The Business Exchange Bath & Somerset Issue 2: Winter 2016/17 | Page 22

TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS
FOR 2017
ojo solutions use cutting edge technology to enhance businesses.
Here, the three brains behind ojo – Nathan Baranowski, Tom
Passmore and Kevin Triggle share their thoughts on tech
transforming business now, in 2017 and beyond.

Nathan Baranowski

Office 365 and the MS offering for cloud
based computing. It’s having as big an impact
as when Windows 3.1 came out!

Kevin

Kevin

Augmented reality has finally become
mainstream thanks to Pokemon Go. A few
businesses are beginning to exploit this with
significant benefits.

Tom

Artificial Intelligence and machine learning.
These technologies will transform the way we
operate, delivering unparalleled insight and true
business automation. Sounds futuristic but it’s
here and affordable.
Voice recognition and bots like Siri, Google Now
and Amazon Echo will move us away from taps
to chat. They’ll transform the way we consume
data. Our Echo is already impacting how we
consume news in the office.

Virtual Reality. The arrival of PlayStation VR,
HTC Vive and Microsoft Hololens prove virtual
reality is no longer about gaming. Architects
will soon be presenting VR walkthroughs of
their drawings and soldiers will soon be trained
in VR combat situations.

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