Intelligent CISO Issue 46 | Page 67

decrypting myths

Top tech trends to watch in 2022 , according to experts

Business operations have been quite unpredictable for the last couple of years , making it challenging to predict what might happen next and how the IT industry will be affected by certain developments . Experts from Citrix , LogicMonitor , Confluent , OpenText , Zuora , Denodo , McAfee Enterprise , NTT , Delphix , CyberRes and Endava take a look at some of the trends they expect to develop over the coming year and how they will impact the technology landscape . igital investment

D boomed in 2021 , with the UK ’ s tech sector raising over £ 13.5 billion in the first half of the year alone – more than triple that period in 2020 .

Now we are in a new year , it ’ s time to reflect on what we have learnt and what to carry forward over the months to come . With the demand for digital stronger than ever , what technologies are likely to take centre stage and how can businesses best utilise them ? We spoke to a number of leading experts to get their views .
Christian Reilly , Vice President , Technology Strategy , Citrix
Heading into 2022 , there is no new normal , but rather a new now . Organisations will continue the journey into a technology-powered future where ‘ normal ’ will be represented by a state of constant change and evolution , and where ‘ now ’ reflects any given day on the path . And the focus will be a balance between the two . In some cases , we could think of it as a form of consolidation vs . expansion .
For example , infrastructure technologies and processes that were hurried into place will evolve on a steady plane to become more mature . Application technologies will continue to provide choice for line of business and simplicity for users . Cloud and hybrid cloud strategies will become even more critical .
Christian Reilly , Vice President , Technology Strategy , Citrix www . intelligentciso . com
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