The predictions are out
IDC FutureScape 2027: The Great Rewrite
IDC FutureScape surfaces the work ahead for technology leaders. It diagnoses the external drivers reshaping the tech stack and builds strategies to win in the agentic economy. Partner with IDC to win ahead of your competition.
THE PREDICTIONS
Every Layer of the Tech Stack Is Being Rewritten
The technology stack you’re running today won’t exist in its current form.
This is The Great Rewrite
Dozens of forecasts, across every layer of the stack, converging on one conclusion. AI isn’t being added on top of the industry. It’s rewriting the industry underneath, from the compute layer to the balance sheet.
Intelligence is leaving the cloud for the device itself: AI factories running large-scale inferencing, agents working the network edge.
Robots aren’t on the roadmap anymore; they’re on the floor. Quantum is out of the lab and into five-year plans, with real use cases beyond cryptography.
Connectivity is moving into orbit and under the ocean floor.
Work is being redivided between people and agents, inventing job titles like Agent Supervisor that didn’t exist a year ago.
Even the money is changing: value is shifting from whoever knows to whoever acts, and CFOs are building new discipline just to track what AI costs.
But the rewrite is only half the story.
Production AI-agent footprints are set to double in eight months, faster than most governance models can handle. That gap is where winning gets decided, and IDC expects board-level pressure by 2029 for CEOs who haven’t closed it.
Winning in the Agentic Economy means diagnosing these changes, building a strategy, and taking action, or else be left behind in this thriving agentic economy.
WATCH AND LISTEN
IDC FutureScape Webinars
In this Great Rewrite, dozens of forecasts, across every layer of the stack and every major industry, converging on the same conclusion. AI isn’t being added on top of the technology industry. It’s rewriting the industry underneath: the compute layer, the org chart, the balance sheet. Nothing is left untouched. To help technology leaders understand these changes and equip them with their IT strategy and business planning, IDC is delivering 24 global reports of predictions along with reports diving deeper into regional and country implications of such predictions. Explore the reports and understand the external drivers shaping 2027. To learn more about our predictions on a specific technology, industry or C-Suite persona. IDC is rolling out series of webinars from November to March 2027. Register now according to what fits your needs best, and be notified automatically once a webinar is available.
From the board’s questions about AI economics to the changing role of the technology leader, IDC analysts show what the predictions mean for your 2027 plans.
From chips to robots, IDC analysts break down the predictions reshaping the infrastructure and devices behind AI.
- Coming Soon: Semiconductor Outlook 2027
- Coming Soon: Physical AI Predictions 2027
As AI agents take on more of the work, IDC analysts break down how security, trust and sovereignty are being redefined.
- Register Now: Agents. Sovereignty. Quantum. What Earns Trust, and the Budget That Follows | Asia/Pacific, Tue, 15 Dec 2026, 2:00 PM SGT
- Coming Soon: Sovereign AI Predictions
Contact us
Start the conversation
Looking to build your go-to-market narrative around IDC’s predictions?
IDC can help you understand where the market is heading, how your story can stand apart, and what evidence buyers are looking for to move forward with confidence.
Together, we’ll explore your priorities and identify which IDC intelligence, custom solutions or events will give you the edge over competition.
Connect with IDC now!
Go beyond the predictions
Put the evidence to work.
IDC Quanta and IDC Multiplier help you turn the predictions into decisions and growth.
-
Go deeper on the data
Test the predictions against the data
Want more evidence behind a prediction before you act on it? Cross-check it against IDC trackers, spending guides and peer benchmarks, and see how your own numbers compare, with every answer traceable to its source.
-
Growth programs
Turn buyer trust into growth
For technology suppliers: combine IDC research, analyst-branded content and curated executive events in one program that takes you from understanding your market to winning it.
Typography, buttons and text CTAs, mobile overrides, hero CTA spacing, section titles (1600px), nav Events highlight removal, accordion style, resources section, second section (icons, play button, arrow link), Quanta text.
Dark glass card, field and dropdown styling. Page-specific.
Masonry card layout (3 columns, 2 on tablet, 1 on mobile), dark cards, text sizes from the old FAQ. Page-specific.