target audience: TECH BUYER  Publication date: Mar 2024 - Document type: IDC PlanScape - Doc  Document number: # US51957624

IDC PlanScape: Next Wave of Foundation Models and AI Platforms

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  • Ananda Chakravarty Loading
  • Deepika Giri Loading
  • Kathy Lange Loading
  • Nimita Limaye Loading
  • Reid Paquin Loading

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  • IDC PlanScape Figure

    • Figure: IDC PlanScape: Executive Summary of Next Wave of Foundation Models and AI Platforms

  • Executive Summary

  • Why Is the Next Wave of Foundation Models and AI Platforms Important?

  • What Is the Next Wave of Foundation Models and AI Platforms?

    • Evolution of Foundation Models

    • Open Source Versus Closed Source Foundation Models

    • Figure: Pros and Cons of Open Source Versus Closed Source Foundation Models

    • Figure: Small Versus Large Foundation Model Considerations

    • Figure: Trade-Offs of Small Versus Large Foundation Models

    • Multimodal Versus Unimodal Foundation Models

    • Industry-Specific Foundation Models

    • Deployment Options for Foundation Models

    • Fully Hosted API-Based Deployment

    • On-Premises Deployment 

    • Cloud Deployment

    • Managed Services Deployment

    • Evolution of AI Platforms

    • Figure: Generative Artificial Intelligence Life Cycle

    • Data Pipeline

    • Tuning Pipeline

    • Adapt Model

    • Validate and Integrate

    • Deploy and Monitor

    • Considering an AI Platform

    • Figure: AI Platform Capabilities

  • Who Are the Key Stakeholders?

    • Figure: Key Stakeholders

  • How Can My Organization Take Advantage of the Next Wave of Foundation Models and AI Platforms?

    • Figure: AI Models and Platform Adoption — Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

  • Advice for Technology Buyers

    • Table: Advice for Technology Buyers

  • Related Research