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Technikole Supports BWIT: 1000 Women Rising in Tech, LEARN-AI-THON

Providing Women with Essential AI Skills through Google Career Certifications

February 2025 – In partnership with Black Women in Technology (BWIT) , Technikole Consulting is proud to support the 1000 Women Rising in Tech LEARN-AI-THON initiative. The program aims to provide women with the skills and certifications needed to break into or advance within the tech industry, featuring Google Career Certifications in AI.

Shrewd Serpents Circle 2025

Shrewd Moves for Visionaries

The Shrewd Serpents Circle Registration is Now Open!

As we enter the Year of the Snake 🐍 it’s time to channel the wisdom, discernment, and strategic mindset the slithering serpent represents. The Shrewd Serpents Circle is a space for thinkers, innovators, and doers who know that the right ideas at the right time can change the world.

But this isn’t just about ideas—it’s about shrewd execution.

Technikole on Recent Executive Orders

Addressing the Challenges of Recent Executive Orders

The recent executive orders may feel like a setback for many small businesses, but they also signal an urgent need to embrace innovative solutions and establish (or affirm) resilience in operations. At Technikole Consulting we turn challenges into opportunities by equipping businesses with the tools to navigate uncertainty and thrive in a rapidly evolving landscape. Here are some ways we help bridge the gap between uncertainty and opportunity by offering services that meet these challenges head-on:

Future Forward Organizations: Change is in the Air

Reimagining Business on the Blockchain

It has never been more clear to me that the future of business needs to change. One way to do that is with the Blockchain. In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations are facing increasing pressure to stay aligned with their mission, goals, and regulations, and to meet membership expectations all while protecting their IP, Brand, Customer base data and integrity. Centralized, hierarchical systems often leave room for communication breakdowns, top-down management silos or worse oligarchies, decision-making bottlenecks. Centralized financial control can often hinder accountability, making it difficult to track spending and ensure responsible use of resources. As a result, organizations on a journey to become transparency instead end up misaligned, losing touch with the very clients, customers and communities they were created to serve. Enter blockchain technology, a disruptive force that offers a truly transparent, decentralized alternative to traditional organizational structures.

Tech Navigator GPT - Now Free to Use

Tech Navigator GPT: Your Personal Guide to the Tech Journey! 🤓

Are you considering a transition into the tech world? Or perhaps you’re eager to start a new career in technology? If so, this is the perfect tool for you.

What is Tech Navigator GPT?

Tech Navigator GPT is an innovative tool designed to provide personalized and inclusive guidance for anyone interested in technology. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to expand your tech knowledge, Tech Navigator GPT helps you determine your ideal tech stack and connects you with valuable resources. This tool is now available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers, making it more accessible than ever. Created by NiKole Maxwell, “Technikole”, Powered by ChatGPT. Now available for free on the OpenAI GPT Store.

The Process

At Technikole Consulting we specialize in connecting people, process, and systems to drive technical advancement. Our goal is to understand your business, its objectives, and the challenges you face. By doing so, we can create tailored solutions that meet your unique needs.

Our phased approach implementation process begins with a comprehensive discovery phase which includes a Meta Mind Shift Consultation. We take the time to understand your business, its goals, and the specific challenges you’re facing. This allows us to develop a deep understanding of your organization and its requirements.

Announcing Meta Mind Shift Mastermind

You’ve got fears. Your friends don’t understand. Your co-workers are oblivious. You are curious and you’ve got questions!

Welcome to the Meta Mind Shift Mastermind – where questions find answers and challenges meet innovation. Join a community of curious seekers, disruptors, and visionaries. Let’s bridge the gap together, creating a space that truly gets you. 🌐✨ #MetaMindShift#Innovators#Community

Technikole Consulting Presents: Meta Mind Shift Mastermind

This year embark on a transformative journey with our mastermind community – a space crafted for individuals passionate about diving deep into the realms of AI, the Metaverse, and beyond. Discover cutting-edge insights, explore new dimensions, and gain hands-on experience as you pioneer the future of technology. Join us in this immersive experience where curiosity meets innovation, and together, we go DEEP into the exciting possibilities of the digital frontier.

Rethinking Event Management

Navigating Seamless Event Management: A Strategic Transition to Efficiency

Tools of Trade Event Management

Managing events across a large statewide organization with diverse regional branches became chaotic without proper tools. Seeking to streamline event management, our client required a solution providing visibility, flexibility, and ease-of-use. Through evaluation, we identified cost-effective software delivering needed Gantt chart features while remaining intuitive for daily use. Our phased implementation framework planned a smooth transition. The objective was an easily adoptable solution that achieved the client’s goals of streamlining cross-regional event management and reduced overlap. This case study demonstrates how finding the strategic solution can transform disjointed event management into an efficient process while meeting requirements.

Cereal Namer GPT

I’m elated to share something absolutely adorable and and yet oh so innovative with you all. As a Digital Transformation Implementation Consultant and Metaverse Advisor, I’ve seen my fair share of intriguing tech. But this one? It’s a game-changer for all the new parents out there! Say hello to Cereal Namer GPT a delightful blend of AI creativity and baby-naming fun.

What’s Cereal Namer GPT?

Imagine combining the whimsy of breakfast cereal names with the charm of baby naming. That’s Cereal Namer GPT for you! It’s an AI-powered tool that generates unique, cute, and sometimes hilariously creative baby names inspired by the world of cereals.

Avatar Origins

Ultimate Zombie Apocalypse Guide for the Future

Ultimate Zombie Apocalypse Guide for the Future

🎃 As the leaves fall and the nights grow longer, it’s that spooky time of year when the boundaries between sci-fi and reality blur. And what better way to explore this intriguing collision than by joining Technikole on a journey like no other?

I’ve been hard at work crafting a new series, something different from my usual ventures, yet sure to ignite the imagination of anyone who enjoys a good zombie tale every now and then.

AI Personalization: AI Tool Selection and Personal Experience

Barbie's Meta Mind Shift

30 Days of Metaverse: The Next Leap Forward

Harnessing the Power of AI: Reimagining Proposal Development with ChatGPT

Decentralization STILL Matters with AI

Creativity Stack: The Toolkit for Creative Minds

Unleashing the Power of AI for Proposals

Revolutionizing Your Workflow with ChatGPT

An eBook By NiKole “Technikole” Maxwell

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• [eBook] Unleashing the Power of AI for Proposals
• [Author] NiKole Maxwell, Technikole
• Cover: AiRT Work by Technikole
• Publisher: Technikole Consulting
• Publication Date: May 1, 2023
• Edition: First Edition
• Published in: United States
• Language: English
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• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Screen Reader: Supported
• Enhanced typesetting: Enabled
• Print length: 50 pages

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3D Printing

3D Printing

Future Tech Definition: 3D Printing, also known as additive manufacturing, refers to the process of creating physical objects by layering materials based on a digital model. It enables the production of complex and customized items, offering potential applications in various industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, architecture, and more.

3D Scanning

3D Scanning

Future Tech Definition: The process of capturing the geometry of existing physical objects through the use of lasers or structured light.

5G

5G

Future Tech Definition: 5G, the fifth generation of wireless technology, brings significant advancements in network speed, capacity, and latency compared to previous generations. It enables faster data transfer, supports massive IoT connectivity, and enhances the potential for real-time applications, such as augmented reality, autonomous vehicles, and advanced telecommunication systems.

A/B Testing

A/B Testing

Future Tech Definition: A method of comparing two versions of a webpage or app against each other to determine which one performs better in terms of conversion rate or any other metric.

Account-Based Marketing (ABM)

Account-Based Marketing (ABM)

Future Tech Definition: A strategic marketing approach that targets specific key accounts or account segments, usually in B2B marketing. It involves creating personalized campaigns that resonate with each targeted account, rather than targeting a broader audience.

Adaptive Learning

Adaptive Learning

Future Tech Definition: An education technology concept that uses algorithms and data analysis to adapt the learning experience to the individual needs of students.

Adaptive Security

Adaptive Security

Future Tech Definition: Security measures that evolve in response to a changing environment and varying demands.

Adversarial Machine Learning

Adversarial Machine Learning

Future Tech Definition: A technique in the field of machine learning which attempts to fool models through malicious input.

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate Marketing

Future Tech Definition: A marketing arrangement by which an online retailer pays commission to an external website for traffic or sales generated from its referrals. This is usually achieved by placing links, banners, or content that is directed towards the audience of the affiliate.

Agentic AI

Agentic AI

Future Tech Definition: Artificial Intelligence systems capable of autonomous action.

Agile

Agile

Future Tech Definition: Agile is an iterative and flexible approach to project management and software development that emphasizes collaboration, adaptability, and continuous improvement. It allows organizations to respond quickly to changing requirements and market conditions, enabling faster delivery of products and services while fostering innovation and customer-centricity.

Agile Leadership

Agile Leadership

Future Tech Definition: Agile Leadership refers to the mindset, practices, and skills required for leaders to effectively guide and support Agile teams and initiatives. It involves empowering self-organizing teams, promoting collaboration, removing obstacles, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement, enabling organizations to embrace and benefit from Agile methodologies.

Agile Project Management

Agile Project Management

Future Tech Definition: A project management approach that is based on delivering requirements iteratively and incrementally throughout the project life cycle. It emphasizes flexibility, collaboration, and customer satisfaction.

Agile Software Development

Agile Software Development

Future Tech Definition: A method of software development in which the process occurs though the continuous iteration of development and testing in the software development lifecycle process.

AI

AI

Future Tech Definition: AI, or Artificial Intelligence, encompasses the development of computer systems capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence. It involves various techniques, including machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision, with the aim of enabling machines to perceive, understand, reason, learn, and make autonomous decisions.

AI Adoption

AI Adoption

Future Tech Definition: AI Adoption refers to the process of integrating and utilizing AI technologies and solutions within an organization’s operations, processes, or products. It involves assessing the suitability and potential benefits of AI, implementing relevant AI systems, and driving organizational change to leverage AI capabilities effectively.

AI Applications

AI Applications

Future Tech Definition: AI Applications refer to the specific uses and implementations of Artificial Intelligence in various domains and industries. This can include applications such as natural language processing, image recognition, predictive analytics, virtual assistants, autonomous vehicles, and many other intelligent systems that utilize AI algorithms and technologies.

AI Ethics

AI Ethics

Future Tech Definition: AI Ethics focuses on the ethical considerations and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence technologies. It involves addressing issues such as transparency, fairness, accountability, privacy, bias, and the impact of AI on society. Practicing AI Ethics ensures that AI systems are developed and deployed in a manner that respects ethical values and avoids potential harm.

AI Governance

AI Governance

Future Tech Definition: AI Governance involves establishing policies, frameworks, and guidelines for the responsible development, deployment, and management of AI systems within organizations. It encompasses ethical considerations, legal compliance, risk management, accountability, and ensuring the alignment of AI initiatives with organizational goals and societal values.

AI Hallucination

AI Hallucination

Future Tech Definition: A phenomenon where an AI model generates false, nonsensical, or factually incorrect information but presents it as if it were factual.

AI Infrastructure

AI Infrastructure

Future Tech Definition: AI Infrastructure refers to the underlying technology stack, hardware, software, and tools required to support AI development, training, and deployment. It includes high-performance computing resources, storage, AI frameworks, development environments, and infrastructure optimizations necessary to run AI models efficiently and effectively.

AI Integration

AI Integration

Future Tech Definition: AI Integration involves incorporating AI technologies and capabilities into existing systems, processes, or applications. It includes integrating AI algorithms, models, or AI-powered services into software applications, data pipelines, business workflows, or customer-facing interfaces to enhance functionality, intelligence, and value delivery.

AI Maturity

AI Maturity

Future Tech Definition: AI Maturity refers to the level of progress and readiness an organization has achieved in effectively adopting and utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. It assesses the organization’s development in terms of knowledge, skills, processes, and strategies related to AI, and indicates the organization’s ability to derive value from AI initiatives.

AI Models

AI Models

Future Tech Definition: AI Models refer to the algorithms, architectures, and mathematical representations that enable machines to learn and make predictions or decisions. These models are trained using large datasets and can be deployed to perform various tasks, such as image recognition, natural language processing, recommendation systems, and more. AI models are at the core of Artificial Intelligence systems.

AI Strategy

AI Strategy

Future Tech Definition: AI Strategy involves the formulation and execution of a plan that outlines how an organization will leverage Artificial Intelligence to achieve its goals and objectives. It encompasses identifying use cases, assessing data and technology requirements, defining implementation approaches, and establishing a roadmap for adopting and scaling AI initiatives across the organization.

AI Training

AI Training

Future Tech Definition: AI Training involves the process of feeding large volumes of data into AI models to help them learn patterns, relationships, and make accurate predictions or decisions. It includes tasks such as data preprocessing, feature engineering, algorithm selection, model training, hyperparameter tuning, and validation to create AI models that can effectively solve specific problems or tasks.

AI-powered

AI-powered

Future Tech Definition: AI-powered refers to the integration and utilization of Artificial Intelligence technologies, capabilities, or systems to enhance the performance, functionality, or intelligence of a product, service, or process. AI-powered solutions leverage AI algorithms, machine learning, or other AI techniques to provide advanced automation, data analysis, decision-making, or cognitive capabilities.

Ambient Computing

Ambient Computing

Future Tech Definition: Ambient Computing refers to a paradigm where computing capabilities and interactions seamlessly integrate into the environment and everyday objects, providing a natural and context-aware computing experience. It involves technologies such as sensors, IoT devices, wearables, and voice interfaces, allowing users to interact with digital systems effortlessly in their surroundings.

Anomaly Detection

Anomaly Detection

Future Tech Definition: A statistical technique used to identify patterns in data that do not conform to expected behavior. It is widely used in fraud detection, network security, and fault detection.

API

API

Future Tech Definition: API, short for Application Programming Interface, is a set of rules and protocols that enables different software applications to communicate and interact with each other. APIs define the methods, data formats, and conventions for accessing and exchanging information or services between different systems, enabling integration and interoperability between applications and platforms.

API Economy

API Economy

Future Tech Definition: API Economy refers to the ecosystem and economic framework built around the use, creation, and monetization of APIs. It involves the exchange of services, data, and capabilities through APIs, allowing organizations to create new revenue streams, foster partnerships, enable third-party integration, and drive innovation by providing developers with access to valuable resources and functionalities.

API Integration

API Integration

Future Tech Definition: API Integration involves the process of connecting and combining multiple software applications, systems, or services using APIs. It enables data exchange, functionality sharing, and coordination between different applications, allowing them to work together seamlessly and leverage each other’s capabilities, data, or services to enhance overall efficiency, productivity, and user experience.

API-First Development

API-First Development

Future Tech Definition: A software development strategy where the creation of an Application Programming Interface (API) is treated as a primary product, enabling consistent and reusable access to data and functions.

Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Future Tech Definition: Tools and processes responsible for monitoring and managing the performance and availability of software applications. APM monitors in real-time and collects data to gauge the performance, allowing for the proactive detection and resolution of performance issues.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Future Tech Definition: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science that focuses on developing intelligent machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence. AI involves creating algorithms, models, or systems that can perceive, understand, reason, learn, and make autonomous decisions, enabling machines to mimic or augment human cognitive abilities.

Augmented Creativity

Augmented Creativity

Future Tech Definition: Augmented Creativity refers to the application of Artificial Intelligence and related technologies to enhance and augment human creativity and artistic processes. It involves using AI algorithms, machine learning, or generative models to assist or inspire creative tasks such as art, music, design, storytelling, or content creation, pushing the boundaries of human creativity with computational tools and techniques.

Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality

Future Tech Definition: Augmented Reality (AR) refers to a technology that overlays digital information, such as images, videos, or 3D models, onto the real-world environment, enhancing the user’s perception and interaction with their surroundings. AR applications can be experienced through devices like smartphones, tablets, or specialized AR glasses, enabling users to see virtual objects integrated into the physical world, offering immersive and interactive experiences across various industries, including gaming, education, retail, and more.

Augmented Reality Marketing

Augmented Reality Marketing

Future Tech Definition: A marketing strategy that integrates augmented reality technology, which overlays digital information onto the user’s real-world environment. It offers a new way to engage consumers through interactive experiences.

Automation

Automation

Future Tech Definition: Automation involves the use of technology, software, or machinery to perform tasks or processes with minimal human intervention. It aims to streamline operations, increase efficiency, and reduce manual effort. Automation can range from simple rule-based tasks to complex workflows and can be applied in various domains, including manufacturing, finance, customer service, and beyond, helping organizations optimize resource utilization, enhance productivity, and improve overall operational outcomes.

Automation Anywhere

Automation Anywhere

Future Tech Definition: Automation Anywhere is a software platform that provides Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions. RPA involves automating repetitive, rule-based tasks by using software robots or “bots” to perform these tasks with high accuracy and speed, freeing up human workers for more strategic and complex activities. Automation Anywhere offers a suite of tools and capabilities for designing, deploying, and managing RPA bots, enabling organizations to automate business processes across systems, applications, and data sources.

Avatar

Avatar

Future Tech Definition: An Avatar refers to a digital representation or embodiment of a user, often in the form of a graphical character or persona. Avatars are commonly used in virtual environments, online gaming, and social media platforms. They allow users to interact and communicate with others, perform actions, and personalize their online presence. Avatars can be customized to reflect the user’s preferences, appearance, and behavior, enhancing user engagement and immersion in digital experiences.

Behavioral Analytics

Behavioral Analytics

Future Tech Definition: The use of data about people’s actions and behaviors, through tracking and analysis, to understand intent and predict future actions. It is often used in web analysis, marketing, and advanced system analysis.

Biased Algorithms

Biased Algorithms

Future Tech Definition: Algorithms that systematically and unfairly discriminate against certain individuals or groups as a consequence of implicit values of their human creators or from biases in data used to train them.

Big Data

Big Data

Future Tech Definition: Big Data refers to extremely large and complex sets of data that are challenging to process and analyze using traditional data processing techniques. Big Data encompasses not only the volume of data but also its velocity, variety, and veracity. Organizations can harness Big Data to gain insights, identify patterns, and make data-driven decisions. Advanced technologies such as AI, machine learning, and data analytics are often used to extract value from Big Data, enabling organizations to uncover trends, optimize operations, and drive innovation.

Biometrics

Biometrics

Future Tech Definition: Biometrics refers to the measurement and analysis of unique physical or behavioral characteristics of individuals, such as fingerprints, facial features, voice patterns, or iris patterns. Biometric data is used for identity verification and authentication purposes, offering a more secure and reliable method compared to traditional password-based systems. Biometrics find applications in areas such as access control, user authentication, fraud prevention, and identification management across various industries, including finance, healthcare, and government sectors.

Black Hat Hacking

Black Hat Hacking

Future Tech Definition: Unethical hacking where individuals hack into systems to exploit vulnerabilities for personal or financial gain, or malicious intentions without authorization.

Blockchain

Blockchain

Future Tech Definition: Blockchain is a decentralized and distributed digital ledger technology that records transactions across multiple computers or nodes. Each transaction is stored in a “block” that is linked to previous blocks, creating an unalterable and transparent chain of data. Blockchain technology provides a secure and immutable platform for recording and verifying transactions without the need for intermediaries. It has applications in areas like cryptocurrency, supply chain management, smart contracts, and data integrity, enhancing transparency, trust, and efficiency in various industries.

Blockchain Consensus Algorithms

Blockchain Consensus Algorithms

Future Tech Definition: A method used in blockchain networks to achieve agreement on a single data value among distributed processes or systems.

Blockchain Explorer

Blockchain Explorer

Future Tech Definition: An online tool or platform that is used to search and analyze the blockchain of a cryptocurrency. It provides information such as transaction history, balances of addresses, and the state of smart contracts.

Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS)

Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS)

Future Tech Definition: A cloud-based service that enables users to develop, host, and adopt their own blockchain apps, agreements, and utilities. BaaS providers handle the complex back-end for clients and provide the necessary infrastructure, ensuring the performance, security, and scalability of the blockchain.

Blue Ocean Strategy

Blue Ocean Strategy

Future Tech Definition: A business strategy that encourages companies to create new demand in uncontested market spaces, as opposed to competing in saturated markets with established competitors. The term is derived from the book “Blue Ocean Strategy,” by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, and contrasts with the idea of “Red Oceans” where companies fiercely compete in bloody waters.

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

Future Tech Definition: A power-efficient variant of the classic Bluetooth wireless technology. It is designed for short bursts of long-range radio connection, making it ideal for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

Botnets

Botnets

Future Tech Definition: A network of private computers infected with malicious software and controlled as a group without the owners’ knowledge. Botnets can be used to send spam, launch denial-of-service attacks, or commit other types of cybercrime.

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)

Future Tech Definition: A direct communication pathway between the brain and external devices. BCIs are often used in research, mapping, assistive, communications or control applications. They are also sometimes known as brain-machine interfaces (BMIs), direct brain interfaces (DBIs), or brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).

Branding

Branding

Future Tech Definition: A marketing practice in which a company creates a name, symbol or design that is easily identifiable as belonging to the company. Branding helps to identify a product and distinguish it from other products and services.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

Future Tech Definition: A policy that allows employees to use their personal devices such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets for work purposes. BYOD can save costs on hardware, but it introduces various security and management challenges.

Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT)

Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT)

Future Tech Definition: A policy that allows employees to bring and use their own personal mobile devices (laptops, tablets, smartphones) and applications in the workplace for use and connectivity on the secure corporate network.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Future Tech Definition: A digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility.

Business Agility

Business Agility

Future Tech Definition: An organization’s ability to rapidly adapt to market and environmental changes in a productive and cost-effective way, seizing opportunities and minimizing disruption.

Business Intelligence (BI)

Business Intelligence (BI)

Future Tech Definition: The process of analyzing business data to make informed business decisions. BI encompasses a wide range of tools, applications, and methodologies that enable organizations to collect data from internal systems and external sources, prepare it for analysis, develop and run queries against the data, and create reports, dashboards, and data visualizations to make the analytical results available to decision-makers.

Business Process Automation

Business Process Automation

Future Tech Definition: Business Process Automation (BPA) refers to the use of technology and software to automate and streamline repetitive and manual tasks within business processes, improving efficiency, reducing errors, and freeing up human resources for more strategic and value-added activities.

Change Management

Change Management

Future Tech Definition: A structured approach for ensuring that changes to an organization’s processes, technologies, or culture are implemented smoothly and successfully with minimal resistance from employees.

Chatbot Integration

Chatbot Integration

Future Tech Definition: Chatbot Integration refers to the process of incorporating chatbots, which are AI-powered virtual assistants or conversational agents, into various platforms, applications, or systems. This integration enables seamless communication and interaction between users and chatbots, allowing businesses to leverage chatbot capabilities to enhance customer service, provide personalized assistance, automate tasks, and deliver real-time information across channels such as websites, mobile apps, messaging platforms, or voice assistants.

Chatbots

Chatbots

Future Tech Definition: Chatbots, also known as conversational agents or virtual assistants, are AI-based software applications designed to simulate human-like conversations with users. These digital agents use natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning algorithms to understand user queries, provide responses, and perform tasks or actions. Chatbots can assist users with information, answer frequently asked questions, guide them through processes, and even execute transactions, enhancing customer support, engagement, and overall user experience.

Churn Rate

Churn Rate

Future Tech Definition: A business metric that calculates the number of customers who leave a product over a given period of time, divided by the remaining number of customers. It is a critical metric especially for subscription-based services.

Citizen Development

Citizen Development

Future Tech Definition: Citizen Development refers to the practice of empowering individuals or non-technical users within an organization to create, modify, or customize software applications or solutions without extensive programming knowledge or formal IT training. Citizen developers typically utilize low-code or no-code development platforms that provide visual interfaces, drag-and-drop functionality, and pre-built components, enabling them to rapidly build and deploy applications to address specific business needs, improve productivity, and drive innovation at the grassroots level.

Citizen Science

Citizen Science

Future Tech Definition: Scientific research conducted, in whole or in part, by amateur or nonprofessional scientists. Citizen science is often used to harness the collective power of the community to analyze data or observe natural phenomena that might otherwise be unmanageable for professional scientists.

Click-Through Rate (CTR)

Click-Through Rate (CTR)

Future Tech Definition: A metric that measures the number of clicks advertisers receive on their ads per number of impressions.

Closed-Loop Marketing

Closed-Loop Marketing

Future Tech Definition: A marketing approach where customer data is used to continually refine and optimize marketing efforts.

Cloud Adoption

Cloud Adoption

Future Tech Definition: Cloud Adoption refers to the process of transitioning and utilizing cloud computing services, resources, or solutions within an organization. It involves migrating data, applications, and workloads from on-premises infrastructure to cloud environments, such as public, private, or hybrid clouds. Cloud adoption enables organizations to leverage the scalability, flexibility, cost-efficiency, and accessibility of cloud computing, fostering digital transformation, enabling innovation, and supporting agile business operations.

Cloud Bursting

Cloud Bursting

Future Tech Definition: An approach where an application runs in a private cloud or data center and “bursts” into a public cloud when the demand for computing capacity spikes. This allows a company to manage regular workloads in-house while still being able to handle large surges in workload.

Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing

Future Tech Definition: Cloud Computing is a model for delivering computing resources, including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, and analytics, over the internet on a pay-per-use basis. Instead of hosting applications or data on local servers or personal devices, organizations can access and utilize these resources through cloud service providers. Cloud computing offers scalability, on-demand availability, cost-efficiency, and the ability to rapidly provision and manage resources, enabling organizations to focus on their core business while leveraging advanced technology capabilities.

Cloud Orchestration

Cloud Orchestration

Future Tech Definition: The use of programming technology to manage the interconnections and interactions among workloads in public and private cloud environments.

Cloud Repatriation

Cloud Repatriation

Future Tech Definition: The process of moving data and applications from a cloud computing environment to on-premises data centers or infrastructure. This is usually done for cost-saving, performance, or security reasons.

Cloud Security

Cloud Security

Future Tech Definition: Cloud Security encompasses the practices, technologies, and measures implemented to protect data, applications, and infrastructure in cloud environments. It includes securing data privacy, managing access controls, implementing encryption, monitoring for threats and vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and establishing incident response procedures. Cloud security aims to safeguard cloud-based assets from unauthorized access, data breaches, cyberattacks, and other security risks, ensuring the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of cloud resources.

Cloud Storage

Cloud Storage

Future Tech Definition: Cloud Storage refers to the storage of data on remote servers maintained by cloud service providers. Instead of storing data locally on physical devices, organizations can leverage cloud storage services to store, backup, and retrieve data over the internet. Cloud storage offers scalability, accessibility, data redundancy, and cost-efficiency, allowing organizations to expand storage capacity as needed, access data from anywhere, and minimize infrastructure costs associated with maintaining on-premises storage solutions.

Cloud-Native

Cloud-Native

Future Tech Definition: Cloud-Native is an architectural approach and mindset in which applications are purpose-built to run natively on cloud platforms. Cloud-native applications are designed to fully leverage the capabilities and benefits of cloud computing, such as scalability, elasticity, resilience, and agility.

Cognitive Agents

Cognitive Agents

Future Tech Definition: Cognitive Agents, also known as intelligent agents, are software programs or systems that have the ability to perceive, reason, learn, and interact with humans or other systems in a cognitive and intelligent manner. These agents leverage technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing (NLP), machine learning (ML), and cognitive computing to understand and interpret user inputs, make informed decisions, and perform tasks or actions. Cognitive agents are often used in areas like virtual assistants, customer service, recommendation systems, and personalized user experiences.

Cognitive Computing

Cognitive Computing

Future Tech Definition: Cognitive Computing refers to a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that focuses on enabling machines to simulate human-like cognitive processes, such as perception, reasoning, learning, and problem-solving. It combines various techniques, including AI, machine learning, NLP, computer vision, and data mining, to mimic human intelligence and provide advanced capabilities to computers and systems. Cognitive computing systems are designed to understand, interpret, and process complex data and deliver insights, recommendations, and solutions to assist in decision-making and problem-solving tasks.

Cohort Analysis

Cohort Analysis

Future Tech Definition: A subset of behavioral analytics that takes the data from a given dataset and rather than looking at all users as one unit, it breaks them into related groups for analysis. These related groups, or cohorts, usually share common characteristics or experiences within a defined time-span.

Cold Storage (cryptocurrency)

Cold Storage (cryptocurrency)

Future Tech Definition: A way of holding cryptocurrency securely, offline in a physical wallet. This can be in the form of a hardware wallet or a paper wallet. This method protects the data from being stolen by hackers.

Computer Vision

Computer Vision

Future Tech Definition: A field of artificial intelligence that trains computers to interpret and understand the visual world. Through acquiring, processing, analyzing, and understanding digital images, computer vision seeks to automate tasks that the human visual system can do.

Configuration Management

Configuration Management

Future Tech Definition: The process of systematically handling changes to a system in such a way that it maintains integrity over time.

Container Orchestration

Container Orchestration

Future Tech Definition: The automated arrangement, coordination, and management of software containers. It helps in managing the lifecycles of containers, especially in large, dynamic environments.

Containerization

Containerization

Future Tech Definition: A lightweight alternative to full machine virtualization that involves encapsulating an application in a container with its own operating environment.

Content Delivery Network (CDN)

Content Delivery Network (CDN)

Future Tech Definition: A network of servers distributed geographically with the purpose of delivering content, such as web pages, videos, and images, more efficiently to users. CDNs cache content on servers that are close to end-users, reducing latency and accelerating access to the content.

Content Management System (CMS)

Content Management System (CMS)

Future Tech Definition: A software application or set of related programs that are used to create and manage digital content.

Content Marketing

Content Marketing

Future Tech Definition: A strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly defined audience, ultimately to drive profitable customer action. It can take many forms including blogs, videos, podcasts, and more.

Context-Aware Computing

Context-Aware Computing

Future Tech Definition: A form of computing in which systems can sense, and react based on their environment. Devices use information about the circumstances under which they are operating, including the presence and movement of people and objects, changes in networks and user interaction, and other factors such as time of day to change behavior.

Contextual Advertising

Contextual Advertising

Future Tech Definition: A form of targeted advertising where the content of an ad is in direct correlation to the content of the web page the user is viewing. For example, if a user is browsing a page about traveling, the advertisements may be for hotels, flights, or travel gear.

Contextual Commerce

Contextual Commerce

Future Tech Definition: An e-commerce method that enables customers to make a transaction within their current online environment, rather than having to go to an external website or use a different platform. For example, making a purchase within a social media app.

Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement

Future Tech Definition: Continuous Improvement, also known as continuous improvement process (CIP) or continuous improvement management (CIM), is an ongoing effort within an organization to enhance performance, processes, and outcomes. It involves identifying areas for improvement, implementing changes, measuring the impact, and continuously iterating and refining to achieve better results. Continuous improvement emphasizes a culture of learning, experimentation, feedback, and adaptation to drive incremental and sustainable enhancements in productivity, efficiency, quality, customer satisfaction, and overall business success.

Conversational AI

Conversational AI

Future Tech Definition: Artificial intelligence technologies that enable machines to simulate human-like conversations through text or voice interactions. Conversational AI can be implemented through chatbots, virtual assistants, and other tools, allowing for more natural interactions between humans and machines.

Conversational Marketing

Conversational Marketing

Future Tech Definition: A feedback-oriented approach to marketing used by companies to drive engagement, develop customer loyalty, grow the customer base, and, ultimately, grow revenue. Conversational marketing utilizes dialogue-driven activities to foster genuine conversations and interactions with customers in real-time.

Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)

Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)

Future Tech Definition: The systematic process of increasing the percentage of website visitors who take a desired action, such as making a purchase, filling out a form, or signing up for a newsletter.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Future Tech Definition: A self-regulating business model that helps a company be socially accountable — to itself, its stakeholders, and the public. By practicing corporate social responsibility, also known as corporate citizenship, companies can be conscious of the kind of impact they are having on all aspects of society, including economic, social, and environmental.

Cross-Platform Development

Cross-Platform Development

Future Tech Definition: The development of software applications that are compatible with multiple operating systems or devices, such as Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. This approach allows developers to write code once and deploy it on multiple platforms, rather than writing a separate codebase for each.

Crowdsourcing

Crowdsourcing

Future Tech Definition: A sourcing model in which individuals or organizations obtain goods, services, or ideas by soliciting contributions from a large, relatively open, and often rapidly-evolving group of participants. This can be done through open collaboration, competitions, or voting systems.

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency

Future Tech Definition: Cryptocurrency refers to digital or virtual currency that utilizes cryptography for secure and decentralized transactions. Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin, are based on blockchain technology and operate independently of central banks or governments. They enable peer-to-peer transactions, provide transparency, security, and immutability, and often involve mining or validation processes. Cryptocurrency has gained popularity as an alternative form of currency and has applications in areas like financial transactions, investment, decentralized finance (DeFi), and blockchain-based applications.

Cryptographic Hash Function

Cryptographic Hash Function

Future Tech Definition: A mathematical algorithm that takes an input and returns a fixed size string of characters, typically a hash value. The output should be the same length regardless of the length of the input. It is often used in data structures and cryptographic applications to ensure data integrity.

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

Future Tech Definition: A metric that evaluates the cost of acquiring a new customer. This is calculated by taking the total cost of sales and marketing over a specific period, including salaries and other expenses, and dividing it by the number of customers acquired during that period.

Customer Data Platform (CDP)

Customer Data Platform (CDP)

Future Tech Definition: A technology that aggregates and organizes customer data across a variety of touchpoints to create a single customer profile.

Customer Experience

Customer Experience

Future Tech Definition: Customer Experience (CX) encompasses all interactions and touchpoints that a customer has with a business or brand throughout their journey. It includes every interaction from initial awareness and engagement to purchase, post-sales support, and ongoing relationship management. Customer experience focuses on creating positive, meaningful, and personalized experiences that meet or exceed customer expectations, build loyalty, and drive customer satisfaction and advocacy. It involves understanding customer needs, preferences, and pain points and designing processes, products, services, and interactions to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Customer Journey Mapping

Customer Journey Mapping

Future Tech Definition: The process of creating a visual representation of a customer’s experience with an organization across all touchpoints, helping to understand their needs, motivations, and pain points.

Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)

Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)

Future Tech Definition: A prediction of the net profit attributed to the entire future relationship with a customer.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Future Tech Definition: A strategy for managing an organization’s relationships and interactions with customers and potential customers. CRM systems help companies stay connected to customers, streamline processes, and improve profitability.

Customer Retention

Customer Retention

Future Tech Definition: A set of strategies and tactics organizations use to keep their existing customers and reduce customer churn.

Customer Success

Customer Success

Future Tech Definition: A business strategy that ensures customers achieve their desired outcomes while using your product or service. Customer Success is relationship-focused client management, that aligns client and vendor goals for mutually beneficial outcomes.

Cyber Physical Systems

Cyber Physical Systems

Future Tech Definition: Systems that involve a tight combination of and coordination between the system’s computational and physical elements. They are often embedded in and interact with the physical world, and operate on feedback loops where physical processes affect computations and vice versa.

Cyber Resilience

Cyber Resilience

Future Tech Definition: The ability of an organization to prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber-attacks. It combines elements of cybersecurity and business continuity to protect against threats and ensure an organization’s ability to maintain or quickly resume critical functions following an attack.

Cyber Threat Intelligence

Cyber Threat Intelligence

Future Tech Definition: The collection and analysis of information about current and potential attacks that threaten the security of an organization’s digital assets. This information is used to prepare, prevent, and identify cyber threats looking to take advantage of valuable resources.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Future Tech Definition: Cybersecurity, also known as information security or computer security, refers to the practice of protecting computer systems, networks, data, and digital assets from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, or destruction. Cybersecurity encompasses various measures, technologies, and practices aimed at preventing cyber threats, such as hacking, malware, phishing, data breaches, and other cyberattacks. It involves implementing security controls, encryption, access management, monitoring, incident response, and ongoing risk management to safeguard information and maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of digital resources

Cybersecurity Incident Response

Cybersecurity Incident Response

Future Tech Definition: The approach taken by an organization to address and manage the aftermath of a security breach or cyber attack. The goal is to handle the situation in a way that limits damage, and reduces recovery time and costs.

DAO

DAO

Future Tech Definition: Decentralized Autonomous Organization.

Dark Data

Dark Data

Future Tech Definition: Dark Data refers to the vast amount of unstructured or untapped data that is generated by organizations but remains unanalyzed or unused. It includes data collected from various sources, such as emails, social media, customer interactions, logs, and documents, that is not readily accessible or organized.

Data Analytics

Data Analytics

Future Tech Definition: Data Analytics refers to the process of examining, transforming, and interpreting raw data to uncover insights, patterns, and trends. It involves using various statistical and analytical techniques, tools, and algorithms to extract meaningful information from data sets, enabling organizations to make data-driven decisions, identify opportunities, and optimize performance. Data analytics encompasses descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analysis and can be applied in diverse domains, such as business, marketing, finance, healthcare, and more.

Data Cleansing

Data Cleansing

Future Tech Definition: The process of detecting and correcting or removing corrupt or inaccurate records from a dataset. This involves identifying incomplete, incorrect, or irrelevant parts of the data and then replacing, modifying, or deleting them.

Data Compression

Data Compression

Future Tech Definition: The process of encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation.

Data Encryption Standard (DES)

Data Encryption Standard (DES)

Future Tech Definition: A symmetric-key algorithm for the encryption of digital data. DES was a widely used method of data encryption, but due to its susceptibility to brute-force attacks, it is now considered to be obsolete for many applications and has been succeeded by more secure encryption algorithms, such as AES.

Data Engineering

Data Engineering

Future Tech Definition: Data Engineering focuses on the design, development, and management of the infrastructure, systems, and processes required to capture, store, transform, and integrate large volumes of data. Data engineers are responsible for building and maintaining data pipelines, data warehouses, and data lakes, ensuring data quality, scalability, and availability. They work closely with data scientists and analysts to enable efficient data processing, retrieval, and analysis, supporting organizations in leveraging data for decision-making, insights generation, and operational efficiency.

Data Fabric

Data Fabric

Future Tech Definition: An architecture and set of data services that provide consistent capabilities across a choice of endpoints spanning on-premises and multiple cloud environments. It helps organizations to gain insights, simplify data management, and protect data.

Data Governance

Data Governance

Future Tech Definition: Data Governance refers to the framework, policies, processes, and practices that ensure the proper management, quality, security, and usage of data within an organization. It involves defining data ownership, establishing data standards, implementing data protection measures, ensuring compliance with regulations and industry standards, and promoting data integrity and consistency. Data governance aims to create a unified and governed data environment, fostering data trust, enabling effective data management, and mitigating risks associated with data privacy, security, and compliance.

Data Lakes

Data Lakes

Future Tech Definition: A storage repository that holds a large amount of raw data in its native format until it is needed.

Data Lineage

Data Lineage

Future Tech Definition: The process of tracking the origin, movement, transformations, and overall lifecycle of data. It provides visibility into the data flow, which is crucial for compliance, debugging, and trust.

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Future Tech Definition: A set of tools and processes designed to ensure that sensitive or critical information is not accessed or transmitted outside of the corporate network. This includes identifying, monitoring, and protecting data in use (endpoint actions), data in motion (network traffic), and data at rest (data storage).

Data Masking

Data Masking

Future Tech Definition: A process of creating a structurally similar but inauthentic version of an organization’s data that can be used for purposes such as software testing and user training.

Data Mining

Data Mining

Future Tech Definition: Data Mining, also known as Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD), is the process of extracting patterns, insights, and knowledge from large datasets. It involves using algorithms and statistical techniques to discover hidden relationships, correlations, or trends in data, which can be used for prediction, classification, clustering, or anomaly detection. Data mining techniques are applied in various domains, including marketing, finance, healthcare, and fraud detection, to uncover valuable insights and support decision-making, strategy formulation, and process optimization.

Data Monetization

Data Monetization

Future Tech Definition: Data Monetization refers to the process of leveraging data assets to generate value and revenue. It involves identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to extract economic benefits from data by creating data-driven products, services, or insights that can be sold, licensed, or used to enhance business operations. Data monetization strategies can include direct data sales, data licensing agreements, data-driven partnerships, or the development of data-driven applications or platforms. Data monetization enables organizations to unlock the potential of their data and transform it into a valuable asset that drives business growth and innovation.

Data Privacy

Data Privacy

Future Tech Definition: Data Privacy refers to the protection of personal or sensitive data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. It encompasses the policies, practices, and measures implemented to ensure that individuals have control over their personal information and that organizations handle data in a secure and responsible manner. Data privacy involves complying with applicable data protection regulations, implementing data security measures, obtaining user consent, providing transparency about data handling practices, and respecting individuals’ rights to privacy and data protection.

Data Science

Data Science

Future Tech Definition: Data Science is an interdisciplinary field that combines techniques from statistics, mathematics, computer science, and domain knowledge to extract insights, knowledge, and predictive models from structured and unstructured data. Data scientists apply scientific methods, data analysis, machine learning, and statistical modeling techniques to understand complex data, uncover patterns, make predictions, and solve business problems. Data science encompasses data exploration, hypothesis testing

Data Sovereignty

Data Sovereignty

Future Tech Definition: The concept that information in digital form is subject to the laws of the country in which it is located. It concerns the protection, governance, and compliance of data based on its location.

Data Visualization

Data Visualization

Future Tech Definition: Data Visualization is the representation of data and information through visual elements such as charts, graphs, and maps. It is used to communicate complex data in a clear and understandable manner, enabling users to grasp patterns, trends, and insights more effectively. Data visualization enhances data exploration, analysis, and presentation, facilitating data-driven decision-making and storytelling. It leverages visual perception and design principles to convey information visually, making it easier for users to interpret and draw meaningful conclusions from data.

Data Warehouse

Data Warehouse

Future Tech Definition: A Data Warehouse is a central repository that stores large amounts of structured and/or unstructured data from various sources within an organization. It is designed to support reporting, analytics, and business intelligence activities. Data warehouses provide a unified and integrated view of data, enabling users to access and analyze information from different systems and databases in a consistent and organized manner. Data warehouses often employ techniques such as ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to gather data from multiple sources, apply data transformations, and structure the data for efficient querying and analysis.

Data Wrangling

Data Wrangling

Future Tech Definition: The process of cleaning, structuring, and enriching raw data into a desired format for better decision-making in less time. This is often a vigorous and time-consuming process, especially with large and complex data.

Data-Driven Decision Making

Data-Driven Decision Making

Future Tech Definition: Data-Driven Decision Making is an approach to making informed decisions based on data analysis and insights. It involves using data as a primary driver in the decision-making process, relying on data collection, analysis, and interpretation to guide choices and actions. Data-driven decision making aims to reduce reliance on intuition or guesswork by leveraging empirical evidence and quantifiable data to inform and validate decisions. It involves defining key metrics, establishing data-driven processes, fostering a culture of data literacy, and using analytical tools and techniques to generate insights and support decision-making at various levels within an organization.

Data-driven Strategy

Data-driven Strategy

Future Tech Definition: Data-driven Strategy refers to the formulation and execution of business strategies based on data analysis, insights, and evidence. It involves leveraging data to gain a deeper understanding of the market, customers, competition, and internal operations to inform strategic decisions. A data-driven strategy focuses on leveraging data assets, analytics capabilities, and technology to gain a competitive advantage, drive innovation, optimize processes, and achieve business objectives. It emphasizes the integration of data-driven insights into strategic planning and decision-making, aligning business goals with data-driven initiatives and fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making throughout the organization.

Decentralized Application (DApp)

Decentralized Application (DApp)

Future Tech Definition: An application that is built on a blockchain, making it inherently decentralized. DApps are not controlled by a single entity and they don’t have a single point of failure. They often incentivize users through cryptographic tokens and utilize open-source code.

Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)

Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)

Future Tech Definition: An organization represented by rules encoded as a computer program that is transparent, controlled by the organization members, and not influenced by a central government. A DAO’s financial transaction record and program rules are maintained on a blockchain.

Decision Intelligence

Decision Intelligence

Future Tech Definition: A multidisciplinary field that uses a combination of mathematical modeling, decision theory, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to enhance decision-making processes.

Deep Learning

Deep Learning

Future Tech Definition: Deep Learning is a subfield of machine learning that focuses on training artificial neural networks with multiple layers to learn and extract representations of data. It is inspired by the structure and function of the human brain’s neural networks. Deep learning algorithms can automatically learn and discover intricate patterns and features from large datasets, enabling complex tasks such as image recognition, natural language processing, speech recognition, and recommendation systems. Deep learning has revolutionized many areas of AI and has contributed to advancements in fields such as computer vision, natural language processing, and autonomous vehicles.

Deep Packet Inspection

Deep Packet Inspection

Future Tech Definition: A type of data processing that inspects in detail the data being sent over a computer network, and may take actions such as alerting, blocking, re-routing, or logging it accordingly. It’s often used to ensure network integrity and security.

DeFi (Decentralized Finance)

DeFi (Decentralized Finance)

Future Tech Definition: A movement that leverages decentralized networks to transform traditional financial products into trustless and transparent protocols that operate without intermediaries. This involves using smart contracts on blockchains, the most common being Ethereum.

Design Sprints

Design Sprints

Future Tech Definition: A time-constrained, five-phase process that uses design thinking to reduce the risk when bringing a new product, service, or feature to the market. The process aims to help teams define goals, validate assumptions, and decide on a product roadmap before any code is written.

Design Thinking

Design Thinking

Future Tech Definition: A problem-solving approach that involves empathizing with users, defining their needs, ideating potential solutions, prototyping, and testing. It encourages an iterative process and seeks to understand users, challenge assumptions, and redefine problems.

DevOps

DevOps

Future Tech Definition: DevOps is a software development approach that combines development (Dev) and operations (Ops) practices to streamline and accelerate the software delivery lifecycle. It emphasizes collaboration, communication, and integration between development teams and IT operations teams. DevOps aims to automate processes, improve efficiency, enhance software quality, and enable faster and more reliable deployment of software applications. It involves the adoption of agile methodologies, continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) practices, infrastructure automation, and the use of tools and technologies to enable seamless collaboration, testing, deployment, and monitoring of software systems

DevSecOps

DevSecOps

Future Tech Definition: A methodology that integrates security practices within the DevOps process, automating security checks throughout the entire software development lifecycle to deliver more secure applications faster.

Digital Adoption

Digital Adoption

Future Tech Definition: Digital Adoption refers to the process of embracing and integrating digital technologies, tools, and platforms within an organization or among individuals. It involves the successful implementation, utilization, and acceptance of digital solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, and business outcomes.

Digital Asset Management

Digital Asset Management

Future Tech Definition: A set of practices, processes, and technologies that allow organizations to manage, organize, and retrieve digital assets like images, videos, documents, and other multimedia content. It involves storing assets in a structured way that ensures they are easily accessible to individuals and applications that are authorized to use them.

Digital Assets

Digital Assets

Future Tech Definition: Digital Assets are any digital resources or properties that hold value for individuals, organizations, or businesses. They can include digital files, documents, media (such as images and videos), software, intellectual property, online accounts, cryptocurrencies, and more.

Digital Compliance

Digital Compliance

Future Tech Definition: Digital Compliance refers to adhering to laws, regulations, and industry standards related to digital operations, data privacy, security, and ethical considerations. It involves ensuring that digital activities, processes, and technologies comply with legal requirements, contractual obligations, data protection regulations (such as GDPR or CCPA), and industry-specific guidelines.

Digital Culture

Digital Culture

Future Tech Definition: Digital Culture refers to the collective attitudes, behaviors, norms, and values within an organization or society regarding digital technologies, practices, and innovation. It encompasses the mindset and openness toward digital transformation, digital literacy, collaboration, agility, and continuous learning.

Digital Currency

Digital Currency

Future Tech Definition: A type of currency that exists in digital form. Unlike physical currencies, such as coins and banknotes, digital currency is intangible and is often decentralized. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are examples of digital currencies.

Digital Disruption

Digital Disruption

Future Tech Definition: Digital Disruption refers to the transformative effects of digital technologies, business models, or practices that disrupt traditional industries, markets, or existing ways of doing business. It often involves the introduction of innovative digital solutions, products, or services that challenge established norms and incumbents.

Digital Divide

Digital Divide

Future Tech Definition: The gap between individuals, households, businesses, or geographical areas at different socio-economic levels with regard to their access to information and communication technologies (ICT). This includes the unequal availability of internet access, technology, or digital skills.

Digital Ecosystem

Digital Ecosystem

Future Tech Definition: A Digital Ecosystem refers to an interconnected network of individuals, organizations, platforms, and technologies that interact, collaborate, and create value within a digital environment. It encompasses the relationships, interactions, and interdependencies among various stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, partners, developers, and users, who leverage digital channels and platforms to exchange goods, services, data, or experiences.

Digital Experience

Digital Experience

Future Tech Definition: The interaction and engagement a user has with an organization’s digital products and services, such as websites and apps.

Digital Footprint

Digital Footprint

Future Tech Definition: The trail of data left by interactions in a digital environment including the use of TV, mobile phone, the Internet, and other connected devices. It includes data transmitted through web services, email, social media, and other internet-based communications.

Digital Health

Digital Health

Future Tech Definition: The convergence of digital and genomic technologies with health, healthcare, living, and society. It enhances the efficiency of healthcare delivery and makes medicines more personalized and precise.

Digital Identity

Digital Identity

Future Tech Definition: The digital representation of an individual’s or entity’s attributes and credentials used for online transactions and access.

Digital Innovation

Digital Innovation

Future Tech Definition: The implementation of new or significantly improved digital technologies, methodologies, or processes to create value.

Digital Integration

Digital Integration

Future Tech Definition: The process of combining various digital systems, data, and applications to work together efficiently within an organization.

Digital Ledger Technology (DLT)

Digital Ledger Technology (DLT)

Future Tech Definition: A consensus of replicated, shared, and synchronized digital data geographically spread across multiple sites, countries, or institutions. Unlike traditional databases, distributed ledger technology does not have a central administrator or centralized data storage. Blockchain is a type of DLT.

Digital Literacy

Digital Literacy

Future Tech Definition: The ability to use digital technology, communication tools, and networks to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information.

Digital Marketing

Digital Marketing

Future Tech Definition: The use of digital channels, platforms, and technologies to promote and advertise products or services to a target audience.

Digital Nomad

Digital Nomad

Future Tech Definition: A person who leverages technology and the internet to work remotely from any location in the world, rather than being physically present at a company’s office.

Digital Nudging

Digital Nudging

Future Tech Definition: The use of digital features or elements designed to influence the decision-making process and behavior of users in a predictable way, without removing their freedom of choice. It’s based on the behavioral sciences concept of “nudging”.

Digital Payments

Digital Payments

Future Tech Definition: Electronic transactions made through online services or applications for transferring funds or purchasing goods and services.

Digital Privacy

Digital Privacy

Future Tech Definition: The protection of personal information and data shared through digital mediums, such as online communications and transactions.

Digital Rights Management

Digital Rights Management

Future Tech Definition: A set of access control technologies aimed at protecting the copyrights and proprietary rights of digital content such as software, multimedia, and digital documents. This includes methods to prevent unauthorized redistribution and restrict the ways consumers can copy content.

Digital Risk Management

Digital Risk Management

Future Tech Definition: The identification, analysis, and mitigation of risks associated with digital assets, technologies, and processes.

Digital Roadmap

Digital Roadmap

Future Tech Definition: A strategic plan that outlines the goals, priorities, and steps an organization will take to leverage digital technologies for growth.

Digital Signage

Digital Signage

Future Tech Definition: A sub-segment of electronic signage that uses technologies such as LCD, LED, and projection to display content such as digital images, video, streaming media, and information. It’s widely used in public spaces, transportation systems, museums, stadiums, retail stores, hotels, restaurants, and corporate buildings.

Digital Strategy

Digital Strategy

Future Tech Definition: A plan of action for optimizing the use of digital technologies, channels, and data to achieve business goals and objectives.

Digital Supply Chain

Digital Supply Chain

Future Tech Definition: The application of digital technologies to enhance and streamline the processes involved in the movement of goods, from raw materials to the end consumer.

Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation

Future Tech Definition: The process of using digital technologies to create new or modify existing business processes, culture, and customer experiences to meet changing business and market requirements.

Digital Transformation Consulting

Digital Transformation Consulting

Future Tech Definition: Professional services that guide organizations through the process of radically transforming their business activities, processes, and models by leveraging digital technologies.

Digital Transformation Journey

Digital Transformation Journey

Future Tech Definition: The process of shifting from traditional business models to digitally enabled and agile models. It’s a long-term, strategic initiative that encompasses all aspects of business and involves a radical rethinking of how an organization uses technology to pursue new business models.

Digital Twin

Digital Twin

Future Tech Definition: A digital replica of a physical asset, system or process that is used for simulation, analysis, and control. Commonly used in industries such as manufacturing, logistics, and infrastructure management.

Digital Twin Technology

Digital Twin Technology

Future Tech Definition: The creation of a virtual representation or model of a physical asset or system. It is used to analyze and simulate real-world conditions, responses, and interactions.

Digital Wallet

Digital Wallet

Future Tech Definition: A system that securely stores digital currency, digital credentials, and other information for transactions. It can be used to make electronic transactions and can be in the form of a mobile app or other software.

Disruptive Technology

Disruptive Technology

Future Tech Definition: A new technology that displaces an established technology and shakes up the industry or a groundbreaking product that creates a completely new industry.

Distributed Computing

Distributed Computing

Future Tech Definition: A computing model in which components located on networked computers communicate and coordinate their actions by passing messages.

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)

Future Tech Definition: A cyber-attack in which multiple systems flood the bandwidth or resources of a targeted system, usually a web server, making it unavailable to users.

Docker Containers

Docker Containers

Future Tech Definition: A platform for developers and sysadmins to develop, ship, and run applications in containers. A container is a lightweight, stand-alone, executable software package that includes everything needed to run code, including the runtime, system tools, libraries, and settings.

Domain Name System (DNS)

Domain Name System (DNS)

Future Tech Definition: A hierarchical system for translating human-readable domain names (like www.example.com) into the IP addresses (like 192.168.1.1) that computers use to connect to each other over the internet.

Domain-Driven Design

Domain-Driven Design

Future Tech Definition: An approach to software development that centers the development on real-world domains and domain logic, bases complex designs on a model, involves collaboration between technical and domain experts, and employs a rich domain-specific language.

Drone Surveillance

Drone Surveillance

Future Tech Definition: The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones for monitoring or capturing visual images over areas to gather data for surveillance purposes. This can be used for various purposes including security, traffic monitoring, weather monitoring, and more.

Dwell Time

Dwell Time

Future Tech Definition: A metric that calculates user engagement, session duration, and time spent in a specific location or webpage. It is used in SEO as a ranking signal and in physical retail to understand consumer behavior.

Dwell Time Optimization

Dwell Time Optimization

Future Tech Definition: The practice of optimizing web pages to increase the amount of time a visitor spends on a particular page before returning to the search results or exiting the site.

E-commerce

E-commerce

Future Tech Definition: Commercial transactions conducted electronically on the Internet. It involves buying and selling goods and services, electronic funds transfer, and online transaction processing.

E-Sports

E-Sports

Future Tech Definition: A form of competition using video games, often taking the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players.

Edge AI

Edge AI

Future Tech Definition: AI algorithms that are processed locally on a hardware device. The algorithms are run on the device (i.e., “at the edge”) without needing a connection to the cloud. This reduces latency, bandwidth usage, and privacy concerns.

Edge Analytics

Edge Analytics

Future Tech Definition: Data analysis that takes place on a device without interaction with a centralized or cloud-based system. Edge analytics is used in IoT devices where the data can be processed on the device itself, rather than being sent back to a central data store.

Edge Computing

Edge Computing

Future Tech Definition: A distributed computing paradigm that brings computation and data storage closer to the sources of data, reducing latency and bandwidth use.

Edge Devices

Edge Devices

Future Tech Definition: Devices that produce or collect data at the “edge” of the network, i.e., close to or at the source of the data. These include Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as sensors, drones, security cameras, etc.

Edge Networking

Edge Networking

Future Tech Definition: A distributed computing paradigm that brings computation and data storage closer to the location where it is needed, to improve response times and save bandwidth.

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Future Tech Definition: Digital versions of the paper charts in clinician offices, clinics, and hospitals. EHRs are real-time, patient-centered records that make information available instantly and securely to authorized users.

Emotional AI

Emotional AI

Future Tech Definition: Also known as affective computing, it involves building AI systems that can recognize, interpret, process, and simulate human emotions. This technology is used in various applications, including customer feedback analysis, mental health monitoring, and human-computer interaction.

Endpoint Security

Endpoint Security

Future Tech Definition: A security approach focused on securing endpoints, or user devices like computers, laptops, and mobile devices, from various cyber threats. This is often achieved through security software installed on the devices that helps in monitoring for, detecting, and blocking malicious activities.

Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Future Tech Definition: A conceptual blueprint that defines the structure and operation of an organization. It is an essential tool for aligning business and IT strategies, helping to guide the process of standards, systems, and processes.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Future Tech Definition: Business process management software that allows an organization to use a system of integrated applications to manage the business and automate many back-office functions related to technology, services, and human resources. ERP software integrates all facets of an operation — including product planning, development, manufacturing, sales, and marketing — in a single database, application, and user interface.

ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)

ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)

Future Tech Definition: A fundamental data integration process where data is extracted from various sources, transformed into a proper format, and loaded into a central repository like a data warehouse for analysis.

Explainability

Explainability

Future Tech Definition: In the context of AI, explainability refers to the ability to understand and interpret the decisions made by machine learning models. It’s an aspect of AI designed to address issues of transparency and trust.

Explainable AI

Explainable AI

Future Tech Definition: A subfield of AI that focuses on creating machine learning models that provide understandable and interpretable outcomes to human users.

Extended Reality (XR)

Extended Reality (XR)

Future Tech Definition: An umbrella term that covers all the various forms of computer-altered reality, including Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and Virtual Reality (VR). It includes everything from fully immersive virtual realities to enhanced real-world content.

Eye Tracking

Eye Tracking

Future Tech Definition: The process of measuring either the point of gaze or the motion of an eye relative to the head. This technology can have applications in various fields such as psychology, marketing, and user interface design.

Facial Recognition

Facial Recognition

Future Tech Definition: A biometric technology that identifies or verifies a person by comparing and analyzing patterns based on the person’s facial contours. It is used in security systems and can be applied to photos, videos, and in real-time.

Feature Engineering

Feature Engineering

Future Tech Definition: The process of selecting and transforming variables when creating a predictive model using machine learning or statistical modeling, such as taking a dataset and constructing predictors (features) that are useful for the task at hand.

FinOps

FinOps

Future Tech Definition: A cultural practice and operational framework that brings financial accountability to the variable spending model of cloud computing, enabling organizations to optimize cloud costs and maximize business value.

FinTech

FinTech

Future Tech Definition: A combination of the words “financial technology,” it represents the use of modern technology and software to provide financial services. Fintech encompasses a wide range of products and services, including mobile banking, online investment services, peer-to-peer lending platforms, and digital currencies.

Firewall

Firewall

Future Tech Definition: A network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. A firewall typically establishes a barrier between a trusted internal network and untrusted external networks, such as the Internet.

Firewall as a Service (FWaaS)

Firewall as a Service (FWaaS)

Future Tech Definition: A cloud-based security service that delivers next-generation firewall capabilities as a subscription, protecting cloud infrastructure, platforms, and applications from cyber threats.

Fog Computing

Fog Computing

Future Tech Definition: A computing infrastructure in which data, processing, and applications are concentrated in devices at the network edge rather than being centralized in the cloud. It’s a decentralized extension of cloud computing, often used in the Internet of Things (IoT).

Foundation Model

Foundation Model

Future Tech Definition: A large, powerful AI model trained on a broad set of unlabeled data that can be adapted and fine-tuned for a wide range of downstream tasks, serving as the base for more specialized applications.

Fraud Detection

Fraud Detection

Future Tech Definition: The process of identifying and preventing fraudulent activities, often using a combination of technologies including AI, machine learning, and rule-based systems to monitor and analyze transactions in real-time or retrospectively.

Future of Work

Future of Work

Future Tech Definition: Refers to the impact of digital transformation on the nature of work, jobs, and employment. It involves changes in work structures, roles, tools, and places driven by technology, globalization, demographics, social values, and the changing personal expectations of workforce participants.

Future Tech

Future Tech

Future Tech Definition: Refers to emerging technologies and innovations that have the potential to substantially change industries, economies, and societies. It includes technologies like AI, quantum computing, biotechnology, renewable energy, and more.

Gamification

Gamification

Future Tech Definition: The application of game-like elements (such as points, leaderboards, and rewards) in non-gaming contexts, such as business, education, or marketing, to increase engagement and achieve specific goals.

Gamified Learning

Gamified Learning

Future Tech Definition: The use of game thinking and game mechanics in a learning environment to engage users in solving problems. It is used in various contexts to improve user engagement, organizational productivity, learning, employee recruitment, and more.

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)

Future Tech Definition: A type of deep learning model composed of two neural networks: a generator and a discriminator. The generator creates new data instances, while the discriminator evaluates them. The networks are trained together, with the generator getting better at creating realistic data and the discriminator getting better at evaluating data.

Generative AI

Generative AI

Future Tech Definition: A category of artificial intelligence that can produce new and original content, such as text, images, music, or code, based on patterns learned from existing data.

Geo-fencing

Geo-fencing

Future Tech Definition: A technology that defines a virtual boundary around a real-world geographical area. It enables software to trigger a response when a mobile device enters or leaves a specific area, as defined by a combination of latitude, longitude, and radius.

Geospatial Analysis

Geospatial Analysis

Future Tech Definition: The gathering, display, and manipulation of imagery, GPS, satellite photography, and historical data, represented in terms of geographic coordinates or cartographically. It is used for various purposes such as understanding patterns, relationships, and trends.

Geotagging

Geotagging

Future Tech Definition: The process of adding geographical information to various media, such as photos or online posts. This data usually consists of latitude and longitude coordinates, though it can also include altitude, distance, place names, and more.

Graph Databases

Graph Databases

Future Tech Definition: A type of database that uses graph structures with nodes, edges, and properties to represent and store data. They are particularly useful for storing information about relationships among data points.

Green Computing

Green Computing

Future Tech Definition: The environmentally responsible and eco-friendly use of computers and their resources. This practice includes the implementation of energy-efficient CPUs, servers, peripherals as well as proper disposal of electronic waste.

Green IT

Green IT

Future Tech Definition: The study and practice of using computing resources efficiently and environmentally responsibly. This can include reducing the electricity consumption of computers and their cooling infrastructure, disposing of equipment in a sustainable manner, and using renewable energy sources.

Grey Hat Hacking

Grey Hat Hacking

Future Tech Definition: A combination of white hat and black hat hacking, where individuals hack into systems without authorization but with good intentions, such as to inform the organization of vulnerabilities in their system. The legality and ethics of grey hat hacking are often debated.

Grid Computing

Grid Computing

Future Tech Definition: A computing infrastructure that combines computer resources from multiple locations to achieve a common goal.

Growth Hacking

Growth Hacking

Future Tech Definition: A marketing strategy primarily used by startups and small companies to achieve rapid growth through unconventional and cost-effective tactics. These might include viral marketing, social media campaigns, or other low-cost alternatives to traditional marketing.

Growth Marketing

Growth Marketing

Future Tech Definition: A marketing approach that focuses on the entire funnel rather than simply acquiring customers.

Headless CMS

Headless CMS

Future Tech Definition: A content management system (CMS) where the content repository (the “body”) is separated from the presentation layer (the “head”), allowing content to be published to any platform or device via APIs.

Headless Commerce

Headless Commerce

Future Tech Definition: An e-commerce architecture where the front-end is decoupled from the back-end. This allows developers to create a “frontend” experience and utilize the back-end technology in a more flexible way. Typically, this approach is used to facilitate omnichannel and cross-platform experiences.

HealthTech

HealthTech

Future Tech Definition: The use of technology to improve the delivery, payment, and/or consumption of care and health-related services. This includes telemedicine, wearable devices for monitoring health, electronic health records, and mobile health applications.

Heatmaps

Heatmaps

Future Tech Definition: A data visualization technique where data values are represented as colors. They are often used to show the concentration of events across an area, such as where users most commonly click on a web page.

Heuristic Analysis

Heuristic Analysis

Future Tech Definition: A method used in antivirus software to detect new, previously unknown viruses or new variants of known viruses by examining code behaviors and properties. For example, if a file is attempting to access a large number of files quickly, this might be flagged as a potential virus.

High-Performance Computing (HPC)

High-Performance Computing (HPC)

Future Tech Definition: The use of supercomputers and parallel processing techniques to solve complex computational problems.

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Future Tech Definition: The study and practice of usability and user-centric design concerning computers and other interactive technology systems. It focuses on the interfaces between people and computers and how to optimize for user efficiency, understandability, and satisfaction.

Human-in-the-loop

Human-in-the-loop

Future Tech Definition: A model or system where a human is involved in the loop of iterative feedback and actions taken by AI algorithms or other automated processes. The human can provide real-time validation, decision-making, or corrective actions that guide the system.

Human-in-the-Loop Machine Learning

Human-in-the-Loop Machine Learning

Future Tech Definition: A process that involves humans in the training and tuning of machine learning systems. It is used to label data, refine models, and make decisions where human judgment is necessary.

Hyperconvergence

Hyperconvergence

Future Tech Definition: An IT framework that combines storage, computing, and networking into a single system to reduce data center complexity and increase scalability.

Hyperledger

Hyperledger

Future Tech Definition: An umbrella project of open source blockchains and related tools, started by the Linux Foundation, with the idea to advance cross-industry collaboration by developing blockchains and distributed ledgers.

Hyperpersonalization

Hyperpersonalization

Future Tech Definition: An advanced approach to personalization that utilizes data and artificial intelligence to deliver more relevant and precise content, product or service recommendations to each user, based on their individual behaviors, preferences, and real-time situational context.

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Future Tech Definition: A framework for business processes that facilitates the management of electronic or digital identities. It encompasses the tools and policies used to manage, create, use, and protect identity information and access rights for users.

Image Recognition

Image Recognition

Future Tech Definition: A component of computer vision, it’s the ability of software to identify objects, places, people, writing and actions in images. Computers can use machine vision technologies in combination with a camera and artificial intelligence software to achieve image recognition.

In-App Purchasing

In-App Purchasing

Future Tech Definition: The ability of a smartphone or mobile device to facilitate the sale of products or services within a mobile application.

In-Memory Computing

In-Memory Computing

Future Tech Definition: Storing data in a computer’s main memory (RAM) to facilitate faster data processing compared to traditional databases which rely on disk storage.

Influencer Campaigns

Influencer Campaigns

Future Tech Definition: Marketing campaigns that leverage the influence of individuals (influencers) who have a strong online presence and following, to promote products or services.

Influencer Marketing

Influencer Marketing

Future Tech Definition: A form of marketing where organizations partner with individuals who have influence over a community (due to their social status or expertise) to promote their products or services.

Information Security (InfoSec)

Information Security (InfoSec)

Future Tech Definition: The practice of protecting information from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction. This includes the protection of electronic data, computer systems, networks, and personal information, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Future Tech Definition: A form of cloud computing that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet. Users can provision processing, storage, networks, and other fundamental computing resources without managing the underlying physical hardware.

Infrastructure-as-a-Code (IaC)

Infrastructure-as-a-Code (IaC)

Future Tech Definition: The management of infrastructure (networks, virtual machines, load balancers, and connection topology) through machine-readable definition files, rather than physical hardware configuration or the use of interactive configuration tools.

Innovation Ecosystem

Innovation Ecosystem

Future Tech Definition: A network of interconnected organizations, individuals, and resources that fosters collaboration and contributes to the creation, development, and scaling of innovative products, services, or technologies.

Insider Threat Detection

Insider Threat Detection

Future Tech Definition: The process and technology involved in identifying and mitigating the risks associated with insider threats such as employees, contractors or business associates who have access to internal networks and data.

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

Future Tech Definition: A cloud-based set of tools that allows businesses to connect applications, data, and processes across different environments. iPaaS can be used to integrate cloud services with on-premises applications and can facilitate the development, execution, and governance of integration flows.

Intelligent Apps

Intelligent Apps

Future Tech Definition: Applications that leverage data and machine learning to provide adaptive, personalized and predictive user experiences. These apps continually learn from user interactions and other data sources to become more effective.

Intelligent Automation

Intelligent Automation

Future Tech Definition: The combination of artificial intelligence and automation. It involves machines mimicking human actions and decision-making processes, and even learning from them, thereby automating complex or non-routine tasks.

Intelligent Business Process Management

Intelligent Business Process Management

Future Tech Definition: An integrated set of management approaches and methods that aligns the objectives of a business with the needs of the client by actively managing processes using real-time data analysis, and allowing for intelligent response to specific business events.

Intelligent Document Processing

Intelligent Document Processing

Future Tech Definition: The use of AI technologies such as natural language processing and machine learning to extract and process data from documents, including structured and unstructured data formats.

Intelligent Process Automation

Intelligent Process Automation

Future Tech Definition: A step beyond traditional Robotic Process Automation (RPA), incorporating machine learning and AI technologies to not only automate repetitive tasks but also make autonomous decisions based on data analysis.

Intelligent Virtual Assistant

Intelligent Virtual Assistant

Future Tech Definition: A software program that uses artificial intelligence to simulate human conversation and perform tasks or services, such as answering questions, setting reminders, or providing recommendations. Intelligent virtual assistants are capable of learning and adapting over time.

Internet of Behaviors (IoB)

Internet of Behaviors (IoB)

Future Tech Definition: The collecting, combining, and using data from a variety of sources including commercial customer data, citizen data processed by public-sector and government agencies, social media, public domain deployments of facial recognition, and location tracking, to influence behavior.

Internet of Everything (IoE)

Internet of Everything (IoE)

Future Tech Definition: A concept that brings together people, process, data, and things to make networked connections more relevant and valuable. It’s an evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) where not only devices but also data, people, and processes are interconnected.

Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)

Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)

Future Tech Definition: A collection of medical devices and applications that connect healthcare IT systems through online computer networks. This includes devices like wearable fitness bands, remote patient monitoring tools, and health sensors, all connected through the internet for sharing data.

Internet of Things (IoT)

Internet of Things (IoT)

Future Tech Definition: A network of physical devices, vehicles, buildings, and other items embedded with sensors, software, and network connectivity, that enables these objects to collect and exchange data.

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)

Future Tech Definition: Systems that monitor network traffic for suspicious activity and issue alerts when such activity is discovered. While not capable of taking proactive defense measures, they are an important component in comprehensive security policies.

Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)

Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)

Future Tech Definition: Network security appliances that monitor network and/or system activities for malicious activity. The main functions of intrusion prevention systems are to identify malicious activity, log information about this activity, attempt to block/stop it, and report it.

Inventory Management

Inventory Management

Future Tech Definition: The supervision of non-capitalized assets (inventory) and stock items. It involves organizing, tracking, and managing inventory levels and data.

IoT

IoT

Future Tech Definition: Acronym for Internet of Things, which refers to the network of physical devices connected to the internet that can collect and share data.

IoT Platform

IoT Platform

Future Tech Definition: A multi-layer technology that enables straightforward provisioning, management, and automation of connected devices within the Internet of Things universe. It essentially connects your hardware, however diverse, to the cloud by making use of flexible connectivity, device management, and application enablement.

IPFS

IPFS

Future Tech Definition: Stands for InterPlanetary File System. It is a protocol and network designed to create a peer-to-peer method of storing and sharing hypermedia in a distributed file system. IPFS was initially designed to make the web faster, safer, and more open, by addressing the inefficiencies of the traditional HTTP protocol and centralization of web resources.

IT Governance

IT Governance

Future Tech Definition: A framework that provides a structure for aligning IT strategy with business strategy. It ensures that companies stay on track to achieve their strategies and goals, and implements good ways to measure IT’s performance.

Just-in-Time Manufacturing

Just-in-Time Manufacturing

Future Tech Definition: A production strategy aimed at reducing the time in the production system as well as the response time from suppliers.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Future Tech Definition: Measurable values that demonstrate how effectively a company is achieving key business objectives.

Knowledge Base

Knowledge Base

Future Tech Definition: A technology used to store complex structured and unstructured information used by a computer system.

Knowledge Graph

Knowledge Graph

Future Tech Definition: A knowledge base that uses a graph-structured data model or topology to integrate data and information from various sources.

Knowledge Management System (KMS)

Knowledge Management System (KMS)

Future Tech Definition: A system for the organization and dissemination of information within an organization. It’s essentially a tool to preserve the company’s knowledge base, managing information that is created and used in organizational processes.

Kubernetes

Kubernetes

Future Tech Definition: An open-source container-orchestration system for automating deployment, scaling, and operations of application containers across clusters of hosts. It works with a range of container tools and runs containers in a clustered environment.

Large Language Model (LLM)

Large Language Model (LLM)

Future Tech Definition: A type of advanced AI, trained on vast amounts of text data, that is capable of understanding and generating human-like language for tasks like summarization, translation, and conversation.

Lean Manufacturing

Lean Manufacturing

Future Tech Definition: A systematic method for the elimination of waste within a manufacturing process.

Lean Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma

Future Tech Definition: A methodology that combines the concept of Lean and Six Sigma. Lean focuses on eliminating waste, while Six Sigma focuses on eliminating defects and reducing variability. Together, Lean Six Sigma helps in improving the efficiency and quality of the processes.

Lean Startup

Lean Startup

Future Tech Definition: A methodology for developing businesses and products that aims to shorten product development cycles by adopting a combination of business hypothesis-driven experimentation, iterative product releases, and validated learning.

Learning Management System (LMS)

Learning Management System (LMS)

Future Tech Definition: A software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, and delivery of educational courses, training programs, or learning and development programs.

Live Streaming

Live Streaming

Future Tech Definition: Broadcasting video and audio content over the internet in real-time. This can be used for events, video conferences, game streams, or social media activities.

Load Balancing

Load Balancing

Future Tech Definition: The distribution of network or application traffic across multiple servers. This ensures reliability and high availability by redistributing workloads, minimizing server strain, and preventing any single server from being a bottleneck.

Location-Based Services

Location-Based Services

Future Tech Definition: A software-level service that uses geographic data and information to provide services or information to users. Location-based services can be used in a variety of contexts, such as health, indoor object search, entertainment, work, personal life, etc.

Low-Code Development

Low-Code Development

Future Tech Definition: A software development approach that requires little to no coding in order to build applications and processes. Low-code development platforms use visual interfaces with simple logic and drag-and-drop features instead of extensive coding languages, which allows for rapid design, development, and deployment of applications.

Machine Learning

Machine Learning

Future Tech Definition: A subset of artificial intelligence (AI) that involves the development of algorithms that can learn from and make predictions or decisions based on data. Machine learning is used in a range of applications including email filtering, and computer vision, where it’s impractical to develop conventional algorithms to perform the needed tasks.

Machine Vision

Machine Vision

Future Tech Definition: A branch of engineering that encompasses computer science, optics, mechanical engineering, and industrial automation. Machine Vision refers to the use of a combination of cameras, computers, and software algorithms for inspection and measurement in industrial automation tasks.

Malware Analysis

Malware Analysis

Future Tech Definition: The process of understanding the functionality and potential impact of malicious software, such as viruses, worms, and trojans. This analysis helps in developing effective detection techniques and removal tools.

Managed Services

Managed Services

Future Tech Definition: The practice of outsourcing the responsibility for maintaining, and anticipating the need for, a range of processes and functions in order to improve operations and cut expenses. This can include outsourcing IT services, HR activities, production support, and lifecycle build/maintenance activities.

Marketing Automation

Marketing Automation

Future Tech Definition: The use of software and technology to automate repetitive marketing tasks. This can include email marketing, social media posting, and even ad campaigns. Marketing automation is often used to nurture leads and manage customer data.

Media Buying

Media Buying

Future Tech Definition: The process of buying media placements for advertising (online ads, television spots, etc.). In online marketing, it refers to the acquisition of display advertising or sponsored content space.

Mesh Networks

Mesh Networks

Future Tech Definition: A network topology in which nodes are connected to many other nodes directly, allowing for data to be relayed across any of the multiple paths available. This topology can dynamically self-organize and reconfigure, which can be especially useful in routing around broken or blocked paths by “hopping” from node to node until the destination is reached.

Metaverse

Metaverse

Future Tech Definition: A virtual-reality space where users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users. It is an immersive 3D virtual world, often powered by blockchain technology. The term is often used to describe various VR social spaces that are interconnected, like the broader internet.

Micro-Moments

Micro-Moments

Future Tech Definition: The term refers to instances when people reflexively turn to a device—increasingly a smartphone—to act on a need to learn something, do something, discover something, watch something, or buy something. They are intent-rich moments where decisions are made and preferences are shaped.

Microservices

Microservices

Future Tech Definition: An architectural style that structures an application as a collection of services that are highly maintainable and testable, loosely coupled, independently deployable, and organized around business capabilities.

Microservices Architecture

Microservices Architecture

Future Tech Definition: An architectural style that structures an application as a collection of services that are highly maintainable and testable, loosely coupled, independently deployable, organized around business capabilities, and can be developed by a small team.

Microtargeting

Microtargeting

Future Tech Definition: A marketing strategy that uses consumer data and demographics to identify the interests of specific individuals or very small groups of like-minded individuals to influence their thoughts or actions.

Middleware

Middleware

Future Tech Definition: Software that lies between an operating system and the applications running on it. It’s essentially software that enables communication and management of data in distributed applications. Examples of middleware include web servers, application servers, and content management systems.

Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

Future Tech Definition: A version of a new product that includes just enough features to be usable by early customers who can then provide feedback for future product development.

Mobile Advertising

Mobile Advertising

Future Tech Definition: A form of advertising that is delivered through wireless mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, or feature phones. This can include online ads that appear on mobile websites, and in mobile applications.

Mobile Application Management (MAM)

Mobile Application Management (MAM)

Future Tech Definition: The process of managing and securing enterprise mobile apps. Unlike mobile device management (MDM), which focuses on the device, MAM focuses on application level control. This typically involves the ability to update, secure and monitor applications without requiring control of the entire device.

Mobile Commerce (m-commerce)

Mobile Commerce (m-commerce)

Future Tech Definition: The buying and selling of goods and services through wireless handheld devices such as smartphones and tablets.

Mobile Computing

Mobile Computing

Future Tech Definition: The use of portable computing devices (such as smartphones and laptops) in conjunction with mobile communications technologies to enable users to access data and information from wherever they are.

Mobile Device Management (MDM)

Mobile Device Management (MDM)

Future Tech Definition: A type of security software used by IT departments to monitor, manage, and secure employees’ mobile devices that are deployed across multiple mobile service providers and across multiple mobile operating systems used in the organization.

Mobile Optimization

Mobile Optimization

Future Tech Definition: The process of adjusting your website content to ensure that visitors that access the site from mobile devices have an experience customized to their device. Optimized content flows easily between different devices, ensuring better usability and better engagement.

Mobile Payment Systems

Mobile Payment Systems

Future Tech Definition: Payment services that operate under financial regulation and perform transactions via a mobile device. Examples include Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. Mobile payments enable users to make payments and transfer money using their mobile devices.

Mobile Security

Mobile Security

Future Tech Definition: The protection of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other portable computing devices, and the networks they connect to, from threats and vulnerabilities associated with wireless computing. Mobile security involves protecting both personal and business information stored on and transmitted from these devices.

Mobile Wallets

Mobile Wallets

Future Tech Definition: Digital versions of traditional wallets that someone would carry in their pocket. It stores payment information, like credit or debit cards, and money balances, and can also include other information like loyalty cards or ticket information.

Mobile-First Design

Mobile-First Design

Future Tech Definition: A design philosophy that aims to create better experiences for users of mobile devices by designing and optimizing websites for the smallest screen sizes first, and then progressively enhancing the experience for devices with larger screens.

Multi-Cloud Management

Multi-Cloud Management

Future Tech Definition: The use of multiple cloud computing and storage services in a single heterogeneous architecture. This data integration technique involves distributing cloud assets, applications, software, etc. across several cloud-hosting environments, with a combination of public cloud services and private clouds (either on or off premises) or hybrid clouds.

Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)

Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)

Future Tech Definition: A security system that requires more than one method of authentication from independent categories of credentials to verify the user’s identity for a login or other transaction. Commonly involves something the user knows (password), something the user has (security token), and something the user is (biometric verification).

Multicloud

Multicloud

Future Tech Definition: The use of multiple cloud computing services in a single heterogeneous architecture. This can include any combination of cloud services, including infrastructure, platform, or software services, provided by multiple cloud providers.

Multitenancy

Multitenancy

Future Tech Definition: A reference to the mode of operation of software where multiple independent instances of one or multiple applications operate in a shared environment.

Named Entity Recognition

Named Entity Recognition

Future Tech Definition: A subtask of information extraction that seeks to locate and classify named entities mentioned in unstructured text into predefined categories such as person names, organizations, locations, medical codes, time expressions, quantities, monetary values, percentages, etc.

Natural Language Processing

Natural Language Processing

Future Tech Definition: A field of artificial intelligence that focuses on the interaction between computers and humans through natural language. The goal of NLP is to read, decipher, understand, and make sense of the human language in a valuable way. It is used in applications like translation services, chatbots, sentiment analysis, and more.

Near Field Communication (NFC)

Near Field Communication (NFC)

Future Tech Definition: A set of communication protocols that enable two electronic devices, one of which is usually a portable device such as a smartphone, to establish communication by bringing them within 4 cm (1.6 in) of each other. It is often used for contactless payments, data exchange, and simplified setup of more complex communications such as Wi-Fi.

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Future Tech Definition: A network architecture concept that uses IT virtualization technologies to virtualize entire classes of network node functions into building blocks that may connect, or chain together, to create communication services.

Network Security

Network Security

Future Tech Definition: The practice of securing a computer network from intruders, whether targeted attackers or opportunistic malware. It involves the authorization of access to

Network Topology

Network Topology

Future Tech Definition: The arrangement of various elements (links, nodes, etc.) in a computer network. It is a structural layout of network components and a topological structure which may be physical or logical. Common topologies include bus, star, ring, and mesh.

Neural Machine Translation

Neural Machine Translation

Future Tech Definition: An approach to machine translation that uses a large artificial neural network to maximize fluency and accuracy in automatically translating text in one language into text in another language.

Neural Networks

Neural Networks

Future Tech Definition: A set of algorithms, modeled loosely after the human brain, that is designed to recognize patterns in data. They are used in a variety of applications that involve pattern recognition such as image and voice recognition, medical diagnosis, and financial forecasting.

NFT

NFT

Future Tech Definition: Stands for Non-Fungible Token. It is a type of digital asset that represents ownership of a unique item, such as a piece of art, music, or collectibles, using blockchain technology. Unlike cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, which are fungible and can be exchanged for other equal parts, NFTs are unique and not mutually interchangeable for other tokens.

No-Code Development

No-Code Development

Future Tech Definition: Similar to low-code development, but it refers to the creation of applications without any coding at all. No-code platforms rely on visual development environments allowing users to create applications through graphical user interfaces and configuration instead of traditional programming.

Object Detection

Object Detection

Future Tech Definition: A computer vision technique that involves identifying and locating objects within an image or video. Unlike image classification, which assigns a label to the entire image, object detection recognizes multiple objects and their locations within the same image.

Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

Future Tech Definition: A goal-setting framework used to align teams and individuals around ambitious goals by defining measurable key results that track progress toward those objectives.

Off-Chain

Off-Chain

Future Tech Definition: Refers to transactions and actions that occur outside of the blockchain. These transactions are not recorded on the public ledger, which can make them faster and less expensive but potentially less secure. Off-chain transactions often rely on various mechanisms to later settle the final state on-chain.

Omnichannel

Omnichannel

Future Tech Definition: A multichannel approach to sales, marketing, and customer service that aims to provide the customer with a seamless shopping experience whether the customer is shopping online from a mobile device, a laptop, or in a brick-and-mortar store. The goal is to unify communications and experiences across all channels.

Omnichannel Retail

Omnichannel Retail

Future Tech Definition: A multi-channel approach to sales that seeks to provide the customer with a seamless shopping experience whether the customer is shopping online from a mobile device, a laptop, or in a brick-and-mortar store.

On-Chain

On-Chain

Future Tech Definition: Refers to transactions and actions that occur on the blockchain and are recorded on the public ledger. This includes the transfer of cryptocurrencies, the execution of smart contracts, and the recording of data. On-chain transactions are generally considered to be secure but slower and more expensive.

Online Behavioral Advertising

Online Behavioral Advertising

Future Tech Definition: A type of advertising that uses data collected about an individual’s online activity, such as searches, website visits, and content viewed to deliver ads that are tailored to the individual’s interests.

Open Banking

Open Banking

Future Tech Definition: A banking system where banks’ data is shared through APIs (Application Programming Interface) with third-party developers.

Open Source Software

Open Source Software

Future Tech Definition: Software whose source code is made available for use or modification by anyone.

Operational Technology (OT)

Operational Technology (OT)

Future Tech Definition: The hardware and software systems that detect or cause changes in physical processes through direct monitoring and/or control of physical devices such as valves, pumps, etc. OT is often used in industrial settings like manufacturing plants or utilities, where it forms a critical component of systems managing physical events.

Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

Future Tech Definition: Technology that converts different types of documents, such as scanned paper documents, PDF files, or images captured by a digital camera, into editable and searchable data.

Over-the-Air Programming (OTA)

Over-the-Air Programming (OTA)

Future Tech Definition: The wireless transmission and updating of software or data to mobile devices. In the context of mobile phones, it is used to update the device’s firmware/software. For Internet of Things (IoT) devices, it can be used to remotely update software, configurations, or data on the devices.

Passwordless Authentication

Passwordless Authentication

Future Tech Definition: A method of verifying a user’s identity without requiring them to enter a password, using alternatives like biometrics, security keys, or magic links sent via email or SMS.

Pay-Per-Click Advertising (PPC)

Pay-Per-Click Advertising (PPC)

Future Tech Definition: An online advertising model where advertisers pay a fee each time their ad is clicked. Essentially, it’s a way of buying visits to your site, rather than attempting to “earn” those visits organically through search engine optimization (SEO).

Penetration Testing

Penetration Testing

Future Tech Definition: A security testing practice where experts attempt to breach a system’s security, simulating an attack by a hacker. The purpose is to identify vulnerabilities before a malicious actor can exploit them.

Permissioned Blockchain

Permissioned Blockchain

Future Tech Definition: A type of blockchain where participants need to be authenticated or invited to participate. It contrasts with public blockchains, where anyone can join and participate. Permissioned blockchains are often used in business settings where control over participants is required.

Personalization

Personalization

Future Tech Definition: The process of tailoring a service or product to the preferences and needs of individual users. In marketing, this can mean showing consumers specific content and promotions based on their previous actions, preferences, and demographic information.

Phishing

Phishing

Future Tech Definition: A cybercrime in which a target is contacted by email, telephone, or text message by someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking, credit card details, and passwords.

Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

Future Tech Definition: A cloud computing service model that provides a platform for customers to develop, run, and manage applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and launching an app.

Precision Agriculture

Precision Agriculture

Future Tech Definition: An agricultural management practice that uses data-driven tools and technologies for observing, measuring, and responding to inter- and intra-field variability in crops, with the aim to optimize returns on inputs while preserving resources.

Predictive Analytics

Predictive Analytics

Future Tech Definition: The use of data, statistical algorithms, and machine learning techniques to identify the likelihood of future outcomes based on historical data. The goal is to go beyond knowing what has happened to providing a best assessment of what will happen in the future.

Predictive Maintenance

Predictive Maintenance

Future Tech Definition: A technique that utilizes data analysis tools and techniques to predict when equipment or machinery might fail so that maintenance can be performed just in time to prevent the failure.

Predictive Text

Predictive Text

Future Tech Definition: A technology used in mobile communications to complete words, or suggest possible next words, in a text message or email based on the characters that have been entered so far.

Privacy by Design

Privacy by Design

Future Tech Definition: An approach to systems engineering which takes privacy into account throughout the whole engineering process. The concept is an example of value-sensitive design, i.e., to take account of human values in a well-defined manner throughout the whole process and may have been derived from this.

Process Mining

Process Mining

Future Tech Definition: A process management technique that uses data analysis to discover, monitor, and improve real processes by extracting knowledge from event logs readily available in today’s information systems. It provides insights into how processes actually operate, including visualizations of process flows, bottlenecks, and performance metrics.

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

Future Tech Definition: The process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from inception, through engineering design and manufacture, to service and disposal. PLM integrates people, data, processes, and business systems and provides a product information backbone for companies and their extended enterprise.

Programmatic Advertising

Programmatic Advertising

Future Tech Definition: The automated buying and selling of online advertising targeting specific audiences and demographics. Programmatic ads are placed using artificial intelligence and real-time bidding for inventory across mobile, display, video and social channels.

Progressive Web Apps (PWA)

Progressive Web Apps (PWA)

Future Tech Definition: Web applications that are regular web pages or websites but can appear to the user like traditional applications or native mobile applications.

Prompt Engineering

Prompt Engineering

Future Tech Definition: The practice of carefully designing and refining inputs (prompts) given to a Generative AI model to achieve a desired, accurate, and relevant output.

Proof-of-Stake (PoS)

Proof-of-Stake (PoS)

Future Tech Definition: A consensus algorithm used in blockchain networks where the creator of the next block is chosen via various combinations of random selection and wealth or age of staked coins.

Proof-of-Work (PoW)

Proof-of-Work (PoW)

Future Tech Definition: A consensus algorithm used in blockchain networks where miners compete to solve a mathematical puzzle.

PropTech

PropTech

Future Tech Definition: A collective term used to define startups offering technologically innovative products or new business models for the real estate markets.

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Future Tech Definition: A combination of hardware, software, policies, standards, and guidelines that work together to provide a framework for secure communications and digital signatures. PKI includes a pair of cryptographic keys (a public key and a private key) and a certificate authority (CA) that verifies the identity of the key owner.

Quantum Algorithms

Quantum Algorithms

Future Tech Definition: Algorithms designed to be run on quantum computers. Quantum algorithms take advantage of quantum superposition and entanglement to solve problems more efficiently than classical algorithms. For example, Shor’s algorithm can factor large numbers exponentially faster than the best-known classical algorithms.

Quantum Computing

Quantum Computing

Future Tech Definition: A type of computing that uses quantum bits or qubits instead of the usual binary bits (0s and 1s).

Quantum Cryptography

Quantum Cryptography

Future Tech Definition: The use of quantum mechanical properties to perform cryptographic tasks.

Quantum Encryption

Quantum Encryption

Future Tech Definition: A method of encrypting data using the principles of quantum mechanics, making it nearly impossible to decrypt without the proper keys. One form, known as Quantum Key Distribution, allows two parties to share a secret key that can be used to encrypt and decrypt messages, with the assurance that the key cannot be intercepted without detection.

Quantum Internet

Quantum Internet

Future Tech Definition: An envisioned version of the internet that would rely on quantum technology, including quantum entanglement, to enable ultra-secure communications and networking that cannot be easily eavesdropped or hacked by unauthorized parties.

Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)

Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)

Future Tech Definition: A method for securely transmitting cryptographic keys between two parties involved in encrypted communication, based on the principles of quantum mechanics. QKD allows two parties to generate a shared random secret key known only to them, which can be used to encrypt and decrypt messages. It is theoretically secure against any interception, as the act of measuring a quantum system changes its state.

Quantum-safe Cryptography

Quantum-safe Cryptography

Future Tech Definition: Cryptographic algorithms that are thought to be secure against the potential future capabilities of quantum computers.

Ransomware

Ransomware

Future Tech Definition: A type of malicious software that encrypts a victim’s files, making them inaccessible until a ransom is paid to the attacker, posing a significant threat to data security.

Rapid Application Development (RAD)

Rapid Application Development (RAD)

Future Tech Definition: A software development methodology that focuses on rapid prototyping and quick feedback from end-users. RAD facilitates adapting the product to match user requirements in real-time, making it particularly useful for software development projects with rapidly changing requirements.

Real-time Analytics

Real-time Analytics

Future Tech Definition: The analysis of data as soon as it enters the system. The goal of real-time analytics is to provide timely insights and support decision-making processes within a short time frame. It is used extensively in monitoring and alerting systems, fraud detection, and trading.

Real-Time Bidding

Real-Time Bidding

Future Tech Definition: A type of programmatic online advertising that allows advertising inventory to be bought and sold on a per-impression basis via a real-time auction. This occurs in the time it takes a webpage to load, ensuring that ads are matched with the audiences that advertisers want to target.

Recommender Systems

Recommender Systems

Future Tech Definition: Systems that provide suggestions to users for products, services, or information that might be of interest to them, based on data analysis. Commonly used in e-commerce platforms, streaming services, and social media.

RegTech

RegTech

Future Tech Definition: Short for Regulatory Technology, it refers to the use of technology to help companies comply with regulations efficiently and inexpensively. It encompasses a wide range of applications from monitoring transactions for suspicious activity to ensure customer information is stored securely.

Reinforcement Learning

Reinforcement Learning

Future Tech Definition: A type of machine learning where an agent learns to behave in an environment by performing actions and observing the rewards of those actions.

Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)

Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)

Future Tech Definition: A type of software designed to help managed IT service providers remotely and proactively monitor client endpoints, networks, and computers. This is also now known as remote IT management.

Remote Work

Remote Work

Future Tech Definition: A work arrangement in which employees do not commute to a central place of work, but rather, use digital technologies to work from any location. This can include working from home, coworking spaces, or while traveling.

Responsible AI

Responsible AI

Future Tech Definition: A governance framework for developing, deploying, and managing artificial intelligence systems in an ethical, transparent, and accountable manner, ensuring fairness, safety, and respect for privacy.

Retargeting

Retargeting

Future Tech Definition: An online advertising strategy aimed at targeting users who have previously visited your website or mobile app.

Return on Ad Spend (ROAS)

Return on Ad Spend (ROAS)

Future Tech Definition: A marketing metric that measures the gross revenue generated for every dollar spent on advertising.

Return on Investment (ROI)

Return on Investment (ROI)

Future Tech Definition: A performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency or profitability of an investment compared to its cost. ROI is calculated as (Net Profit / Cost of Investment) * 100, and is expressed as a percentage.

Rich Communication Services (RCS)

Rich Communication Services (RCS)

Future Tech Definition: An advanced messaging protocol for mobile communications, designed as a successor to SMS. It enables the delivery of multimedia content, chat, and information-sharing features.

Risk Management Framework

Risk Management Framework

Future Tech Definition: A set of guidelines or processes used by organizations to identify, analyze, and respond to risks that might affect the achievement of objectives. It provides a structured approach for the management of risks.

Robotic Assistants

Robotic Assistants

Future Tech Definition: Robots designed to assist humans in performing tasks. These tasks can range from simple and monotonous to complex and dangerous. Robotic assistants are often used in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and domestic services.

Robotic Automation

Robotic Automation

Future Tech Definition: The use of robots to execute tasks or processes traditionally performed by humans. This can refer to both physical robots (e.g., robots used in manufacturing) and software robots, like those used in Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

Robotic Process Automation

Robotic Process Automation

Future Tech Definition: Often abbreviated as RPA, refers to the use of software robots or “bots” to automate highly repetitive and routine tasks normally performed by humans. RPA bots can log into applications, enter data, calculate and complete tasks, and then log out, automating activities with multiple steps and with structured data.

Robotic Process Orchestration

Robotic Process Orchestration

Future Tech Definition: Refers to the coordination, management, and scheduling of robotic process automation (RPA) bots in an organized and optimized way. It goes beyond simple RPA to include the ability to manage complex processes, coordinate multiple bots, and handle exceptions more effectively.

Robotic Surgery

Robotic Surgery

Future Tech Definition: A type of surgical procedure that is performed using robotic systems. Often these are remotely controlled by surgeons, offering high precision, control, and flexibility. Robotic surgery is usually associated with minimally invasive surgery procedures.

Robotics

Robotics

Future Tech Definition: A field of engineering focused on the design, construction, operation, and use of robots. This field overlaps with computer science, electronics, artificial intelligence, mechatronics, nanotechnology, and bioengineering.

RPA

RPA

Future Tech Definition: Stands for Robotic Process Automation, which refers to the use of software robots or bots to automate highly repetitive and routine tasks normally performed by humans. RPA bots can log into applications, enter data, calculate and complete tasks, and then log out.

Sales Enablement

Sales Enablement

Future Tech Definition: The processes, practices, technologies, and tools that improve the performance and productivity of the sales team. This can include sales training, content creation, and information sharing.

Sales Funnel

Sales Funnel

Future Tech Definition: A visual representation of the customer journey, depicting the sales process from awareness to action. The funnel narrows as visitors move through it, and the number of consumer actions decreases, representing the stages of the buying process.

Scalability

Scalability

Future Tech Definition: The capability of a system, network, or process to handle a growing amount of work or its potential to be enlarged in order to accommodate that growth. For example, a scalable system would be able to handle an increasing number of users or transactions without suffering a loss of performance.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Future Tech Definition: The practice of increasing the quantity and quality of traffic to your website through organic (non-paid) search engine results by optimizing content and technical performance.

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

Future Tech Definition: A network architecture that combines wide area networking and network security services into a single cloud service. It aims to offer simpler management and better performance for WAN connections, especially for users accessing cloud-based applications.

Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)

Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)

Future Tech Definition: A network protocol used for transferring data securely over a reliable data stream. It provides secure file transfer capabilities, as well as a number of other features for secure data, remote file management, and file access.

Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

Future Tech Definition: A standard security protocol for establishing encrypted links between a web server and a browser in online communications.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Future Tech Definition: A standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a server and a client, such as a web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the web server and browsers remain private and integral. It is commonly used for secure communications in websites, email, and other applications.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Future Tech Definition: A comprehensive solution that provides real-time analysis of security alerts generated by hardware and software in an organization. SIEM systems work by collecting and aggregating log data generated throughout the organization’s technology infrastructure, from host systems and applications to network and security devices such as firewalls and antivirus filters.

Security Operations Center (SOC)

Security Operations Center (SOC)

Future Tech Definition: A centralized unit within an organization that deals with security issues, using a combination of technology solutions and a strong set of processes, to continuously monitor and improve an organization’s security posture while preventing, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents.

Self-Healing Systems

Self-Healing Systems

Future Tech Definition: Systems that have the ability to perceive that they are not operating correctly and, without human intervention, make the necessary adjustments to restore themselves to normal operation.

Self-Sovereign Identity

Self-Sovereign Identity

Future Tech Definition: A digital identity that is fully controlled by the individual or organization to whom the identity refers. Unlike traditional identity systems, which are often controlled by a centralized authority, self-sovereign identity allows individuals to control their own identity data and who can access it.

Sensor Networks

Sensor Networks

Future Tech Definition: A group of spatially dispersed and dedicated sensors for monitoring and recording the physical conditions of the environment and organizing the collected data at a central location. Sensor networks can be used in various application areas including environmental monitoring, healthcare, home automation, and traffic control.

Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment Analysis

Future Tech Definition: The use of natural language processing, text analysis, and computational linguistics to identify and extract subjective information from source materials. It’s often used to determine a person’s attitude (positive, negative, neutral) towards a particular topic or product.

Sentiment Analytics

Sentiment Analytics

Future Tech Definition: The use of data analysis techniques to analyze opinions, sentiments, and emotions in text. It is often used in social media monitoring, customer feedback analysis, product reviews, and similar settings.

Server Virtualization

Server Virtualization

Future Tech Definition: The process of dividing a physical server into multiple unique and isolated virtual servers by using virtualization software.

Serverless Architecture

Serverless Architecture

Future Tech Definition: A cloud computing execution model where the cloud provider dynamically manages the allocation and provisioning of servers. In serverless architectures, developers can build and run applications and services without thinking about the underlying infrastructure.

Serverless Computing

Serverless Computing

Future Tech Definition: A cloud computing model where the cloud provider automatically manages the infrastructure needed to run and scale applications. Developers can focus on writing the code, and the cloud provider takes care of the underlying infrastructure.

Service Mesh

Service Mesh

Future Tech Definition: A dedicated infrastructure layer built into an application that controls service-to-service communication, providing a reliable, fast, and secure way to manage the network of microservices.

Service-Level Agreement (SLA)

Service-Level Agreement (SLA)

Future Tech Definition: A contract between a service provider and the end user that defines the level of service expected from the service provider. SLAs are often output-based, and their purpose is to specifically define what the customer will receive.

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)

Future Tech Definition: A signaling protocol used for initiating, maintaining, modifying and terminating real-time sessions that involve video, voice, messaging and other communications applications and services between two or more endpoints on IP networks.

Single Page Applications (SPAs)

Single Page Applications (SPAs)

Future Tech Definition: Web apps that load a single HTML page and dynamically update content as the user interacts with the app. SPAs use JavaScript to create a more fluid and responsive Web experience, as they do not require to reload the page for every user action.

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Future Tech Definition: A user authentication process that allows a user to access multiple applications with one set of credentials (username and password).

Smart Agriculture

Smart Agriculture

Future Tech Definition: Refers to the application of modern information and communication technologies (ICT) in agriculture. This might include the use of sensors, IoT devices, GPS, drones, robotics, and big data analytics to make agricultural activities more efficient, sustainable, and data-driven.

Smart Appliances

Smart Appliances

Future Tech Definition: Electronic devices that can be connected to the internet and operated through a smartphone or other remote device. They often have the ability to learn from user behavior and adapt to user preferences, and are commonly found in smart homes.

Smart Cities

Smart Cities

Future Tech Definition: Refers to urban areas that use different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect data. Insights gained from that data are used to manage assets, resources, and services efficiently; in return, that data is used to improve the operations across the city. This includes data collected from citizens, devices, buildings, and assets.

Smart Contracts

Smart Contracts

Future Tech Definition: Self-executing contracts where the terms of the agreement between buyer and seller are directly written into lines of code. Smart contracts permit trusted transactions and agreements to be carried out among disparate, anonymous parties without the need for a central authority, legal system, or external enforcement mechanism. They are often used in blockchain environments.

Smart Grids

Smart Grids

Future Tech Definition: Refers to a modernized electrical grid system that uses information and communications technology to enhance the reliability, efficiency, sustainability, and economics of the production and distribution of electricity. Smart grids use smart meters, sensors, and other technologies to optimize the flow of electricity.

Smart Homes

Smart Homes

Future Tech Definition: A residence that uses internet-connected devices to enable the remote monitoring and management of appliances and systems, such as lighting and heating. Smart homes typically have a home automation system in place that can be controlled from a mobile device or other networked device.

Smart Manufacturing

Smart Manufacturing

Future Tech Definition: An approach to production that aims to optimize the manufacturing process through automation, integration of systems and data, real-time analytics, and other advanced technologies. It’s often associated with Industry 4.0, which is characterized by the increased use of IoT, cloud computing, and other smart technologies in manufacturing.

Smart Mirrors

Smart Mirrors

Future Tech Definition: A mirror with integrated technology such as displays, sensors, and connectivity to provide features beyond those of a traditional mirror, such as displaying notifications, weather, news, and more.

Smart Mobility

Smart Mobility

Future Tech Definition: A concept that refers to the integration of various forms of transport services into a single mobility service accessible on demand. It aims to manage and optimize the use of transport systems in an efficient, sustainable, and interconnected manner through the use of modern technologies.

Smart Retail

Smart Retail

Future Tech Definition: Refers to the combination of technologies such as IoT, AI, and data analytics to optimize the supply chain, personalize customer experiences, and improve retail operations. This includes smart shelves, automated checkouts, and customer behavior tracking.

Smart Spaces

Smart Spaces

Future Tech Definition: Environments in which humans and technology-enabled systems interact in increasingly open, connected, coordinated, and intelligent ecosystems. Various elements – people, processes, services, and things – come together in a smart space to create a more immersive, interactive, and automated experience for a target set of people and industry scenarios.

Social Commerce

Social Commerce

Future Tech Definition: A subset of e-commerce that involves using social media platforms to promote and sell products and services.

Social Engineering

Social Engineering

Future Tech Definition: The psychological manipulation of individuals into performing actions or divulging confidential information. This is a type of confidence trick used for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, or system access.

Social Listening

Social Listening

Future Tech Definition: The process of monitoring digital conversations to understand what customers are saying about a brand and industry online. It is also used by companies to gauge brand reputation, get feedback, and gather insights for product development.

Social Media Monitoring

Social Media Monitoring

Future Tech Definition: The use of tools and solutions to monitor, analyze, and respond to conversations about a brand or industry across social media platforms. It helps businesses in market research and in understanding customer experiences and opinions.

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

Future Tech Definition: A software licensing and delivery model in which software is provided over the Internet, often a browser-based interface, without the need for local installation or maintenance. SaaS is typically based on a subscription model and the service provider is responsible for maintenance and updates.

Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

Future Tech Definition: An approach to networking that allows network administrators to manage network services through abstraction of lower-level functionality.

Solidity (Programming Language)

Solidity (Programming Language)

Future Tech Definition: A programming language used for writing smart contracts on various blockchain platforms, most notably, Ethereum. It is statically typed, supports inheritance, libraries, and complex user-defined types among other features.

Spatial Audio

Spatial Audio

Future Tech Definition: An audio technology that allows sounds to be positioned in 3D space around the listener.

Spatial Computing

Spatial Computing

Future Tech Definition: A computing approach that uses the space around the user for processing and displaying information. It involves the integration of physical space and digital information, often using technologies like AR, VR, sensors, and computer vision to enable interaction between humans and machines in a more natural way.

Speech-to-Text (STT)

Speech-to-Text (STT)

Future Tech Definition: A technology that converts spoken language into written text. This is used for voice dictation, voice commands, and transcription services.

Stablecoin

Stablecoin

Future Tech Definition: A type of cryptocurrency that attempts to offer price stability by being pegged to a reserve asset, such as a fiat currency (e.g., the U.S. dollar) or a commodity (e.g., gold).

Subscription Economy

Subscription Economy

Future Tech Definition: A business model in which consumers pay a recurring fee to have access to a product or service. This can apply to physical goods, like subscription boxes, or digital services, like software or streaming services.

Supervised Learning

Supervised Learning

Future Tech Definition: A type of machine learning wherein the model is trained on a labeled dataset, which means that data instances are annotated with the correct output. The algorithm makes predictions or decisions based on input data, and is corrected when its predictions are wrong.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Optimization

Future Tech Definition: The application of processes, methodologies, tools, and technologies to make the supply chain as efficient as possible. It minimizes the cost and time it takes to transport goods from the supplier to the consumer while ensuring that the right amount of each product is available at the right time.

Sustainability Reporting

Sustainability Reporting

Future Tech Definition: The disclosure and communication of environmental and socially responsible information aimed at providing stakeholders with a picture of a company’s performance and impact.

Swarm Robotics

Swarm Robotics

Future Tech Definition: A field of robotics that deals with the coordination of multi-robot systems. Swarm robotics focuses on the collective behavior of large numbers of relatively simple robots. It draws inspiration from nature, such as the way flocks of birds or swarms of bees function.

Synthetic Data

Synthetic Data

Future Tech Definition: Data that’s artificially created rather than being generated by actual events.

Synthetic Media

Synthetic Media

Future Tech Definition: Content - such as video, audio, or images - that has been created or altered by algorithmic systems, often using machine learning. This can include things like deepfakes, AI-generated art, and more.

Telematics

Telematics

Future Tech Definition: The integrated use of telecommunications and informatics for application in vehicles and for control of vehicles on the move. This includes GPS systems, navigation systems, and more.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine

Future Tech Definition: The use of telecommunication and information technology to provide clinical health care from a distance.

Telepresence Robots

Telepresence Robots

Future Tech Definition: Robots that allow users to be virtually present in a location different from their actual physical location. These robots usually have a screen, camera, and microphones that facilitate two-way communication, and they can be remotely controlled to move around.

Text Mining

Text Mining

Future Tech Definition: The process of extracting useful information from text through the identification and exploration of interesting patterns. This usually involves the process of structuring the input text, deriving patterns, and evaluating and interpreting the output data.

Text-to-Speech (TTS)

Text-to-Speech (TTS)

Future Tech Definition: A technology that converts written text into spoken voice output. It is used in various applications such as voice-enabled email and messaging, text readers, and devices for visually impaired individuals.

Threat Hunting

Threat Hunting

Future Tech Definition: A cybersecurity practice where IT professionals actively search networks and datasets to identify advanced threats that evade automated security solutions.

Time Series Analysis

Time Series Analysis

Future Tech Definition: A statistical technique to analyze a series of data points ordered in time. Time series analysis can be used to extract meaningful statistics and characteristics about the data, and find trends or forecast future events.

Time Series Database

Time Series Database

Future Tech Definition: A database optimized for handling time-series data, which are data points indexed in time order. They are used for storing logs, sensor data, and other measurements where the time aspect is critical.

Token Economy

Token Economy

Future Tech Definition: A reward system that uses tokens (symbolic reinforcement) for positive behavior. Tokens can be in the form of fake currency, chips, stickers, etc. and are exchanged for rewards. In blockchain, it can also refer to a system involving the creation and exchange of digital tokens.

Tokenization

Tokenization

Future Tech Definition: The process of converting rights to an asset into a digital token, often on a blockchain. This can be used for various purposes including representing assets like real estate or stocks, for creating cryptocurrency, or for securing sensitive data by replacing it with unique symbols.

Traffic Shaping

Traffic Shaping

Future Tech Definition: A network traffic management technique which delays some or all datagrams to bring them into compliance with a desired traffic profile. Traffic shaping is used to optimize or guarantee performance, improve latency, or increase usable bandwidth for some kinds of packets by delaying other kinds.

Transfer Learning

Transfer Learning

Future Tech Definition: A research problem in machine learning that focuses on storing knowledge gained while solving one problem and applying it to a different but related problem. For example, knowledge gained while learning to recognize cars could be used to recognize trucks.

Transparent Computing

Transparent Computing

Future Tech Definition: A paradigm in which the technical details of the computing system are hidden from the end-user. The user only sees the interface and the results, not the internal workings or complexity of the system.

Turing Test

Turing Test

Future Tech Definition: A measure of a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human. If a human evaluator cannot reliably tell the machine apart from a human based on conversation, the machine is considered to have passed the Turing test.

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

Future Tech Definition: An authentication method that requires users to provide two different types of information to verify their identity. Typically, this involves something the user knows (like a password) and something the user has (like a smartphone to receive a code).

Unified Communications

Unified Communications

Future Tech Definition: The integration of various communication tools, such as voice, video, instant messaging, email, and VoIP, to streamline communication processes and improve collaboration across an organization.

Unified Threat Management (UTM)

Unified Threat Management (UTM)

Future Tech Definition: A security solution that consolidates multiple security functions into one solution. It simplifies information security management by providing a single point of contact for security functions such as firewall, anti-virus, intrusion prevention, and VPN.

Unsupervised Learning

Unsupervised Learning

Future Tech Definition: A type of machine learning algorithm used to draw inferences from datasets consisting of input data without labeled responses.

Usability Testing

Usability Testing

Future Tech Definition: A technique used to evaluate a product by testing it on users.

User Onboarding

User Onboarding

Future Tech Definition: The process of helping new users understand and learn how to use a product or service. This can include initial setup, tutorials, prompts, and other information that will assist the user in getting started.

User-Centric Design

User-Centric Design

Future Tech Definition: A design philosophy that puts the user’s needs, preferences, and experiences at the center of the design process. The goal is to create products that are highly usable, accessible, and satisfying. User-centric design involves user research, usability testing, and iterative design processes.

User-Generated Content

User-Generated Content

Future Tech Definition: Content created and published by the end-users online, often made available via social media platforms, blogs, wikis, forums, etc. This can include various formats such as text, images, videos, and audio.

UX/UI

UX/UI

Future Tech Definition: Stands for User Experience and User Interface. UX refers to a person’s emotions and attitudes about using a particular product, system, or service, while UI is about the look and function of the product. A product that has a good UX/UI design is user-friendly, intuitive, and aesthetically pleasing.

Variable Fonts

Variable Fonts

Future Tech Definition: A type of font that allows designers to derive multiple font styles from a single font file. By manipulating attributes such as width, weight, or slant, designers can produce an infinite number of styles while conserving space and bandwidth.

Vertical Farming

Vertical Farming

Future Tech Definition: The practice of producing food in vertically stacked layers, often integrated into other structures like skyscrapers, shipping containers or repurposed warehouses. It uses controlled environments, and often hydroponics or aeroponic growing systems.

Video Conferencing

Video Conferencing

Future Tech Definition: A technology that allows users in different locations to hold face-to-face meetings without having to move to a single location.

Virtual Assistant

Virtual Assistant

Future Tech Definition: A software agent that can perform tasks or services for an individual. Sometimes the term “virtual assistant” is also used to refer to remote human assistants. In the context of technology, virtual assistants use natural language processing and AI to interact with users.

Virtual Classrooms

Virtual Classrooms

Future Tech Definition: An online learning environment where students and teachers interact in real-time, typically through video conferencing, chats, and other collaborative tools.

Virtual Collaboration

Virtual Collaboration

Future Tech Definition: The way that individuals are able to work together in a digital environment without necessarily being present in the same physical location.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

Future Tech Definition: The virtualization of a desktop computer environment on a centralized server.

Virtual Events

Virtual Events

Future Tech Definition: An online event that involves people interacting in a virtual environment on the web, rather than meeting in a physical location. Examples are webinars, virtual conferences, and virtual tradeshows.

Virtual Machine (VM)

Virtual Machine (VM)

Future Tech Definition: An emulation of a computer system. Virtual machines are based on computer architectures and provide the functionality of a physical computer.

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Future Tech Definition: A private cloud environment within the public cloud. It allows users to have a private and isolated space within the public cloud that they can customize with their own IP address range, network topology, and security settings.

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Future Tech Definition: A technology that creates a safe and encrypted connection over a less secure network, such as the internet. VPN technology was developed as a way to allow remote users and branch offices to securely access corporate applications and other resources.

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality

Future Tech Definition: A simulated experience that can be similar to or completely different from the real world. Virtual reality is typically achieved by wearing a headset that tracks the user’s motions and changes the user’s view accordingly. It is used for gaming, training, education, and various other applications.

Virtual Reality Gaming

Virtual Reality Gaming

Future Tech Definition: A gaming environment where a person can experience being in a three-dimensional environment and interact with it during a game.

Virtual Reality Therapy

Virtual Reality Therapy

Future Tech Definition: The use of virtual reality technology for psychological or occupational therapy.

Virtual Reality Training

Virtual Reality Training

Future Tech Definition: The use of virtual reality technology for training and education purposes.

Virtual Team Building

Virtual Team Building

Future Tech Definition: The practice of organizing online activities and nurturing a shared identity that aims to foster the development of strong relationships among virtual team members. It helps remote employees to connect with one another, recognizing the common purpose and culture even if physically apart.

Voice Commerce

Voice Commerce

Future Tech Definition: Refers to the process of searching, selecting, and buying products online using voice commands through virtual assistants like Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant, or Apple’s Siri.

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

Future Tech Definition: A technology that allows voice calls to be made over the internet, rather than through traditional analog telephone lines. VoIP converts analog voice signals into digital data that can be transmitted over the internet.

Voice Recognition

Voice Recognition

Future Tech Definition: Also known as speech recognition, it’s the technology that converts spoken words into written text. This technology is widely used in services and applications that enables it to receive and interpret dictation, or to understand and execute spoken commands.

Voice Search

Voice Search

Future Tech Definition: A technology that allows users to perform searches by speaking into a device such as a computer, mobile device, or voice-activated assistant.

Vulnerability Assessment

Vulnerability Assessment

Future Tech Definition: The process of identifying, classifying, and prioritizing vulnerabilities in a computer system, network, or software application. This process helps organizations understand and address security weaknesses.

Wallet

Wallet

Future Tech Definition: In the context of digital assets, a wallet is a software application that allows an individual to securely store and manage their cryptocurrencies, tokens, and other digital assets. It can also refer to a physical device with the same purpose.

Wearable Technology

Wearable Technology

Future Tech Definition: Wearable technology refers to smart electronic devices that can be worn on the body as implants or accessories. These devices often perform functions like fitness tracking, health monitoring, providing notifications, or syncing with other smart devices.

Web Accessibility

Web Accessibility

Future Tech Definition: The practice of ensuring that websites, tools, and technologies are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them. Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the Web, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities.

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Future Tech Definition: A firewall specifically designed to protect web applications from attacks such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and other common web exploits. It sits between a web application and the internet, monitoring HTTP traffic and applying a set of rules to block potentially harmful traffic.

Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC)

Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC)

Future Tech Definition: A technology that enables real-time communication (RTC) capabilities such as voice, video, and data sharing through web browsers and mobile applications via simple APIs. It eliminates the need for plugins or custom software installations as it runs natively in supporting browsers.

Web Scraping

Web Scraping

Future Tech Definition: The process of using bots to extract content and data from a website. Web scraping is used for various purposes such as data analysis, data gathering, and content migration.

Web Services

Web Services

Future Tech Definition: Standardized software or application interfaces that allow different software applications to communicate with each other over the internet.

Web3

Web3

Future Tech Definition: Refers to a new paradigm for applications on the internet. It includes decentralized services that are not owned by a single entity, where users control their own data. This term is often associated with blockchain technologies, particularly Ethereum.

Webinar

Webinar

Future Tech Definition: A seminar, presentation, lecture, workshop or conference that is transmitted over the Web using video conferencing software. A key feature of a Webinar is its interactive elements – the ability to give, receive and discuss information.

White Hat Hacking

White Hat Hacking

Future Tech Definition: Ethical hacking, where security professionals hack systems to find vulnerabilities and weaknesses in order to fix them before malicious hackers can exploit them. This is done with the permission of the organization that owns the system.

Wide Area Network (WAN)

Wide Area Network (WAN)

Future Tech Definition: A network that extends over a large geographical area, often connecting multiple local area networks (LANs). It can be used by businesses and government entities to relay data to employees, clients, buyers, and suppliers from various locations across the world.

Wireless Sensor Networks

Wireless Sensor Networks

Future Tech Definition: Networks of spatially distributed sensors that monitor physical or environmental conditions, such as temperature, sound, or pressure, and to cooperatively pass their data through the network to a main location for analysis.

Workflow Automation

Workflow Automation

Future Tech Definition: The use of technology to automate a sequence of tasks, processes, or transactions that are necessary to accomplish a business objective, enabling those tasks to be performed with reduced human intervention.

Yield Farming

Yield Farming

Future Tech Definition: A practice within the DeFi (Decentralized Finance) space that involves lending cryptocurrencies or participating in liquidity pools on blockchain networks to earn rewards or interest.

Zero Trust Security

Zero Trust Security

Future Tech Definition: A security model that assumes no trust for any entity regardless of whether it is located inside or outside of the security perimeter.

Zero-Day Exploit

Zero-Day Exploit

Future Tech Definition: An attack that exploits a previously unknown vulnerability in software or hardware. On the day the vulnerability becomes known to the public and the vendor, there is “zero day” for the vendor to create patches or for users to install them, making systems extremely vulnerable.

Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Future Tech Definition: A cryptographic method where one party (the prover) can prove to another party (the verifier) that they possess a certain piece of information without revealing the information itself or any additional details.

Zettabyte Era

Zettabyte Era

Future Tech Definition: Refers to the current age of data where the amount of digital data produced worldwide has reached the zettabyte scale (1 zettabyte = 1 billion terabytes). The term highlights the challenges and opportunities that this immense volume of data brings to storage, analysis, and utilization.