UC Advanced - issue #14

INSIGHTS

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On the rise

On the decline

More company spend on AI

The cost of adopting AI should ease

AI disruption will affect Cybersecurity, Customer Service and CX

A fixed date for a UK AI act. There is no UK framework for responsible AI development and use (there is an EU AI act) Working in silos. Companies are making extra efforts to ensure employee equipment is provided for connecting and engaging Renewable energy costs, both implementation and provision, will continue to decline

Advanced AI assistants with natural language processing improvements and human-like interactions

Organisations will consume more power, and therefore spend more on it

Yousee is UC Advanced’s resident future gazer. Yousee’s thoughts:

Security continues to be a hot topic – firmware and software Companies and employees will continue to grapple with optimum hybrid working conditions

Windows 10 end of life on 14 October 2025

Monday to Friday 9 to 5. Whilst employees are asked to return to the office, they’re gaining ground on flexible working times

Chatbots

Operational costs, if chatbots are implemented correctly

More automation, especially in warehousing, and household devices

Warehouse inefficiencies

5G infrastructure developments delivering faster speeds

Latency

Mental well-being, if we keep checking our smart wearable devices too often 1 February 2025: Microsoft is expected to decrease prices for commercial cloud services by 5%, depending on what customers have installed Sales of physical firewalls. Companies using VPNs are shifting towards Zero Trust models

Health-monitoring wearable devices

Disclaimer: All Yousee’s forward-looking views are her own, for purposes of interest, and should not be

1 April 2025: Microsoft is expected to increase the price of Microsoft 365 by 5%

Firewall as a service (FWaaS) market is expected to grow. VPN sales are increasing due to work from anywhere lifestyles

relied upon for any other use.

More channel focus on software and services

Barriers to entry for software providers

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