Cloud & the AI Whirlwind - trends, industrial revolutions, how did we get here, what's next, and reframing your AI transformation
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This is my presentation from 13/3/2025 at the Cloud & Infrastructure Keynote stage within Tech Show London at the Excel. We are in this new era of AI where the velocity of change is hard to imagine. This talk takes a step back to look at how we got to this whirlwind of AI and tech evolution in terms of history, trends, 5 industrial revolutions, and 3 waves of the Internet. The aim is to help you navigate where to go next, and my recommendation that you embrace AI (to stay ahead of your competitors). It gives you my recommendation of the 5 technology areas you need to focus on now and next. Then in terms of AI transformation, it offers 5 steps to help you change mindset to think beyond yesterday's logic. It shows my way of framing or reframing your approach in terms of leadership, business outcomes, team and employee engagement, and storytelling. The human factors, and business value, rather than starting with technology.
Cloud & the AI Whirlwind - trends, industrial revolutions, how did we get here, what's next, and reframing your AI transformation
- 1. techindustryforum.org Cloud and the AI Whirlwind, 5IR, and 5.0 How did we get here, what’s next, and reframing AI transformation David Terrar – CEO @UK_CIF & @david_terrar follow me/us on LinkedIn Cloud & AI Infrastructure - 13/3/2025 - Excel
- 2. techindustryforum.org a not-for-profit trade body that exists to help the UK’s tech sector and digital economy grow and become the benchmark for digital excellence worldwide
- 3. techindustryforum.org Agenda The backdrop, trends, and shifts 5 industrial revolutions 3 waves of technology and the Internet What tech comes next? (a big thing and 4 more) Framing or reframing AI transformation
- 5. techindustryforum.org "Move bits, not atoms" - January 1995
- 6. techindustryforum.org "Software is eating the World" – August 2011 Marc Andreesen
- 7. techindustryforum.org "Digital Transformation” - 2014 Everybody
- 8. techindustryforum.org Complicated Complex Rules and Algorithms Too many variables Linear thinking Exponential thinking Solve Manage Control Try, Learn, Adapt
- 9. techindustryforum.org volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity
- 10. techindustryforum.org mechanization, water and steam power mass production, electric power, assembly lines computers, electronics, automated production cloud, social, mobile, cyber physical, IoT, machine learning generative AI, cognitive, NLP, quantum computing, blockchain, mixed reality 1784 1870 1969 2007 2023
- 11. techindustryforum.org coined in 2011 by the German government as part of a high-tech strategy program to transform industrial manufacturing through digitalization and the exploitation of new technologies coined by the European Commission emphasizes a shift towards a more sustainable, human-centric, and resilient industry, contrasting with Industry 4.0's focus on automation Industry 4.0 Industry 5.0 Are we there yet?
- 13. techindustryforum.org 2007-2022 – The Digital Enterprise Wave 2007 • Jobs turns 180 degrees and opens up the iPhone • Zuckerberg turns down $1Bn, opens up Facebook • Twitter took flight and became a company • Netflix starts streaming video
- 14. techindustryforum.org 1967 2006 1D 3IR 4IR 5IR? 2007 2022 2023 20?? 2D 3D Web 1.0 Web 2.0 Web 3.0
- 15. techindustryforum.org What’s next? A big thing and 4 more
- 17. techindustryforum.org Artificial Intelligence – Friend or Foe? • Massive inflection point • Insanely powerful • Initially - is it ready for prime time? • Too late, people are using it! • It could raise global GDP by 7 -14% • AGI far in the future (or is it?) • The Terminator isn’t coming to get you • From OpenAI to plenty of competition • Changing every 3 months (or faster)
- 18. techindustryforum.org What’s next? - AI-Enhanced Cloud Services • 89% of CIOs consider agent-based AI is a strategic priority • Salesforce with Agentforce • Microsoft with Copilot Agents • Google with Vertex AI Agents • Enterprise-grade AI integration • ease of deployment and rapid ROI. Futurum - The Rise of Agentic AI
- 19. techindustryforum.org What’s next? – Edge computing with (5G, IoT, Cloud) TechTarget - What is Edge Computing? • Sensors, IoT devices, smartphones, and tablets providing more and more data • Needed for autonomous vehicles smart cities • Bandwidth limitations, latency issues, network disruptions • Act on insights closer to the data source • Enable apps, orchestration, APIs • Eventually blurring the line between device, network, edge, and cloud • Enterprise data increasingly processed at the edge
- 20. techindustryforum.org What’s next? - Quantum Computing (and the Majorana 1) Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO from his LinkedIn post, "We've created an entirely new state of matter, powered by a new class of materials, topoconductors. This fundamental leap in computing enables the first quantum processing unit built on a topological core. "
- 21. techindustryforum.org "Metaverse isn't a thing a company builds. It's the next chapter of the internet overall." - Mark Zuckerberg “In simplest terms, the metaverse is the internet, but in 3D.” - Ed Greigg - Chief Disruptor at Deloitte “The metaverse is here, and it’s not only transforming how we see the world but how we participate in it – from the factory floor to the meeting room.” - Satya Nadella Don’t think Metaverse think Mixed Reality
- 22. techindustryforum.org What’s next? – the metaverse, no mxed reality • Not XR/AR/VR but mixed reality • Not a “multiverse like experience”, but a new paradigm – spatial computing • Not game controllers, but gestures, eye tracking, voice • Not coding a new experience, but using the apps and interfaces you already know • Like the iPhone it will take a few years
- 23. techindustryforum.org What’s next? – Increased focus on Cybersecurity • Sophisticated Phishing using AI to personalise • AI algorithms can automate the discovery and exploitation of vulnerabilities • Malware evolution • Increased Supply Chain Attacks • Third-Party software vulnerabilities and API Exploitation • Increasing complexity of multi and hybrid cloud means more misconfigurations
- 24. techindustryforum.org Framing or reframing your AI transformation 1. Encourage leadership and good behaviour at all levels
- 27. techindustryforum.org Doing things right Efficiency Doing the right things Adaptability
- 28. techindustryforum.org Leadership mindset, teamwork, vision, purpose, openness, sharing
- 29. techindustryforum.org Framing or reframing your AI transformation 1. Encourage leadership and good behaviour at all levels 2. Think holistically
- 30. techindustryforum.org © GettyImages - John Kirk
- 31. techindustryforum.org Strategy Skills Staff “Shared Values” Structure Systems Style Hard Systems Soft Systems Integrates “hard” and “soft” business systems in a structured way “technology neutral” Includes employee engagement Proven approach Especially useful for lessons in managing major change McKinsey 7 “S” Model
- 32. techindustryforum.org Framing or reframing your AI transformation 1. Encourage leadership and good behaviour at all levels 2. Think holistically 3. Think business outcomes, not technology
- 33. techindustryforum.org Define Clear Business Objectives for AI driven by strategic goals: • What are our biggest business challenges? (e.g., improving customer experience, increasing efficiency, driving innovation, mitigating risks). • Where can AI provide a competitive advantage? (e.g., personalized products, predictive maintenance, faster decision-making). • What specific outcomes are we aiming for? (e.g., X% increase in customer satisfaction, Y% reduction in operational costs, launch of Z new AI-powered services). • How will AI initiatives contribute to our overall organizational strategy? Ensure alignment with long-term vision and mission.
- 34. techindustryforum.org Framing or reframing your AI transformation 1. Encourage leadership and good behaviour at all levels 2. Think holistically 3. Think business outcomes, not technology 4. Think big, start small, move fast
- 35. techindustryforum.org Big vision, digestible steps, don’t hang around AGILE LEAN DESIGN THINKING FAIL FAST TIME TO MARKET INNOVATION RAPID ITERATION ABILITY TO ADAPT
- 36. techindustryforum.org “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” - Benjamin Franklin Team of Teams – get everyone involved
- 37. techindustryforum.org Framing or reframing your AI transformation 1. Encourage leadership and good behaviour at all levels 2. Think holistically 3. Think business outcomes, not technology 4. Think big, start small, move fast 5. Tell your transformation story
- 38. techindustryforum.org Leadership needs to communicate the why and the big idea https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar/storytelling https://simonsinek.com/books/start-with-why
- 39. techindustryforum.org Framing or reframing your AI transformation 1. Encourage leadership and good behaviour at all levels 2. Think holistically 3. Think business outcomes, not technology 4. Think big, start small, move fast 5. Tell your transformation story
- 40. techindustryforum.org “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence – it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” Peter Drucker Act with today’s logic
- 41. techindustryforum.org David Terrar – CEO, Tech Industry Forum Check out: techindustryforum.org www.youtube.com/@techindustryforum linkedin.com/in/davidterrar On social: @UK_CIF & @david_terrar