Gartner’s 2010 Hype Cycle Special Report Evaluates Maturity of 1,800 Technologies — from Gartner
Hype Cycle Research Provides a Cross-Industry Perspective on Potentially Transformative Technologies

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Figure 1 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2010


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Source: Gartner (August 2010)

Key themes emerging from this year’s Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies include:

  • User experience and interaction.
  • Augmented reality, context and the real-world Web.
  • Data-driven decisions.
  • Cloud-computing implications.
  • Value from the periphery.