Gartner has released their Top Strategic Technology Trend for 2022, expecting these trends to act as force multipliers of digital business and innovation. The trends are anticipated to enable CEOs to deliver growth, digitalisation and efficiency. “CEOs know they must accelerate the adoption of digital business and are seeking more direct digital routes to connect with their customers,” says David Groombridge, VP Analyst, Gartner. “But with an eye on future economic risks, they also want to be efficient and protect margins and cash flow.”
So what are the 12 top technology trends for this year?
Trend 1: Data Fabric
Trend 2: Cybersecurity Mesh
Trend 3: Privacy-Enhancing Computation
Trend 4: Cloud-Native Platforms
Trend 5: Composable Applications
Trend 6: Decision Intelligence
Trend 7: Hyper Automation
Trend 8: AI Engineering
Trend 9: Distributed Enterprises
Trend 10: Total Experience
Trend 11: Autonomic Systems
Trend 12: Generative AI
These trends will drive digital business by delivering engineering trust, sculpting change and accelerating growth. To read more about each trend and how it will benefit business in 2022, head to Gartner’s website.