Disruptive technologies provide an opportunity in 2014 to reshape organizations, change business models and transform industries according to Deloitte’s 5th Annual Tech Trends Report, released today.
“Disruptive technologies – from wearable devices to cognitive analytics to crowdsourcing – present unprecedented opportunities to reimagine how work gets done, how businesses grow and how markets and industries evolve. But they also represent threats – and real challenges on how to balance experimentation for tomorrow with the realities of today. The report examines how these forces are changing business as usual and opening the door for information technology executives to inspire, provoke and harvest emerging technologies to transform how businesses operate, compete and innovate.” says Bill Briggs, chief technology officer, Deloitte Consulting LLP and author of the annual research.
Deloitte’s 5th Annual Tech Trends Report, titled Inspiring Disruption, examines the changing landscape of technology and how multiple disruptive technology forces are converging on and impacting business today. The study focuses on the next 18-24 months and is divided into two categories – enablers and disruptors.
Disruptors represent opportunities for technology executives to create sustainable positive changes in IT capabilities, business operations and business models. The current report features: CIO as Venture Capitalist, Cognitive Analytics, Industrialized Crowdsourcing, Digital Engagement and Wearables.
Enablers are technologies in which many organizations have already invested, but new developments and opportunities have inspired new business applications, thereby warranting a fresh look. The current report features: Technical Debt Reversal, Social Activation, Cloud Orchestration, In-memory Revolution and Real-time DevOps.
With detailed case studies and a section titled “Lessons from the front lines,” the report provides an in-depth look at the latest technology developments that have the potential to impact the complex nature of today’s business challenges. The report highlights examples of organizations putting the trends to work. It also features a “My Take” for each chapter, including an external perspective from a client executive, academic, or industry luminary.
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