  The Accenture Technology Vision, renewed annually, is a comprehensive analysis of emerging trends and major technological changes that will have a significant business impact on Accenture and our clients in the next three to five years. High-performance businesses use the Vision to understand the opportunities—and challenges—that lie ahead.
This year’s Vision defines the emerging “elastic” world, one in which business capabilities—infrastructure, people and even thought—can be expanded or contracted at will. The world of “Everything Elastic” is being driven by four major technology trends:
These four trends will be affected by three major market influencers (millennials, cyber-security and IT risk and sustainability) to create a complex environment full of potential opportunities and threats. Internet Computing
Think cloud computing—to the power of x. This new paradigm uses the Internet to source hardware, software and storage, thus mirroring the increasingly fluid boundaries of the traditional company. Data and Decisions
Organizations have already aggregated huge amounts of data—but hardly any are using it effectively. New technology approaches are making it easier to mine data for insights—and automate business processes to take advantage of those insights. M is the New e
Mobile devices look set to play an increasingly central role in business as well as social life. They are already possessed by 60 percent of the globe’s inhabitants, and they can do more and more. How employees work and how companies interact with their customers will be dramatically influenced by mobility—and the IT department will have to make it all happen. Convergence of the Four Cs
Communication, collaboration, communities and content—these are the four Cs that will govern the way we live, work and play. The name of the game is integration—all the various means of communication and collaboration are now converging to enable an always-on, virtual platform that will revolutionize not only the way that people work, but the very structure of the team and company. To receive more Research and Insights, sign up for My Outlook, your single e-mail source for all of Accenture's latest ideas and innovation, personalized specifically to your business interests and the industry issues you face. Return to Accenture Technology Labs Overview. |