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IDC FutureScape Figure
Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Data, Integration, and Analytics 2020 Top 10 Predictions
Executive Summary
IDC FutureScape Predictions
Summary of External Drivers
Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers
Prediction 1: By 2023, 70% of G2000 Companies Will Have Metrics in Place to Evaluate Value Realized from Data, Enabling Them to Optimize Internal Resource Allocation Decisions Across the Enterprise
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 2: By 2024, Enterprises That Deploy ML-Powered Data Management, Integration, and Analysis Solutions Will See a Doubling of Data-Centric Employees' Productivity
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IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 3: By 2022, a Third of G2000 Companies Will Have Formal Data Literacy Improvement Initiatives in Place to Drive Insights at Scale, Create Sustainable Trusted Relationships, and Counter Misinformation
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IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 4: By 2025, 30% of Organizations Will Be Using Crowdsourcing-Based Internal or External Prediction Markets to Make Important Business Decisions
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IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 5: By 2023, 60% of Organizations Will Use Data Catalogs to Unify Data Discovery, Access, and Intelligence and to Bring Increased Transparency and Trust in DataOps and Business Outcomes
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Guidance
Prediction 6: By 2021, 25% of Data-Driven Organizations Will Have Turned 30% of Their Unstructured Data into Repurposed Discrete Elements That Fuel Adaptive Decision Making and Automate Data-Driven Workflows
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Guidance
Prediction 7: By 2025, 100% of Memory-Optimized DBMSs Will Use Persistent Memory, with System Performance Benefits Yielding Competitive Advantages in Areas Such as Logistics, Financial Services, and IoT Management
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Guidance
Prediction 8: By 2022, 50% of ICT Vendors Will Use Anonymized Data Collected Within Their Platforms to Provide Insights and Benchmarks, Leading to Increased Value and Differentiation for Their Offerings
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IT Impact
Guidance
Prediction 9: By 2023, the Drive to Monitor Operations Pervasively Will Have Shifted to Workers, with 25% of Enterprises Engaging in Detailed Digital Work Monitoring to Improve the Value of Work Performed
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Guidance
Prediction 10: By 2024, 10% of Adults in Developed Economies Will Manage Their Personal Data via Data Trusts, with New Controls and Transparency Affecting Digital Business Models and Mediating Customer Relationships
Associated Drivers
IT Impact
Guidance
Advice for Technology Buyers
External Drivers: Detail
Accelerated Disruption: Navigating Business Challenges as Volatility Intensifies
The Platform Economy: Competing at Hyperscale
Sense, Compute, Act: Maximizing Data Value
Intelligence Everywhere: AI's Opportunity and Implications
Rising Customer Expectations: More Convenience, Customization, and Control
The Future of Work: Agile, Augmented, Borderless, and Reconfigurable
Economies of Intelligence: AI, Human, and Organizational Learning Fuels Asymmetrical Advantage
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