Future of Computing

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Mar 14, 2025

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Daryl Plummer

Join technology leaders Soyeb Barot, Frank Buytendijk, and Daryl Plummer as they dive into the exciting future of computing. They discuss the impact of AI and machine learning on business architectures and security. Topics include the evolution of computing infrastructure shaped by large language models, as well as the fascinating interplay of human and machine intelligence. With a focus on emerging computing paradigms like federated and quantum computing, they explore both the societal implications and opportunities that lie ahead.

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Societal Impact of Computing

The future of computing has significant societal consequences beyond just business impacts.
Consider the long-term societal effects of computing and how technology shapes the world.

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Horizon 1: Frustration and Opportunity

Horizon 1 involves managing increasing federation and frustration due to constraints like electricity and trust.
Innovators will address these constraints, but energy solutions will likely emerge in Horizon 2.

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Horizon 2: The Era of Orchestration

Horizon 2 is about hybrid computing, not just quantum, requiring orchestration across different computing styles.
Focus on data foundations and a universal data fabric to connect these styles.

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In this episode of the Gartner Futures Lab Podcast, host Marty Resnick sits down with Gartner Vice President Soyeb Barot and Gartner Fellows and Distinguished Vice Presidents Daryl Plummer and Frank Buytendijk, to discuss their recent research about the future of computing across two horizons: two to five years out; then five to 10 years. During this episode, our guests discuss each of the horizons from both a business benefits and technology perspective.

Soyeb Barot is a technology leader at Gartner with more than 20 years of experience in the field of AI, ML, business analytics, and data management domains. As a Chief of Research for GTP, he is responsible for steering the research portfolio assisting technical domain architects part of the chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs), chief information security officers (CISOs), software engineering leaders (SWELs), heads of infrastructure and operations (I&O) and enterprise application leaders teams.

Daryl Plummer is a VP, Distinguished Analyst and Gartner Fellow. His research focuses on the strategic issues of cloud computing, digital disruption, and the unfolding of the future through predictions, trends and evolving digital business cycles. As Chief of Research in the technology and service providers organization, he helps oversee research across the four roles of general manager, product managers, product marketers, and tech CEOs.

Frank Buytendijk is a Distinguished VP and Gartner Fellow in Gartner's Emerging Trends and Technologies team. Frank is Chief of Research of Gartner Futures Lab. His work mostly takes a futurist approach, researching the edges of what he covers. He pioneers the topics of "the future," digital ethics and digital society helping organizations to do the right thing with technology and avoid messing up. He further covers data and analytics.

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