The New Year arrived with turmoil and uncertainty. The U.S. government put companies on high alert about potential retaliation from geopolitical tension with Iran in the form of cyber aggression. 

It's a textbook example of a "turn" Gartner admonished companies to look out for in the year ahead.

2020 is an inflection point, separating companies that have made technology investments and portfolio enhancements from those that have lagged, delaying modernization in the name of budget constraints, talent woes, outside threats, shadow IT ... the list goes on. 

As business technology leaders plan for 2020 and beyond, keep a close eye on interoperability and making technology purchasing decisions that can remain flexible in the long-term. 

Here are CIO Dive's trends for 2020. As the year unfolds, we will closely follow how these markets and IT leadership strategies take shape and evolve at leading companies. 

What trends are on your radar? Email us at [email protected].