***BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS - FINALIST 2021***
Discover how 25 powerful technology trends are transforming 21st century businesses
How will the latest technologies transform your business? Future Tech Trends in Practice will give you the knowledge of today’s most important technology trends, and how to take full advantage of them to grow your business. The book presents25 real-world technology trends along with their potential contributions to organisational success. You’ll learn how to integrate existing advancements and plan for those that are on the way.
In this book, best-selling author, strategic business advisor, and respected futurist Bernard Marr explains the role of technology in providing innovative businesses solutions for companies of varying sizes and across different industries. He covers wide-ranging trends and provides an overview of how companies are using these new and emerging technologies in practice.
You, too, can prepare your company for the potential and power of trending technology by examining these and other areas of innovation described in Future Tech Trends in Practice:
- Artificial intelligence, including machine and deep learning
- The Internet of Things and the rise of smart devices
- Self-driving cars and autonomous drones
- 3D printing and additive manufacturing
- Blockchain technology
- Genomics and gene editing
- Augmented, virtual and mixed reality
When you understand the technology trends that are driving success, now and into the future, you’ll be better positioned to address and solve problems within your organisation.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 3
2 Internet of Things and the Rise of Smart Devices 15
3 From Wearables to Augmented Humans 25
4 Big Data and Augmented Analytics 37
5 Intelligent Spaces and Smart Places 49
6 Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers 61
7 Cloud and Edge Computing 73
8 Digitally Extended Realities 83
9 Digital Twins 95
10 Natural Language Processing 105
11 Voice Interfaces and Chatbots 115
12 Computer Vision and Facial Recognition 127
13 Robots and Cobots 139
14 Autonomous Vehicles 151
15 5G and Faster, Smarter Networks 163
16 Genomics and Gene Editing 175
17 Machine Co-Creativity and Augmented Design 185
18 Digital Platforms 197
19 Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 207
20 Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience 219
21 Quantum Computing 229
22 Robotic Process Automation 239
23 Mass Personalization and Micro-Moments 249
24 3D and 4D Printing and Additive Manufacturing 261
25 Nanotechnology and Materials Science 273
26 A Few Final Words 283
About the Author 285
Acknowledgments 287
Index 289
