The "Cloud Hype Cycle" and How to Avoid It
The move to cloud computing is inevitable and inexorable. However, for large enterprises, frequently burdened with strict regulatory requirements and a constantly evolving threat environment, adopting cloud is not a trivial matter.
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To educate its clients on the lifecycle — maturity, adoption and application — of emerging technologies, research firm Gartner developed an insightful methodology dubbed the “Hype Cycle”.
It provides a conceptual representation of the maturity of emerging technologies through five phases: Technology Trigger, Peak of Inflated Expectations, Trough of Disillusionment, Slope of Enlightenment and Plateau of Productivity.
