Top 10 megatrends of the IT industry for 2015

More IT vendors will be divided. Boards will get even more paranoid safely. UX and CX will be critical skills for CIOs

“Futurology exercises involve always healthy dose of common sense, absurd illusion.” Thus an article in Scientific American, 2012, summarized the New Year’s predictions. Our annual desire of the future forecast dates back to the ancient Greeks and his oracle of Delphi – so who am I to argue with such a venerable tradition?

Here is my countdown of the Top 10 megatrends of our industry for 2015:

10. Technology companies continue dividing, according to business areas, as did Symantec, HP and eBay. EMC, CA, BMC and Xerox seem to be the next.

9. Boards are going to be (even more) paranoid safely. Secondary data breach tremors are still shaking the boards. See more CEOs being laid off next to their CIOs.

8. New corporate IT competitors will multiply with the digital economy taking shape. Just as Amazon.com and Google leveraged its technology prowess beyond the consumer space, so does Netflix, Uber and Facebook.

7. UX joins the list of core competencies for CIOs. Best experience of using the phone, design and social engagement will determine the value of the business.

6. Data become the new world currency to industry leaders, while most companies still drowning in data, rather than reap its benefits.

5. CDOs grab the spotlight. As the focus on the dynamics between CIOs and CMOs decreased, CDOs and data managers will move to the areas of CIOs.

4. geopolitical borders will slow the growth of the digital economy. Governments around the world must exercise greater control and create regulations that endanger the Web “open” and free.

3. 3D printing will become disruptive in the corporate world. Houses, weapons and body parts were just the first wave. The manufacturing industry will be the most affected.

2. The digital economy will shake the world economy with the furniture business models increasingly successful. Case in point: Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, Finland, accuses Apple’s success (and Nokia’s fall) by economic problems of their country.

1. The role of the CIO evolves and grows in importance. The IT leadership should take on the challenges of business demands around the digitization of the economy, which involves the customer experience with digital security.

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