Blueprint Contents:
Read the Tech Trends Report
Learn about the six key trends that will help you absorb disruption and adapt to change.
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2021 Tech Trends Report – Executive Brief -
2021 Tech Trends Report – The Six Trends
1. Machine learning by design
Harnessing machine learning as a core piece of the organization’s value proposition.
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2021 Tech Trends Report – Trend 1: Machine Learning by Design
2. Citizen development 2.0
Enabling nontechnical contributors to use and create AI combined with low-code and no-code environments.
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2021 Tech Trends Report – Trend 2: Citizen Development 2.0
3. Venture architecture
Developing and launching innovative new technology ventures from within.
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2021 Tech Trends Report – Trend 3: Venture Architecture
4. Distributed autonomous organizations
Collaborating without a central hub and taking control over the workday.
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2021 Tech Trends Report – Trend 4: Distributed Autonomous Organizations
5. Self-sovereign cloud
Balancing the capabilities of the public cloud with the control and privacy of on-premises infrastructure.
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2021 Tech Trends Report – Trend 5: Self-Sovereign Cloud
6. Digital sustainability
Using digital technologies such as software and machine learning to drive emission reduction and cost efficiency.
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2021 Tech Trends Report – Trend 6: Digital Sustainability
7. Listen to the Tech Insights podcast series
Hear interviews with thought leaders about each of the six key trends on Info-Tech’s podcast series.
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2021 Tech Trends Report – Trend 1 Podcast: AI as fashion designer with Idris Mootee -
2021 Tech Trends Report – Trend 2 Podcast: How the Citizen Developer helps solve local community problems
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2021 Tech Trends Report – Trend 3 Podcast: Championship analytics with MLSE
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2021 Tech Trends Report – Trend 4 Podcast: How will we work with AI in 2035?
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2021 Tech Trends Report – Trend 5 Podcast: The flexible future of cloud computing with Aptum
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2021 Tech Trends Report – Trend 6 Podcast: Microsoft's plan to become carbon negative by 2030
Your Challenge
- The global pandemic disrupted every organization, and the implications of its impact are still unfolding.
- More disruptive change could come from anywhere, with political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental factors all posing unprecedented scenarios.
- IT must mature quickly to support its organization as it faces the changes ahead.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Adapt to disruptive change. Identify the gap between your current operations and where they could be in the new scenario, and plan to improve your capabilities to achieve that vision.
- Absorb the impact of disruptive market change. Lessen the blow of a crisis by strengthening all elements of your system and distributing the impact equally throughout. Use digital tools to renew the value proposition of your organization in a way that reflects the full context of the market scenario.
Impact and Result
- Use the data and analysis from Info-Tech’s 2021 Tech Trends Report to inform your IT strategic plan.
- Discover the six trends defining IT’s path in 2021.
- Understand which IT practices and trends have the biggest impact on overall IT effectiveness.