1Prediction No. 1Spending on new Internet of Things (IoT) hardware
will exceed $2.5 million per MINUTE in 2016.
ACCORDING TO INTEL, THERE WERE 2 BILLION CONNECTED OBJECTS
IN 2006, 15 BILLION IN 2015AND THERE WILL BE 200 BILLION IN 2020!
GARTNER PREDICTS THAT BY
2021
“1 million IoT devices will be purchased and installed every single hour.”
While making our lives easier, it will also present major challenges for businesses.
HOW YOU CAN PREPARE:
• Create a policy for BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and what is allowed on your network
• Train your IT staff
• Ensure you have enough bandwidth to support the devices connected to your network
• Brainstorm new revenue generating opportunities your organization could offer as a result of the IoT
2Prediction No. 2Expect to see smart machines beginning to generate basic content and design for organizations. By 2018, 20%of all business content willbe authored by machines.
DATA (AND ANALYTIC-BASED INFORMATION) WILL BE EASILY TURNED
INTO CONTENT WITH NEW EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, LIKE:
SHAREHOLDER REPORTS
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
PRESS RELEASES
WHITE PAPERS
EARLY STAGES OF THIS TECHNOLOGY:
APPLE’S SIRI
MICROSOFT’S CORTANA
IBM WATSON = PERSONAL
ASSISTANT DRONES
SENSORS
WEARABLES
CAMERAS = SENSORY
TOOLS
HOW YOU CAN PREPARE:
• Begin researching content management vendors with an automated content generation capability
• Review plans for new devices and tools that might produce new data formats or content that can be leveraged for automated content creation in the future
• Encourage a mind and process shift to more modular and template-based creativity that can eventually be manipulated by machines
EXPECT A DECREASE IN PERSON-TO-PERSON INTERACTION AND AN INCREASE IN MACHINE-TO-MACHINE BASED SUPPORT.
VS
HOW YOU CAN PREPARE:
• Think about how your customer services might be impacted by this shift
• Develop a process for responding to requests from machines, rather than humans (and, eventually, have a machine respond to the request)
• Learn how the technology works and how it will fit into your organization’s ecosystem
4Prediction No. 4A “Worker Management” smart machine will enter the market in 2016… because by 2018, more than 3 million workers globally will be supervised by a roboboss.
PROS CONS
Free of human-bias
Better analysis of the measurable
Doesn’t capture the human-aspect of work
Overlooks unquantifiable skills
EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE WILL BE JUDGED BASED ON QUANTIFIABLE DATA RELATED TO
OUTPUT AND CUSTOMER EVALUATIONS.
Robobosses likely won’t replace human managers; they will complement one another allowing human managers to
focus on the things like creative leadership, worker relations and strategic planning.
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HOW YOU CAN PREPARE:
• Train managers to better evaluate, develop and nurture “human” tasks and skills
• Begin to understand the quantifiable metrics a smart machine could evaluate your employees on
• Think about if/when is the right time for your organization to begin implementing smart machine managers and what those challenges and implications will be
5Prediction No. 5
Smart machine technology revenues will exceed $10
billion… and by 2018, 50% of the fastest-growing companies will have fewer employees than
instances of smart machines.
WE’RE BEGINNING TO SEE THEMEMERGE ALREADY TODAY
OPEN EDX:
GRADES STUDENT
EXAMS/ESSAYS
PACKAGE
DELIVERING
DRONES
SELF
DRIVING
CARS
HOW YOU CAN PREPARE:
• Consider how your organization can leverage the power of smart machines
• Understand the impact it will have on your workforce
6Prediction No. 6Professional athletes and police officers will be required to wear fitness and health tracking devices… and by 2018, 2 million employees will be required to wear health and fitness tracking devices as a condition of employment.
THE FIRST APPLICATIONS OF THIS WILL BE FOR SAFETY:
POLICEOFFICERS
PARAMEDICSFIREFIGHTERS PILOTS
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
POLITICAL LEADERS
Devices will monitor their heart rates, respiration, stress levels, etc. and respond with help if/when needed.
FUTURE APPLICATION FOR GENERAL WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND EXTENDED WEARABLES WILL BE AVAILABLE: SHIRTS, HELMETS, ETC.
HOW YOU CAN PREPARE:
• Evolve your health and wellness programs to include these devices
• Consider the privacy and security concerns with having access to this information
• Understand the advantages to having access to this information, especially for employees in hazardous or isolated work environments
COMMON CUSTOMER-CAUSED SECURITY FAILURES
• Weak usernames and passwords
• File naming conventions that draw
attention to sensitive information
(easy target for hackers)
• Unintentional clicks on links from sources
with malicious intent, often resulting in a virus
• Lack of user monitoring activity
• Poor access management
HOW YOU CAN PREPARE:
• Ask your cloud services provider for best practices when it comes to internal security (choose a provider that will assist and support you in this area of concern)
• Develop internal cloud policies and guidelines; train your staff on them
• Understand the security concerns in each cloud model you use – public, private or hybrid – and know which are your responsibility and which are your cloud service provider’s responsibility
• Don’t let security concerns scare you away from the cloud, rather – prepare for them
REVIEW THE REST OF GARTNER’S TOP STRATEGIC PREDICATIONS FOR 2016 AND BEYOND: THE FUTURE IS A DIGITAL THING
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