Sunday, 24 February 2019

Here Are the Enterprise Tech Trends to Expect in 2019

Sophina Dillard 22:40 , , No comments :
Source: computerworld.com
Just like peanut butter and jelly, technology and the enterprise go hand-in-hand. It doesn’t even matter how big or small an enterprise is either; as long as it’s an enterprise working in the 21st century, it uses some sort of technology day in and day out. It all boils down to a simple fact: if they’re not making use of the latest technology to uphold their strategy and propel their business forward, not only will their competition do just that, but will also leave them far behind in doing so.

The thing is, as an enterprise, being left behind by your competition is the last thing you want because it signals that you’re becoming obsolete. To prevent this from happening, you have to do a lot of things that, unfortunately, we can’t cover today, BUT, what we can do is cover one of those things that, as it happens to be, is one of the most important things you can and should already be doing: taking stock of the incoming enterprise trends 2019 has in store, particularly those relating to enterprise technology.

Enterprise Technology Trends for 2019

With the new year comes a whole trove of enterprise technology trends that either already existed and are being carried over from the past year and possibly even those before it, or are brand new and are just now making an impact. Likewise, while some are ground in facts and figures, others are solely based on speculation and what the “experts” believe will come. With that in mind, let’s get started covering the enterprise technology trends for 2019 that you need to keep an eye on.

The Cloud

A couple of years ago practically no one really knew what the cloud was. Despite the fact that most people with smartphones use the cloud today, things haven’t changed that much from those days. Well, for the general population, that is. For the enterprise, it’s been game of chicken in which they debate whether to join the cloud or keep things on-premise…until recently, that is. Today, the many benefits and advantages of the cloud, especially for growing businesses that may need to scale up in the near future, have pushed many to make the change, and many others to strongly take it into consideration.

Source: nextgov.com

Software-Defined Wide Area Networking

In layman’s terms that are still a bit technical, software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) can be thought of as the combination of software-defined networking (SDN) and wide area networking (WAN) to do a variety of things, such as provide better bandwidth and performance, and allow access to internal networks for those in remote locations. With the incoming rollout of 5G networks expected this year, and the growing importance of IoT technology, 2019 seems an excellent year for enterprises to invest in SD-WAN technology.

Machine Learning

In one form or another, artificial intelligence (AI) has been in practically every list of tech trends we’ve had in the past couple of years. More often than not, it’s because of machine learning and its ability to “learn” without being explicitly programed to do so. Because of this, it’s used in practically every industry you can think of for more uses than you can imagine, and this will continue to be true in 2019. For example, digital marketers can use it when they place an ad and use “Smart Bidding” features, businesses when they introduce a chatbot to their social channels or applications, eCommerce brands when they recommend products based on browsing and purchasing behaviors, and so on.

Final Thoughts on Digital Transformations

As we leave 2018 behind and venture into 2019, the point we touched on earlier about technology being expected in an enterprise has never been truer. After all, look back on all the technology trends we touched on today. Can a company that’s not making use of any of these actually compete with another one that is? No, no it cannot. Even if only one of them is being utilized, that single advantage is worth even more in the tech-based world we live in.

 Because of this, digital transformations in the enterprise have never been as important as they are today; if they haven’t already, any laggards that have opted out of following past trends will start to feel the heat very soon. The choice, then, is whether to follow the lead of those who have already done what was necessary, or stay behind yet another year and hope that things somehow get better without actually taking the initiative and making it so.

 With that in mind, best of luck adopting these enterprise technology trends for 2019 into your strategy!

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