IT leaders say these 2 trends are dominating the tech industry

The Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) duked it out in SADA Systems survey on trends expected to take over the tech industry this year. SADA, a global tech and business consulting firm, found that 67% of respondents said IoT technology was currently being developed or used by their company or institution. Of the 500 IT specialists and 100 executives that SADA spoke with for the survey, 60% said AI was also taking a prominent role in their operations and was something they were looking to invest in more. AI just barely beat out IoT as the technology companies were investing the most amount of money in over the next two years, with blockchain coming in at a distant second. AI dominated much of the survey, with respondents saying the technology would have an outsized impact on business entities as well as society as a whole.