The Hyperconnected World: A New Era of Opportunity

The hyperconnected world is today’s reality. No longer are we in a world  where consumers and employees “go online” to work, play, or purchase;  we are now in a world where everyone and everything simply is online,  whether at home, at school, at the office, or on-the-go. This new era brings with it an acceleration of innovation and disruption. It’s a world filled with  opportunity for those willing to embrace it and able to tame it. All around  us, across every industry, companies are discovering new audiences, creating new revenue streams, building new ecosystems, and inventing new business models – all online, all at an unprecedented pace. The Internet has evolved  from being a “nice-to-have” – an additional channel for growth – to  becoming the channel for growth and innovation. 

Here is a white paper from Akamai