Breakthrough technology trends affect the way the year will be unfold. They will accelerate and transform many industries at a rapid pace which will shape the future and will be impact business owners and investors alike. Here are some technologies that are worth to observe closely in 2019.
1. Machine learning will advance artificial intelligence (AI)
In 2019, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning are going to join forces in business applications. In the Artificial Intelligence sector, China is going to leave the U.S. behind, emerging as the leader in AI developments and applications.
Advances in Machine Learning technology and algorithm training will result in superior and more accurate AI. During 2019, Autonomous vehicles and robotics are the two industries that will see the most rapid developments.
2. Quantum Computing
Quantum Computing, still an emerging technology, is one of the most fascinating things researchers, organizations, and governments have been working on in this century so far. With its impressive computational power quantum computers will most likely be a cloud service in the near future rather than on-premise machines.
IBM is already offering cloud-based quantum computing services. The first actual quantum computer is going to have a significant advantage over the others. As a consequence, as the race is run, details will remain mostly secretive, for obvious reasons.
3. Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Realityy (VR)
Advances in Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR), all of which can be summarized in R+, will continue to be at the forefront of attention during 2019 with some fascinating new practical applications for industries. R+, which once was only found in video gaming has been quickly advancing to become a useful tool in industries such as engineering design, manufacturing, healthcare, space exploration, and many others.
In 2019, Virtual Reality is going to open up to innovative industrial applications that will change how people work and collaborate across geographies. Augmented Reality has been rising in the Virtual Reality’s shadow for the past year. But in 2019, AR is set to grow exponentially.
4. Global Internet of Things (IoT) security breach
We have seen previously how hackers have turned to unsecure Internet of Things (IoT) devices to create an extensive botnet which then they could use to push enough traffic to take down Dyn, the DNS provider. A quick look at the news tells us that not much has been learned. The large number of security breaches occurred during 2018 should serve as an alert of what can happen at a global scale in 2019 if organizations don’t take the necessary precautions.
In 2019, it will be eminent for IoT manufacturers and all of their supply chain to dramatically increase the security in all the products that come out to market. It can be a connected refrigerator, a robot, a drone, a vehicle, or a health tracker. Manufacturers must implement a level of security that keeps hackers at bay.
5. Blockchain technology
A blockchain is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block a timestamp, and transaction data. By design, a blockchain is resistant to modification of the data. It is an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way.
In 2019, Blockchain will be present in many industries at the core of business innovation. The most forward-thinking corporations will start using Blockchain as a way to improve collaboration. Blockchain enables transactional transparency across a variety of business functions.
Sources:
https://interestingengineering.com/5-technology-trends-to-watch-in-2019
https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-blockchain-technology/
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