- Krishnan Viswanath has over 20 years of experience in technology management focusing on data governance, reference data, and data quality. - Emerging topics in technology include mobile apps, big data, cloud computing, actionable analytics and visualization, data science, the internet of things, and wearable technologies. - Democratization of technology through low-cost platforms like Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone Black, and HummingBoard is enabling more people to learn programming, explore open source operating systems, build autonomous systems and robots, and develop innovative applications.