Gartner says that “advanced, pervasive and invisible analytics” will be one of the top 10 strategic technology trends in 2015, both in and of itself and as an underlying feature in several related trends. David Cearley, VP and Gartner Fellow, said that the list includes “trends that organizations cannot afford to ignore in their strategic planning processes.”
In terms of analytics, he went on to say, “Every app now needs to be an analytic app. Organizations need to manage how best to filter the huge amounts of data coming from the IoT, social media and wearable devices, and then deliver exactly the right information to the right person, at the right time. Analytics will become deeply, but invisibly embedded everywhere.”
Analytics also are an important feature of several other trends that Gartner noted, including context-rich systems including security that respond to their surroundings, and smart machines.