Oct 2017 - IDC FutureScape - Doc # US43171317
IDC FutureScape: Worldwide IT Industry 2018 Predictions
By:
Frank Gens
Senior Vice President & Chief Analyst, Crawford Del Prete
Chief Operating Officer, Satoshi Matsumoto
Research Director, IT Services, IDC Japan, Philip Carter
Chief Analyst, Europe, Larry Carvalho
Research Director, Platform as a Service, Bill Fearnley, Shawn Fitzgerald
Research Director, Digital Transformation Strategies, Al Gillen
Group Vice President, Software Development and Open Source, Scott Lundstrom
Group Vice President and General Manager of IDC Government and Health Insights, Tom Mainelli
Program Vice President, Devices & AR/VR, Tomoaki Nakamura, Eric Newmark
Program Vice President, Cloud, SaaS and Industry Cloud, Sandra Ng
Group Vice President, Practice Group, IDC Asia/Pacific, Robert Parker
Group Vice President, David Schubmehl
Research Director, Cognitive/Artificial Intelligence Systems, Vernon Turner, Dan Vesset
Group Vice President, Analytics and Information Management, Deepak Mohan
Research Director, Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service, Richard L. Villars
Research Vice President, Datacenter & Cloud, Hayley Sutherland
Abstract
This IDC study discusses our predictions that once again present a strategic blueprint for enterprises on their digital transformation (DX) journey, focusing on 10 key ingredients for becoming a digital-native enterprise. Six of these themes continue from last year but will show significant acceleration and evolution from 2018 and beyond. The other four predictions introduce critical new building blocks for becoming digital-native enterprises.
According to Frank Gens, IDC SVP and chief analyst, "In 2018, the key pieces of the 3rd Platform's second chapter will come together with even greater force, driving enterprises to multiply their digital innovation pace and scale through mastery of digital platforms, external digital developer communities, data-as-a-service (DaaS) marketplaces, expanding artificial intelligence (AI) services, blockchain as a service, new human-digital (HD) interfaces, and open API ecosystems."
Coverage
Subscriptions Covered
Cloud Services: Global Overview , Executive Information
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Topics Covered
Application development software, Augmented and virtual reality, Blockchain, Cognitive/artificial intelligence, Data access, analysis and delivery, Digital transformation, Global IT and economic markets, IT operations and implementation, Internet of things, Platform as a service, Technology buyer