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Exploit Disruptive Technology

The technology of the future will change everything. Be prepared.

  • Technology is always changing, which can transform IT and negatively disrupt organizations that are blindsided by new advancements.
  • Info-Tech finds that over two-thirds of organizations are not preparing at all for the disruptive technologies that are sure to affect them by 2020.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

  • Advances in technology are not unpredictable. Steady exponential growth has occurred throughout history. This can be used to predict future trends and prepare for them in advance.
  • Info-Tech has identified five specific disruptive technologies that will affect most organizations by 2020. Start learning about them now and look for opportunities to exploit them.

Impact and Result

  • Understanding patterns in technological advancement will allow organizations to anticipate upcoming changes.
  • When specific disruptive technologies are incoming, IT can analyze them and determine how to best exploit them for business benefit.
  • Institutionalize the exploitation of disruptive technology with an annual assessment.

Exploit Disruptive Technology Research & Tools

1. Understand how disruptive technology will change IT

Understand, anticipate, and exploit the disruptive technologies that will change IT.

2. Evaluate disruptive technology annually

Identify opportunities for technology-driven innovation in the enterprise.

3. Understand how technology advances

Break free of your intuition to think linearly. Technology advances exponentially, not linearly.

4. Look to the past

Compare the technology of ten years ago and the technology of today to put accelerating growth in perspective.

5. Review foundational advancements

Evaluate how foundational advancements will affect your organization.

6. Review disruptive technologies

Understand the disruptive potential of the five technologies Info-Tech has identified as being highly disruptive by 2020.

7. Look beyond 2020

Peek at some new technologies that have potential to begin disrupting in the next two decades.

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About Info-Tech

Info-Tech Research Group is the world’s fastest-growing information technology research and advisory company, proudly serving over 30,000 IT professionals.

We produce unbiased and highly relevant research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. We partner closely with IT teams to provide everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.

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A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.

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Get the help you need in this 1-phase advisory process. You'll receive 2 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.

  • Call 1: Perform an Annual Foundational Advancement SWOT Analysis and Customized Technology Monitor

    Analyze the strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats associated with foundational advances. Understand the consequences of exponential change that will disrupt your organization in the next decade. Next, prioritize your focus on foundational advancements with Info-Tech’s guidance, by evaluating the current and future value and readiness of each technology.

  • Call 2: Perform an Annual Disruptive Technology SWOT Analysis and Customized Technology Monitor

    Analyze the strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats associated with specific disruptive technologies. Review the upcoming technology that will disrupt your organization in the next decade. Next, prioritize your focus on disruptive technologies with Info-Tech’s guidance, by evaluating the current and future value and readiness of each disruptive technology.

Authors

Mark Tauschek

Michael Battista

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