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IDC FutureScape Figure
Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide IoT 2018 Top 10 Predictions
Executive Summary
IDC FutureScape Predictions
Summary of External Drivers
Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers
Prediction 1: By 2020, the Potential Cybersecurity and Physical Safety Concerns Associated with IoT Devices Will Pressure CIOs at G2000 Companies to Increase IoT Security Spending by up to 25%, Temporarily Neutralizing Business Productivity Gains
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 2: By 2020, up to 10% of Pilot and Production Blockchain Distributed Ledgers Will Incorporate IoT Sensors
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IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 3: By 2020, 50% of All New Operating Assets Will Be Self-Sustaining
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IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 4: By 2020, 30% of G2000 Companies Will Be Using Data from Digital Twins of IoT-Connected Products and Assets to Improve Product Innovation Success Rates and Organizational Productivity, Achieving Gains of Up to 25%
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IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 5: Over the Next Three Years, at Least $3.1 Billion of IT Consulting Services and $11.2 Billion of Systems Integration Services Will Be Consumed Worldwide for Building and Implementing IoT Solutions
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IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 6: By the End of 2020, Close to 50% of New IoT Applications Built by Enterprises Will Leverage an IoT Platform That Offers Outcome-Focused Functionality Based on Comprehensive Analytics Capabilities
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IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 7: By 2020, IT Spend on Edge Infrastructure Will Reach up to 18% of the Total Spend on IoT Infrastructure, Driven by Deployments of Converged IT/OT Systems That Reduce the Time to Value of Data Collected from Their Connected Devices
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IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 8: By 2021, 5G's Broad Enablement of IoT Use Cases Will Drive 70% of G2000 Companies to Spend $1.2 Billion on Connectivity Management Solutions
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IT Impact
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Prediction 9: By 2021, 75% of Enterprises with a Positive IoT ROI Will Use Tactical Analytics Applications to Reduce Operating Costs, But the 25% That Successfully Invest Strategically in a Decision Architecture Will Increase Their Revenue Share
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IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 10: By 2021, Over 85% (or $1 Trillion) of Enterprise IoT Project Investments Will Be Built on Net-New Technology Spending
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Advice for Technology Buyers
External Drivers: Detail
Accelerating DX — Technology-Centric Transformation Altering Business and Society
Platform Disruption — Unleashing Digital Innovation's Power for Scale
Pace of Change — Technology Capabilities Enable Sustainable Change at the Speed of Digital Business
Sense, Compute, Actuate — The New Data-Centric Paradigm
Cyberthreats — Theft, Ransom, and Cyberattack on the Rise
The Future Workforce — Global Demand for Digital Talent
Innovation Impasse — Legacy Systems Constraining Transformation
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