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Top 10 Technology Trends for 2015
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Now that the year 2014 is coming to an end, analysts are busy predicting what 2015 has in store for us. Research agency Gartner has already taken out its list of top 10 technology trends awaiting us this new year. Here is what you need to know to stay up - to - date :
1. Computing Everywhere
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| 1. Computing Everywhere |
Gartner predicts a shift of focus to mobile computing, as sales of mobile devices such as smartphones, wearables etc. have been sky-rocketing. A significant amount of users access the internet using mobile devices. IT companies need to cater to mobile platforms and create responsive hassle - free versions of their desktop - specific software and services.
2. IoT - Internet of Things
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| 2. Internet of Things |
The concept of Internet of Things is basically digitizing everything - connecting all real world objects (or things ) with the internet - that's why it's called the Internet of Things. Gartner defines four basic usage models - Manage, Monetize, Operate and Extend - which we can apply to any of the four " Internets " .
3. 3D Printing
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| 3. 3D Printing |
According to Gartner, worldwide shipments of 3D printers are expected to grow 98 percent in 2015, followed by a doubling of unit shipments in 2016. Nowadays, low cost 3D printers are selling like hot cakes.
4. Advanced, Pervasive and Invisible Analytics
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| 4. Advanced, Pervasive and Invisible Analytics |
This is the era of Big Data - vast volumes of unstructured, semi - structured and structured data. Analysis of data in its entirety requires highly advanced systems. Analytics will be more in - depth but invisibly embedded everywhere. "Organizations need to manage how best to filter the huge amounts of data coming from the IoT, social media and wearable devices, and then deliver exactly the right information to the right person. ", said David Cearley, vice president & Gartner Fellow.
5. Context - Rich Systems
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| 5. Context - Rich Systems |
Applications can become more contextual with the help of ubiquitous embedded intelligence and pervasive analytics. Contextual applications are those which are alert to their surroundings ( the context in which they are required ) and are able to respond appropriately.
6. Smart Machines
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| 6. Smart Machines |
Gartner claims that the smart machine era will be the most disruptive in the history of IT. We already have prototype autonomous vehicles, advanced robots, virtual personal assistants and smart advisors. It is anticipated that existing machines will evolve and there will be a surge of systems that understand their environment, learn for themselves and act autonomously.
7. Cloud / Client Computing
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| 7. Cloud / Client Computing |
"Cloud is the new style of elastically scalable, self - service computing, and both internal applications and external applications will be built on this new style," said Mr. Cearley. The focus for the cloud / client will be on synchronization and application portability across multiple devices. Games and enterprise applications may exploit wearables for an enhanced and more personalised user experienced.
8. Software - Defined Applications and Infrastructure
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| 8. Software - defined applications and infrastructure |
Digital business requires flexibility, and therefore computing has to shift from static to dynamic models. Software - defined networking, data storage, data centers and data security systems are evolving. In a time when demands of digital business are rapidly changing, we need rules, models and code that can dynamically assemble and configure network elements through applications.
9. Web - Scale IT
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| 9. Web - Scale IT |
9Gartner defines Web - scale IT as : "Web - scale IT is a pattern of global class computing that delivers the capabilities of large cloud service providers within an enterprise IT setting by rethinking positions across several dimensions. " . It says DevOps is the way to go for organisations aiming for a Web - Scale IT future. DevOps help bring development and operations together in a coordinated way to drive rapid, continuous incremental development of applications and services.
10. Risk - Based Security and Self - Protection
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| 10. Risk - Based Security and Self - Protection |
Gartner suggests security - aware application design, dynamic and static application security testing, and runtime application self - protection combined with active context - aware and adaptive access controls, to help build security directly into applications. This way every app would be self - aware and self - protecting, thereby relying lesser on firewalls and other traditional security systems.
Do you have anything to add to the list ? If so, you are invited to drop your suggestions in the comment box below, we're listening :)
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