In what technologies and companies you should invest in 2016

It has been always beneficial to invest in high technology companies. Shares of Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, IBM encourage investors, bringing them greater profits. However, more and more medium and small IT-companies are becoming "blue chips" of the investment market, being monitored as closely as the shares of large industrial companies in the early 20th century.

Internet of things

Internet of things provides the interconnection of all the devices that you have, simplifying your interaction with them and allowing your devices to communicate with each other. For example, the Internet of things makes it possible to park the car, turn on the lights in the hall of the apartment or a kettle in the kitchen, or adjust the thermostat using a smartphone. It becomes possible through the combination of all the appliances with the help of the Internet and the use of special applications.

The development of the Internet of things increases the demand for specialized software and equipment, which is now produced not only by the big companies like Sony, General Electric, Bosh, IBM and others, but also by such newcomers as Arrayent, Greenwave systems and others.

The data growth actualizes the need of its organization in a more compact form for further ease of use. Therefore, recently, more and more companies have become involved in the analysis and organization of big data. Companies such as DataHero, Domo, AtScale and others successfully develop, though not at as large scale as Google or Facebook. In the next few years, the sphere of big data will be one of the most dynamic and innovative, which will positively impact its investment attractiveness.

Everyone has heard about the "cloud" – a remote data store that allows users to access information from any device. A growing number of users and companies switch to the use of cloud data storage and cloud services that are not only more convenient but also more inexpensive. Just as in previous technological trends, in profit volumes such IT-giants as Microsoft and Google are the leaders. For example, Microsoft profits from its Azure cloud platform has doubled in the past year. However, we should not forget about Salesforce, Dropbox, NetSuite and other smaller players in the market, which in terms of profit growth often outperform large IT-companies.

The topic of artificial intelligence deserves at least a separate publication. But just for you to know – it is already able to write the scripts for films. In terms of investments, technologies related to artificial intelligence have the greatest potential. Google is the leading player in the industry. However, if you want to know what the future will look like and make money on it, then you should pay attention to such companies as Botanic.io, Banjo, MindMeld, Vicarious Systems, as well as other start-ups in the field of artificial intelligence.