Today the software community says that it will be almost impossible for a company to stay in the market without using software.
Faced with this paradigm, we see technological evolution happening faster and faster.
And then came the term that haunts great executives, the dreaded “Technological Disruption”.
Market giants simply disappeared for not having eyes for eminent technologies in their market.
An example of this is Kodak, who has never heard of this giant that reached the world market and was the leader in the photography market.
This giant was the creator of digital photography, but did not believe in the application of technology to the market and created its own technological disruption.
Against this, we see companies in the telecommunications market, always adapting, innovating and looking for new products to stay ahead in the market in which they operate.
An example of this is Nextel, a short time ago the company’s differential and product focus was radio communication, what would become of this telecommunications giant if it maintained its focus on this technology and did not adapt to market trends, it would suffer a technological disruption made to Kodak?
Undoubtedly, technological disruption is a factor of great importance, it must be seen and analyzed by all corporations, it happens and can reach market leaders, causing these companies to be diluted at the same speed at which new technologies and innovations emerge.
And you, have you ever stopped to think about what are the eminent technologies and how they can impact the company you work for?
Well, I will list the most talked about subjects currently by the software community:
• IOT
Internet of things, in short this means, that in the near future most things will be connected to the internet, that is, we are used to using computers, tablets, cell phones and some other electronics connected to the internet.
The internet of things considers that in the future most things will be connected to the internet, your fridge, your car, your bathtub, the light bulbs in your house, the lock on your door.
Combined with this, a new term emerges, machine learning, machines capable of learning, that is, artificial intelligence.
• Machine learning
We already see examples of this in the market, such as chatbos (IBM Watson, Siri and Alexia are examples.), intelligent APIS that describe the content you send to them (Google Vision) and even autonomous cars that learn routes and what is the best way to travel in them.
• Blockchain
Who has never heard of Bitcoin, it is the largest digital currency today, but do not confuse Bitcoin with Blockchain, Bitcoin uses Blockchain as a communication model in its network, I will not go into detail on how Blockchain works, but for basic understanding, it is summarized that Blockchain is a decentralized communication model that works by transmitting information in broadcasting (that is, the computers on the network pass information to each other, until this information reaches the intended person), in a simple way, think that most of systems currently communicate by sending information to a central computer and this forwards the information to the destination computer, Blockchain does not work this way, the computers on your network say that they have such information until it reaches the destination computer, in addition to that it defines proposals for security and assurance of information based on mining and cryptography.
With this new form of communication, the software community considers the possibility of a technological revolution as big as the internet and says that Blockchain will not only be the basis of communication for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but also for most new applications developed in the future.
• Cryptocurrencies
The adoption of cryptocurrencies in 2017 was huge, Bitcoin became very popular and many commented on it, fortunes arose for those who had it, so it is not the only eminent digital currency, cryptocurrencies are similar to physical currencies (like the Real) create a measurement of the value of products, services and anything that can be traded, but its differential is its operation in the digital environment, facilitating international trade, using devices connected to the internet and facilitating transactions and world trade.
Many of these coins are created in order to resolve the trade of a specific market (example: RemedyCoin, was created to trade medicines) in this way also arises the currency conversion that creates a ratio of exchange, as is done with physical currencies (1 dollar today is worth approximately 3.20 reais).
Can you imagine things connected to the internet, learning about the environment where they are and about you, communicating with each other, offering products and services to you according to your preference and making transactions with digital currencies to different places in the world.
I’ve been listening in several lectures and meetings of technology professionals about it.
Have you considered the potential impact of emerging technologies on your company? It’s crucial to stay informed and adapt your strategies accordingly.