Gartner: Top 10 strategic technology trends for 2025 [Video]

Agentic AI, post-quantum cryptography, AI governance, and hybrid computing are among the most pressing and potentially disruptive trends that enterprises are facing, Gartner reports.

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Gartner is sharing its annual look at the hot technologies enterprise customers should be watching out for in the coming years. AI, security, energy-efficient computing, robotics, and virtual computing interactions are among the research firm’s top 10 strategic technology trends, which were unveiled at Gartner’s annual IT Symposium/XPO in Orlando.

1. Agentic AI

For starters, Gartner is expecting a proliferation of “agentic AI,” which refers to intelligent software entities that use AI techniques to complete tasks and achieve goals, according to Gene Alvarez, distinguished vice president analyst at Gartner.

By 2028, at least 15% of day-to-day work decisions will be made autonomously through agentic AI, up from 0% in 2024, Gartner predicts. Agentic AI will be incorporated into AI assistants and built into software, SaaS platforms, IoT devicesand robotics. …