Top 7 technologies to learn in 2021

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6 min readJan 10, 2021

As we get into the new decade, amazing technologies are being developed and are actively incorporated into our daily lives.
This article will give you the top 7 powerful and revolutionizing technologies to learn in 2021.

These technologies will be described according to their uses, skillset, and probably some statistical reports.

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Here is the list

Number 7

Quantum computing

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This form of computing utilizes quantum phenomena like superposition and quantum entanglement.
It is also associated with preventing the spread of the coronavirus and to create potential vaccines given its ability to easily monitor, query, analyse and act on data regardless of its source.

For fraud detection and high frequency trading, quantum computers are now thousands of times faster than regular computers

Organization like Microsoft, AWS, Honeywell, Google and many others are now involved in making innovations in the area of quantum computing.

To get started in quantum computing you need to have experience in:
# machine learning
# Quantum mechanics
#Probability
# Linear algebra and
# Information theory

The revenue for the global quantum computing market is projected to surpass $ 2.5 billion by 2029.

Number 6

Darq

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This technology is formed from the merge of distributed ledger technology, artificial intelligence, extended reality and quantum computing.

Accenture, who introduced darq, believes that these technologies combine would have a humongous impact on technology as a whole.

It is an emerging technology that several major industries have their sights on

It is now primarily geared towards the health care industry where lowering the cost of care, improvement of labour productivity and enablement of better experiences for consumers and partners is the active goal.

Only a few organization have started taking advantage of this technology due to its currently developing nature.
To get into Darq, you will need skills relating to each of its contributing technologies like :
# quantum computing,
# AI,
#DLT and
# XR .

Number 5

Cyber security

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According to cybercrime magazine, it is expected that by 2021,$6 trillion will be spent globally on the technology called cyber security.

This statistical report shows that the need for proper cyber security is so high and is primarily led by the fact that it is going to be a major focus for many organizations for a long time.

Reasons being that:
# There would be an increased focus on protecting smaller organizations from cyber attacks
# There would be a huge need to prevent access to confidential patient records
# Protecting identities and devices of remote workers is another vital reason.

Some of the major players in this industry are :
# Cisco
# Fortinet
# Microsoft

To get started with cyber security, you need skills like:
# Malware analysis
# Coding skills
# IT and network fundamentals
# Cloud security skills

Number 4

Augmented, Virtuality and Extended reality

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Training simulations to help medical professionals and for opticians to perform eye tests is made possible with this amazing technology, playing a big role in the health care sector.
Interactivity is largely improving playing a huge role in the educational sector.

The VR video market is projected to be $2.9 billion in 2021.
Also, the VR gaming market is projected be $2 billion in 2021.

Microsoft, Snap and many others are major companies working towards AR and VR technologies.

The skills required are:
# AR and VR maintenance support
# Software development
# Design/graphics and hardware engineering
These skills are required to work in this sector.

Number 3

As-a-service

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There is high expectation that cloud services make available even more services that would make innovations or technologies like AI and robotics accessible to every business.

Server less computing is being focused on because it gives users the opportunity to work on the main project without the full- on stress of managing the servers

Hybrid cloud is also believed to show enormous growth thanks to its ease of control, security options and speed.

This cutting edge innovation is made available to everyone with little or no investment all thanks to companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and other organizations.

The skills required for cloud computing include the ability to;
# work with different cloud computing platforms
# work with database domains
# work with programming languages
# work with storage etc.

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Number 2

Automation

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Automation makes sure that the cost of human labour is lowered. Robotics devices are expected to provide friendly relationships or companionship with elderly people.

There is high expectation of drones to be incorporated in the delivery of goods like groceries, medication and so on.

Some organizations that work on this innovation are:
# Honeywell
# Siemens
# ABB, etc

To get into the field of automation:
# Wide knowledge in concepts relating to configuration management software is required.
# You have to possess programming and scripting skills.
# You have to understand testing tools concepts and so on.

Finally the hottest technology in 2021 is .......🥁🥁🥁

Number 1

Artificial intelligence( AI )

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This technology has been growing immensely over the last few years and is still growing each and everyday.

AI will be used by businesses to discover the changing patterns of customer habits and for discovering the various ways they can be pleased.

Artificial intelligence is helping in the interpretation and understanding of huge amount of content or data produced.

It also analyses interaction to establish underlying connections and perspectives

Thanks to AI, machine learning algorithms will become better informed and perform much more clever and complicated operations

Artificial intelligence will help in the prediction of demand in services like hospitals and allow authorities to make better choices in terms resource utilization.

Global spending on AI is expected to reach $57.6 billion by 2021

Skills required in this field are:
# Programming languages
# Machine learning algorithms
# Probability
# Linear Algebra
# Big data etc

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Conclusion

These are the top 7 technologies to learn in 2021

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