India, Oct. 22 -- Remember bimodal IT? That's so 5 years ago. In 2019 and 2020, "TechQuilibrium" is the new bimodal. Research and consulting firm Gartner introduced the new term in a keynote address at Gartner IT Symposium in Orlando, Florida this week.

Just what is techquilibrium? It's maybe a more evolved form of bimodal IT. Think of it as a horizontal line with traditional IT on the far left and digital transformation on the far right. Your balance between these two sides is your techquilibrium. Gartner defines the term as "a technology equilibrium point that defines how digital an enterprise needs to be to compete or lead in a digital society."

That point will be different for each industry and each enterprise, according to Valentin...