What major technology issues today will become inconsequential or significantly less important in the future?
Upgrades, integration, and maintenance issues become issues of the past with on-demand computing and open APIs that enable simpler and more effective use of Web service technology. On-demand technology also engenders a higher level of success — for example, companies don’t continue to pay the electric company if the electricity isn’t working. By the same token, the on-demand service model requires high performance and 24/7 delivery. The abysmal failure rates of major software implementations will become a thing of the past. Q: What transformative technologies will be coming down the pike in the next 25 years, and when do you think those will happen? A: On-demand computing: Companies are realizing more and more they no longer have to tie themselves to large software investments. Such growing awareness is already forcing software companies and system integrators to change the way they do business. The risk shifts from the customer back to provider. Wireless: As mobile applications conti
