By Steven Burke, Chad Berndtson, originally posted on CRN.com on Jan 03, 2013

What’s In Store For 2013?

From fast growth in bring your own device (BYOD) and big data market segments to continued consolidation in the channel, SP500 top executives see a new year filled with big opportunities and big challenges. Here are 2013 predictions from 16 of the best and brightest SP500 executives.

[highlight type=”one”]Bob Venero
CEO, Future Tech Enterprises Inc. (No. 237)[/highlight]

[highlight type=”one”]My view of 2013 is going to be a myriad of true mobile integration and BYOD (bring your own device). With the continuing battle between Microsoft and Apple, organizations are going to be forced to allow some type of BYOD. It’s not a matter of if anymore, it’s more the how and when. Employees are expecting and demanding this type of approach, and if enterprise organizations are going to compete for talent, they will need to succumb to some level of support in the BYOD/Mobility era.[/highlight]