Gartner predictions for 2010

Posted by Amit Desai

March 19, 2010

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Gartner has always been on the forefront of conducting strong research on analyzing sectors across industries at a global level. Every year they come up with predictions on how various sectors are going to perform in near future. Gartner research and analysis has always been very helpful in gaining valuable insights that can help companies plan their strategy better. I have been sent the summary report and i would like to share it with my readers.

Summary of Gartner Top End User Predictions for 2010:

By 2012, 20% of businesses will own no IT assets.
By 2012, India-centric IT service companies will represent 20% of the leading cloud aggregators in the market.
By 2012, Facebook will become the hub for social networks integration and Web socialization.
By 2014, most IT business cases will include carbon remediation costs.
In 2012, 60% of a new PC’s total life greenhouse gas emissions will have occurred before the user first turns the machine on.
Internet marketing will be regulated by 2015, controlling more than $250 billion in Internet marketing spending worldwide.
By 2014, more than three billion of the world’s adult population will be able to transact electronically via mobile and Internet technology.
By 2015, context will be as influential to mobile consumer services and relationships as search engines are to the Web.
By 2013, mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common Web access device worldwide.

This is a summary review of Gartner’s Predicts 2010 Special Report, which focuses on the new balance emerging in IT as organizations worldwide shift from a cost containment mode and prepare for a return to economic growth. Previous assumptions about revenue flows and ownership will continue to be challenged as a new balance between supply, consumer demand and regulation emerges. (Source Gartner Report 2010)