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Gartner Unveils Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users in 2025 and Beyond

Gartner, Inc. today revealed its top strategic predictions for 2025 and beyond. Gartner’s top predictions explore how generative AI (GenAI) is affecting areas where most would assume only humans can have lasting impact. “It is clear that no matter where we go, we cannot avoid the impact of AI,” said Daryl Plummer, Distinguished VP Analyst, Chief of Research and […]

10 January 2025
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Gartner Identifies the Top Trends Impacting Infrastructure and Operations for 2025

Gartner, Inc. highlighted the six trends that will have a significant impact on infrastructure and operations (I&O) for 2025 . “These trends give the opportunity for I&O leaders to identify future skills requirements and seek insights to help meet implementation requirements,” said Jeffrey Hewitt, Vice President Analyst at Gartner. “They will provide the differentiation needed for enterprises to gain […]

24 December 2024
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Gartner Predicts Power Shortages Will Restrict 40% of AI Data Centers By 2027

Rapid Growth in Energy Consumption For GenAI Will Exceed Power Utilities’ Capacity AI and generative AI (GenAI) are driving rapid increases in electricity consumption, with data center forecasts over the next two years reaching as high as 160% growth, according to Gartner, Inc. As a result, Gartner predicts 40% of existing AI data centers will be operationally […]

14 November 2024
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Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2025

Gartner, Inc. today announced its list of 10 top strategic technology trends[1]  that organizations need to explore in 2025. “This year’s top strategic technology trends span AI imperatives and risks, new frontiers of computing and human-machine synergy,” said Gene Alvarez, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner. “Tracking these trends will help IT leaders shape the future of […]

8 November 2024
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Fundamental guardrails to address AI risk and value

By Svetlana Sicular, VP analyst at Gartner The rapid adoption of generative AI has generated much debate about AI’s potential effects on society. Organisations must balance the technology’s significant potential with the new risks it poses, particularly misuse. It’s important for organisations to put in place appropriate guardrails to leverage the technology’s potential, while also addressing its challenges. This […]

4 October 2024
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Gartner Predicts 40% of Generative AI Solutions Will Be Multimodal By 2027

Forty percent of generative AI (GenAI) solutions will be multimodal (text, image, audio and video) by 2027, up from 1% in 2023, according to Gartner, Inc. This shift from individual to multimodal models provides an enhanced human-AI interaction and an opportunity for GenAI-enabled offerings to be differentiated. Erick Brethenoux, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner, said, “As the GenAI […]

25 September 2024