5 hi-impact disruptive technologies to watch out for in 2015

MUMBAI, INDIA: According to a recent IDC study, the digital transformation index in India has evolved rapidly.

Here are five disruptive technologies that will have a profound impact on India in 2015. The technologies are listed randomly and not as per order of significance.

Internet of Things: As a change engine, IoT will drive business opportunity both from smart cities as well as businesses scouting new ways to make more money.

Next generation security: With end-to-end connectivity, multiple interfaces and huge data traffic, security understanding and demand from end user will grow manifold.

With IoT, data streams flow as they communicate with other connected machines, leaving the ecosystem vulnerable to hacking. The next gen user is already embracing cyber security tools to protect their connected devices.

Cognitive computing: Driven by the need to analyze big data, many organizations have started offering cognitive computing as a service.

Take for instance Wipro Holmes, a cognitive computing platform by Wipro that provides artificial intelligence for Enterprise KYC (know your customer) and automated service desk.

3D printing: The technology is being touted as a disruptive business model. As per IDC, 3D printing is the next big thing that customers have started to adopt.

Robotics: The new wave of adoption is triggered by automation amid declining costs, increasing ease of programming and pervasiveness.

Some of the early adopters include the hospitality industry which is using robots as cleaners; agriculture with driverless tractors or drones to take pictures of the field to determine fertilizer usage and seed allocation.