Tech Visionaries Predict Transformative Trends Reshaping Industries in 2024
TECH DIGEST- As the tech landscape hurtles toward 2024, industry visionaries Steve Leeper of Datadobi and Don Boxley of DH2i are painting a vivid picture of how cutting-edge technologies will reshape business practices across diverse sectors. The 2024 forecasts delve into the heart of an evolving digital frontier, where data takes center stage in shaping intelligent business strategies and robust IT systems.
Steve Leeper’s Projections:
1. Enhanced Data Insight and Mobility Surge:
- AI Integration: With artificial intelligence (AI) becoming intrinsic to modern business, Leeper envisions a surge in demand for enhanced data insight and mobility.
- Strategic AI Feeding: Companies will strategically feed AI and machine learning platforms with granular data insights to ensure the utilization of the most valuable information for analysis.
- Data Mobility: The mobility of data will emerge as a critical factor, requiring efficient transfer of large datasets to AI systems for in-depth analysis and model refinement.
2. Flash Storage Revolution:
- Declining Flash Prices: Leeper anticipates a significant shift in storage technology with declining flash prices, driving a broad-scale transition towards all-flash object storage systems.
- Superior Performance: This shift is expected to result in superior system performance, catering to the rapid access demands of AI-driven operations.
3. API-Centric Data Management:
- Transformation in Data Management: Leeper predicts a profound transformation in data management, with a shift towards API-centric architectures for meshed applications.
- Interconnected Applications: A landscape where interconnected applications seamlessly communicate with each other, driven by customer demand for API access to data management functionalities.
4. Focus on Risk Management:
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- Strategic Imperative: Leeper emphasizes an intensified focus on risk management as a strategic imperative for companies globally.
- Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC): Practices related to GRC are expected to receive heightened attention as companies address potential vulnerabilities related to data access, aging data, and cybersecurity threats.
Don Boxley’s Insights:
1. Predictive Downtime Prevention:
- Increasing IT Complexity: Boxley foresees a rising need for sophisticated downtime prevention solutions, driven by the increasing complexity of IT infrastructures, especially with the widespread adoption of containerized environments like Kubernetes.
- Predictive Analytics: These systems will leverage predictive analytics to identify potential issues before they cause system failures, emphasizing proactive prevention over reactive solutions.
2. Cybersecurity Evolution:
- Advanced Network Technologies: Boxley highlights the evolving cybersecurity landscape and the adoption of advanced network technologies like Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).
- Dynamic and Adaptive Approach: SDP and ZTNA offer a more dynamic and adaptive approach to network security, crucial for protecting multi-cloud environments and remote work infrastructures.
3. Cross-Platform Compatibility:
- Diversification of IT Portfolios: As organizations diversify their IT portfolios, Boxley predicts a growing need for solutions offering cross-platform compatibility and seamless integration.
- Unified Management Interface: The key will be providing a unified management interface that handles various systems, ensuring efficient and coherent control over diverse IT assets.
4. SQL Server Kubernetes Solutions:
- Faster Performance: Boxley anticipates solutions that enable customers to deploy SQL Server Availability Groups on Kubernetes environments with greater customization and faster performance.
- Cloud Independence: These solutions will leverage Zero Trust networking technology, offering multi-region/multi-cloud compatibility for true cloud independence.
In a landscape marked by unprecedented technological acceleration, these transformative trends are poised to redefine the way industries operate, setting the stage for a dynamic and interconnected future. The 2024 tech horizon promises not just innovation but a profound evolution in how businesses harness the power of data and technology for sustained success.
