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To stay competitive in today’s fast-changing world, all retailers must use technology to aid their business processes and to better meet customers’ expectations and requirements. Let’s have a look at some retail technology trends in 2018 and in the near future.

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Over the past 10 years, thousands of developers have flocked to Mountain View, California, to learn about the latest innovations and announcements from the software giant at the Google I/O conference (short for input/output in terms of web development).

More than 7,000 people attended Google's three-day conference this year (from 8th to 10th May) and were provided with a comprehensive picture of Google's upcoming developments. This 2018 event has confirmed some technology trends which are expected to be widespread in the near future.

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Blockchain technology has become one of the buzzwords recently, it even made headlines in Vietnam. There was an entire event last March dedicated to educating fintech personnel and the general curious public about blockchain and its impact.

The data warehouse has provided great value to businesses in unlocking the full potential of big data. Recently, a new emerging technology – Data Lake – is changing the way we approach and utilise data once again.

From natural language processing to the rise in data insurance, Tableau interviewed customers and staff to identify the 10 impactful Business Intelligence trends you will be talking about in 2018.

Everybody seems to talk about blockchain these days. But what exactly is blockchain? There is no shortage of definitions on the internet, but many are too technical for a typical C-level executive to understand.

Passwords are the cornerstone of cyber security. The problem is that users tend not to follow the recommended best practices to make their passwords secure. Additionally, passwords can be leaked due to security breaches. For instance, 68 million Dropbox user credentials were stolen in an incident in 2012. Since such risks are escalating, organisations have been working hard to find better alternatives whose effectiveness varies. Even though passwords may not completely be replaced anytime soon, these alternatives will, without a doubt, provide much-needed additional security layers.

Dropbox last month advised users who have not changed their passwords since mid-2012 to come up with new passwords after sensitive data from a security breach in 2012 resurfaced.

Identifying the trends of our own industry in the year to come is very important. Technological trends that will significantly influence the industry are shaping the industry and forcing companies either to adopt the changes or be left behind. The hospitality industry is no exception, the top 3 technology trends you need to watch out for in 2016 are: