Gartner closely monitors over 2,000 of the latest technologies. They have distilled these into the top 25 must-know emerging technologies. The idea is that these technologies help improve business be ahead of the curve.

The technology is placed on a wave shaped time-line graph, or hype loop, with expectations/time axis. This is then split up into 5 distinct stages in their journey:

• Innovation trigger – Where a specific technology starts. Early POC, stories and media but really a finished product
• Peak of inflated expectations – Early publicity with a few success stories
• Trough of disillusionment – Interest dips as awareness is saturated, but too early to see results
• Slope of entitlement – technology beginning to bring results for enterprise. Further investment increases growth
• Plateau of productivity – Mainstream adoption begins to take off

Gartner tech hype cycle 2022

Report ideal for

The tech hype cycle is ideal for anyone wanting to know the latest technologies they should keep an eye on in the near future.

• Particular interest for CEO’s, CIO’s, IT leaders.

Key points

• 3 key themes:
  • 1) Evolving/expanding immersive experience
  • 2) Accelerated AI automation
  • 3) Optimised technology delivery
• A lot of technology centred around the web, identity and finding new markets
• Huge interest in AI and automation – Causal AI, Foundation models, Generative design AI and automated Machine Learning
• Increased investment into critical areas of delivery, cloud storage and processing
• Lots more…

Key takeaway and insights
The hype cycle is a really interesting way of gathering and comparing the latest technology as well as spotting general themes. It is clear from looking at this, that most of the technology is dependent on the cloud. A high proportion of these are driven by AI which is really encouraging.  It is also very interesting to see that most technologies are still rising 5-10 years later. This shows that they have longevity and will possibly add value to enterprises as they are adopted. The key will be to look at how each tech can add value to an organisation.

About Gartner hype cycles

The Gartner hype cycles are a good way to get a snapshot of technology in a specific area. Here is a good video outlining key points:

Read more

• 2022 tech hype cycle summary – https://www.gartner.co.uk/en/methodologies/gartner-hype-cycle (Key report is for Gartner clients only)
• About Gartner hype cycle – https://www.gartner.com/en/articles/what-s-new-in-the-2022-gartner-hype-cycle-for-emerging-technologies

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