The document discusses several emerging trends over the next 10 years including: 1) Robotic bases on the moon, high-speed rail connecting major cities, self-driving cars, and cost-competitive biofuels. 2) $1,000 computers having the processing power of the human brain, universal translation on mobile devices, and commercial space travel to the moon and asteroids. 3) Technology that can turn surfaces like tables, chairs, and bodies into computers through small chips, as well as devices that can sense a person's context and tailor their working environment for optimal productivity.

1. Emerging trends
Sudhir Menon
Head – Oracle Competency Development/Principal Consultant

2. Cool Facts in next 10 years
Japan will build a robotic moon base
China will connect Beijing to London via High Speed rail
Cars will drive themselves - heterogeneous cars to speak to one another. We don't yet have the wireless
infrastructure, globally speaking, to link all our cars with all our traffic tech.
Biofuels will be cost-competitive with fossil fuels
The flying care will be air-borne
We'll control devices via microchips implanted in our brains
All new screens will be ultra-thin OLEDs
Commercial space will take us to the moon and asteroids
A $1,000 computer will have the processing power of the human brain
Universal translation will be commonplace in mobile devices - Translation will probably happen in the cloud,
consulting with massive bodies of language knowledge compiled by companies and governments.
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3. Humanize technology -2020
Human Technology : process called future casting, a mix of social science, technical
research, economic forecasts, data analysis and science fiction – Predictive Society
We have to ask ourselves “what.” What do we want do?
When you get intelligence that small, you
can turn anything into a computer. You could
turn a table into a computer. All of a sudden
it’s possible to turn your shirt, your chair and
even your body into a computer
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For example, all of this computational
power will mean that we will be able to
hyper-personalize the working environment for
each employee. People will not only be able
to work where and when they want, but they
will be able to work how they want,
Imagine if your collection of business machines
knew all the most important things about you so
that you could be your most productive self. We
know that our states change through the day.
When we are at home, we are one person. When
we are at work, we are another. When we are
busy and rushed, we operate in one mode. When
we are on the road, we work in a completely
different fashion. Now imagine that your devices
could sense this through multiple hardware,
software and service solutions and tailor your
working experience for optimal comfort and
productivity.
The ‘humanized’ internet
The evolution of modern connectivity is often summarized as: the
internet – the world wide web – mobile devices – big data/the
cloud – the internet of things. For the next stage, it seems
inevitable that even more personalization will be an important
component. What we refer to as the internet of things will be
central. However, more than simply connecting humans with
devices, the next stage in connectivity will include “humanized”
interfaces that constantly evolve to understand the user’s patterns
and needs and, in a sense, self-optimize

4. Transformational Business - 2020
Machine-to-Machine
Technology and Analytics
This type of technology, in which
instrumented assets communicate and
transmit to data-gathering systems,
will dramatically transform quite a few
industries. The opportunities businesses
have to monitor and mine for data are huge.
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Coginitive Patterns Using advanced
algorithms and
silicon circuitry,
cognitive
computers
learn through
experiences, find
correlations, create
hypotheses, and
remember — and
learn from — the
Outcomes, the ultimate data
Science to come

5. Data Without Centers – 2020
As cloud use increased, the
IT function in the enterprise
transformed from writing
code, deploying hardware and
performing data backups to
being a business partner with
company management
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6. APP Store – The automated all to buy -2020
The next
incarnation
of cloud
will be
virtualization
of the entire
application
delivery
infrastructure.
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7. Few Others to watch for..
Offline Internet
3D Printing / Nano Technology
Business Application rapid integration to SMACI
All Mobile - Enterprise App Store across org, partners
Innovation Devices – Driverless Car, Augmented Space, Self Exploratory Surface Computing
Wearable /Flexible Displays
No More Batteries - New chemical science could lead to breakthroughs in 2015. sodium-based, complex
metal hydride. IApplied Materials is working on advancing solid-state battery technology, which can hold
more power than traditional lithium ion
Education on Cloud
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