Predicting how much IT services and tech support will change in the next 25 years is hard to image. CIO.com reported on an article that talks about the possibilities we can see in the coming years. In the article, you can look to see how your cloud computing systems will be improved and other IT support services will be updated. Check some of the article out below.
Imagine a world where the computers, networks and storage systems are all tens of thousands of times faster than they are today — and then think about the sci-fi type of applications that will be possible.
That’s what you can expect to see 25 years from now. Experts say the overall pace of innovation in the IT industry will speed up, resulting in a mind-boggling array of developments in such areas as talking machines, 3-D telepresence and real-world robotics. These changes will revolutionize industries, including healthcare, urban planning, energy, e-retailing and entertainment.
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“I use the term technology avalanche,” says Dave Evans, Chief Futurist at Cisco. “We’re on the precipice of huge developments. Things are going to start changing very, very quickly…Where it’s going is unlimited computer and storage and networking speeds, and the birth of some pretty exciting times.”
Here are predictions that leading researchers are making about what IT will look like in the year 2036:
1. Optical processors will replace microelectronics.
Moore’s law — the 1965 prediction by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore that the number of transistors placed on an integrated circuit doubles every two years – is reaching its physical limitations. Therefore, radical new approaches such as optical computing will need to be developed to drive advances in processors and memory.
Optical – or photonic – computers use visible light or infrared beams instead of electric currents to perform calculations.
“People will continue to want cheaper and faster computing, so what we will do is look for other avenues” besides electronics, says Donald Newell, AMD Server CTO. “An optical computer has two very nice properties. One, it will use substantially less power than we use today…and it will be between 1,000 and some huge number times more efficient and powerful than the computers we have today. You can have optical computers over the next 20 to 25 years.”
2. Quantum computers will be possible.
Another promising technology for building faster and smaller processors is quantum computing, which harnesses the power of atoms to perform computational tasks.
Unlike electronic computers that store information as 0s or 1s, quantum computers can store both 0s and 1s at the same time and therefore can process significantly more information all at once.
“With traditional computer science, a bit is on or off, true or false. But quantum physics uses qubits, which are both on and off at the same time, so you can transmit a lot more data much, much faster,” Evans says. “Quantum routing, quantum cryptography and quantum switching could all come into play 25 years from now.”
Go to CIO.com to read more of the article. In the future, do you think that managing your own IT network will become simpler or will the need for IT managed service consultants be imperative to your business?
