25 biggest technology trends

 1. Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. Specific applications of AI include expert systems, natural language processing, speech recognition and machine vision.

Characteristics of artificial intelligence

 Deep Learning:-is a machine learning technique that teaches computers to do what comes naturally to humans.

Cloud Computing:- Next Artificial Intelligence characteristics is Cloud Computing. With such a huge amount of data being churned out every day, data storage in a physical form would have been a major problem.

Facial Recognition:- Artificial Intelligence has made it possible to recognize individual faces using biometric mapping. This has lead to path breaking advancements in surveillance technologies.

2.The Internet of thing (IoT)

The Internet of things (IoT) describes physical objects that are embedded with sensors, processing ability, software, and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other communications networks.

Characteristics of The Internet of thing (IoT)

Connectivity:-This doesn’t need too much further explanation. With everything going on in IoT devices and hardware, with sensors and other electronics and connected hardware and control systems there needs to be a connection between various levels.

Things: - Anything that can be tagged or connected as such as it’s designed to be connected. From sensors and household appliances to tagged livestock. Devices can contain sensors or sensing materials can be attached to devices and items

Communication: - Devices get connected so they can communicate data and this data can be analyzed. Communication can occur over short distances or over a long range to very long range.

3. Wearable and augmented humans

Wearables have become highly visible in the HCI field; a great deal of work has gone into understanding how the technology can be productized and used.

However, most modern wearables have so far simply been miniaturized versions of existing devices that record or show video, audio, biometric data, or movement, or interface with more capable devices.

Characteristic of Wearable and augmented humans

INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY

Wearables have a wide range of features that deliver increased production by 15%¹. This is essential for the need-it-now culture we are living in.

ENHANCED SPEED

Every second counts in operation workflows. With increased situational awareness and hands-free devices, workers can complete jobs more quickly.

SUPERIOR TASK ACCURACY

A hands-free scanner and picking system is proven to reduce errors by 39%¹. Malfunctions and machine issues are common in every warehouse, but with wearables you can improve accuracy in your operations.

4.Big data and augmented analytics

Big data is a field that treats ways to analyze, systematically extract information from, or otherwise deal with data sets that are too large or complex to be dealt with by traditional data-processing application software.

Data with many fields (columns) offer greater statistical power, while data with higher complexity (more attributes or columns) may lead to a higher false discovery rate.

Characteristics of Big data and augmented analytics

Velocity: - Volume refers to the amount of data that you have. We measure the volume of our data in Gigabytes, Zettabytes (ZB), and Yottabytes (YB). According to the industry trends, the volume of data will rise substantially in the coming years.

Volume: - Velocity refers to the speed of data processing. High velocity is crucial for the performance of any big data process. It consists of the rate of change, activity bursts, and the linking of incoming data sets.

Variety: - Variety refers to the different types of big data. It is among the biggest issues faced by the big data industry as it affects performance.

5. Intelligent spaces and smart places

Intelligent spaces, or smart spaces, are “physical locations equipped with networked sensors to give owners, occupants, and managers more and better information about the condition of those locations and how they’re used.

Characteristics of Intelligent spaces and smart places

Smart buildings give smart data:-Right from writing those numbers in the excel sheets; we know what importance these figures have in our lives.

Efficient consumption of energy:-One of the most important aspects of a smart building is that it offers greater efficiency. Energy gets optimized to the fullest. Come to think of it, energy consumption happens to be one of the biggest worries in buildings today.

Smart buildings result in increasing the asset value:-When smart applications become a part of the building, the asset value is bound to increase. Smart energy efficiency measures ensure that the building is well maintained and hence doesn’t depreciate over a period of time. 

6.Block chain and distributed ledger

Block chain is one type of a distributed ledger. Distributed ledgers use independent computers (referred to as nodes) to record, share and synchronize transactions in their respective electronic ledgers (instead of keeping data centralized as in a traditional ledger).

Characteristic of Block chain and distributed ledger

Immutability:- There are some exciting block chain features but among them “Immutability” is undoubtedly one of the key features of block chain technology

Decentralized:- The network is decentralized meaning it doesn’t have any governing authority or a single person looking after the framework. Rather a group of nodes maintains the network making it decentralized.

Enhanced Security:-As it gets rid of the need for a central authority, no one can just simply change any characteristics of the network for their benefit. Using encryption ensures another layer of security for the system.

7. Cloud and edge computing

Edge computing is a distributed computing paradigm that brings computation and data storage closer to the sources of data. This is expected to improve response times and save bandwidth.

Cloud computing  Simply put, cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—over the Internet (“the cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale.

Characteristics of cloud and edge computing

On-demand self-service:- Cloud computing resources can be provisioned without human interaction from the service provider.

Broad network access :-Cloud computing resources are available over the network and can be accessed by diverse customer platforms.

Multi-tenancy and resource pooling:- Cloud computing resources are designed to support a multi-tenant model. Multi-tenancy allows multiple customers to share the same applications or the same physical infrastructure while retaining privacy and security over their information

8. Digitally extended realities

Extended reality (XR) is a term referring to all real-and-virtual combined environments and human-machine interactions generated by computer technology and wearables, where the 'X' represents a variable for any current or future spatial computing technologies.

Characteristics of Digitally extended realities

Increased user engagement:-Extended Reality’s ability to create highly immersive experiences makes it one of the most effective training methods available. Training outcomes are hugely affected by the engagement of the candidates. 

Higher knowledge retention:-Higher engagement levels typically lead to higher retention levels. With Extended Reality, learners pay more attention to what they are learning, which results in them remembering the materials more effectively. 

Reduced (operational) costs:-The training of employees often requires them to travel to training locations. By using Extended Reality, trainees can train in their own environment without having to travel to an external location. 

9. Digital twin

A digital twin is a virtual representation that serves as the real-time digital counterpart of a physical object or process. Digital twins are the result of continual improvement in the creation of product design and engineering activities.  

Characteristic of digital twin

Networking devices :-Physical or cloud-based communication devices for data exchange

Synchronization:- Real-time convergence of physical systems and its digital counterpart.

Multi-communication:-multi-communication environment Communication processes between production systems, environment, domain experts and DTs for interaction and operation

10. Natural language processing (NLP)

Natural language processing (NLP) is a subfield of linguistics, computer science, and artificial intelligence concerned with the interactions between computers and human language, in particular how to program computers to process and analyze large amounts of natural language data. 

Characteristics of Natural language processing (NLP)

Speech-to-text and text-to-speech conversion:- Transforming voice commands into written text, and vice versa. 

Document summarization:-  Automatically generating synopses of large bodies of text.

Machine translation:-  Automatic translation of text or speech from one language to another.

11. Voice interfaces and chatbots

A conversational interface is a user interface that mimics having a conversation with a human. There are two types: chatbots, and voice user interfaces (or voice assistants).

Characteristics of Voice interfaces and chatbots

24/7 Customer Service:-According to 64 percent of internet users, 24-hour service is the best feature of chatbots. Having a full-time service is convenient and can answer urgent questions of customers who need answers after hours.

Personalized Conversation:-Chatbots should remember information like a customer’s name and reason for seeking support, chatbots can now show empathy through appropriate and personalized word choice and adjust their language and tone based on the context of the conversation.

Ability to learn :-Picture how frustrating it is to repeat yourself to a chatbot over and over only to receive the same answer — or lack thereof. 

 

12. Computer vision face recognition

Computer vision and facial recognition are both branches of AI. Using AI, computers get the ability to think like humans. This is where computer vision and facial recognition come in. They allow the computer to observe and understand the data to take out useful results.

13.Robots and cobots 

A robot is a machine especially one programmable by a computer capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within.

A cobot, or collaborative robot, is a robot intended for direct human robot interaction within a shared space, or where humans and robots are in close proximity.

Characteristics of robot and cobot 

Designed to collaborate:-A traditional industrial robot is not designed to collaborate with people. It’s designed to complete a very specific pre-defined task without a need for collaboration within a physical workspace.

Lightweight and movable:-A cobot in general is also much more lightweight than an industrial robot, again depending on the type.

Sensors and more:-A  cobot is smarter than a classic industrial robot. This doesn’t mean that cobots are more complex and other industrial robots simple

Intelligence:-Human intelligence is derived from the elaborate and interconnected network of neurons within the human brain. 

Sense Perception:-The technology that empowers robot senses has fostered our ability to communicate electronically for many years.  

 

 

14. Autonomous vehicles

An autonomous car is a vehicle capable of sensing its environment and operating without human involvement. A human passenger is not required to take control of the vehicle at any time, nor is a human passenger required to be present in the vehicle at all.

Characteristics of Autonomous vehicles

Adaptive Cruise Control:-Adaptive cruise control (ACC), also known as Dynamic Cruise Control is an intelligent form of cruise control that works by slowing down the speed and speeding up automatically to keep pace with the vehicle in front of it.

Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB):-Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) is one of the most advanced developments for standard safety equipment on autonomous vehicles.

Blind spot detection :-Blind spot detection is one of the core technologies which provide 360 degrees of electronic coverage around a car, regardless of the speed.

15. 5G

5G is the fifth generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks, which cellular phone companies began deploying worldwide in 2019, and is the planned successor to the 4G networks which provide connectivity to most current cell phones.

Characteristic of 5G

Service deployment:-Network virtualization (i.e., using software to perform network functions) enables service and application deployment without having to install additional hardware.

Mobility :-    5G technology is designed to enable devices that are travelling up to 500 kph (310 mph) to stay connected to the network. 

Connected devices:-The number of connected devices will be more than three times the global population by 2022. 5G will be capable of supporting up to 1 M devices in a square kilometer. 

16. Genomics and gene editing

Genome editing (also called gene editing) is a group of technologies that give scientists the ability to change an organism's DNA. These technologies allow genetic material to be added, removed, or altered at particular locations in the genome.

Characteristics of genomics and gene editing

17. Machine co-creativity and augmented design

Machine co-creativity and augmented design refers to the ability of machines to be creative, specifically to enhance the work of humans in creative and design processes.

Characteristics of machine co-creativity and augmented design

Reading and writing (natural language processing and generation, )

Understanding speech and conversing (voice interfaces and chatbots,)

Seeing (machine vision and facial recognition,

18. Digital platform

A digital platform is an established device erected on present-day cloud technology that makes the evolution of software or programs easy. It is, nevertheless, not a product in itself

Characteristics of digital platform

 Content management

Content is extremely important for the success of your business. A user-friendly content management system (CMS) can empower your employees to take ownership of creating and uploading content online. 

 Analytics data

Cutting edge analytics data is very important to ensure that your digital workplace platform is successful. Driving adoption and increasing engagement are two of the greatest challenges with a digital platform.

Social feature

On average people now have eight social media accounts, meaning your staff will be familiar with using social platforms in their free time that offer the chance to engage with posts.

19. Drones and unmanned aerial vehicles

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which include additionally a ground-based controller and a system of communications with the UAV.

Characteristics of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles

They can save lives:- In natural and manmade disasters, UAS can be positioned to survey damage, locate stranded and injured victims, and assess ongoing threats without risking the safety of rescue teams and first-responderThey can support law enforcement:- UAS can be used to search for lost children, provide tactical surveillance and suspect tracking, assist in accident investigations, and monitor large crowds

They can contribute to safe infrastructure maintenance and management:- Consider the difficulty of inspecting the underside of a bridge or the top of a skyscraper, not to mention the costs and risks.

20. Cyber security and resilience

Cyber resilience is the ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from cyber-attacks. It has emerged over the past few years because traditional cyber security measures are no longer enough to protect organizations from the spate of persistent attacks.

Characteristics of Cyber security and resilience 

RECOVERABILITY

Recoverability is a company’s ability to return to normal business functions in the aftermath of an attack. A well-designed ransom ware attack can encrypt all your data, forcing you to either pay a ransom to the attackers or lose the data.

ADAPTABILITY

Because attackers are constantly developing new ways to evade detection and creating new attack plans, it is important that the enterprise-wide infrastructure can adapt and evolve to defend against future threats.

DURABILITY

The durability of your enterprise-wide cyber resilience is dictated not just by your IT environment but by the business’s ability to function successfully after a cyber-attack.

21. Quantum computing

Quantum computing is a type of computation that harnesses the collective properties of quantum states, such as superposition, interference, and entanglement, to perform calculations..

Characteristics of Quantum computing

Finance

Quantum computers could bring huge potential benefits to the financial sector from deeper analytics to new, faster trading possibilities. 

Climate Change

Quantum computers also hold immense potential from an environmental perspective, and experts predict that, through quantum simulation, they will be instrumental in helping countries meet the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Cyber And Information Security

The flip side is that, while quantum computers will bring many benefits, they will also likely bring new risks. 

22. Robotic process automation 

Robotic process automation (RPA) is a software technology that makes it easy to build, deploy, and manage software robots that emulate humans actions interacting with digital systems and software.

 

Characteristics of Robotic process automation

Rich-analytical Suite

RPA software comes with a rich-analytical suite that discovers the performance of the robot workforce. Most enterprise level RPA monitors and manages automated functions from a central console. 

Simple Bot Creation Interface

RPA tools allow creating bots quickly and effortlessly by capturing mouse click and keystrokes with built-in screen recorder components.

Seamless Integration

The core enterprise RPA integration is merging with the various 3rdparty applications in the digital infrastructure of businesses.

23. Mass Personalization And Micro-moments

the personalization controls and options being offered to customers and organizations for increasing customer experience are defined as the term; mass personalization.

Characteristics Mass Personalization And Micro-moments

Product design must be imaginative and fast. It often uses models.

Process design must be flexible and easy to Responsive partners in the supply chain can yield effective collaboration Inventory management requires tight control.

24. 3D and 4D printing and additive manufacturing

3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. 

4-dimensional printing (4D printing; also known as 4D bio printing, active origami, or shape-morphing systems) uses the same techniques of 3D printing through computer-programmed deposition of material in successive layers to create a three-dimensional object.

Characteristics of 3D and 4D printing and additive manufacturing

Flexible Design

3D and 4D printing allows for the design and print of more complex designs than traditional manufacturing processes. More traditional processes have design restrictions which no longer apply with the use of 3D printing.

Advanced Healthcare

3D and 4D printing is being used in the medical sector to help save lives by printing organs for the human body such as livers, kidneys and hearts.

Food

3D printing is even breaking design barriers in the culinary arts. Using a plastic 3D printer, users can actually print chocolate based off a digital design from 3D software.

25. Nanotechnology and materials science

Nanotechnology refers broadly to a field of applied science and technology whose unifying theme is the control of matter on the molecular level in scales smaller than 1 micro metre, normally 1 to 100 nanometers, and the fabrication of devices within that size range.

Characteristics of Nanotechnology and materials science

Nanotechnology deals with putting things together atom by atom and with structures so small they are invisible to the naked eye.

It provides the ability to create materials, devices and systems with fundamentally new functions and properties.

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