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How Tech Execs Perceive the Top IT Disrupters

Big Data How Tech Execs Perceive the Top IT Disrupters A new study shows that cloud computing, the Internet of things and data analytics should drive the most business transformations in the coming years. Difference-Makers 11% say cloud computing will drive the greatest business transformations over the next three years, while 9% cite the IoT […]

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Dennis McCafferty

Oct 22, 2015

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How Tech Execs Perceive the Top IT Disrupters

A new study shows that cloud computing, the Internet of things and data analytics should drive the most business transformations in the coming years.

Difference-Makers

11% say cloud computing will drive the greatest business transformations over the next three years, while 9% cite the IoT and another 9% say it will be data/analytics.

National Pride

29% say the U.S. demonstrates the most promise for developing world-changing, disruptive tech breakthroughs, while 23% say China does.

Hot Cities

22% say Tokyo will emerge as a leading innovation hub over the next four years, and 19% say New York will. (For the purposes of this question, survey respondents were asked to pick a city/region other than Silicon Valley.)

Formidable Challenges, Part I

20% say access to capital will present the most likely barrier to innovation for tech companies, and 18% say restrictive regulatory policies will.

Formidable Challenges, Part II

15% say a lack of innovation within the corporate culture will serve as the biggest roadblock to innovation, while 14% say a fear of failure will.

Market Watch

Outside the tech industry, 11% say consumer markets/retailers will undergo the greatest transformation over the next three years as a result of emerging tech, while 9% say the energy sector will.