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Digital Infrastructure Trends to Watch in 2024

by | Jan 10, 2024

Summary

More investment in 5G, an emphasis on data security, and an increase in artificial intelligence are some of many digital infrastructure trends to watch in 2024.

Digital technologies and tools can only grow as fast as the infrastructure supports. Emerging technologies and evolving user expectations have led to a skyrocketing increase in digital infrastructure demand. Several key trends have emerged as a result, including growing investments in cybersecurity, a greater focus on high-performance computing, and an increase in artificial intelligence (AI) and the computing that supports it.

We’ll cover what we expect to see next year, and what businesses can do to stay updated on the latest digital infrastructure trends.

What is Digital Infrastructure?

Digital infrastructure encompasses the physical and virtual components vital for creating, storing, processing, and transmitting data. On the physical side, it includes essential elements like data centers, telecommunication networks, and a wide array of computing devices. The virtual side involves the intricate network of data, software applications, and interconnected systems that facilitate seamless communication and operations. Additionally, cloud infrastructure, which offers scalable and on-demand computing resources, has become a cornerstone of modern digital frameworks as it enables:

  • Innovation
  • Connectivity
  • Operational efficiency

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Tom is the CEO & Visionary at Bearex, a one-stop shop to unlock your data destiny. With his background as a CPA and CFO for-hire in the manufacturing industry, he and the Bearex team strive to help manufacturers advance at a pace equal to every day business utilizing the data they already have but in an easier way that aggregates all data and forces action, not paralysis by analysis.  Tom began a data visualization segment in the CPA firm, where he was an owner, in 2014; he has since sold his stake in the firm and committed to the Bearex team to be a force for our manufacturing community to continue working smarter, not harder while bringing enterprise level tools that only public companies could previously afford to the small and mid-size manufacturers.

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