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potential to behave as customers , with billions more to follow in the coming years . This growth trend will be the source of trillions of dollars in revenues by 2030 and eventually become more significant than the arrival of digital commerce .
Sustainable technology The use of technologies such as AI , cryptocurrency , IoT and cloud computing is driving concern about the related energy consumption and environmental impacts . Gartner predicts that by 2027 , 25 % of CIOs will see their personal compensation linked to their sustainable technology impact .
Platform engineering Platform engineering is the discipline of building and operating self-service internal development platforms . Each platform is a layer , created and maintained by a dedicated product team , designed to support the needs of its users by interfacing with tools and processes . The goal of platform engineering is to optimise productivity , the user experience and accelerate delivery of business value .
Industry cloud platforms By 2027 , Gartner predicts more than 70 % of enterprises will use industry cloud platforms ( ICPs ) to accelerate their business initiatives , up from less than 15 % in 2023 . ICPs address industry-relevant business outcomes by combining underlying SaaS , PaaS and IaaS services into a whole product offering with composable capabilities . These typically include an industry data fabric , a library of packaged business capabilities , composition tools and other platform innovations . ICPs are tailored cloud proposals specific to an industry and can further be tailored to an organisation ’ s needs . technologymagazine . com 45