target audience: TECH BUYER  Publication date: Oct 2022 - Document type: IDC FutureScape - Doc  Document number: # US49563122

IDC FutureScape: Worldwide IT Industry 2023 Predictions

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  • Rick Villars Loading
  • Sandra Ng Loading
  • Simon Ellis Loading
  • Leif Eriksen
  • Serge Findling
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  • Al Gillen
  • Chandana Gopal
  • Jeffrey Hojlo Loading
  • Mary Johnston Turner Loading
  • Ritu Jyoti Loading
  • Linus Lai Loading
  • Amy Loomis, Ph.D. Loading
  • Marci Maddox Loading
  • Tom Mainelli Loading
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  • Gina Smith, PhD Loading
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  • IDC FutureScape Figure

    • Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide IT Industry 2023 Top 10 Predictions

  • 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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