In other words, trends such as popular clothing follow these curves. This Hype Cycle applies to technologies that are not a fundamental shift technology. We might have to remove our glasses for the facial recognition to work, our smartphones don’t always understand us when we speak, and the location-sensing technology sometimes has trouble finding us.” However, at the same time, we see that the technology is not quite there yet. It’s now possible to look at a smartphone and unlock it via facial recognition, and then talk to it to ask it to find the nearest bank ATM. “The smarter smartphone is a case in point. We are at an interesting moment, a time when many of the scenarios we’ve been talking about for a long time are almost becoming reality,” said Hung LeHong, research vice president at Gartner. The Hype Cycle Special Report is updated annually to track technologies along this cycle and provide guidance on when and where organizations should adopt them for maximum impact and value. The Hype Cycle graphic has been used by Gartner since 1995 to highlight the common pattern of overenthusiasm, disillusionment and eventual realism that accompanies each new technology and innovation. The Hype Cycle has a predictable path for technologies. Bring your own device (BYOD), 3D printing and social analytics are some of the technologies identified at the Peak of Inflated Expectations in this year’s Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle. Gartner analysts said that these technologies have moved noticeably along the Hype Cycle since 2011, while consumerization is now expected to reach the Plateau of Productivity in two to five years, down from five to 10 years in 2011. 3D printing was among the technologies at the peak of the hype cycle.īig data, 3D printing, activity streams, Internet TV, Near Field Communication (NFC) payment, cloud computing and media tablets are some of the fastest-moving technologies identified in Gartner Inc.’s 2012 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. This Hype Cycle provides a cross-industry perspective on potentially transformative technologies.Leading research firm Gartner published its annual “Hype Cycle” report. Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2010. Priority Matrix for Emerging Technologies, 2011.
Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2011. 75 Hype Cycle Phases, Benefit Ratings and Maturity Levels. 49 Machine-to-Machine Communication Services. 46 In-Memory Database Management Systems. 18 "Big Data" and Extreme Information Processing and Management. 4 New on the 2011 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies.
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