IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Future of Digital Infrastructure 2023 Predictions

IDC FutureScape Figure

• Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Future of Digital Infrastructure 2023 Top 10 Predictions

Executive Summary

IDC FutureScape Predictions

• Summary of External Drivers

• Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers

• Prediction 1: By 2026, 65% of Tech Buyers Will Prioritize As-a-Service Consumption Models for Infrastructure Purchases to Help Restrain IT Spending Growth and Fill ITOps Talent Gaps

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 2: By 2026, 65% of IT Organizations Will Only Purchase Infrastructure Solutions That Incorporate Predictive Cyber-Resiliency Mechanisms Proven to Reduce Post-Cyberintrusion Recovery Efforts

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 3: By 2027, AI-Enabled Automation Will Ensure Consistent Digital Infrastructure Configuration, Performance, Cost, and Security by Reducing the Need for Human Operations Intervention by 70% and Improving SLOs

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 4: By 2023, Amid Ongoing IT Supply Chain Disruptions, 80% of G5000 Infrastructure Customers Will Adopt Proactive Multisourcing Strategies to Protect Themselves Against Future IT Supply Risks

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 5: By 2024, 40% of Digital Business Apps Will Depend on Contractually Guaranteed Cross-Provider Data Transfer and Operational/Financial Data Sharing Agreements Between Public Clouds and On-Prem Tech Partners

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 6: By 2026, 95% of Companies Will Invest in Fit-For-Purpose, Heterogeneous Compute Technologies That Deliver Faster Insights from Complex Data Sets to Drive Differentiated Business Outcomes

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 7: By 2025, 70% of the G2000 Will Prioritize the Trusted Infrastructure of Sovereign Clouds to Ensure Consistent Security and Local/Regional Regulatory Compliance for Specific Sensitive Workloads and Data

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 8: By 2025, to Ensure Data and Workflow Integrations Spanning Distributed Clouds and Edge Environments, 50% of Enterprises Will Deploy Multicloud Networking, Bringing Consistency and Simplicity to NetOps

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 9: By 2027, the Need for Faster, Higher-Quality Data-Driven Decisions Will Cause 80% of G2000 CIOs to Mandate Companywide Data Logistics Strategies for Data Management, Protection, and Integration

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 10: By 2024, Due to Economic Pressures, 50% of G2000 Will Prioritize Infrastructure Vendor Selections Based on Tech Partner Ecosystems That Offer Cost Savings Provided by Preferred Pricing and Support Deals

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

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

• Global Supply Shock — Refocusing on Multisource and Resilience

• Digital Business — Stepping Stone to the Future Enterprise

• Meaningful Intelligence — Differentiated Decision Power

• Ecosystem-Based Innovation — Driving Enterprise Value

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