

The Gartner Hype Cycle is designed to help organizations separate the hype and bold promises of new technology from the technologies that are commercially viable. It is also one example of an enabling technology of the platform revolution trend, one of the three trends along with transparently immersive experiences and perceptual smart machine age highlighted in the Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies 2016. Most technologies have multiple use cases but enterprise architecture and technology innovation leaders should prioritise those with the greatest potential benefit for their organisation. Right now, blockchain is gaining traction because it holds the promise to transform industry operating models. The 2022 Gartner Hype Cycle features emerging technologies and distils insights from more than 2,000 technologies into a succinct high-potential set. While bitcoin steals the show as the only proven blockchain, the term blockchain has grown to encapsulate nearly two dozen distributed-ledger products with more than two dozen offerings in the market, thus the hype. With its ability to store multiple bank transactions in one centralized ledger, accessible by all parties and regulated by a decentralized network, blockchain will have a transformational impact on business.

You won’t be surprised to learn that blockchain, still five to ten years from mainstream adoption, nears the peak of the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2016. IT leaders should examine how these technologies could impact their industries, and decide which to pursue to create a competitive advantage for their company.Īre blockchain, smart machines, IoT and other emerging technologies on their way up or down the Hype Cycle? It provides insight into emerging technologies that have broad, cross-industry relevance, and are transformational and high-impact in potential. Curated a list of 12 key trends that are affecting emerging technology adoption. This Hype Cycle brings together the most significant technologies from across Gartners research areas.

Each shows promise in delivering a high degree of competitive advantage over the next five to 10 years. It complements Gartner’s Hype Cycles, which looks at the evolution of a technology over a longer time horizon. This post from Gartner looks at the three emerging technologies that are enabling highly disruptive business models and enabling organizations to pursue digital business innovation.
