IDC FutureScape Figure

Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Intelligent ERP 2022 Top 10 Predictions

Executive Summary

IDC FutureScape Predictions

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Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers

Prediction 1: By 2025, 80% of Organizations Responding to the Digital-First Economy Will Require Advanced Enterprise Applications with Exceptional Innovation, Multifunctional Capabilities, and Self-Learning Aspects

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Prediction 2: By 2026, Cloud-Native Architecture and Its Ability for Continuous Innovation Will Be the Main Selection Criteria in Over 80% of IT-Led Enterprise Application Deployments

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Prediction 3: By 2024, 70% of Organizations Will Have Transitioned to Modular Intelligent Business Suites, Harnessing the Business Processes, Data, and Innovation Across the Enterprise in the Simplest Fashion

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Prediction 4: Responding to the Reality of Digital Disruption, by 2023, 60% of Businesses Will Embrace a Decision-Making Model That Combines the Power of AI and Human Judgement for More Informed Decision Making

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Prediction 5: By 2024, 70% of Businesses Will Have in Place AI Tools and Technologies to Minimize False Positives and Immediately Identify, Predict, Counteract, and Recover From Ever-Evolving Fraudulent Activities

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Prediction 6: By Mid-2023, 30% of the G2000 Will Not Settle for the Convenience of a Single Suite, But Instead Focus on Building Cohesion Among Best-of-Breed Technologies Using AI-Powered Self-Service Integrations

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Prediction 7: By 2023, 40% of Global 2000 Companies Will Be Using Their ERP Systems as the Data and Transactional Hub for Their Industry-Based Ecosystem

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Prediction 8: By the End of 2023, 65% of G2000 Businesses Will Have Redesigned Their Operations into a Seamless, Interconnected Operational Fabric That Encompasses Traditional Front-Office and Back-Office Functions

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Prediction 9: By 2024, 30% of Organizations Will Expect to Derive Collective Market Insights and Industry Peer Intelligence From Their ERP Platforms Connected to Ecosystem-Based Data Networks

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Prediction 10: By 2023, 30% of Organizations Will "Meet the Workers Where They Are" and Embed Frequently Used ERP, Finance, and Business Workflows into Communication and Collaboration Suites

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Advice for Technology Buyers

External Drivers: Detail

Pervasive Disruption Continues — Volatility, Opportunity, and Resilience

The Future Enterprise — Thriving in a Jungle of Agile Innovation

Embracing Digital First — New Strategies for Complexity and Ubiquity

The Velocity of Connectedness — The Future Is Data in Motion

Intelligence on Demand — Navigating the Torrent of Data

Digital Ecosystem — Thriving in a Multiplatform World

Engagement Reimagined — From Responsive to Anticipatory

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