Skills, breaches, blockchain: the big stories for 2019
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Blockchain Will Become Actionable in Industries Beyond Finance: Because of cryptocurrency, blockchain has become associated with currency and the finance industry. However, blockchain is an open, shared ledger that can record transactions efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way. In 2019, open source blockchain technology will be the driver for new use cases in many industries beyond Finance. For example, in the food and beverage industry, blockchain will likely be used in tracking the delivery of food from farm to consumer across the supply chain. Blockchain has the potential to improve the speed in identifying the source and distribution points in a food recall process. Additionally, developments are taking place to bridge containers and blockchain through CaaS platforms, which will create new opportunities for developers in 2019.
ML Will Become the Backbone of Industries – But Slow and Steady Wins the Race: Machine Learning (ML) solutions are currently being used in today’s enterprise environments, but mostly for smaller projects in a test environment. In 2019, adoption will increase at a measured pace, but expansive deployment isn’t here yet. The reason for this deliberate pace? It’s allowing companies to focus on implementing the technology in a way that improves business processes and delivers tangible results. A more cautious implementation also allows for the cultural shift to happen, giving IT and business professionals alike a chance to embrace these next-gen solutions. This targeted adoption will continually accelerate over the next couple of years, with ML eventually becoming an innovation enabler of all industries in the next decade.
In 2019, we’re set to see the maturation of various technologies, from containers and hybrid cloud to AI. Open source software will continue to thrive and play a pivotal role in all of these predictions as open source communities have become the vanguard of innovation. What’s more, open source software will continue to play a fundamental role in all the dominant technology trends as it is increasingly being relied on by enterprise businesses around the globe.
