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Each year, the consulting firm Gartner identifies the most strategic technology trends that are poised to disrupt industries and shape the future. For 2020, Gartner defines disruptive trends as those expected to significantly expand their impact and adoption within five years. Their report highlights ten key trends companies should explore to stay competitive.
The trends include hyperautomation, which combines AI and machine learning with a comprehensive automation process encompassing discovery, analysis, design, and monitoring. Multi-experience platforms will enhance user interaction through technologies like virtual and augmented reality, creating rich multisensory experiences. Democratization of expertise aims to make technical and business knowledge more accessible without extensive training, focusing on data, development, design, and knowledge. Human augmentation explores technological enhancements to physical and cognitive human abilities. Transparency and traceability respond to growing consumer demands for privacy and data protection. The empowered edge emphasizes edge computing, where processing occurs near data sources rather than centralized clouds. Distributed cloud represents a shift towards decentralized cloud services. Autonomous objects leverage AI for advanced, natural interactions. Practical blockchain applications include asset tracking and identity management. Lastly, AI security addresses new risks introduced by AI and machine learning in technologies like hyperautomation and autonomous devices. These trends collectively illustrate the evolving landscape of technology innovation for the coming years.
Learn about the ten most strategic technology trends for 2020 that companies should explore.
As every year, the consulting firm Gartner reveals in a report what, in its opinion, will be the most strategic technological trends for the coming year and that companies should explore.
For Gartner, a disruptive technology trend is one that has a potential for disruption that is about to expand its impact and use over the next five years.
The ten 2020 technology trends proposed by Gartner in its study are:
1. Hyperautomation
Hyperautomation, apart from using artificial intelligence and machine learning, goes beyond the tools that can be automated. Gartner also points out the importance of the steps of automation itself: discover, analyze, design, automate, measure, monitor and reevaluate.
2. Multi-experience
The new conversation platforms will improve the user experience thanks to technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality or mixed reality that will lead us to a future multisensory and multimodal experience.
3. Democratization of expertise
Thanks to the democratization of expertise, people will have access to technical or business experience without the need for complex training. Gartner points out four key aspects that will be democratized; data and analysis, development, design and knowledge.
4. Human augmentation
How will technology be able to provide cognitive and physical enhancements in humans? Our experts at the Future Trends Forum analyse the scientific and technological advances that increase and improve human capabilities in the “Superhumans” report that you can consult by clicking here.
5. Transparency and traceability
In a world with consumers who are increasingly aware of privacy and data protection, transparency and traceability are fundamental elements for companies to take into account.
6. The Empowered Edge
Gartner positions edge computing as a “dominant factor in virtually every industry and use case.”
Edge computing is computing that takes place at or near the source of data, rather than relying on the cloud to do all the work
7. Distributed Cloud
Cloud distribution represents a significant shift from the centralized model of most public cloud services and will lead to a new era in cloud computing.
8. Autonomous Objects
Autonomous objects use artificial intelligence to offer advanced behaviors and thus interact more naturally with the environment and with people.
9. Practical Blockchain
Gartner highlights some of the possible applications of blockchain such as asset tracking, identity management, or smart contracts. If you want to know the possibilities offered by blockchain, click here.
10. AI Security
The application of artificial intelligence and machine learning will bring great advantages to trends such as hyperautomation or autonomous objects, but it generates new challenges in terms of security.
