Since Steve Jobs presented Apple’s new addition, the IPAD, the press and the blogosphere are trying to assess the real impact on the new gadget. Is it a passing fad, like the Newton or the attempts by IBM to implement a tablet computer or a real game changer that finally, after almost 30 of personal computing will allow a true non technical audience enjoy substantial computing power that not require more engineering aptitude than your regular smart cell phone.
Since the January 27th announcement, it has become public knowledge that also Google is about to release a smart tablet, as well as HP using a Windows 7 platform. So are we reaching critical mass? I believe we are reaching the point tablets cannot longer be ignored. Before the end of the year you will be able to receive TV streams into your tablet, read E-books, use your favorite social network, including the latest addition, Goggle “Buzz”, order pizza for dinner and yes, check your email and place both video or voice conference calls.
On an interview with the Associated Press, Disney’s CEO, Robert Iger, as quoted at the blog TUAW, The Unofficial Apple Blog, he depict different scenarios using IPAD to deploy games, media and gaming content, all of it oriented toward the non-technical audiences.
Apple is drawing heavily on the experience gained by both IPod Touch and Iphone, that in only a couple of years had managed to become the industry standard for smart web appliances and smart phones. The primary audience is the millions of users who are too afraid or reluctant to use a laptop/netbook since they are too rigidly bound to an unfriendly Windows OS. A typical tablet user doesn’t want to use a computer per se.
So, why this is relevant to this blog? Very simple, all the context, media, games, TV shows, music and E-books will be delivered over ever increasing congested networks, served from ever more complex infrastructures at all will require substantial testing. What better tool to test a distributed network that Shunra Virtual Enterprise? Application providers will have to test their application before deploying them to the millions of users. What will be the user experience, how latency will impact an IPAD user watching 2011 Super Bowl or downloading the latest chapter of their favorite TV show?
The combination of testing for 3G readiness (see other posts in this blog) and end user experience assessment will be a key factor on the success of this game changer.
Shunra VE is the best way to prepare for this new wave of context and delivery mechanism.
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