Without video conferencing tools, higher internet speeds and personal computers capable of handling individual-specific workloads, productivity would have been nearly impossible in 2020. Technology has enabled us to continue our lives as undisrupted as possible while staying home. But how will 2021 prove to be another year of incredible advancement in the realm of technology?

This week, John Roese joins host Kelly Lynch to offer his perspective on a number of emerging technologies. Whether it's the further expansion of 5G or the movement towards a more viable quantum computer, John predicts that next year will bring about several improvements across a variety of different technologies.

In this episode:

• Mixed reality and what that means (01:30 )
• An overview of expected technological changes in the new year (02:55 )
• The hybrid cloud for the hybrid workforce (04:17 )
• Is everything moving to the Edge? (07:16 )
• The four use cases for utilizing Edge capabilities (07:41 )
• How Edge relates to the multi-cloud world (09:55 )
• Is 5G just 4G on steroids? (11:48 )
• What we can really except to see from 5G in 2021 (13:40 )
• Re-creating human-to-human interaction with digital tools (15:55 )
• Moving towards heterogeneous compute, thanks to innovation in semiconductors (19:10 )
• How quantum computing actually works and the realities behind it (22:25 )
• Will the "new normal" continue to be increasingly virtual? (26:02 )