{"id":4946,"date":"2014-10-13T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=4946"},"modified":"2014-10-11T17:24:49","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T01:24:49","slug":"gartner-2015-crystal-ball-top-10-technology-predictions-for-the-next-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/gartner-2015-crystal-ball-top-10-technology-predictions-for-the-next-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Gartner 2015 Crystal Ball: Top 10 Technology Predictions for the next Five Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Gartner's prediction for 2015 on technology\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/newsroom\/id\/2866617\">Garter recently made ten predictions<\/a> on how technology will influence businesses over the next five years. \u00a0<a title=\"Grouping of Gartner top 10 predictions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/gartnergroup\/2014\/10\/08\/gartners-top-10-predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\">The predictions are grouped<\/a> into three categories:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smart machines<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By 2017, a new computer algorithm will enable at least one significant new digital business to be launched<\/li>\n<li>By 2018, compared to traditional business models, digital businesses will have halve the number of business process workers and use five times the number of key digital business jobs.<\/li>\n<li>By 2018, the introduction of smart machines and industrialized services will reduce the total cost of business operations by 30 percent<\/li>\n<li>By 2020, wireless health monitoring technology will add an extra six months to everyone&#8217;s life expectancy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Influence of data on economic decisions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By 2016, mobile digital assistants will account for more than $2 billion business in online shopping<\/li>\n<li>By 2017, mobile commerce will exceed half of the US digital commerce revenue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Improving customer experience with data<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By 2017, 70 percent of digital business models will deliberately factor in unstable rapidly shifting customer needs<\/li>\n<li>By 2017, 50 percent of consumer product investments will target innovations in customer experience<\/li>\n<li>By 2017, 20 percent of durable goods e-tailers will offer personalized products created by 3D printers<\/li>\n<li>By 2020, retailers that message their in-store customers based on the customer location in the store will increase sales by five percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lightsocial_container\"><div class=\"lightsocial_element\"><a class=\"lightsocial_a\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fformtek.com%2Fblog%2Fgartner-2015-crystal-ball-top-10-technology-predictions-for-the-next-five-years%2F&amp;title=\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/digg.png\" 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