technology is often underestimated. This is because the technology itself is often misunderstood. Disruptive technology is not necessarily new or groundbreaking. Rather, it is tec...

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Virtual reality had a bumpy start when it was first introduced in the 50s. The last decades have seen some significant improvements in terms of quality and usefulness in different sectors. Still, the technology remains relatively expensive for mass consumption. While the market has grown somewhat, most people use VR sets out of pure curiosity, rather than actual utility or entertainment. At this moment, the adoption rates for VR are still fairly limited for both businesses and individual users. Is VR heading in the right direction ? The newest trends show that the AR  market will surpass $340 billion by 2028, whereas the VR market brought in revenues as large as $75 billion in 2021. These massive numbers correspond to several technological advancements in both augmented reality and virtual reality. AR's secret weapon is mobile integration. Implementing AR apps on smartphones and tablets will make the technology more accessible since no headset ...

  End-User Computing, Managing   Background and Scope   The number of computer users in an organization has grown from a few finance and personnel people in the 1950s to a very large population. Many organizations now have inventories of personal computers larger than the number of employees, arising from policies where employees are also provided with home and portable computing equipment. The stand-alone personal computer of the 1980s gave way to those connected to local-area networks designed to share files and printers. These were the early days of end-user computing and at that time it was believed that this was going to end the tyranny of the traditional data center or “glasshouse” IS organization that operated corporate and  departmental systems .   As  computing power  is integrated into business processes, it will become increasingly critical to safeguard the integrity of data security and continuity of operations. Since the mid-...

  Energy Efficiency in Data Centers and Clouds   Demand for computing power has been increasing due to the penetration of information technologies in our daily interactions with the world both at personal and public levels, encompassing business, commerce, education, manufacturing, and communication services. At personal level, the wide-scale presence of online banking, E-commerce, SaaS (Software as a Service),  social networking , and so on produce workloads of great diversity and enormous scale. At the same time, computing and information processing requirements of various public organizations and private corporations have also been increasing rapidly. Examples include digital services and functions required by the various industrial sectors, ranging from manufacturing to housing, from transportation to banking. Such a dramatic increase in the computing demand requires a scalable and dependable IT infrastructure comprising of servers, storage,  networ...