2015 Top 10 Information and Communication Technologies (Technical Insights) Information and Communication technologies that will have the highest impact in 2015 -TI May 2015
Contents Section Slide Number Executive Summary 3 Trend Assessment 7 Top 10 Information and Communication Technologies - Deep Dive Analysis 12 Context Aware 13 XaaS (Everything-as-a-Service) Platform 26 Predictive 39 Machine Learning 52 Gamification 65 Immersive 77 Software-Defined Anything 90 Augmented Reality 103 Exascale 116 Data Visualization 129 The Frost & Sullivan Story 143 2
2015 Technologies in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Neuromorphic XaaS Platform Context-Aware Autonomic Machine Learning Immersive Big Data Predictive Data Visualization Augmented Reality Cognitive Virtualization In-Memory Quantum Pervasive HTML 5 Cryptocurrency Gamification Natural Language Processing 5G Dark Data Affective Prescriptive Exascale Software- Defined Anything Security-as-a- Service Cybersecurity 4
TechVision - Top 50 Technologies for 2015 Selection Methodology STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Scan Technology Pool Formulate Sub-Constructs Evaluate Constructs Pick Selected Technologies IP Activity Funding GLOBAL TRACKING Market Potential Megatrend Impact Intensity of Impact 1000+ TECHNOLOGIES Regional Adoption Potential Sector Adoption Potential Year of Impact Innovation Index Score Top-50 Hot Technologies for 2015 ACROSS 9 TECHNOLOGY CLUSTERS Technology Disruptiveness Index of Disruption Technology Cluster Evolution Index of Cluster Evolution Source: Frost & Sullivan
Top 10 Technologies in ICT Based on Innovation Index Context-Aware Data Visualization XaaS Platform Exascale Augmented Reality Top 10 Technologies ICT 2015 Predictive Machine Learning Software- Defined Anything Immersive Gamification 6
ICT Technology Trend Analysis 2013 The flexibility and cost efficiency offered by cloud computing technology has been the key driver toward wide scale adoption across small and medium enterprises across the globe. ICT TECHNOLOGY TRENDS 2013 The use of data processing technologies has seen a rapid growth with several new innovative applications to enable enterprises better use historical data is on the rise. The wide scale adoption of affordable smart phones, coupled with various innovative mobile focused technologies and applications has triggered the growing adoption of the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend. Virtualization has been experiencing an exponential growth with more and more enterprises adopting virtual computing resources for business agility and flexibility. 8
ICT Technology Trend Analysis 2014 Cloud computing experiences increasing impact as more and more essential computing resources are offered as services in an innovative on-demand business model. ICT TECHNOLOGY TRENDS 2014 Contextual intelligence in computing is high on demand. Applications focused on having context awareness are experiencing rapid popularity by virtue of their real-time intelligence. Enhanced data handling and processing technologies, powered by real-time analytics has been a game changer for enterprises to gain actionable intelligence from huge volumes of data. Innovations in the fields of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are making a significant impact. Applications for wearable devices are emerging as the next game changers. 9
ICT Technology Trends Analysis 2015 & beyond Cloud services adoption continues to grow at an exponential rate. This is due to innovators offering every computing resource as services, and the high integration potential of cloud technology with other futuristic technologies. ICT TECHNOLOGY TRENDS 2015 Machine intelligence is reaching new heights with technologies such as context awareness, predictive analytics, machine learning, and so on. This high intelligence is being leveraged to develop critical futuristic applications. Applications leveraging computer generated artificial environments for real life experiences are growing. As wearables become more affordable, innovations in AR and VR will increase. The need for the next level of supercomputing is gaining momentum. High performance computing research is trending with massive funding support to shorten the waiting time in exascale computing. 10
Key Challenges in Information and Communication Technology Industry The prime challenge faced by the ICT industry is security. Concerns regarding security of various futuristic technologies have restricted mass adoption. Migration from traditional computing practices to the advanced technologies such as cloud computing has faced resilience due to concerns related to the reliability of these technologies and corresponding applications. Today s highly sophisticated technologies, with high integration potentials, have a myth of being much more complex than traditional bricks and mortar approaches of the past, which hinder wide scale adoption. Present ICT technologies vastly depend on high speed Internet connectivity. Lack of communication infrastructure in various regions of the globe has been a major challenge for this industry. Security Reliability Complexity Connectivity 11