Top 10 strategic technology trends for 2025

The top strategic technology trends for 2025 span AI imperatives and risks, new frontiers of computing and human-machine synergy, according to Gene Alvarez, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner. "Tracking these trends will help IT leaders shape the future of their organisations with responsible and ethical innovation," he says. The top strategic technology trends for 2025 are: Agentic AI: The term refers to an artificial intelligence system with enhanced autonomy, decision-making capabilities and adaptability. Agentic AI systems autonomously plan and take actions to meet user-defined goals. It offers the promise of a virtual workforce that can offload and augment human work. Gartner predicts that by 2028, at least 15% of day-to-day work decisions will be made autonomously through agentic AI, up from zero in 2024. The goal-driven capabilities of this technology will deliver more adaptab...