Cloud computing

• [New] Cloud-native technology will continue to power digital transformation: by the end of 2021 60% of companies will leverage containers on public cloud platforms.
• [New] The short video platform TikTok will get 1.2 billion active users in 2021 because people are liking short videos in seconds.
• [New] China's biggest ride-hailing platform, used by 550 million people around the world, aims to put 1 million units into use by 2025.
• [New] With organizations using SolarWinds' Orion network management platform still assessing the potential damage to their systems, one U.S. expert estimates it could cost organizations around the world as much as $100 billion to investigate and fix.
• [New] UnitedHealth Group plans to buy Change Healthcare in a $13 billion deal that will combine the health technology company with UnitedHealth's OptumInsight unit to offer software, data analytics, and other behind-the-scenes services for health care organizations.
• [New] The threat to human life has prompted platforms to take a more robust approach to removing misleading content in the last year.
• [New] Starting in 2021, powered by Healthify's platform, CareSource members in Ohio will be able to access a significantly wider range of services that specifically address SDoH.
• [New] Platforms for livestream gigs include Youtube, Facebook, and even Twitch, which is more commonly used for live streaming video games, although we could see more emerge in 2021.
• [New] Over 2022, 56% of Indian organisations are expected to increase demand for cloud software and 75% of CEOs believe that cloud will help transform their business models for a more software defined future.
• [New] New Zealand's Marsden Point will undergo a scheduled turnaround at its No.1 crude distillation unit and continuous catalytic reforming platformer in 2021 that had been originally planned for 2020, the duration of which could not be confirmed.
• [New] A quarter of organizations will improve business agility by integrating edge data with applications built on cloud platforms by 2024.
• [New] Facebook Protect, a security monitoring platform offered to political officials during the 2020 US elections, will be offered to more people in 2021.
• The user spending on software as a service (SaaS) is expected to rise to $132 billion by 2022.
• 40% of the expected synergies form the merger - projected at more than 5 billion euros, will come from convergence of platforms and powertrains and from optimizing R&D investments.
• The rise of open source software in the 21st century has disrupted the business models of some proprietary software providers, and open content projects like Wikipedia have threatened the business models of companies like Britannica.
• Over 70% of streamed video sessions in the next five years will occur on smartphones, thanks to the emergence of social videos on platforms like TikTok.
• We project enterprise AR spending to reach $5.1 billion in 2021, which includes AR productivity software for mobile devices as well as AR glasses hardware and software.
• Trend Micro Incorporated, a leading company in cloud security, predicts that Qatar's home networks, remote working software and cloud systems will be at the centre of a new wave of cyberattacks in 2021.
• 64% of organisations in India are expected to increase their demand for cloud computing while 56% of them expect to see an increased demand for cloud software.
• The Integration of XENDEE technology with the LLNL FEST platform will enable multiple value streams for Microgrid powered DoD facilities.
• Through a variety of mechanisms, the Bitcoin sidechain enables the world's leading cryptocurrency to be leveraged in novel decentralized applications, something we expect to see a lot more of in the year ahead.
• PwC last year predicted nearly 23.5 million jobs worldwide would be using AR and VR by 2030 for training, work meetings, or to provide better customer service.

Last updated: 17 January 2021