IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Emerging Technologies 2024 Predictions

IDC FutureScape Figure

• Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Emerging Technologies 2024 Top 10 Predictions

Executive Summary

IDC FUTURESCAPE PREDICTIONS

• Summary of External Drivers

• Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers

• Prediction 1: By 2026, 50% of Organizations Will Be Exposed to Data Breaches Because of the Lack of Investments in Post-Quantum Cryptography

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 2: In 2025, Only 25% of Enterprises Will Use Retrieval-Augmented Generation to Take GenAI Beyond Personal Productivity and Power Business Processes Transformation, Enabling 30% Faster Growth in Revenue

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• IT Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 3: By 2027, 35% of G2000 Can Use Knowledge Graphs, Extending Beyond Vectors, to Extract Value and Semantic Understanding with GenAI-Based LLMs, Delivering 2x Enhancements in Business Outcomes

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• IT Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 4: By 2026, 30% of Organizations Will Use Server-Side Wasm Within Their Application Delivery Chain, Achieving Key Improvements in Code Reusability, Security, and Time to Market

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• IT Impact

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• Prediction 5: By 2027, 40% of Enterprises Will Deploy GenAI Network Fabrics to Enable Cost- and Performance-Optimized Support for GenAI Workloads in Their Own Datacenters

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• IT Impact

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• Prediction 6: By 2028, Due to Growing Power Scarcity and Rising Sustainability Mandates, 60% of Datacenters Will Adopt Fit-for-Purpose Solutions Such as Microgrids, Custom Silicon, Liquid Cooling, and Ruggedization

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• IT Impact

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• Prediction 7: In Late 2025, Availability of Silicon AI Accelerators in IT (PCs, Phones, Tablets) and OT (Smart Embedded Systems) Makes It Possible for Enterprises to Double Their Rate of Process Automation

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• Prediction 8: By 2028, 80% of Enterprises Will Integrate Low Earth Orbit Satellite Connectivity, Creating a Unified Digital Service Fabric That Ensures Resilient Ubiquitous Access and Guarantees Data Fluidity

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• IT Impact

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• Prediction 9: By 2027, 85% of the G2000 Will Rely on Cloud Providers and Connectivity Partners for Zero-Touch Provisioning and Zero Trust Security at the Edge, Reducing the Burden on IT Staff by 2x

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• IT Impact

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• Prediction 10: By 2027, Engineering Services Will Become Mainstream as 80% of G2000 Will Leverage Their Services Partners to Get Products to Market Faster, Increase CSAT, and Modernize Operations

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Advice for Technology Buyers

External Drivers: Detail

• AI Everywhere — Generative AI Takes the Spotlight

• The Drive to Automate — Maximizing Efficiency and New Opportunities

• Geopolitical Turbulence — Sovereignty Under Emerging Fragmentation

• Cybersecurity and Risk — Building Resilience Against Multiplying Threats

• The Digital Business Imperative — Competitiveness and Outcomes

• Everything as a Service Intensifies — Transforming Models to Drive Change

• Dynamic Work and Skills Requirements — New Work Mode Era

• Shifting Tech Regulatory Landscape — Navigating Risk and Opportunity

• Operationalization of ESG — Measuring and Implementing Sustainability

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