Whether you are rebranding or launching a brand new business, the tech landscape is changing faster than ever before. It’s critical to keep up with recent trends and incorporate them into your business and marketing strategy in order to achieve the best results.
1. Machine learning and AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning are two sides of the same coin. For example, an AI-like facial recognition time clock offers a touch-free option when it comes to your employees clocking in and out of work. This is a great option to include in your business being that COVID-19 is still on the rise and you should want to protect your employee’s safety and health.
In the past, software developers had to define every task with a set of rules. Now, they can train an algorithm to learn by itself. For example, when you visit Amazon’s website, a set of algorithms crawls through millions of products looking for ones that match what you’re looking for. The more matching items it finds, the better it gets at finding similar items in the future.
Machine learning allows computers to learn from experience and make decisions based on data. When you use Facebook or Instagram, an algorithm learns from your interactions with content to show you more posts that are similar or related. This makes it easier for businesses to find new customers and for customers to find new products or services online.
2. Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
Robotic process automation (RPA) refers to the use of software programs to perform tasks that have been previously performed exclusively by humans. These tasks can include queries, calculations, and maintenance of records and transactions. The technology is especially beneficial in fields such as customer service, technical support, accounting, and claims processing because it can be easily integrated with existing enterprise systems. As a result, companies can achieve significant cost savings on labor while increasing efficiency and compliance.
Today’s RPA systems rely on the user interface to capture data and manipulate applications just like humans do. They interpret, trigger responses, and communicate with other systems in order to perform a variety of repetitive tasks.
Unlike typical automation technologies Security, RPA bots are designed to mimic human actions so they interact with computer systems just as a person would when they’re accessing an application’s user interface. This gives organizations greater agility while lowering their operational costs since there’s no need for integrating with legacy systems or writing complex code.
3. Edge Computing
Edge computing is a distributed computing model that enables data processing close to the source of data generation by using a network of connected devices or micro data centers (also referred to as “edges”).
Instead of sending all the data back to the cloud or a centralized data center, edge computing moves to process closer to where the data is being produced by pushing compute power out towards the edge of the network. This allows users to collect, process, and analyze data closer to where it originates.
Edge computing is based on a decentralized model that brings processing power closer to where it’s needed most. In other words, instead of relying on remote servers to process data, Edge Computing uses local devices and/or infrastructure located near users in order to reduce latency and improve performance.
The benefits of edge computing include:
Speed – Since information doesn’t have far to travel, there’s less latency (the time between entering a command and seeing results).
Security – If information never leaves a local network, it can’t be hacked. This makes it especially useful with sensitive consumer or business information.
Cost savings – With less distance traveled and fewer security risks, businesses save money on infrastructure and other costs associated with keeping consumer data safe.
4. Quantum Computing
Quantum computing is a powerful technology that’s going to revolutionize the tech industry. It relies on quantum physics and could potentially solve problems that traditional computers can’t handle.
Quantum computers use quantum bits or qubits, which are tiny particles in an unstable state. While ordinary computers use transistors, qubits can be placed in two states at once. This means they can process information much faster than traditional silicon chips, which can only process data as 0s or 1s.
One of the main uses for quantum computing will be machine learning and AI applications. It will also help with logistics and management systems, as well as cyber security and data encryption.
5. Virtual Reality
Virtual reality is an artificial, computer-generated simulation or recreation of a real-life environment or situation. It incorporates mainly auditory and visual feedback but may also allow other types of sensory feedback like haptic. This immersive environment can be similar to the real world, or it can be fantastical, creating an experience that is not possible in ordinary physical reality.
