Tech Trends for 2018 includes Enterprise AR
An article on Tech Republic shared the new tech trends to watch out for in 2018. The article, entitled “Why 2018 will see the rise of the ‘no collar’ workforce, blockchains, and enterprise VR”, takes its findings from research by Deloitte, who say that IT will continue to transition into a unit that drives business value in the new year.
IT’s role within the enterprise will continue to evolve in 2018, as core systems continue to digitally transform and new technologies build upon existing ones, according to Deloitte’s annual Tech Trends report, published Wednesday.
Bill Briggs, CTO and principal of Deloitte Consulting LLP, said in a press release. “We now see many forward-thinking organizations approach disruptive change more strategically. Instead of launching separate, domain-specific initiatives, they are thinking about exploration, use cases and deployment more holistically. Increasingly, they are focusing on how multiple disruptive technologies can work together to drive meaningful and measurable impact across the enterprise.”
The 8 tech trends to watch in 2018 are:
- Reengineering technology
- No-collar workforce
- Enterprise data sovereignty
- The new core
- Digital reality (including AR and VR)
- Blockchain
- API imperative
- Exponential technology watch list
What the tech trends report had to say about AR:
While augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) products were first aimed at consumers, their more valuable use cases may be in the enterprise, where adoption is increasing. “Driven by a historic transformation in the way we interact with technology and data, market leaders are shifting their focus from pilots and niche offerings to strategies anchored in innovative use cases and prototypes designed for industrialization,” the report stated.
Addressing issues such as integration experiences, cloud deployment, connectivity, and access will lay the groundwork for broader deployments. “These early adopters recognize a shift in the AR/VR winds: The time to embrace digital reality is now,” according to the report.