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Now trending: Hot technology
developments for 2019 and beyond
The Dbriefs Technology Executives series
Bill Briggs, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Scott Buchholz, managing director, Deloitte Consulting LLP
November 9, 2018

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Exploring major technology trends individually is no
longer enough to stay ahead—organizations should
explore how disruptive technologies can work
symbiotically to drive purposeful, transformational change
Macro technology forces
at work

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Reengineering “capital T” Technology
Reshaping the heart of the business
Transforming the enterprise
Data as a business asset
An ecosystem of trust
Man and machine
Reimagining engagement
Risk and
regulatory
Flexibility and ubiquity

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Companies should consider deploying machine learning
and other cognitive tools systematically across every core
business process and enterprise operation to support
data-driven decision making
AI-fueled organizations
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Stages a company can take toward achieving full utilization of AI
Assisted
intelligence
Augmented
intelligence
Autonomous
intelligence

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The next evolution of cloud computing, where consumers
are completely abstracted from the underlying system
infrastructure and traditional infrastructure and security
management tasks are fully automated
NoOps in a serverless world
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The potential benefits of serverless computing include:
Infinite scalability
& high availability
NoOps (or at
least less Ops)
Ride the public
cloud wave

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Rapid advances in connectivity capabilities and a growing
spectrum of advanced networking products and services
are becoming mission-critical components of CIOs’ digital
transformation agendas
Connectivity of tomorrow
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New technologies allow network resources to become more elastic
MACRO
Large-scale 5G
Low orbit satellite
Infrared broadband
MICRO
Mesh networks
Edge computing
Pico-scale networks

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Intelligent interfaces
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The ways people interact with technology today (through
touchscreens, mice, keyboards) could soon be replaced
with intelligent interfaces that are more synchronous and
natural than ever before
Examples of intelligent interfaces include:
Conversational
voice
Computer
vision
Auditory
analytics

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In order to deliver the highly personalized, contextualized
experiences that today’s astute customers increasingly
expect, CMOs and CIOs are partnering to enable a new
generation of marketing tools and techniques
Beyond marketing:
Experience reimagined
A turning point in marketing strategy and practices
Seller strategy
Customer experience
Customer expectations
Seller objectives

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Forward-thinking organizations are embedding security,
privacy, policy, and controls not only into DevOps
processes but also into their evolved IT delivery models
DevSecOps and the
cyber imperative
Integrate security culture, practices, tools into the DevOps pipeline
DevSecOps = Development + Cyber + Operations

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Technology trends don’t take place in a vacuum, nor do
they occur at a fixed point in time—they ebb and flow
across time horizons, often cross-pollinating with trends
in the physical and social sciences and in business to
deliver unexpected outcomes
Beyond the digital frontier:
Mapping your future
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Key Takeaways
Tech Trends 10 is coming. In addition to in-depth coverage of the
trends, this anniversary edition will also look back at how a decade of
technology evolution has driven disruptive change and examine
technology’s promise for the next 10+ years
Macro forces are converging more and more. Strategizing around
technology trends discreetly is no longer enough to stay ahead of the
market. Going forward, companies should learn how these disruptive
forces work together
The future is here. Technology executives should actively investigate
how to industrialize innovation. It is important for everyone to engage
with business leaders and help shape ambition

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Contact information
Bill Briggs
Chief Technology Officer
Deloitte Consulting LLP
wbriggs@deloitte.com
Scott Buchholz
GPS Chief Technology Officer
Deloitte Consulting LLP
sbuchholz@deloitte.com
Connect with me on LinkedIn
@wdbthree Connect with me on LinkedIn

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Acronyms used in presentation
• AI — Artificial Intelligence
• API — Application Programming Interface
• AR/VR — Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality
• CIO — Chief Information Officer
• CMO — Chief Marketing Officer
• DevOps — Development and operations
• DevSecOps — Development, security, and operations
• IT — Information Technology
• NoOps — No operations

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