IDC FutureScape: Worldwide IT Industry 2023 Predictions
This IDC study presents the top 10 predictions and key drivers for the IT industry for the next five years. It highlights the midterm and long-term challenges that enterprise business, technology, and IT teams face as they define, build, and govern the technologies required to thrive in a digital-first world."For the next several years, leading technology providers must play a leading role in helping enterprises use innovative technologies to slide through the current storms of disruption." — Rick Villars, group vice president, Worldwide Research at IDC
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- IDC FutureScape Figure
- Executive Summary
- IDC FutureScape Predictions
- Summary of External Drivers
- Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers
- Prediction 1: By 2027, Over 50% of IT Budgets in Most G500 Enterprises Will Be Allotted to Connectivity, Security, Compute, and Data Assets Used to Deliver Their Own as-a-Service Processes and Smart Products
- Associated Drivers
- Contributing/Complementary Predictions
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 2: In 2025, 60% of Infrastructure, Security, Data, and Network Offerings Will Require Cloud-Based Control Platforms That Enable Extensive Automation and Promise Major Reductions in Ongoing Operating Costs
- Associated Drivers
- Contributing/Complementary Predictions
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 3: Through 2024, Shortcomings in Critical Skills Creation and Training Efforts by IT Industry Leaders Will Prevent 65% of Businesses from Achieving Full Value from Cloud, Data, and Automation Investments
- Associated Drivers
- Contributing/Complementary Predictions
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 4: Sovereign Assertions in Sustainability, Resiliency, and Asset Residency Through 2025 Will Force G2000 CIOs to Shift Staff, Budgets, and Operating Processes for More than 35% of IT and Data Assets
- Associated Drivers
- Contributing/Complementary Predictions
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 5: In 2023, 70% of Enterprises' Adoption of as-a-Service Infrastructure/Software Will Be Curbed More by an Inability to Assess Promises of Faster Innovation and Operational Gains than by Cost Concerns
- Associated Drivers
- Contributing/Complementary Predictions
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 6: By the End of 2024, 60% of Platinum-Level aaS Offerings in Security, Business Operations, and DaaS Will Include Bundled Access to Specialized SME Teams to Help Reduce Impact of Skills Shortages
- Associated Drivers
- Contributing/Complementary Predictions
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 7: In 2025, 20 High-Visibility Digital Product Launches Reliant on Intelligent Automation and aaS Delivery Will Face Major Delays Due to Global or Regional Silicon and Code Supply Chain Issues
- Associated Drivers
- Contributing/Complementary Predictions
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 8: Through 2026, 55% of Enterprises Attempting to Use Tech-by-Wire Offerings Will Still Struggle with a Proliferation of Siloed Control Systems That Raise Connectivity Costs and Limit Sharing of Data
- Associated Drivers
- Contributing/Complementary Predictions
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 9: In 2026, 45% of G2000 Enterprises Will Continue to Face Material Risks Due to Frontline Workers' and Business Leaders' Unwillingness to Trust Actions Initiated by Vetted Autonomous Tech Systems
- Associated Drivers
- Contributing/Complementary Predictions
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 10: By 2027, the Ability to Deploy and Use Machine Vision as an Inherent Capability in Any New Product/Process Will Be a Primary Characteristic of the Five Fastest-Growing Enterprises in Most Industries
- Associated Drivers
- Contributing/Complementary Predictions
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Advice for Technology Buyers
- External Drivers: Detail
- Everything as a Service — Thriving Through the Change
- Digital Business — Stepping Stone to the Future Enterprise
- Meaningful Intelligence — Differentiated Decision Power
- Storms of Disruption — Accelerating, Interconnected Uncertainty
- Ecosystem-Based Innovation — Driving Enterprise Value
- Work Mode Upheaval — New Models and Leadership
- Cybersecurity and Risk — Scaling and Evolving Threat Environment
- Economic Instability — Flurry, Snowball, or Avalanche?
- Geopolitical Reality — Sovereignty in the Digital World
- Mainstream ESG — Sustainability Is Measured and Mandatory
- Global Supply Shock — Refocusing on Multisource and Resilience
- Embracing the Metaverse — New Levels of Immersion
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