How’s
it going. I wanted to share technology trends with you and get your feedback on
exist tech, new tech, and future tech. I was reading an article on Forbes Tech
and found interesting information on the profession and field of information
technology and information sciences.
No
matter what field you work in, if you’re hoping to get ahead in your career,
you need to be mindful of technology trends. We’ve seen it all too often in
recent history, that a new technology takes over and suddenly those who can’t
keep up are no longer needed.
But
by educating yourself on what is new, what is growing, what is likely to be the
next big thing, you can help tech-proof your career. Below I’ve outlined some
of the technology trends I see that will have the greatest impact on a wide
variety of jobs and industries — well outside the people in the IT industry who
develop, build and maintain them.
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.
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.
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.
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.
E-Assistants
While
systems like Siri and Cortana are sometimes useful and sometimes laughably
un-useful now, we are on the cusp of the rise of the e-assistant, programs that
will be able to assist in many different areas. Soon everyone from retailers to
maintenance crews will have a Siri-like assistant to help with their job. So
not only will we use them more in our careers, we will also need more people
who understand how to build, program, and maintain them.
Social
Social
isn’t just about Facebook FB +2.25% 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.
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 +4.65% 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.
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 +2.33% 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.
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.
By
keeping abreast of advancements in these fields, and even just understanding
what they are and how they might impact the work you do, you can help to
tech-proof yourself and your career in a changing landscape.
Source:
Forbes Tech
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