In 2019-2020 an all-time high of 67 percent of organizations reported facing a skills shortage and falling behind the pace of change.The demand for rapid digitization in response to the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to push those numbers even higher. But companies may have been looking at this problem too narrowly. Even as specialized technical skills remain in high demand, enterprises can increasingly lean on technology democratization to circumvent the skills gap in some areas. It’s a parallel strategy that will further close the disconnect between workforces and the technologies needed to deliver the most creative solutions in today’s market.
To be agile and resilient, the organizations need to fast forward their digital transformation with cloud at its core. Small pilots and incremental scaling are an obsolete luxury, and the friction between research, development, and large-scale deployment is increasingly diminishing.
Reimagineyour approach to application development to take advantage of cloud capabilities, microservices, and the flexibility they unlock. Focus on creating reusable components that are maximally valuable, not just minimally viable. The future is here already. Begin piloting or scaling efforts and investments in nextgeneration technologies like XR, AI and distributed ledger. Leading in cutting-edge technology areas will be the main source of competitive advantage.Besides, exponential innovations are making it possible that Business strategies and technology strategies become inseparable—even indistinguishable. That too at greater speed.
IT Professionals from 437 Organizations Collaborated to Benchmark Adoption Plans, Anticipated Value and Risk for 111 Infrastructure and Operations Technologies:
2021-2023 Emerging Technology Roadmap for Large Enterprise (Gartner)
IT leaders from more than 400 midsize enterprises collaborated to map the adoption of 115 emerging technologies according to their deployment stage, enterprise value and deployment risk:
2021-2023 Emerging Technology Roadmap for Midsize Enterprises (Gartner)
