The advent of Internet in the 1980s was a great boon to the entire world. The whole lifestyle across the entire world has changed substantially over the last three decades.
More than a third of the global population is connected into the Internet in some form or the other. From the Internet we are now moving into the 4th Industrial Revolution which involves "Internet of Things". Anyone can get connected Anytime and on Anything.
I attended a Networking Speech conducted by Etisalat Academy last week on the topic of "IT enabling the 4th Industrial Revolution". The speaker for the day Mr.Nassir, General Manager of Intel for Gulf Countries made a wonderful speech. He highlighted the five pillars of IT which will enable the 4th Industrial Revolution. These are called the Tectonic Shifts which are:
- Big Data
- Cloud Computing
- Client Continuum
- Internet of Things
- Security
Our life now revolves around the Technology as it is so pervasive and decides on how we live, work and relax. Technology is involved in every single product or service and hence is involved in every bit of our life. The convergence of technology and the speed at which we are witnessing the developments particularly in the last 10 years is really mind boggling and stunning.
The first PC that I purchased when I worked in Sterling Resorts in 1988 had a Hard Disk capacity of 20 MB. You get pen drive with 64 GB capacity for USD 30 now a days. The computing has moved a long long way and now we are approached the "AAA" status - Anything, Anywhere and Anytime.
It is estimated that by 2020 there will be 30 billion devices wirelessly connected to the "Internet of Things".
We are approaching very exciting times and every one in this planet earth needs to adapt with the ever changing technology and get ready for different life style all together.
T.P.Anand
Mumbai, India
5th November 2013
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