The latter, driverless vehicles, is particularly important. Volkswagen has optimized traffic flow for 10,000 taxis in Beijing for 2020<\/a>, while Google\u2019s sister company Waymo has recently completed a trial of autonomous taxis in California, where it transported 6,200 people in its first month<\/a>.<\/p>\n But don\u2019t get too comfortable \u2013 China has already started developing a 6G network<\/a>.<\/p>\n Following on from 5G, quantum computing<\/a> \u2013 supercomputers, mostly \u2013 are on the cusp of becoming a reality. It\u2019s vital for the next generation of AI, especially when research shows the amount of computing power needed to train today\u2019s AI devices is rising seven times faster than before<\/a>. Quantum computing can have positive business effects; Google and Volkswagen are already experimenting with it to accelerate battery development in self-driving vehicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n Other firms are making moves. Airbus is experimenting with quantum computing to improve fuel efficiency<\/a> for its fleet, while NASA is using it to improve the way they solve aeronautic problems<\/a>. A marker that if a business invests in quantum computing wholesale \u2013 which will take some time \u2013 we\u2019ll be able to innovate new technologies at hyperspeed.<\/p>\n You\u2019ve no doubt heard about it, but it\u2019s not the easiest technology to understand. Blockchain<\/a> is essentially a digital ledger that securely records and stores transactions, which are encrypted and can\u2019t easily be changed. We\u2019ll probably start to see the results of industry-wide investment in blockchain sooner rather than later: corporates leading the way include FedEx, IBM, Walmart and MasterCard. According to a Gartner survey<\/a>, 60 percent of chief information officers (CIOs) are expecting to deliver blockchain development in their company between now and 2022.<\/p>\n Admittedly, adoption remains relatively low at the enterprise level, but that\u2019ll soon change. Especially with the arrival of Facebook\u2019s cryptocurrency project, Libra<\/a>. The real trend, however, could be the power of blockchain to protect the internet of things<\/a> (IoT) connected devices.<\/p>\n IoT means numerous devices will become connected sooner than we think, which could lead to a myriad of security challenges. But blockchain could be its secret guardian. It will help devices make automated micro-exchanges. For example, you could set up a scheduled payment to a video streaming service, and blockchain tech will make the payment quickly and safely.<\/p>\n Who knows, we might even see brand new job openings<\/a>; as blockchain uptake increases, designated crypto-traders (tasked with forex trading cryptocurrencies for companies) or crypto community managers (managers for blockchain projects) could become hot new roles in tech.<\/p>\nTrend #2: Quantum computing<\/h2>\n
Trend #3: Blockchain<\/h2>\n
Trend #4: Data policing<\/h2>\n
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\nMore of a heads up, this one. As businesses become more digital, and exposed to more data, laws and policing will become tighter than today. According to Gartner<\/a>, by 2020, the backup and archiving of personal data will represent the most significant privacy risk for 70 percent of organizations. If your business is one of them, it\u2019s time to think about how you can best protect that data. Why? Because you probably don\u2019t want to end up on lists of data breaches like this<\/a>.<\/p>\nTrend #5: The distributed cloud<\/h2>\n