An IBM survey conducted in 2010 revealed different technology trends by 2015. The survey garnered responses from more than 2,000 IT professionals worldwide with expertise in areas such as software testing, system and network administration, software architecture, and enterprise and web application development. There were two main findings from the survey:

Cloud computing will overtake on-premise computing as the primary way organizations acquire IT resources.

Mobile application development for devices such as iPhone and Android, and even tablet PCs like iPad and PlayBook, will surpass application development on other platforms.

Using the textbook and 2 of the approved websites discuss the database implications for either cloud computing or mobile application development.