The IT industry is developing rapidly and stably. One thing is for sure, it is one of the most prosperous industries in the world. Technology is constantly evolving and progressing, making our world more comfortable for life. Access to technology and the Internet is not a privilege enjoyed by individuals, it is an opportunity for everyone.
Current trends in the IT-sphere will remain relevant in the coming years, due to their global nature and ability to scale to various spheres of life. Let’s consider the main of them.
The automation of processes
Today almost everything is automated, from industrial processes to retail trade. Being one of the approaches to process management based on the use of information technology, it allows to manage operations, data, information, and resources through the use of computers and software that reduce the degree of human participation in the process, or completely eliminate it. The main goal of automation is to improve the quality of the process. An automated process has more stable characteristics than a manual one.
Blockchain
This endless chain of blocks contains all the records of any possible transactions. Unlike regular databases, you cannot change or delete these records – you can only add new ones.
Blockchain is also called distributed ledger technology because the whole chain of transactions and the current list of owners are stored on their computers by many independent users. Even if one or more computers fail, the information will not be lost. This trend is aimed to create transparency systems.
Voice assistants
This trend is starting to gain global popularity and will be very popular in the nearest future. At the moment, the market leader is Google, which in addition to the assistant developed the Google pixel buds headphones. The gadget can both transmit commands to the Google Assistant, and translate from 40 languages of the world. Also, there are other popular voice assistants such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Cortana, Bixby, Apple Siri.
AR/VR
Nowadays they are mostly used in games and the entertainment industry. In the near future, they can be expected to be widely used in educational systems.
VR immerses the user in the digital universe. So, you may put on a headset and suddenly find yourself in the magic world. AR adds elements of the digital world to the real. For instance, if you are walking down the street and suddenly troll appears in front of you, then this is AR.
To keep up with all the changes in the IT industry, check the news about them as often as possible because the new things can appear on the market lightning fast.
