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Understanding Gartner's Hype Cycles, 2005
23 June 2005
 
Jackie Fenn   Alexander Linden  

Gartner's Hype Cycles offer an overview of the relative maturity of technologies in a certain domain. They provide not only a scorecard to separate hype from reality, but also models that help enterprises decide when they should adopt a new technology.




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Table of Contents


1.0
    
 Introduction

2.0
    
 What Is the Hype Cycle?

3.0
    
 Behind the Hype Cycle

4.0
    
 Positioning a Technology on the Hype Cycle

4.1
    
 On the Rise
4.2
    
 At the Peak
4.3
    
 Sliding Into the Trough
4.4
    
 Climbing the Slope
4.5
    
 Entering the Plateau

5.0
    
 The Time-to-Maturity Assessment

5.1
    
 Normal
5.2
    
 Fast Track
5.3
    
 Long Fuse

6.0
    
 Benefit Rating, Maturity and Market Penetration Assessments

7.0
    
 Special Hype Cycle Circumstances

8.0
    
 Lessons of the Hype Cycle


List of Tables


Table 1.  
 Maturity Levels
 

List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 The Hype Curve
 

Figure 2. 
 Components of the Hype Cycle
 

Figure 3. 
 Technology Life Cycle Models
 

Figure 4. 
 Phases of the Hype Cycle
 

Figure 5. 
 Fast-Track Hype Cycle
 

Figure 6. 
 Long-Fuse Hype Cycle
 

Figure 7. 
 The Noise Filter Masks Opportunities
 

Figure 8. 
 Adoption Patterns by Type A, B and C Companies
 



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