IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Data and Analytics 2025 Predictions

IDC FutureScape Figure

• Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Data and Analytics 2025 Top 10 Predictions

Executive Summary

IDC FutureScape Predictions

• Summary of External Drivers

• Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers

• Prediction 1: By 2026, Only 15% of G5000 Organizations Will Have Aligned Data Intelligence with AI Model Intelligence to Unify Governance Policies, Practices, and Technology in the Synthesis of Data Used with AI Models

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 2: By 2026, the Use of Data-as-a-Product Architectures Will Significantly Break Down Data Silos in 50% of Large Enterprises

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• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 3: By 2026, over 50% of Organizations Will Be Ready to Use Their Data with GenAI Because of the Increased Adoption of Data Platforms for Data Storage, Standardization, and Access

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 4: By 2028, 90% of Database Implementations Will Be Part of Broader Ecosystems of Data Technologies Rather Than Standalone Implementations

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• IT Impact

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• Prediction 5: By 2027, Data Collaboration via Data Exchanges and/or Data Clean Rooms Will Have Penetrated 80% of G5000 Organizations

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• IT Impact

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• Prediction 6: By 2028, GenAI's Creation of Synthetic Data Will Improve the Accuracy and Reliability of Predictive Analytics by 40% in Areas with Limited Data

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• IT Impact

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• Prediction 7: By 2028, 60% of Chief Data and Analytics Officers in G2000 Companies Will Rival the CIO in Terms of Influence on Enterprise Spending in Technology

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• IT Impact

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• Prediction 8: By 2028, the Use of AI Agents to Aid Data Preparation and Analytics Will Elevate 45% of the G2000 Data Teams to Agent Orchestrators

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• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 9: By 2025, GenAI Will Increase the Amount of Useful Data by 40% by Enabling Organizations to Better Leverage Unstructured Data

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 10: By the End of 2025, Data Security Teams Will Provide 40% of the Information Collected from Their Tools to Other Lines of Business to Provide Unified Governance Across the Business

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

Advice for Technology Buyers

External Drivers: Detail

• AI-Driven Business Models — Moving from AI Experimentation to Monetization

• The Drive to Automate — Toward a Data-Driven Future

• AI-Driven Workplace Transformation — Building Tomorrow's Workforce Today

• Regulatory Flux — Navigating Compliance Challenges in a Shifting Policy Landscape

• Expanding Digital Security Frontiers — Fortification Against Multiplying Threats

• Responsible and Human-Centric Technology — Ethics in the Enterprise

• Battling Against Technical Debt — Overcoming Hurdles to IT Modernization

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