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everything you need to know about the

future and

how to prepare for it james a. whittaker

distinguished engineer

@docjamesw docjamesw.com

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where i say stuff

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“no way will some online database replace your morning paper” - 1995 “ecommerce is a false promise. it’s not even technically feasible” - 2001 “there is no chance the iphone will gain market share, no chance” - 2007 “no serious enterprise will ever trust their data to the public cloud” - 2012

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what’s next?

“you can’t connect the dots looking forward …

… you can only connect them

looking backward”

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2010s mobile

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1980s powerful

1990s accessible

2000s connected

2010s mobile

2020s autonomous

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intents: resume, budget, homework

intents: find, learn, shop, date, share, trade

intents: location, directions, real-time sharing

data: from siloed to organized

1980s powerful

1990s accessible

2000s connected

2010s mobile

2020s autonomous

@docjamesw

intents: payroll, accounts, invoice, billing

intents: resume, budget, homework

intents: find, learn, shop, date, share, trade

intents: location, directions, real-time sharing

search: from human to machine

data: from siloed to organized

1980s powerful

1990s accessible

2000s connected

2010s mobile

2020s autonomous

@docjamesw

intents: payroll, accounts, invoice, billing

intents: resume, budget, homework

intents: find, learn, shop, date, share, trade

intents: location, directions, real-time sharing

data: from siloed to organized

search: from human to machine

ui: from visible to invisible

1980s powerful

1990s accessible

2000s connected

2010s mobile

2020s autonomous

@docjamesw

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intents: resume, budget, homework

intents: find, learn, shop, date, share, trade

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search: from human to machine

ui: from visible to invisible

reality: from separate to blended

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welcome to

the future

james a. whittaker distinguished engineer

@docjamesw amazon.com/author/docjamesw medium.com/@docjamesw docjamesw.com linkedin.com/in/@docjamesw