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| Halid Ibrahim is a Tech Entrepreneur |
The 21st-century evolution is built on a highly-paced technologically driven foundation. If you want to be ahead of the competition, you will need to know the latest trends and events occurring within your industry.
However, having a good knowledge of your industry is not enough as there is one key external factor that is important and will dictate the direction of the industry – the IT sector. The Information Technology Association of America defines IT as the study, development, designs, implementation, support, and management of information systems that are computer-based. Today, IT has become a huge agent of change in different business aspects of the society. It is a game changer when it comes to the resolving of social and economic issues. Some of the major trends in the IT sector are obvious.
The Internet of Things (IoT)
Industry experts say that while the Internet of Things (IoT) had a false start particularly in regard to the augmented technology, in 2018, we should expect to see it improve our ways of doing things at home, work and even during leisure activities. This is why we expect to see it be among the biggest IT trends of 2018. The IoT is usually driven by the industry and will succeed the most if it focuses on getting solutions for some specified problems. The industry focuses on firmware and software that is hardware-centric and suits those who love creating solutions and meets the demands of the engineering field.
Big data
The technologies that are related to the big data will continue rising in importance in 2018. Due to its great return on investment, impact speed and measurability, digital marketing are now more popular as compared to the traditional marketing. This means that big data is now applied to the big business as many of the digital marketing campaigns can rely on the huge data quantities to ensure effectiveness and a greater reach. This is why companies are now relying on the data management to ensure conversions from online connections.
Mobile web performance
A website that hasn’t been optimized for the mobile devices is now getting penalized by the search engines. Nowadays, more users are expecting better online performance from mobile devices. This has resulted in a race for the improvement of the mobile performance. This means that the 2018 web trends will include user-triggered animations, mobile-only development, secured apps and pages and natural language processing. There will also be an increased usage of white or negative spaces.
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