So, what is the next evolution after nanoservices? We've already seen applications being broken into smaller and smaller parts with the edition of repositories so that developers can share useful functions with others in the community. 

I think we're going to see more sharing of things we can build into our applications, especially things we may not be specialists in building. I postulate that an Algorithms as a Service concept will emerge and become increasingly popular very soon. Developers who have knowledge in a particular problem domain or technology vertical will be able to share their models or the use of those models with others to achieve the same inferences.

A simple example could be a recommendation engine that predicts the likelihood of a customer purchasing a product, given their previous buying or browsing behaviors. Models...