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Predictions for 2008
Gartner Predicts 2008 and Beyond Our annual Gartner Predicts report highlights projections on the topics that matter most to our clients. Whether the issue is software as a service or networking, architecture or consumerization of IT, clients are urged to read these special reports before making major or minor IT decisions in 2008. Read more    
Business Applications' Architectural Styles Are Changing
(Summary) Gartner has analyzed the evolution of the fundamental architectural styles for business applications, including service-oriented architectures, Web-oriented architectures, event-driven architectures and context-delivery architectures. Business Process Management Alters Business and IT Collaboration (Summary) Burgeoning adoption of BPM disciplines and technologies fundamentally alters the way in which companies approach business process improvement and the way in which they develop, integrate and manage applications.
Disruptive Shifts In The High Performance Workplace (Summary) In workplace strategies and investments to enhance employee effectiveness and efficiency, Google and employee business use of consumer-grade social software are the twin leading edges of IT-industry-changing phenomena.
Emerging Trends Expand Collaboration and Human Performance (Summary) Emerging trend predictions for 2008 include the evolution of virtual worlds and social network analysis in the corporate context, and the start of a long-term trend toward the surgical augmentation of human abilities.
Emerging Trends Force a Clearer and Deeper Focus on Enterprise Architecture (Summary) During the next three to five years, business and technology trends (such as information glut, new business processes, the rise of services and the increased power of individuals) will force the need for a clear and deeper focus on EA, and for higher investments in people, process and technology.
Focus on BI and Performance Management Fundamentals in Dynamic Environment (Summary) Business intelligence (BI) and performance management (PM) offer great potential to enterprises willing and able to take a strategic approach. Our predictions cover skills issues, emerging technologies, and the convergence of BI and PM products and vendors.
Governance, Risk and Compliance Are Critical Issues for Security Professionals (Summary) Governance, risk and compliance are increasingly important concerns for security professionals and many other key enterprise decision makers. Use Gartner's Strategic Planning Assumptions when making long-term security plans in these areas.
Information Infrastructure Will Help Master Chaos (Summary) Organizations increasingly aim to access and exploit all data types, which makes information part of the business infrastructure. Here, we offer four predictions concerning information infrastructure.
IT Outsourcing Maturity Brings Considerable Change and Challenges (Summary) As our 2008 predictions for IT outsourcing reveal, "maturity" in ITO does not imply status quo or a settling into a "steady state." Rather, ITO is a dynamic market being redefined and reshaped.
Major Market Shifts Are Coming in Infrastructure Protection (Summary) Enterprise security decision makers will need to consider the impact of significant market shifts, including important changes in pricing and delivery models, when making decisions about infrastructure protection.
Mobility and Outsourcing Are Changing Secure Business Enablement (Summary) Enterprises must ensure that their critical business processes are conducted securely. The rapid adoption of mobile devices, and the increasing use of alternative service delivery methods, is making secure business enablement increasingly difficult.
SaaS Gathers Momentum and Impact (Summary) This report looks at the future of software as a service and provides five major predictions.
SMBs Will Use Simplified IT Solutions to Drive Business Success (Summary) Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are demanding reduced IT complexity and lower costs; at the same time, regulatory requirements are impacting SMBs as never before. As a result of these divergent pressures, SMBs demand high-quality, integrated, reliable IT solutions be delivered in economical packages.
Web Technologies Continue to Drive Business Innovation (Summary) New Web technologies are enjoying significant uptake. Many of these (such as Ajax and "mashups") deliver rapid returns on investment, while others (such as social software) have more-nebulous returns. Enterprises must adjust their thinking to effectively leverage these tools.
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