Top 7 Business Trends for 2022

Top 7 Business Trends for 2022

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1. Hyperautomation

Robotic process automation (RPA) has been around long enough for businesses to recognize and evaluate its potential.  But it looks like automating rule-based, repetitive tasks will no longer be enough. So, welcome hyperautomation —advanced and massive automation of long, complex business and IT processes with 

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1. Hyperautomation

the help of bots, low-code application platforms (LCAP), AI, ML, and virtual assistants. Gartner believes that this tendency has already shifted from being an option to a requisite for survival.  Expecting the market for technologies that enable hyperautomation to reach $596 billion by the following year, the 

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1. Hyperautomation

company names it among the top strategic business tech trends for 2022.

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2. Ethical AI

For 86 percent of CEOs, artificial intelligence has become a mainstream technology.  The growing market for AI solutions is expected to hit an astonishing $126 million by 2025.  However, even today, the share of industries left unaffected by this technology is miniscule. 

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2. Ethical AI

Healthcare, financial services, oil and gas, manufacturing, logistics and transportation, entertainment—enterprises in these and many other fields use artificial intelligence to boost their business processes every day. But, as technology gains ground, new problems arise. Will the existing security policies be enough to protect user data?

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2. Ethical AI

What regulations could guarantee that such fundamental values as privacy or non-manipulation are observed?  How can AI misuse be prevented? Seeking answers to these questions and building ethical AI solutions will become one of the significant business tech trends in 2022.

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3. The boom of cloud-native applications

We expect 2022 to become a year of cloud-native solutions with companies already opting to build applications that fully embrace the power of cloud technologies.  The use of containers and microservices offers great flexibility, portability, and scalability compared to traditional approaches. Moreover, it allows companies 

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3. The boom of cloud-native applications

to speed up software development and testing, thereby accelerating IT product delivery. Keeping this in mind, it’s hardly surprising that cloud-native computing is quickly becoming one of the top tech trends for business. 

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4. Cybersecurity mesh

Cybersecurity mesh is the manifestation of the identity-centered approach, and it might be one of the most crucial business trends 2022 will see.  Unlike the outdated “walled city” strategy, cybersecurity mesh implies creating smaller, individual perimeters around each point of access to the infrastructure. In brief, it means that only authenticated users 

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4. Cybersecurity mesh

and machines will access certain enterprise data via verified connections and with limited privileges.

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5. Remote work solutions and technologies

Among the many predicted 2022 business trends caused by the global pandemic, one is especially obvious: people don’t want to return to offices.  Admittedly, remote work has its complications and companies regularly struggle with the factors that hinder job satisfaction and productivity.  However, 38 percent of corporate 

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5. Remote work solutions and technologies

executives still expect their employees to work remotely at least two days a week even after the pandemic ends.  Considering this, the list of business trends 2022 would be incomplete without mentioning the need for tools providing enhanced remote work experience.

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6. Extended use of AR and VR technologies

Virtual storefronts will help customers browse and try wares on without leaving their homes.  This alone can improve customer confidence and decrease return rates dramatically. Promo content designed specifically for virtual reality can significantly boost 

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6. Extended use of AR and VR technologies

advertising campaigns by creating fully immersive experiences.  AR and VR close the gap between traditional brick-and-mortar and online retailing and recreate the social aspects of shopping, such as visiting virtual stores with friends.

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7. Technological convergence fueled by 5G and satellite internet

Virtual reality, AI, IoT and edge computing, advanced analytics, and cloud platforms—these are just some of the technologies shaping digital transformation worldwide.  Innovations complement each other and interact with reality seamlessly, gradually erasing the barriers between the physical and digital worlds.

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7. Technological convergence fueled by 5G and satellite internet

Technological convergence is not new, but its proliferation caused by the spreading of 5G technology will be among the most important business trends 2022 will see.

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