Technology trends for 2021

20 June 2021
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For many people, 2020 will remain a memory they are not likely to quickly forget. The coronavirus pandemic has, in a short time, caused many companies to change their previous way of operating, adapting to the prevailing conditions. The issue of employee safety has become crucial, hence many companies have decided to turn to remote working mode. There is no denying that this situation has accelerated the digital transformation process in many industries, thus contributing to the faster development of modern technologies.

As they do every year, the major analyst firms publish rankings in which they present their new technology predictions for the coming year.

Internet of Behaviours

The concept of the Internet of Behaviour (IoB) emerged some time ago, but, according current for forecasts, we are going to see significant growth in 2021 and beyond. It involves collecting data about users and linking it to specific types of behaviour. The aim is to improve the process of customer profiling and thus consciously influence their behaviour and decisions they make. IoB employs many different modern technologies – from AI to facial or speech recognition. When it comes to IoB, the safety of the collected data is definitely a moot point. On top of that there are ethical and social aspects of using this data to influence consumers.

Cybersecurity

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic lot of companies now operate in remote working mode. Therefore, the question of cyber security has now become more important than ever. Currently, this is a key element in ensuring the safe operation of the organisation. With the popularisation of remote working, cyber threats have also increased. It is, therefore, anticipated that companies will invest in strengthening their security systems to make sure that their data is protected and to prevent possible cyber-attacks.

Anywhere operations

Anywhere operations model is the biggest technology trend of 2021. It is about creating an IT environment that will give people the opportunity to work from just about anywhere by implementing business solutions based on a distributed infrastructure. This type of solution will allow employees to access the organisation’s resources regardless of where they are working and facilitate the exchange and flow of information between them. According to Gartner’s forecasts, as much as 40% of organisations will have implemented this operating model in their organisation by 2023.

AI development

The list the biggest modern technologies trends of 2021 would not be complete without artificial intelligence, the steady development of which we’re constantly experiencing. AI solutions such as forecasting, speech recognition or diagnostics are used in many different industries. Machine learning models are also increasingly popular in factories, helping to increase the efficiency of their processes. Over the next few years, we will see the continued development of artificial intelligence, and the exploitation of the potential it holds.

Total Experience

Another trend that will most likely be big this year is Total Experience (TX), which is intended to bring together the differing perspectives of customers, employees and users to improve their experience where these elements become intertwined. This approach combined with modern technology is supposed to give some companies competitive edge. As a result of the pandemic most of the interactions among the aforementioned groups happens online. This is why it is so important for their respective experiences to bring them certain kind of satisfaction, which will have an actual impact on the companies’ performance.

This year’s technology trends mainly focus on the development of solutions aimed at improving remote working and the experience of moving much of our lives to the online sphere. There is no denying that the pandemic has significantly accelerated the technological development of many companies. This rings particularly true for the micro-enterprises that have had to adapt to the prevailing conditions and have undergone a digital transformation. An important aspect among the projected trends is undeniably providing cyber security, both for organisations and individuals. BFirst.Tech seeks to adapt to the growing demand for these issues, which is why it offers a Cloud and Blockchain service that employs modern technology to create secure data environments.