According to IDC market researchers' estimation, by 2020, the global annual data volume will reach 35ZB, or 3500 trillion GB. This data is very abstract.
JohnGantz, chief researcher of IDC, said: "With ordinary DVDs, you can stack two from the earth to the moon."
Such a huge amount of data not only requires it practitioners to have the ability to analyze massive data, but also needs to cooperate with business departments to confirm which data is available and where to obtain these useful data.
These mixed employees have both IT expertise and knowledge background of business processes and operations. CEODavidFoote, chairman and CEO of FootePartners, an IT manpower research institution, said: "They are people who know the needs of customers and how to turn information into profits. If you have more employees who know the whole data' supply chain', you will get more profits. "
2. Risk management
Futurist DavidPearceSnyder said: "The high demand for risk management skills will continue until 2020, especially when there is a close relationship between various businesses and the growing IT. For example, the IT technology involved in BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico some time ago, as well as Toyota's handling of the' throttle door' incident. " Editor's note: Toyota admits that there is a software defect in the car black box reader.
Snyder also said: "When we are in an era of rapid innovation, this trend will continue until 2020, and we will encounter unexpected legal problems; When we want to make some innovations in this complex world, we are willing to encounter problems of one kind or another. " Therefore, enterprises will seek IT practitioners with risk management ability to predict and respond to challenges.
3. Robotics
According to JosephCoates, a future consultant in DC Washington, by 2020, robots will "take over" more jobs. Therefore, IT practitioners with robot technology will have no worries about eating.
Coates said: "We can regard robots as humanoid devices, but we need to extend them to all automation devices." Robots include research and development, maintenance and repair. Experts will discuss the application of related technologies in vertical markets. For example, some robotics experts may focus on the research and development of facilities in health care and rehabilitation centers, while others may invent equipment for the disabled or learning tools for children.
4. Information security
According to the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers, since we will spend more time online, face-to-face interaction will be less and less, more personal information will be exposed online, and there are many new technologies that can easily impersonate others, it will be a big challenge to authenticate users' identities and protect privacy before 2020. Teleworkers will also become the main force of the labor force, bringing more information security risks.
Editor's note: "Teleworkers" are also called "home workers", that is, those who can work from home through the Internet.
Foote explained: "We are in a dangerous environment. Although many employees are proficient in technology, they do not understand that information security is the most important thing. " Foote predicts that this situation will improve in 2020, because many companies will invest more money in information security, including data centers, network connections and remote access.
5. Network technology
Snyder responded to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' prediction that "network system and data communication management will remain the top priority in 2020, but because many companies will try their best to avoid increasing employees, they ask consultants how to improve productivity and efficiency."
"If you tried to lay off employees, you can only increase productivity now. Someone should tell us how to make better use of the existing network technology. "