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Innovation: Six Technologies That Didn`t Match the Hype


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By Baselinemag on 2009-02-04

Reality didn’t match expectations for these technologies when it came time to spend real money, according to a CIO Insight poll of CIOs. Each slide shows how actual spending matched up with projections for last year.

 

  • Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
    -59%
    number of companies who spent in this area in 2008, compared with number of companies who budgeted.
  • RFID and Remote Sensors
    -26%
    number of companies who spent in this area in 2008, compared with number of companies who budgeted.
  • Software as a Service (SaaS) Applications
    -25%
    number of companies who spent in this area in 2008, compared with number of companies who budgeted.
  • Business-Process Outsourcing
    -24%
    number of companies who spent in this area in 2008, compared with number of companies who budgeted.
  • Corporate Performance Management Software
    -23%
    number of companies who spent in this area in 2008, compared with number of companies who budgeted.
  • Utility/On-demand Computing
    -20%
    number of companies who spent in this area in 2008, compared with number of companies who budgeted.