The next big thing in PCs: Extra-secure laptops and desktops
Hardware priorities for laptops and PCs are changing again.
The events of the past year have propelled sales of laptops, delivering growth that hasn't been seen for quite some time. And that growth will continue through next year, if not at the unusual pace seen in 2020, according to analysts.
The four key trends that analysts at Canalys reckon will drive PC market growth in 2021 and beyond include remote working, digital learning, device as a service and the more vague category of "emerging use cases", according to Rushabh Doshi, a research director at Canalys.
"As vaccines start to roll out and we enter a post-COVID world, behavioural changes among both businesses and consumers will place greater emphasis on PC use, leading to a host of new opportunities not just in hardware, but also in software and services," Doshi said.
Next year, security and connectivity will remain critical as organizations in the private and public sectors formalize remote- and flexible-working policies. Security is, for example, what Microsoft and Intel are betting on with Microsoft's forthcoming Pluton processor for storing passwords.
"PCs with stronger security standards will be integral to future solutions and will be expected from vendors and channel partners, especially in industries such as financial services and the public sector," said Doshi.
... ever since copiers were exposed as a information security risk when a copier was removed from a Police Dept back in 2010 and all of the police records could be viewed, all copier vendors have made great strides in improving information security.
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Expect all copier vendors to up their product offerings again in 2021. Xerox offers McAfee built into their copiers. Toshiba and others offer XM SendSecure as a copier app. Customers performing scan to email may have to check their cell phones for text message security codes because Two Factor Authentication will be mandatory for both Microsoft 365 and Gmail.
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