Gartner’s hype cycle is visual representation of where a specific product or technology is found in its life cycle. This enables a company to evaluate the technology’s maturity and potential to grow or decline in the future. The cycle includes 5 overall phases. The first phase is technology trigger. The second phase is the peak of inflated expectations. Next, the third phase is trough of disillusionment. Fourth is slope of enlightenment. Plateau of productivity comes last. Bryan Burke, research Vice President at Gartner, defines the hype cycle in the following quote. “The 2019 Hype Cycle highlights the emerging technologies with significant impact on business, society and people over the next five to 10 years,” he says. The 5 trends in the 2019 model are as follows: sensing and mobility, augmented human, postclassical compute and comms, digital ecosystems and advanced AI and analytics.
The first trend, sensing and mobility, includes evolving technologies. For example, flying vehicles, drones, and AR clouds. These products are possible in a range of different industries.
The second trend, augmented human, are referring to technologies that related to cognitive and physical aspects of the human body. The example the Gartner website gives for this trend is a prosthetic arm that increases strength.
The third trend, postclassical compute and comms, include technologies that are improved. Examples include better memory on devices and 3D printing.
Digital ecosystems is the fourth trend. This includes anything connecting people to sharing a platform.
Advances AI and analytics is the last trend, which includes technology that analyzes data through algorithms.
I believe Caffeine TV is beyond the innovation trigger stage. It may be approaching inflated expectations. As time passes, users will start demanding better quality and improved capabilities.
If you’re interesting in learning more about Gartner’s Hype Cycle, click on the link below
https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/5-trends-appear-on-the-gartner-hype-cycle-for-emerging-technologies-2019/
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