The world is set for change as a number of technologies are disrupting the market faster than anything else. These tech trends will influence the world significantly and will make or break even the career of people working in these domains.
1. Big Data
Obviously I write a lot about the impact big data is having and will have, but it will almost certainly impact many careers and fields in the future. Human resources, marketing, scientific and medical research, psychological research, product development, customer service, finance, and manufacturing are all fields beyond IT that will be affected by big data.
2. Internet of Things
I recently wrote about how the Internet of Things will affect many different businesses, and that means it will touch many careers as well. Everyone from the person who designs new smart devices, to the app developer who develops the software to control those devices all the way to the garbage man who uses smart sensors to tell which cans need emptying will be affected as this technology takes hold.
3.Mobile
Mobile has been big for a while, and many careers are being created in the development of the hardware, software, and services associated with it. But very soon we are going to go beyond mobile to computing everywhere. This will include wearable devices, devices mounted on walls and on other appliances (like your fridge). All of this will transform the ways in which we market, sell, communicate, innovate, collaborate and educate.
4.Cyber security
The demand for cyber security and the related field of cyber forensics, will only grow. Even if you’re not making security your career, many people’s careers will hinge on how well they pay attention to and prioritise cyber security within their company.
5. Social
Social isn’t just about Facebook FB +0.32% any more. Many companies are integrating social networking aspects into their front end and back end systems. Brands create their own social networks where customers and fans can interact, while companies use sophisticated back-end applications to help employees communicate beyond email in real time. Using these systems will become ubiquitous, as will building and maintaining them.
6. Gamification
Gamification is going to move into more and more realms of our life not so much because it’s the hot new thing, but because it’s psychologically proven to work. Companies like Microsoft MSFT +0.00% are using gamification to motivate their sales force, while other entities are using it in education and personal development. The opportunities in this arena are growing all the time.
7. Cloud computing
If you haven’t already, you’ll soon be entering the cloud. Many, many businesses are now taking their internal applications and data into the cloud because the data is actually safer and easier to control. Cloud-based office applications, like Google GOOGL -0.31% Docs, are already overtaking their single-station counterparts in usefulness. In fact, this very post was written in Google Docs and saved in the cloud before it was posted here.
8. Video communications
You can tell you’re living in the future, because the video phone is finally here! As video technologies improve all the time, video conferencing and communications will continue to grow as a field. If you haven’t encountered it already, you’ll almost certainly soon find that conference calls are being replaced by video chats, whether to the person in the next building or around the world.
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