4 Trends Reshaping the Future of IT and Business

Technology is transforming the world at a faster pace than it has ever done over the past few decades. Innovation has become the focus point of many organizations and it proudly orbits around their core products. As technology is constantly evolving to accommodate the consumer’s demand of speed, accessibility and security, there are some key trends that are shaping the future of IT and business around the globe. Cutting edge innovation and capabilities building fueled by VC investment arms of organizations, incubation of a learning culture and tech literacy among employees, IT as an enabler of product innovation by serving interoperable blocks of code and trust expansion of cybersecurity products among users are some of the key trends that are defining the future of IT.

It is inevitable that the pace of technology change will continue to accelerate. Successful leaders of the future will not only need to adopt the latest technology but also build a high performing culture which can continue to absorb this change and build a competitive advantage for the organization.?

I came across this good read from 麦肯锡 about these 4 interconnected themes

1. Innovation at the edge - e.g: hybrid or multi cloud,
2. A perpetual learning culture- Robotics, AI, Machine learning and all buzz words
3. IT as a Service (simple favorite)
4. Expand Trust boundaries

Reference: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/tech-at-the-edge-trends-reshaping-the-future-of-it-and-business

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