Gartner Delivers CIO Guide To Deploying Emerging Technology
InformationWeek, December 12,2025
Gartner Analyst Gene Alvarez outlined a structured, three-step process for CIOs to weigh the potential benefits of deploying emerging technology against organizational readiness and business value.
It's tempting to be a first mover with emerging technology, but CIOs must carefully balance the risk and reward of any new technology deployment. Beyond deciding when to launch, CIOs must clearly define the business value that the emerging technology will deliver, according to Gartner Analyst Gene Alvarez.
Alvarez advises CIOs to step back from the allure of new technology and first create a risk profile to assess the feasibility of launching emerging tech. The structured approach is part of a three-step process he presented at Gartner's recent IT Symposium/Xpo.