So much so that today's corporate divide is now between "those who get disruptive technology against those who don't." And this gap, he says, "is going to be huge".

He says CIOs have to think about the five technology forces that will be there in the next five years: mobile, social, cloud, big data analytics and unified communications.

A key skill is to determine which disruptive technology to adopt or not adopt. It is important, he says, to "fail fast, iterate, learn from these lessons and make sure you are okay. Don't make the same mistake and keep experimenting"

Wang recommends using the 'DEEPR' framework when making these decisions.

• D stands for discovery, figuring out what the hype is about.