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Gartner: Internet of Things Has Reached Hype Peak

Posted by samzenpus on from the aligning-our-out-of-the-box-synergy-to-better-monetize-the-low-hanging-fruit dept.

Brandon Butler writes In the annual battle of the buzzwords, the Internet of Things has won. Each year the research firm Gartner puts out a Hype Cycle of emerging technologies, a sort of report card for various trends and buzzwords. This year, IoT tops the list. On another note, somewhat surprising is that Gartner says the "cloud computing" is not just hype anymore, but becoming a mainstream technology.

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  1. Re:Gartner cynic here - enlighten me by sirlark · · Score: 4, Informative

    PHB's love them, they feel like they've learned something important because PRETTY PICTURES.

  2. Gartner cynic here - enlighten me by Darinbob · · Score: 4, Informative

    Gartner is useless. However you can pay them money and they'll increase your company's rating and this will fool people who trust Gartner's opinions.