A key milestone in the computing of the future, 2030 will see the industry adapt to deliver value to businesses through innovative products and services. What will be the future of IT?
Currently, IT departments are too compartmentalized and struggle to shed the established processes that govern them. As a result, they lack agility and many market shares in the digital sector pass them by. They will only be able to impose themselves on the market if they manage to align their IT and commercial strategies to gain agility and responsiveness. This will require them to adopt collaborative management techniques and empower IT, professionals.
So here are some predictions from Devox Software for the future of IT in 2030:
Predictions for the Future of IT in 2030
1. Cloud Solutions
In the future, 98% of business data will be stored in the cloud, not in corporate data centers.
2. Solutions offered as a service
Booming solutions offered as a service (Software-as-a-Service or SaaS, Infrastructure-as-a-Service or IaaS, and Platform-as-a-service or PaaS) will continue to gain ground, to create a flexible and innovation-friendly IT sector, where everything is available as a service (Everything-as-a-service or XaaS).
3. 5G network
Advanced 5G networks will deliver latency-free high-speed connections, which will lead to exponential advances in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Digital Twins in the industrial sector. China will have already started developing the first 6G networks.
4. Edge computing
Edge computing will process local data in real-time to improve IoT systems while reducing network traffic in the cloud. Capable of communicating more and more effectively with each other, sensor machines will make decisions without human intervention and will be able to repair themselves.
5. Virtual reality
Virtual reality will be present in many business environments, such as warehouses and employee training programs.
6. Analytics data
Coming from increasingly diverse sources, analytics data will help improve machine learning algorithms, enhance predictive analytics, and inform nearly every decision-making process.
7. Artificial intelligence
Advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation will dramatically increase performance and productivity at the expense of some positions in data entry, customer service, and manufacturing. These obsolete positions will make way for new jobs.
8. Unified node management platforms
Unified node management platforms will control all edge nodes from a single interface, increasing network visibility and strengthening cybersecurity.
9. Blockchain technology
Blockchain technology will impact businesses on many levels, including governance, supply chain, compliance, and people management.
10. Privacy laws
Taking a cue from Europe with the introduction of the GDPR, many industrialized countries (including the United States) will pass comprehensive privacy laws.
Keystone advancements such as systems integration, accelerating product development and improving the customer experience, automating help desks, and outsourcing infrastructure will enable the IT industry to help companies implement their business strategies.
The emergence of citizen leadership in IT is only the beginning of a gradually normalizing trend. This is a more advisory role that the future holds for the IT sector. A role that will allow him to guide commercial initiatives and ensure that companies achieve their digital transformation objectives.
The most gifted collaborators will know how to identify and implement their own technological solutions. Low code and no-code platforms will be more widespread and will allow employees to contribute in a more concrete way. Finally, business intelligence solutions will be integrated into common applications and will be accessible to all employees, regardless of their skills.
The future of IT lies in self-management
Until recently defined by its refusal of the codes imposed on it by society, Generation Y has aged. In 2030, it will be between 33 and 48 years old. The vision of the company will have become the norm. Collaboration, agility, and pluralism will no longer be just desirable values. They will be essential. Today made up of people whose functions, skills, or experience are similar, teams or PODs (or any other structure, whatever the name) must be made up of dynamic individuals from a variety of backgrounds. and able to quickly solve all kinds of problems. To achieve this, the future of the IT sector will have to integrate a large part of self-management.
