This month, DZone asked IT professionals to share their thoughts on the biggest surprises in 2018 and their predictions for 2019. Check out what some of the experts had to say - including the team at Aquicore.

AI/Machine Learning - More real-world applications of AI/ML providing business value.

Cloud - Cloud management is a broad topic - we're likely to see everything under the sun.

IoT - With more data comes more devices that need to be secured.

Microservices - Microservices will see continued growth in adoption as enterprises determine where they are most appropriate.

Web Dev - Over the course of this year, and heading in to next, user experience and security gained in importance.