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Summary of Gartner's Top Strategic Technology Trends for Finance

Overview

The report outlines Gartner's key strategic technology trends and their implications for finance, emphasizing the need for CFOs to develop a cohesive technology strategy to avoid fragmented portfolios. It is based on findings from a CFO survey indicating increased focus on technology and automation but challenges in implementation due to lack of clear digitalization strategies.

Key Findings

66% of CFOs expect to spend more time on technology and automation in 2021, but automation goals are expected to be the hardest to achieve.
A clear long-term digitalization strategy is crucial for making coherent technology investments that enhance operations.
CFOs need a robust understanding of strategic trends to act immediately, collaborate, or prioritize investments.

Recommendations for CFOs

Prioritize iterations toward hyperautomation, including multiyear roadmaps.
Adjust cloud vendor selection to emphasize composability and privacy.
Implement privacy-enhancing computation for data-sensitive processes and secure cybersecurity measures.
Accelerate investments in technologies supporting anywhere operations, Internet of Behaviors, and total experience.

Strategic Technology Trends

Respond Immediately: Trends requiring urgent action include hyperautomation (e.g., combining RPA and AI for process efficiency) and distributed cloud (extending cloud services for low-latency and data residency needs).
Approach Collaboratively: CFOs should work with IT and data science leaders on AI engineering (standardizing AI life cycles) and cybersecurity mesh (distributed security for remote access).
Prioritize During Investment: Focus on anywhere operations (enable seamless digital experiences) and total experience (integrating customer, employee, and user experiences) to drive business outcomes.

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