Aragon Research Top Ten Technologies and Predictions for 2022 and 2027

By Betsy Burton

I am so excited to get to share with all of you that Aragon Research has released its top ten technologies for 2022 and 2027. 

This list is intended to help business and technology leaders make the best investment decisions over the coming years by highlighting some of the high impact and transformative technologies that are emerging in 2022 and 2027. 

Most of the analyst firms only create a list for the top technologies emerging in the following year. However, many organizations have 3–7-year planning horizons. And, in fact, some government organizations have 5–10-year planning horizons. 

For this reason, Aragon Research has published two separate reports–the Top Technologies for 2022 and the Top Technologies for 2027.

Without these strategic planning insights, business and technology leaders/planners are left in the dark when making longer term investment decisions.

How Does Aragon Research Determine These Lists?

Aragon Research brings together all the research we have on Hot Vendors, Globes and Tech Arcs. We also look at our Aragon Innovation Award Winners. 

Additionally, we also do primary and secondary research into what is emerging within university labs, start-ups, and corporate innovation labs. We evaluate all this information and rank the technologies based on their availability, business impact and their maturity. 

Clients are encouraged to work with their business and technology leaders to explore and understand how they can integrate these trends and technologies to increase their business value and strengthen their business operations.

Key 2022 Findings and Predictions

In addition to highlighting the top technologies for 2022, Aragon Research identified critical findings and made several key predictions:

• During 2022, organizations must determine how they should be taking advantage of digital labor, defining strategies, governance, and metrics to ensure they are managing their growing digital labor force effectively.
• It is critical in 2022 that CIOs, architects, and business leaders include cloud-based solutions in any and all planning.
• Computer vision will become an increasingly prevalent technology in 2022; it is what makes AI such an integral part of our businesses and lives.
• Ecosystem security is an essential practice all organizations must take on in 2022.
• Technology-fueled collaboration—AI, video, content sharing, etc.—is the new normal, and will require investments in technology and business practices.
• During 2022, the number of AI solutions will continue to increase such that by 2026, AI will be pervasive.
• During 2022, organizations must include 5G capabilities and evolution in their strategic planning and investment efforts.
• Organizations must start to view their customers’ engagement and experience in this holistic way during 2022.

Key 2027 Findings And Predictions

In addition to highlighting the top technologies for 2027, Aragon Research identified critical findings and made several key predictions:

• By 2027, users will have access to universally distributed computing resources that may be cloud-based, local, and on-prem.
• By 2027, a global digital supply chain will be the focus and goal for many leading organizations. 
• Autonomous devices will gradually emerge within your business without you even knowing and noticing them.
• By 2027, however, we believe we will see the emergence of digital managers and digital executives.
• By 2027, we believe we will see the emergence of autonomous AI systems.
• A zero-trust security framework will become the critical default by 2027.

Bottom Line 

For more details and actionable advice about these Top Ten Technologies for 2022 and 2027, clients should read the full report and schedule an inquiry. Clients must use this information to explore and evaluate how their organization could leverage these emerging technologies to enhance, evolve, and transform their technology-enabled business.

2022 Top Ten Technologies: Clients are encouraged to work with their business and technology leaders to explore and understand how they can integrate these trends and technologies to increase their business value and strengthen their business operations.

2027 Top Ten Technologies: Create a forum and space for business and IT leaders to experiment with emerging technologies, such as augmented reality and AI-enabled devices. These systems offer a new way to explore the future state of the business, as well as explore how to move the current business forward.