AI has sucked all the air out of the room of late, but the tech that makes AI possible, keeps the business humming, and advances the core mission of IT and the business too often goes overlooked, unused, and underfunded. Credit: Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock Generative AI and, more specifically, ChatGPT captivated the corporate world in 2023, with board directors, CEOs, and other executives fawning (and sometimes fearing) the technology. Their enthusiasm is justified, with multiple studies finding that AI is delivering strong value and returns on investment. IBM, for one, found that the average ROI on enterprise-wide AI initiatives at 5.9% with best-in-class companies “reaping an enviable 13% ROI.” No wonder that they’re all talking about it. But with all due respect, AI is hardly the only critical tech in town. Yes, recent advancements in AI have been groundbreaking, and those advancements have revolutionary potential, but artificial intelligence — like all hyped-up tech — is built on the shoulders of numerous other technologies that don’t seem to get any glory at all. Isn’t it time some of those overlooked and underappreciated technologies get their due? We think so. With that in mind, we asked a group of IT leaders […]
6 most underhyped technologies in IT — plus one that’s not dead yet
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