Tech Trends in Practice: The 25 Technologies that are Driving the 4th Industrial Revolution

by Bernard Marr

Discover how 25 powerful technology trends are transforming 21st century businesses

How will the latest technologies transform your business? Future Tech Trends in Practice will give you the knowledge of today's most important technology trends, and how to take full advantage of them to grow your business. The book presents25 real-world technology trends along with their potential contributions to organisational success. You'll learn how to integrate existing advancements and plan for those that are on the way.

In this book, best-selling author, strategic business advisor, and respected futurist Bernard Marr explains the role of technology in providing innovative businesses solutions for companies of varying sizes and across different industries. He covers wide-ranging trends and provides an overview of how companies are using these new and emerging technologies in practice.

You, too, can prepare your company for the potential and power of trending technology by examining these and other areas of innovation described in Future Tech Trends in Practice

Artificial intelligence, including machine and deep learning The Internet of Things and the rise of smart devices Self-driving cars and autonomous drones 3D printing and additive manufacturing Blockchain technology Genomics and gene editing Augmented, virtual and mixed reality When you understand the technology trends that are driving success, now and into the future, you'll be better positioned to address and solve problems within your organisation.

Genres: Business, Technology

304 pages, Hardcover

Published June 22, 2020

About the author

Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker and Leading Business and Data Expert

Reviews

[Luca Nicoletti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, every entrepreneur should give this book a read in order to get ready for the upcoming and ongoing 4th industrial revolution. Some of the topics discussed are already present in day to day live, others are yet to come to the great public but are under development/study.
Be ready, consider the business of your company and get things sorted out before it's too late and the revolution leaves you behind.

[JournalsTLY]

Concise summary of trending and also future trends in the tech / IT world. The 25 are not listed in any order of importance .

2 very helpful sections of this book :

1) The One Sentence Definition
2) How to prepare for this trend

I found the chapter on "Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers" useful as it is well written with clear explanations.

[Said Fanni · Rating 4 out of 5]

The 25 tech trends: 1. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, 2. Internet of Things and the Rise of Smart Devices, 3. From wearable to Augmented Humans 4. Big Data and Augmented Analytics, 5. Intelligence Spaces and Smart Places, 6. Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers, 7. Cloud and Edge Computing, 8. Digitally Extended Realities, 9. Digital Twins, 10. Natural Language Processing, 11. Voice Interface and Chatbots, 12. Computer Vision and Facial Recognition, 13. Robots and Cobots, 14. Autonomous Vehicles, 15. 5G and Faster, Smarter Networks, 16. Genomics and Gene Editing, 17. Machine Co-Creativity and Augmented Design, 18. Digital Platforms, 19. Drones and Unmanned, 20. Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience, 21. Quantum Computing, 22. Robotic Process Automation, 23. Mass Personalization and Micro-Moments, 24. 3D and 4D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 25. Nanotechnology and Materials Science

[Overbooked ✎ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book would be normally a 4 stars reads for me as it was slightly dated by the time I came across it (this fact is inevitable as the sector is evolving extremely fast).
However I have decided to give an extra star because the author provides information in a just enough detailed manner, without unnecessary redundancy and boring historical backgrounds (something that tech books are prone to do, starting from the dawn of Internet, for instance).
Readers are informed and can quickly grasp the importance of the applications of the new trends with the examples included, more importantly they know what to look for in a particular technology, if it is applicable to their sector of industry. Also, very much appreciated were the sections on the pitfalls to watch for and caveats for each of the technology (some social rather than technical but they can equally impact a successful implementation).
Highly recommended book, I hope a new updated version will be released soon.

[Peter Musso · Rating 3 out of 5]

Given the fast-moving subject matter, this type of book will inevitably date quickly (it does already feel this way reading in 2025). That said, it still delivers value through the clear, practical examples provided for each noted trend.

[Johanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting examples in all the trends.

[Phuoc Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Chris Esposo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Woefully outdated. However even for its era, it's level of depth is at "The Economist" (basically useless).