IDC FutureScape Figure

Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Cloud 2023 Top 10 Predictions

Executive Summary

IDC FutureScape Predictions

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Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers

Prediction 1: By 2024, 40% of the G2000 Will Move 10% of Their Workloads to a Sovereign Cloud Provider to Address Data, Technical, and Operational Requirements

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Prediction 2: By 2027, 65% Of Companies Will Save Over $1 Million a Year Using Event-Driven Automation to Improve Resiliency and Reduce Repetitive IT Ops Tasks and Moving to a Fully Autonomous Digital Infrastructure

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Predication 3: By 2025, 75% Of Organizations Will Favor Technology Partners That Can Provide a Consistent Application Deployment Experience Across Cloud, Edge, and Dedicated Environments

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Prediction 4: By 2025, 55% of the G2000 Will Adopt Multicloud Data Logistic Platforms to Enable Active Data Migration Between Hyperscalers to Optimize Costs, Reduce Vendor Dependencies, and Improve Governance

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Prediction 5: By 2025, 70% of Enterprises Will Adopt Cloud WANs and Transit Networks to Improve the Availability, Latency, Performance, Reliability, and Scale of Their Cloud and Edge Applications and Workloads

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Prediction 6: By 2027, 80% of Organizations Will Invest in Specialized Cloud-Based Performance-Intensive Computing Environments to Gain Agility, Scale, and Faster Business Insights

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Prediction 7: By 2026, 45% of the G2000 Will Adopt Cyber-Recovery as a Service as Ransomware Attacks Increase and Require Sophisticated Recovery Strategies Not Readily Available Through DIY Efforts

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Prediction 8: By 2024, 80% of IT Buyers Will Make Their Decision to Work with a Cloud Services Provider on Their Ability to Demonstrate How They Can Help Reduce Their Client's Indirect Carbon Emissions

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Prediction 9: 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

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Prediction 10: Complexities of Digital Business and IT Budget Pressures Will Drive 70% of G1000 Companies by 2024 to Increase FinOps Maturity with Granular Chargebacks, Benchmarking, and Multiple Cloud Optimization

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Advice for Technology Buyers

External Drivers: Detail

Storms of Disruption — Accelerating, Interconnected Uncertainty

Geopolitical Reality — Sovereignty in the Digital World

Cybersecurity and Risk — Scaling and Evolving Threat Environment

Digital Business — Stepping Stone to the Future Enterprise

Ecosystem-Based Innovation — Driving Enterprise Value

Everything as a Service — Thriving Through the Change

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