Liz Centoni, Chief Strategy Officer and General Manager of Applications, Cisco has shared with the Cointelegraph en Español team 4 technological trends that according to her will mark this 2023. First of all, Centoni spoke about technological innovation, saying that it usually takes place behind the scenes until an event -a data leak, a fall in the cloud, a social movement – lands her in the headlines.
According to her, getting ahead of this cycle is difficult, so in order to get ahead of the competition, you have to invest in the right technology at the right time. That said, the trends that Centoni pointed out for this 2023 are the following:
New dimension of the attack surface
About technological advancement, Centoni explained that the demand for digital products and services is booming, so this tended to make companies an even greater cyber target. “We are hearing more and more about phishing schemes, ransomware and poorly managed defenses. In 2023, we will hear much more about how the race to compete is exposing application infrastructure and shadow IT projects.”he mentioned.
Application and API security. “Developers will be better supported by tools to accelerate the creation, security and management of modern and intuitive applications for exceptional digital experiences”Centoni said.
Quantum cryptography. “As we prepare for a quantum world, strong encryption with Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) will begin to spread widely with upgrades to data centers, self-driving cars, and consumer devices like phones.”, he added.
Experience economy and business vision
Second, Centoni mentioned that with the increase in online interactions between companies and customers, success is increasingly tied to digital experiences. In his opinion, the “experience” of the customer and the user will be one of the most important new key performance indicators in 2023since it is about guiding companies towards better business results in the digital economy.
Visibility across the stack and business results. For the Board at Cisco, a major monitoring issue has always been too much data with too little business context, so she argues that by 2023, mapping monitoring and application visibility to business results it will be a leading solution.
Traces and OpenTelemetry. In Centoni’s view, this technology will become the leading open source standard for data observability, and distributed tracing will be critical in evaluating the full end-to-end experience of applications.
Edge Native application development frameworks. “We will see increasing adoption of edge application development frameworks packed with new security, compliance and data management APIs, along with new AI/ML toolchains”he commented.
Next phase of connectivity and smart grids
According to Centoni, connectivity and smart grids promise to help organizations anticipate and respond to global trade issues, changes in the workforce and other unexpected events. Some areas involved are the following:
Resilient supply chain. The supply chain of the future will quickly take shape with distributed ledger capabilities and the use of IoT automation in tracking, maintenance and delivery. “This will open the door wide for circular supply chains,” he said.
predictive networks. Powered by massive amounts of data collected from telemetry sources, Centoni says that businesses will have true predictive networking and connectivity capabilities through easy-to-use, integrated SaaS offerings.
Multicloud redesign. There will be no going back as industries embrace entirely new multicloud models. In her view, we will see a continued move toward new multicloud frameworks such as sovereign clouds, local zone clouds, zero carbon clouds, and other novel clouds.
Building a better and more inclusive future for all
In the words of Centoni, Trust in institutions and companies has been tested in recent years, resulting in a tipping point, and the new field of innovation is rapidly shifting towards the public good, with responsibility, sustainability, equity and inclusion as guiding themes. She points out that we are on the verge of a generational change that will become evident through technology in 2023, therefore she highlights the following points in the technological industry of the present and future.
Equity and inclusion in hybrid work. “The next phase of hybrid work begins this year with new ways to drive broad access and inclusion through innovative applications of AI and other forward-thinking technologies,” he said.
Trip to Red Zero. According to her, data centers will be transformed in ways that seemed impossible just a few years ago, advancing sustainability goals through cloud-based energy management powered by APIs and repurposed hardware.
Responsible AI. In addition, mentioned that artificial intelligence will be exploited by rogue actorswhich will shock public opinion and bring together industry, governments, academia and NGOs with the common purpose of bringing universal principles of accountability to AI systems.
Finally, Centoni had a few words saying that keeping an eye on the future is a familiar concept to her, and to Cisco, described by her as “a catalyst for technological transformation.”
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