Tech changes fasttrends can spring up almost without warning, quickly sweeping everyone up in a viral frenzy. Not every development has staying power, though. Businesses and consumers are always looking for inside information on whats to comeand what will have a lasting impactin the tech world.

Below, 14 experts from Forbes Technology Council outline their picks for tech trends that will emerge in 2020 and have along-termeffecton how we live and work.

1. 5G Applications

As the cloud gets further 5G and edge computing capabilities, 2020 will be the first year when the developer community will get meaningful access to 5G features within leading cloud platforms. Such access will enable the creation of new mobile applications that can benefit from low latencyas low as a few milliseconds. Areas worth mentioning include live gaming, digital payments and access control. - Ahmad (Al) Fares, Celitech Inc.

2. Quantum AI

The real-world impact of quantum computing will still be in its infancy, but we will start to see where it will be impactful. Real-world applications will not be seen, but companies at the tip of the spear will begin to discuss how this will impact their business. - Jos Morey, Liberty BioSecurity

3. Edge Computing

Traditional cloud computing architecture is centralized, which makes it more vulnerable to attacks. Edge computing distributes processing, storage and applications across devices, thus making a security breach more difficult. In more regulated regionssuch as Europe, with its General Data Protection Regulationbusinesses can meet regulatory requirements by securing personal data on the edge. - Christopher Yang, Corporate Travel Management

4. Threat Modeling

Threat modeling will become more necessary as organizations transition to a DevSecOps approach. Threat modeling enables organizations to identify security threats as far left as possiblee.g., during the systems development life cycle planning stages. Automated tools will introduce increased time-cost savings on threat modeling while enabling organizations to scale more efficiently. - Archie Agarwal, ThreatModeler Software, Inc.

5. Human Augmentation

Human augmentation refers to the use of technology to enhance a persons physical or mental capabilities. Were already beginning to see more human augmentation products on the market, and I can only imagine well see more of it in 2020 and beyond. For example, there are products like eSight, which is a wearable device like glasses that enables legally blind individuals to see their environment. - Thomas Griffin, OptinMonster

6. Facial Recognition Payment

I believe the most impactful tech trend coming in 2020 is the use of facial recognition payment. We already see it in China, and it is making its way here. It will absolutely diminish the need for cash and bank cards. - Elaine Montilla, CUNY Graduate Center

7. Identity As A New Perimeter In Cloud Security

In 2020, security professionals will realize that identity and access management (IAM) is an area they can quickly lose control of in the cloud due to the rapid rate of changeand the repercussions of doing so are substantial. Strategies from the data center world dont transfer well, and companies will need to invest in the proper supporting tools to stay ahead in that complex landscape. - Chris Deramus, DivvyCloud

8. Businesses Taking Data Privacy Seriously

One of the most powerful shifts well see in 2020 is businesses and organizations taking data privacy and entitlements seriously. With GDPR maturing, the California Consumer Privacy Act going into effect and regulators paying special attention, businesses ignore these at their own peril. Leveraging customer data across multiple systems is imperative for digital transformations, and this just added constraints. - Ganesh Padmanabhan, Molecula Corp.

9. AI-Driven Personalization

As consumers, we increasingly want and expect experiences that speak directly to us in our current situation. Well-applied AI can now enable the one-on-one mass personalization that we have been talking about for years in our digital experiences. We can now adjust, in real time, to the needs and behaviors of our prospects and customers to meet them where they are in their journey with us. - Guy Yalif, Intellimize

10. Blockchain Finding More Use Cases

I believe blockchain will continue to find new use cases in 2020 that will expand on trusted identity management, documents and business-to-government, business-to-consumer and business-to-business information exchange. Were seeing all the cloud providers standing up and maturing blockchain platform as a service to enable these solutions to be developed in this coming year and beyond. - David Torres, Feedme Inc.

11. Industrial Internet Of Things

IIoT is changing the ways in which maintenance professionals perform their work with more data-driven insights. Were seeing more people using technology to gather data on their assets and equipment, which allows technicians in the field to proactively predict or prevent errors before they happen, as opposed to firefighting problems as they occur in the facility. - Ryan Chan, UpKeep Maintenance Management

12. Rise Of Kubernetes

Okay, no one is actually going to run Kubernetes on their desktop, but this is going to be the cloud technology that makes as big a wave as Linux did for servers. Were right at the very beginning of this revolution, and 2020 is the year the biggest companies are going to adopt what has become a default technology for SMEs. - Kendall Miller, Fairwinds Ops, Inc.

13. Growing Importance Of Automotive Software

The automotive industry is about to be turned on its head. The days of exclusively buying for the size of a vehicle or efficiency are gone. Now its a question of Apple CarPlay, Android Auto or something unique and innovative that Tesla is doing. We now live in a connected world; the value, in addition to efficiency and size, is the lastability and enjoyability of a car. Thats software. - WaiJe Coler, InfoTracer

14. Psychographic Targeting

Psychographic targeting will have a profound impact on the outcomes of the 2020 presidential elections. Extracting peoples personality traits; learning their attitudes, interests and motivations; and blending them into appropriate messaging through streamlined ad serving pipelines will greatly change the way public discourse is being shaped and maintained. - Pawel Rzeszucinski, Codewise

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