We hope you’ve all had a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year. At Digital Incite and Matter Ltd we’re back for 2025 and ready to take on some fresh challenges.
Some of the IT trends we’re predicting and will be discussing in 2025:
The Role of Generative AI
Nobody can escape the discussion on the role that generative AI is playing out in the workplace. We may still not have the golden goal of general AI but generative AI has done enough to transform society already. Whilst we’re proud to say that all our blog posts to date are all human written we also need to be prepared for a future where AI can do significant things in place of a human.
There are a number of environmental and social issues to deal with here. We’re concerned about over-dependence on such technologies and the massive amounts of energy and hardware needed to make it work. We’re also looking closely about the impact generative AI may have on our society. It’ll be very difficult or even impossible to tell an AI generated story, image or even a video apart from a human made one very soon. With our social and democratic systems already tested to their limits we’ll be paying close attention to generative AI’s impact to balance massive potential with unforeseen dangers.
Who’s Prem is it Anyway?
We’ve noticed a trend whereby cloud contracts signed during the pandemic are being reviewed and considerable issues found with skyrocketing costs and under-delivered services. Frequently we are hearing about workloads being “repatriated” back to a private datacentre with significant cost savings, more reliable service and no issues with vendor lock-ins.
In 2025 we’ll be undoubtedly working with clients that will be carefully considering their choice of datacentre. To keep on premise, move to co-location or re-architect for cloud? Our goal for 2025 will be to make sure we help clients reach the right choice that balances security, environmental and cost efficiency whilst never compromising on data availability.
Continuing Full Fibre and 5G Rollout
It’s hard to believe it’s been around 25 years since BT first launched their “Openworld” ADSL service in the UK. Available to around 30% of UK households when initially launched for £39.99 per month way back in the year 2000. Inflation wise we think that would be around £74 per month in 2024! Subscribers could look forward to a 512 kbps download speed with 256 kbps upload. Often described as a whopping 10 times faster than the pinnacle that was 56k dial-up. Not to mention you didn’t clog the phone up when surfing the net.
25 years later and the market for broadband is now significantly different. Technologies such as XGS-PON that enable speeds of up to 10Gbps not just for businesses but also for households were unthinkable back at the turn of the millennium. Meanwhile mobile operators have been busy building 5G networks that enable low latency internet access of speeds nearing the gigabit mark.
We’re excited to see the applications of both “full fibre” and 5G products as enablers of the future workspace. Internet connections that are faster, far more reliable and consume less energy in operation will make doing business anywhere in the world no just possible but indeed the default. Gone is the world of centralised operations. Your office is truly anywhere. We’re also excited about the green aspect of such technologies which can reduce the need for travel as well as making digital distribution even more possible.
SQL Server 2025
Last but by no means the least is SQL Server 2025. The next iteration of Microsoft’s tried and tested RDBMS solution. We’ve already covered some of the main additions and changes we can expect from SQL Server 2025 in our earlier write up.
We’re looking forward to testing SQL Server 2025 out sometime soon. Upon its release we also will be supporting the business and charitable communities out with upgrades and new builds from day one.
If you choose to remain on an earlier version of SQL Server we’re also here to help. We can offer troubleshooting, health checking and maintenance on your existing SQL Server instances too.
What Else?
Of course we’re expecting some surprises throughout the year. Technology always has the ability to bring in unexpected twists and turns. Regardless of what 2025 brings Digital Incite and Matter Ltd are here to help you and your organisation in 2025.
For a free, no-obligation initial remote consultation please contact us today to discuss your requirements.
Please also feel free to drop us some ideas, questions or even points you disagree on the above in the comments section!
