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The top 10 strategic technology trends for 2019 (follow thread)

—David Cearley, Distinguished VP & Gartner Fellow #GartnerSYM

Trend #1:

By 2021, 10% of new vehicles will have autonomous driving capabilities, compared with less than 1% in 2017. #GartnerSYM

Trend #2:

Augmented analytics

Through 2020, the number of *citizen* data scientist will grow 5 times faster than the number of expert data scientists.

Trend #3:

AI driven development

By 2022 at least 40% of new product development processes will leverage artificial intelligence, including AI services, AI platforms, AI frameworks and AI infrastructure. #GartnerSYM

Trend #4:

Digital twins: 24% of enterprises implementing IoT projects are using digital twins #GartnerSYM

Trend #5:

Empowered edge: storage, computing and advanced AI and analytics will expand the compability of edge devices through 2028

Cloud structure will include central, distributed and edge clouds. #GartnerSYM

Trend #6:

Immersive experience: by 2022, 70% of enterprises will be experimenting with immersive technologies for consumer and enterprise use, with 25% deploying these technologies (AR/VR) #GartnerSYM

Trend #7:

Blockchain will create $3.1 trillion in business value by 2022 #GartnerSYM

Trend #8:

Smart Spaces: Smart spaces are physical or digital environments populated by humans and enabled by technology which are increasingly connected, intelligent and autonomous. #GartnerSYM

Trend #9:

Digital ethics and privacy: by 2021, organizations that bought compliance risk and are caught lacking in privacy protection will pay 100% more in compliance cost than best practice adhering competitors. #GartnerSYM

Trend #10:

Quantum computing: by 2023, 20% of organizations will be budgeting for quantum computing projects compared to 1% today. #GartnerSYM