Technology Trends 2011

The natural convergence of business and IT

  

Visualization
See, discover and explore deeper insights in large, complex data

  

Capability Clouds
The cloud market makes the jump from capacity to capabilities

  

"Almost-Enterprise" Applications
Just in time solutions appeal to the business, but are they “enterprise enough” for IT?

  

The End of the "Death of ERP"
Rumors of ERP’s death have been greatly exaggerated

  

  

Applied Mobility
The “edge” has become the new battleground for innovation

  

Cyber Intelligence
Security becomes proactive and moves upstream

  

User Engagement
Empowering business by focusing on the user down, not the system up

  

Real Analytics
Moving from descriptive to predictive to prescriptive

  

CIOs as Revolutionaries
When business models go up for grabs, CIOs take center stage

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Deloitte’s annual Technology Trends report examines the ever-evolving landscape of technology put to business use. Although it is written from the perspective of the CIO, it will also inform business executives on exciting new possibilities to apply technology to address their most pressing business challenges. We invite you to view the brief three-minute overview, and explore each of the ten trend chapters through the links below.

This report shares the technology trends we see as relevant for 2011, clustered in two categories:

(Re)Emerging Enablers are trends that many technology executives have spent time, thought and resources on in the past.

• Visualization
• “Almost-Enterprise” Applications
• Cyber Intelligence
• CIOs as Revolutionaries
• The End of the “Death of ERP”

Disruptive Deployments present significant new opportunities to improve business processes, rethink operations or even enter into new business models.

• Real Analytics
• Social Computing
• User Engagement
• Applied Mobility
• Capability Clouds

Woven through many of the trends is the growing convergence of cloud, social and mobile computing, analytics and cyber – fundamentally changing how information is accessed and used in business operations and decision-making. The focus is less on the mechanics of technology. The mentality of "there’s an app for that" captures the essence of this change, engaging users wherever and whenever they choose.

Each trend will have business impact over the next 18 months, and supports immediate consideration. Take time to develop an explicit strategy in each area, even if you choose to simply wait and see.

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