Bleeding edge information technology developments

Bleeding edge information technology developments

What are some bleeding-edge information technology developments that a forward-thinking CIO should keep an eye on?


Here are a few emerging technologies that have caught my attention. These are likely to have an increasing impact on the world of business in the future. Consider which ones you should follow a little more closely.


Quantum computing


A recent advance in quantum computing that a Google team achieved indicates that quantum computing technology is making progress out of the lab and closing in on practical business applications. Quantum computing is not likely to change routine business transaction processing or data analytics applications. However, quantum computing is likely to dramatically change computationally intense applications required for:


  • Less hackable cybersecurity.

  • Lower risk financial investment modelling.

  • Higher capacity, lower weight batteries.

  • Accelerated understanding of chemical reactions.

  • More accurate weather forecasting and climate change modelling.

  • Progress with artificial Intelligence.

  • More efficient solar heat capture.

  • Superior materials discovery.

  • Since most businesses can benefit from at least a few of these applications, quantum computing is worth evaluating. For a more detailed discussion of specific applications in various topic areas, please read: Applying Paradigm-Shifting Quantum Computers to Real-World Issues.

    Machine learning


    Machine learning is the science of computers acting without software developers writing detailed code to handle every case in the data that the software will encounter. Machine learning software develops its own algorithms that discover knowledge from specific data and the software’s prior experience. Ma ..

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