This is one example of things to look out for while evaluating emerging technologies. Evaluating emerging technologies generally is benchmarking against capabilities that are delivered by the technology itself. These technical capabilities align to needed business capabilities which are the core reasons the technology exists in the first place. The sheer number of emerging technologies goes beyond meeting the need of the business. Several other factors need to be taken into consideration: Cost, Return on Investment, Capability Coverage, Vendor Lock-in, Labor pool, Provider Longevity, and the list goes on. In order to capture the nest footprint possible, having an evaluation process is key. This ensures consistency and objectivity through the evaluation and if done correctly, will lend itself to a series of defensible outcomes.
As technology advances and new clever uses come to fruition, a formal process of the emerging technologies, especially in light of the open source community make it difficult if not impossible to keep on-top of new innovations. That said, most of the emerging technologies are usually new application of old technologies. This perspective helps to quickly dissect the emerging use cases and new applications.
