target audience: TECH BUYER  Publication date: Oct 2022 - Document type: IDC FutureScape - Doc  Document number: # US48597522

IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Developer and DevOps 2023 Predictions

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  • Al Gillen
  • Melinda-Carol Ballou Loading
  • Arnal Dayaratna Loading
  • Maureen Fleming Loading
  • Lara Greden Loading
  • Jevin Jensen Loading
  • Chris Zhang Loading
  • Peter Marston Loading
  • George Mironescu Loading
  • Katie Norton Loading
  • John O'Brien
  • Michele Rosen Loading
  • Jennifer Thomson Loading
  • Jim Mercer Loading

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  • IDC FutureScape Figure

    • Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Developer and DevOps 2023 Top 10 Predictions

  • Executive Summary

  • IDC FutureScape Predictions

    • Summary of External Drivers

    • Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers

    • Prediction 1: By 2027, AI Will Dramatically Increase Developer Velocity by Automatically Generating Code to Meet Functional Business Requirements for 80% of New Digital Solutions in Development and Early Deployment

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 2: By 2026, 90% of Developers Will Use Code Curation Technologies That Accelerate the Identification of Relevant, High-Quality, and Secure Code from Open Source and Public Code Repositories

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 3: To Assess the Impact of Code Changes on Cloud Costs, 50% of Applications Destined for the Public Cloud Will Be Benchmarked Prior to Deployment by 2025

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 4: By 2025, the Automation Capabilities Such as CI/CD and Automated Testing Within Low-Code and No-Code Developer Tools Will Mature, Leading to a 4x Increase in Line-of-Business Developer Productivity

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 5. The AI, ML, and RPA Will Be Used to Contextualize, Find, and Fix 40% of Code Problems at the Edge by 2025 and Will Be Used by 70% of Companies That Have Edge Infrastructure

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 6: 60% of Organizations Looking to Scale DevOps Will Adopt an Internal Developer Platform to Provide Infrastructure, Deployment Pipelines, and Other Internal Services to Enable Developer Self-Service by 2025

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 7: DevOps Will Move Aggressively to the Edge So That by 2027, 30% of DevOps Spending Is for Edge-Related Applications Rather Than Core Related

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 8: Recognizing the Importance of Identifying Software Components to Mitigate Vulnerabilities, 55% of Organizations Will Require a Signed SBOM for Externally Consumed Apps and Software Components by 2024

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 9: Digital Twins Will Be Embraced as Tool for Development and Debugging of Edge Applications by 70% of Edge Developers by 2027

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

    • Prediction 10: By 2023, 65% of Large Organizations Will Have Permanent Representation by Business into Tech Teams or Vice Versa, Ensuring Internal Collaborative Efforts and Self-Service Apps That Meet Business Needs

    • Associated Drivers

    • IT Impact

    • Guidance

  • Advice for Technology Buyers

  • External Drivers: Detail

    • Cybersecurity and Risk — Scaling and Evolving Threat Environment

    • Economic Instability — Flurry, Snowball, or Avalanche?

    • Digital Business — Stepping Stone to the Future Enterprise

    • Ecosystem-Based Innovation — Driving Enterprise Value

    • Work Mode Upheaval — New Models and Leadership

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    • Related Research