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IT Industry list complete; CIO Agenda list not public.
By 2026, a renewed focus on explainability and reliability drives 70% of organizations to adopt composite AI, blending generative, prescriptive, predictive, and agentic technologies.
rank 1idc-futurescape-2025-001
By 2027, G2000 agent use will jump 10x and token/call loads 1,000x, making agent vetting, orchestration, and optimization essential IT responsibilities
rank 2idc-futurescape-2025-002
By 2027, the massive computational and data demands of AI will compel 80% of organizations to modernize legacy cloud environments by shifting to new platforms specifically designed for AI workloads
rank 6idc-futurescape-2025-006
By 2028, 45% of IT product and services interactions will use agents as the primary interface for ongoing operations.
rank 3idc-futurescape-2025-003
By 2028, 60% of enterprises will collaborate on data via private data exchanges or clean rooms on a broad variety of use cases, including data federation for generative and agentic AI.
rank 7idc-futurescape-2025-007
By 2029, organizations that measure AI-human collaboration will have margins up to 15% higher than those focusing solely on productivity.
rank 4idc-futurescape-2025-004
By 2029, 30% of global IT services will be delivered as modular, platform-enabled products, driven by demand for speed, transparency, GenAI, and Agentic AI-enabled autonomous service orchestration.
rank 5idc-futurescape-2025-005
By 2029, 75% of enterprises will adopt LEO satellite connectivity to complement terrestrial networks, enabling critical satellite D2C, D2D and highspeed broadband as part of a unified digital fabric
rank 9idc-futurescape-2025-009
By 2030, quantum-accelerated supercomputing will be used by the US, EU, and China governments for solving 50% of complex defense and science-related problems, including breaking encryption schemes.
rank 8idc-futurescape-2025-008
By 2030, 50% of enterprise AI inference workloads will be processed locally on endpoints or edge nodes, reducing cloud traffic and latency while supporting greater control over sensitive data.
rank 10idc-futurescape-2025-010