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IT Industry prediction 4 and CIO Agenda prediction 3 share the same sentence (pandemic technical debt, 70% of CIOs, through 2023).
By the End of 2021, Based on Lessons Learned, 80% of Enterprises Will Put a Mechanism in Place to Shift to Cloud-Centric Infrastructure and Applications Twice as Fast as Before the Pandemic
rank 1idc-futurescape-2020-001
By 2021, Unable to Find Adaptive Ways to Counter Escalating Cyberattacks, Unrest, Trade Wars, and Sudden Collapses, 30% of CIOs Will Fail in Protecting Trust — the Foundation of Customer Confidence
rank 2idc-futurescape-2020-012
In 2022, Enterprises Focused on Digital Resiliency Will Adapt to Disruption and Extend Services to Respond to New Conditions 50% Faster than Ones Fixated on Restoring Existing Business/IT Resiliency Levels
By 2022, 65% of CIOs Will Digitally Empower and Enable Frontline Workers with Data, AI, and Security to Extend Their Productivity, Adaptability, and Decision Making in the Face of Rapid Changes
rank 1idc-futurescape-2020-011
Through 2023, Reactions to Changed Workforce and Operations Practices During the Pandemic Will Be the Dominant Accelerators for 80% of Edge-Driven Investments and Business Model Changes in Most Industries
rank 2idc-futurescape-2020-002
By 2023, 75% of G2000 Companies Will Commit to Providing Technical Parity to a Workforce That Is Hybrid by Design Rather than by Circumstance, Enabling Them to Work Together Separately and in Real Time
rank 3idc-futurescape-2020-003
Through 2023, Coping with Technical Debt Accumulated During the Pandemic Will Shadow 70% of CIOs, Causing Financial Stress, Inertial Drag on IT Agility, and "Forced March" Migrations to the Cloud
rank 4idc-futurescape-2020-004
By 2023, an Emerging Cloud Ecosystem for Extending Resource Control and Real-Time Analytics Will Be the Underlying Platform for All IT and Business Automation Initiatives Anywhere and Everywhere
rank 6idc-futurescape-2020-006
By 2023, Driven by the Goal to Embed Intelligence in Products and Services, One-Quarter of G2000 Companies Will Acquire at Least One AI Software Start-Up to Ensure Ownership of Differentiated Skills and IP
rank 7idc-futurescape-2020-007
Through 2023, Half of Enterprises' Hybrid Workforce and Business Automation Efforts Will Be Delayed or Will Fail Outright Due to Underinvestment in Building IT/Sec/DevOps Teams with the Right Tools/Skills
rank 10idc-futurescape-2020-010
Through 2023, Coping with Technical Debt Accumulated During the Pandemic Will Shadow 70% of CIOs, Causing Financial Stress, Inertial Drag on IT Agility, and "Forced March" Migrations to the Cloud
rank 3idc-futurescape-2020-013
By 2023, Global Crises Will Make 75% of CIOs Integral to Business Decision Making as Digital Infrastructure Becomes the Business OS While Moving from Business Continuation to Reconceptualization
rank 4idc-futurescape-2020-014
By 2023, CIO-Led Adversity Centers Will Become a Permanent Fixture in 65% of Enterprises, Focused on Building Resilience with Digital Infrastructure and Flexible Funding for Diverse Scenarios
rank 6idc-futurescape-2020-016
By 2024, 80% of Enterprises Will Overhaul Relationships with Suppliers, Providers, and Partners to Better Execute Digital Strategies for Ubiquitous Deployment of Resources and for Autonomous IT Operations
rank 8idc-futurescape-2020-008
By 2024, to Support Safe, Distributed Work Environments, 50% of CIOs Will Accelerate Robotization, Automation, and Augmentation, Making Change Management a Formidable Imperative
rank 5idc-futurescape-2020-015
By 2024, 75% of CIOs Will Absorb New Accountabilities for the Management of Operational Health, Welfare, and Employee Location Data for Underwriting, Health, Safety, and Tax Compliance Purposes
rank 10idc-futurescape-2020-020
By 2025, 90% of G2000 Companies Will Mandate Reusable Materials in IT Hardware Supply Chains, Carbon Neutrality Targets for Providers' Facilities, and Lower Energy Use as Prerequisites for Doing Business
rank 9idc-futurescape-2020-009
By 2025, 80% of CIOs Alongside LOBs Will Implement Intelligent Capabilities to Sense, Learn, and Predict Changing Customer Behaviors, Enabling Exclusive Customer Experiences for Engagement and Loyalty
rank 7idc-futurescape-2020-017
By 2025, 60% of CIOs Will Implement Governance for Low-Code/No-Code Tools to Increase IT and Business Productivity, Help LOB Developers Meet Unpredictable Needs, and Foster Innovation at the Edge
rank 8idc-futurescape-2020-018
By 2025, 65% of CIOs Will Implement Ecosystem, Application, and Infrastructure Control Systems Founded on Interoperability, Flexibility, Scalability, Portability, and Timeliness
rank 9idc-futurescape-2020-019