1. Chapter 13 Future Trends in Information Systems

2. Learning Objectives Upon successful completion of this chapter, you will be able to describe future trends in information systems.

3. What’s Trending Now Social Personal Mobile Wearable Printable Findable Autonomous Image from wikimedia.org

4. Internet of Things (IoT) Embedded Sensors that collect data, send it to a cloud host and tell us something. Example: – Smart pill caps (Glowcaps): monitor if people took their meds and if they need a new prescription.Glowcaps – Mimo baby monitor: checks a baby’s vital signs continuously. Mimo – Air Quality Egg: army of people monitoring air quality world wide. Air Quality Egg

5. Data Analytics/Big Data We can collect a ton of data cheaply, creating new and different purposes for information. How to monetize the information? Who needs big data to solve problems? What privacy issues arise? What new careers will be created by the data revolution?

6. Drones Amazon PrimeAir

7. Gartner Hype Cycle Gartner Group shows how technology adoption evolves over time. It’s hard to predict the future! Gartner Hype Cycle

8. Summary Reviewed future trends in Information Systems.