{"id":4905,"date":"2012-11-09T13:46:34","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T19:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=4905"},"modified":"2012-11-12T13:34:52","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T19:34:52","slug":"weekly-recap-4-possible-futures-for-it-html5-is-growing-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/weekly-recap-4-possible-futures-for-it-html5-is-growing-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly recap: 4 possible futures for IT, HTML5 is growing, and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" title=\"Education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" alt=\"Education\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on four possible futures for IT, HTML5, and more. I hope you find them useful:<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20121109_4PossibleFuturesForIT_HTML5']);\" href=\"http:\/\/thenextweb.com\/dd\/2012\/11\/05\/html5-use-is-real-majority-of-developers-find-it-important-for-their-jobs-in-next-12-month-study\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">HTML5 use is real: Majority of developers find it important for their job in next 12 months<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nIf your company is considering mobile apps, you\u2019ll face one big question: Should we build mobile web apps or native apps?  While native has been popular among consumer recently, a recent survey indicates that developers think that HTML5 importance (particularly with mobile web apps) is growing.<a name=\"20121106\"><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20121109_4PossibleFuturesForIT_4Futures']);\" href=\"http:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/blog\/cio-insights\/tomorrows-tech-four-possible-futures-for-the-it-department\/39749604\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">4 possible futures for the IT department<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nThe IT department is undergoing significant change, driven in large part by the rise of mobile and cloud-based applications.  What will the IT department look like in a few years?  This article outlines four possible scenarios.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20121109_4PossibleFuturesForIT_Dashboard']);\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/news\/9663730\/David-Cameron-tests-iPad-government-dashboard-app.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">David Cameron tests iPad \u2018government dashboard\u2019 app<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nHere&#8217;s a great story about the use of dashboards and mobile web apps within the government.  The UK government is building a mobile web app dashboard that lets government officials instantly access important data like jobs, housing, and more.  <\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20121109_4PossibleFuturesForIT_BYOD']);\" href=\"http:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/blog\/tech-manager\/how-to-prevent-license-overkill-from-stifling-the-byod-revolution\/8014\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">How to prevent license overkill from stifling the BYOD revolution<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nSoftware licensing is already a complex topic.  What happens when you add mobile devices to the mix?  If you\u2019re stuck paying user, run-time, or distribution license fees for your applications, what happens when users start using those applications on a mobile device?  It\u2019s a good question&#8230;and another reason to avoid those complicated licensing structures in the first place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on four possible futures for IT, HTML5, and more. 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