“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated”
The whole subject is considerably more complicated than a simple news piece makes it look.
There is a real herd mentality among those reporting changes in technology and information management. Be interesting to go over the last 30 years and compile a list of off the mark predictions.
You are absolutely right about the herd mentality in IT. It usually starts with a product idea being pushed by a vendor at a trade show. Then it’s hyped by tech analysts who sell research subscriptions to the vendors. Vendors must subscribe to the analyst’s service to ensure their product gets coverage. Because all vendors and IT types go to the same trade shows and read the same trade press, they all jump on board with the original idea, giving it an appearance of legitimacy.
That’s the way it works and the reason so many products fail when it comes to implementation.