Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends

Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2014

Gartner just released their list of Strategic Technology Trends for 2014 which includes the Internet of Things.

Gartner defines a strategic technology as one with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in the next three years. Factors that denote significant impact include a high potential for disruption to IT or the business, the need for a major dollar investment, or the risk of being late to adopt.

A strategic technology may be an existing technology that has matured and/or become suitable for a wider range of uses. It may also be an emerging technology that offers an opportunity for strategic business advantage for early adopters or with potential for significant market disruption in the next five years. These technologies impact the organization’s long-term plans, programs and initiatives.

The top ten strategic technology trends for 2014 include:

• Mobile Device Diversity and Management
• Mobile Apps and Applications
• The Internet of Everything
• Hybrid Cloud and IT as Service Broker
• Cloud/Client Architecture
• The Era of Personal Cloud
• Software Defined Anything
• Web-Scale IT
• Smart Machines
• 3-D Printing