Putting a man on the moon cost 4% of the US government budget. And launching a satellite into orbit now costs only $300,000. This has led to hundreds of satellites orbiting in low orbits. States and companies will compete in space. The cheaper it is to launch a satellite, the more crowded the orbits will be. A host of new questions arise. What rules apply to placing data in space? What law should apply? How should crimes in space be dealt with?
Once placing computing power in space becomes a reality, technology providers will need to explore options for maintaining communications with low-orbit satellites.
Technologies such as microchips and storage devices will be embedded into the human body, leading to revolutionary changes such as PC-based thought control, brain-computer interfaces, and telepathic communication.
To prepare for such a future, technology providers must colombia mobile database access to brain-computer interface computing and begin the transition from lifestyle technologies to life-support technologies, according to Gartner.
6. Technological biohacking
What if a disease could be diagnosed by the patient's voice? Or if amateurs could develop drugs? Doctors would no longer diagnose the disease, and the regulation of drug creation would change.
CIOs must prepare to implement new types of security, new data ownership policies, and limitations on embedded enhancements.
7. Storing data in DNA
DNA-encoded data overcomes the limitations of current storage technology, Plummer said. The new technology will eliminate digital and analog storage, data volumes, data replication and error management.
To prepare for this, CIOs need to look for DNA solutions for long-term data storage, explore DNA storage trials, and create a plan to migrate to DNA storage as part of a cost optimization plan.