IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Future of Digital Infrastructure 2024 Predictions

Description

This IDC study provides IDC's top 10 predictions for the future of digital infrastructure for 2024."The digital infrastructure ecosystem will be heavily impacted by GenAI in the coming years," explains Mary Johnston Turner, research VP, Future of Digital Infrastructure at IDC. "IDC's 2024 predictions for the future of digital infrastructure point to greater emphasis on fit-for-purpose platforms and services, validated multivendor integrations, prioritization of trust and data security, and rapid adoption of GenAI-powered infrastructure management and automation."

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Executive Summary

IDC FutureScape Predictions

Summary of External Drivers
Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers
- Prediction 1: By 2028, 80% of IT Buyers Will Prioritize As-a-Service Consumption for Key Workloads That Require Flexibility to Help Optimize IT Spending, Augment ITOps Skills, and Attain Key Sustainability Metrics
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- Prediction 2: By 2028, 75% of IT Organizations Will Implement AI-Driven Anomaly Detection Built into Infrastructure Components to Thwart Never-Before-Seen Ransomware Attack Types
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- Prediction 3: By 2025, G2000 That Invest in Training IT Staff to Effectively Use GenAI Prompts for IT Operational Tools Will Improve Existing ITOps Team Productivity by 30% Due to Greater Cross-Persona Collaboration
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- Prediction 4: By 2027, G2000 Will Double Investments in Trusted Infrastructure to Ensure Legislative and Sovereignty Compliance and Protection of Regulated and GenAI Workloads
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- Prediction 5: By 2028, 60% of IT Organizations Will Adopt At-Ingest Data Classification Engines to Improve Data Logistics Efforts for Enhanced Governance, DLP, and Data Analytics for Competitive Business Leverage
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- Prediction 6: By 2025, 65% of Digital Infrastructure RFPs Will Require Documented, Tested, and Verified Integrations from Top Ecosystem Partner Solutions to Increase Innovation, Efficiency, and Competitive Advantage
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- Prediction 7: By 2026, 75% of FinOps Cloud Cost Vendors Will Offer On-Premises Infrastructure Optimization Analytics for Virtual Resources, Electrical Power Consumption, and Carbon Accounting
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- Prediction 8: By 2026, the Strategic Importance of GenAI Will Force a Market-Driven Reset of the Current Single Vendor-Dominated Coprocessor Market for GenAI Chips and Drive End-User System Prices Down by 25%
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- Prediction 9: With GenAI as a Catalyst, by 2027, 40% of Enterprises Will Rely on Interwoven IT Architectures Across Cloud, Core, and Edge to Support Dynamic, Location-Agnostic Workflow Priorities
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- Prediction 10: By 2028, Due to Growing Power Scarcity and Rising Sustainability Mandates, 60% of Datacenters Will Adopt Fit-for-Purpose Solutions Such as Microgrids, Custom Silicon, Liquid Cooling, and Ruggedization
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Advice for Technology Buyers

External Drivers: Detail

AI Everywhere - Generative AI Takes the Spotlight
The Drive to Automate - Maximizing Efficiency and New Opportunities
Cybersecurity and Risk - Building Resilience Against Multiplying Threats
The Digital Business Imperative - Competitiveness and Outcomes
Everything as a Service Intensifies - Transforming Models to Drive Change
Operationalization of ESG - Measuring and Implementing Sustainability

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