target audience: TECH BUYER  Publication date: Oct 2021 - Document type: IDC FutureScape - Doc  Document number: # US47241821

IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Cloud 2022 Predictions

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  • Dave McCarthy Loading
  • Al Gillen
  • Phil Goodwin Loading
  • Rob Brothers Loading
  • Jennifer Cooke Loading
  • Peter Rutten Loading
  • Andrew Smith
  • Lara Greden Loading
  • Chris Kanaracus
  • Mickey North Rizza Loading
  • Natalya Yezhkova Loading

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  • IDC FutureScape Figure

    • Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Cloud 2022 Top 10 Predictions

  • Executive Summary

  • IDC FutureScape Predictions

    • Summary of External Drivers

    • Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers

    • Prediction 1: By 2024, the Majority of Legacy Applications Will Receive Some Modernization Investment, with Cloud Services Used by 65% of the Applications to Extend Functionality or Replace Inefficient Code

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Business Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 2: By 2025, in Response to Performance, Security, and Compliance Requirements, 60% of Organizations Will Implement Dedicated Cloud Services Either On Premises or in a Service Provider Facility

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Business Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 3: By 2025, 55% of Organizations Will Have Migrated Their Data Protection Systems to a Cloud-Centric Model to Centrally Manage Core, Edge, and Cloud Data Protection from the Cloud

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 4: Seeking Distributed Data Consistency, 75% of Organizations Will Implement Tools for Multicloud Data Logistics by 2024, Using Abstracted Policies for Data Capture, Migration, Security, and Protection

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 5: By 2024, 50% of Organizations Will Use Applications Built on Abstraction Provided by Managed Services Including Cloud-Native Technologies to Enable Consistency in Running in Any and Many Locations

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 6: By 2023, 60% of Net-New Applications Will Be Developed with No-Code/Low-Code Platforms, Up from 30% Today

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Business Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 7: By 2023, 80% of Organizations Using Cloud Services Will Establish a Dedicated FinOps Function to Automate Policy-Driven Observability and Optimization of Cloud Resources to Maximize Value

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Business Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 8: By 2026, 70% of CIOs Will Require Cloud and Telco Partners to Deliver Secure Cloud to Edge Connectivity Solutions That Guarantee Performance and Consistency in Data Collection

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 9: By 2025, 85% of Organizations Will Use Software and Cloud-Based Infrastructures to Create a 35% Increase in Sustainable Efficiencies Across Workloads and Datacenters

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Business Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 10: By 2025, Nearly 50% of All Accelerated Infrastructure for Performance-Intensive Computing (AI, HPC, and BDA) Will Be Cloud Based as These Systems Are Increasingly Integrated with Enterprise Software

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

  • Advice for Technology Buyers

  • External Drivers: Detail

    • Pervasive Disruption Continues — Volatility, Opportunity, and Resilience

    • The Future Enterprise — Thriving in a Jungle of Agile Innovation

    • Embracing Digital First — New Strategies for Complexity and Ubiquity

    • The Velocity of Connectedness — The Future Is Data in Motion

    • Intelligence on Demand — Navigating the Torrent of Data

    • Digital Ecosystem — Thriving in a Multiplatform World

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