IDC FutureScape Figure

Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Data and Content Technologies 2022 Top 10 Predictions

Executive Summary

IDC FutureScape Predictions

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Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers

Prediction 1: By 2023, 60% of G2000 Enterprises Will Have a Data Control Plane Architecture to Enable DataOps, Propel ML-Based Data Engineering, Reduce Data Risks, and Propel Innovation Among Gen D Workers

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Prediction 2: By 2027, 60% of Spending on Data Capture and Movement Technology Will Be on Streaming Data Pipelines, Enabling a New Generation of Real-Time Simulation, Optimization, and Recommendation Capabilities

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Prediction 3: By 2024, 25% of Business Intelligence Solutions Will Incorporate Intelligent Knowledge Networks, Extending Core ML-Based User Augmentation with Collaborative and Collective Intelligence Functionality

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Prediction 4: By 2025, 60% of G1000 Businesses Will Develop and Publish Formal Ontologies About the Internal and External Objects and Metrics Most Relevant to Them

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Prediction 5: By 2026, the Lack of an Analytics Control Plane Will Drive 33% of G2000 Enterprises to Adopt Decisioning Platforms with Unified Analytics, Business Rules, Workflow, and Collaboration Capabilities

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Prediction 6: By 2023, Despite Two-Thirds of Large Enterprises Citing Use of Video in Employee and Customer Communications, Less than 15% of Them Will Apply Video Analysis to Interpretive Decisioning Across Use Cases

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Prediction 7: By 2024, 65% of G2000 Enterprises Will Form Data-Sharing Partnerships with External Stakeholders via Data Clean Rooms to Increase Interdependence While Safeguarding Data Privacy and Precious Data Assets

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Prediction 8: By 2026, to Elevate Their Data Culture, 60% of G2000 Enterprises Will Have Data Literacy Programs, Including Training to Help Employees Spot Misinformation and Communicate or Influence with Data

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Prediction 9: By 2026, 75% of G2000 Enterprises Will Have Completely Digitized and Transformed Their Document Processes, Leveraging AI to Support Orchestration and Decisioning in Content-Centric Workflows

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Prediction 10: By 2025, 55% of G2000 Enterprises Will Deploy Graph Databases, Recognizing This Technology's Applicability to a Growing Set of Use Cases Involving Relationship, Influence, Path, and Pattern Analysis

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Advice for Technology Buyers

External Drivers: Detail

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

Workforce Outlook — Redefining Teams, Reinventing Models, and Rethinking Leadership

Engagement Reimagined — From Responsive to Anticipatory

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