Gartner's Top End-User Predictions for 2011

Gartner recently released a report setting out their predictions for IT from a user perspective over the next four years. The report contains some startling predictions, and is worth a read.

By 2015, a G20 nation’s critical infrastructure will be disrupted and damaged by online sabotage.
By 2015, new revenue generated each year by IT will determine the annual compensation of most new Global 2000 CIOs.
By 2015, information-smart businesses will increase recognized IT spending per head by 60%.
By 2015, tools and automation will eliminate 25% of labor hours associated with IT services.
By 2015, most external assessments of enterprise value and viability will include explicit analysis of IT assets and capabilities.
By 2015, 80% of enterprises using external cloud services will demand independent certification that providers can restore operations and data.
By 2015, 20% of non-IT Global 500 companies will be cloud service providers.
By 2015, companies will generate 50% of Web sales via their social presence and mobile applications.
By 2014, 90% of organizations will support corporate applications on personal devices.
By 2013, 80% of businesses will support a workforce using tablets.
By 2015, 10% of your online “friends” will be nonhuman.

The short public report can be downloaded here.