The key focuses for the future of the IT industry are consolidation, better management, improved customer service and flexibility, says Sanjay Kumar, CEO of Computer Associates (CA).
Delivering his keynote address at CAWorld in Las Vegas this week, Kumar outlined some of the issues facing the industry, as well as some of the new technologies that CA will focus on in the near future.
"Our customers have been looking for more consolidation within the industry, as they are searching for better integration and simpler solutions," said Kumar.
"While consolidation is good for our customers, they also want the flexibility to properly manage whatever the future may bring. Flexibility is the key issue, as we can`t really predict what will happen in the future."
Kumar said computing on demand, which is the current buzzword within the IT industry, will drive the issue of flexibility in the future.
"Computing on demand requires good management and has four key drivers, notably better customer service, consolidation of hardware resources, integration and more choices for customers.
"Ultimately computing on demand is not about buying into one proprietary vendor or about purchasing lots of new hardware or software, it`s about better management of resources."
Kumar said that in terms of the future, the key elements that CA has identified include the move from a wired environment to a wireless one, the future development of Linux and stronger and better management.
"We are busy developing new wireless technologies which will hopefully lead us into a true wireless environment in the future. CA also wholeheartedly supports Linux, as we feel this is the way to go in the future, while we are also focusing on better management practices across the board.
"As for our new products, we have some exciting developments that will be launched at CAWorld. These new technologies take the concept of integration one step further."
Sonar is a product that redefines the idea of management, said Kumar, and is designed to automate the asset to business process connection, while CA`s new eTrust Vulnerability Manager looks to improve another key area for companies, namely security.
"These are just a few of the innovations we are currently working on, and we will continue to keep innovating, because the only way to stay at the front of the pack is to remain a few steps ahead of what the customer wants."
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