Alejandro Girardotti, Sr Director of Product, Innovation and Strategic Alliances, Cirion Technologies, says question is no longer whether AI will be the driver of change in the coming years – but whether we are prepared to withstand the magnitude of that change efficiently and safely.
2024 will be remembered as a year of revolution in telecommunications. AI ceased to be a future promise and established itself as the driving force of the industry, while cybersecurity rose to the top of global concerns. This was the year that networks not only connected people, but also empowered the digital transformation of companies, services and entire sectors.
In terms of impact, what began as a tool to automate processes, quickly transformed into a force that multiplied human capabilities.
Digital workers will begin to be integrated into key tasks, from customer service to strategic decision-making. However, for this machinery to run smoothly, the technology infrastructure – particularly data centers and networks – still faces the challenge of growing at the speed of innovation.
Already in 2024, data centers have become true nerve centers of the digital world. Cloud and edge computing allows businesses to process data faster and closer to where it really matters: at the customer’s doorstep. This decentralization reduces latency and improves the end-user experience, which will see hybrid infrastructure adoption reach 85% globally by 2025, according to Gartner.
Of course, this explosion of connectivity and data processing also attracted the attention of cybercriminals. Almost at the end of this year, there is a growth of 24% compared to 2023, when 29 thousand vulnerabilities were detected in systems and applications and through the ransomware modality, attackers exceeded a trillion dollars in profits. For businesses, this wasn’t just a game of chance: protecting their networks and data became a matter of survival.
With this panorama, telecommunications positioned themselves as the backbone of the digital era, leaving data centers as nerve centers for the development of tasks that include AI, so they must operate with greater bandwidth and better connections to process data at speeds such as 400 or 800 gigabytes per second. or even exceeding terabit per second.
As we move into 2025, the regulation of artificial intelligence is also expected to gain prominence. Organizations will need to balance innovation with compliance with higher standards for data privacy and security. Creating stronger regulatory frameworks will be essential to ensure the ethical and safe use of AI, which will also impact how companies design and implement these technologies.
Finally, the projection towards 2025 reveals a future in which artificial intelligence will be ubiquitous, but only if companies manage to overcome the challenges of scalability, security and networking. Organizations that invest in advanced infrastructure, edge computing technologies and AI-based security solutions will be better positioned to lead digital transformation.
2024 marked a turning point for artificial intelligence, which not only presents limitless opportunities, but also significant challenges.
The question is no longer whether AI will be the driver of change in the coming years, but whether we are prepared to withstand the magnitude of that change efficiently and safely. The trends that mark this year and the projections for 2025 indicate that only those who anticipate these challenges will be the ones who dominate the future of artificial intelligence.
