TECH BUYER Oct 2020 - IDC FutureScape - Doc # US46921520
IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Future of Connectedness 2021 Predictions
By:
Carrie MacGillivray
Group Vice President & General Manager, WW Telecom, Mobility & IoT Research, Rohit Mehra
Vice President, Network Infrastructure, Ghassan Abdo
Research VP, WW Telecom , Virtualization & CDN, Jason Blackwell
Research Director, Consumer Multiplay and SMB Services, Brandon Butler
Senior Research Analyst, Enterprise Networks, Patrick Filkins
Senior Research Analyst, IoT and Mobile Network Infrastructure, Martina Kurth
Associate Vice President, Mark Leary
Research Director, Network Analytics, Jason Leigh
Research Manager, Mobility, Denise Lund
Research Director, WW Telecom and Unified Communications, Courtney Munroe
Research Vice President, Worldwide Telecommunications Research, Curtis Price
Program Vice President, Infrastructure Services, Leslie Rosenberg
Research Vice President, Network Life-Cycle Services and Infrastructure Services, Hugh Ujhazy
Vice President, IoT and Telecommunications, Martha Vazquez
Senior Research Analyst, Security Services, Sandra Wendelken
Senior Research Analyst, Mobile Services and Software
Abstract
This IDC study discusses top 10 predictions for worldwide future of connectedness for 2021.
"Enterprises continue to pursue digital transformation initiatives to optimize operations, take advantage of advanced technologies, and delight users and customers to help improve business outcomes. As organizations solidify their plans in these critically important areas, they are increasingly realizing the importance of connectivity in enabling DX," says Carrie MacGillivray, IDC Group vice president and general manager, Worldwide Telecom, Mobility, and IoT Research. "Meanwhile, COVID-19 has only accelerated the importance of connectivity as an enabler of DX initiatives. With more users, devices, and applications becoming distributed, connectivity has never been a bigger challenge or more relevant. This document lays out the key trends that will drive the future of connectedness in 2021 and the years to come, setting a path for enterprises to accelerate their DX initiatives."
"As enterprises and services providers look to support the demands of ubiquitous, high-bandwidth, and low-latency connectivity to billions of devices, it's becoming increasingly clear that legacy network architectures will not suffice in a world dominated by mobility and cloud. This realization is causing a dramatic re-architecture of networks, built upon the principles of modern infrastructure components and a distributed, cloud-first architecture that can securely scale to meet the needs of modern digital businesses," says Rohit Mehra, IDC vice president, Network Infrastructure. "The coming years will be defined by cloud-native principles being applied to network architectures, enabling a modern connectivity fabric that can extend to any user, any location, and any cloud the enterprises need to support for their digital business."
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5G Monetization and Adoption Strategies , Asia/Pacific Communications Service Provider Business Transformation Strategies , Carrier Network Infrastructure , Communications Service Provider Operations and Monetization , Consumer Communications Services , Enabling Technologies: Wireless and Mobile Connectivity , Enterprise Communications Infrastructure , Enterprise Communications Services , Future of Connectedness - Agenda , Hosting and Colocation Services , IDC Telecommunications Insights: European Technology Priorities and Strategies , IDC Telecommunications Insights: Technology Priorities and Strategies , Managed and Cloud-Hosted Virtualized Network Services , Managed Edge and Content Delivery Services , Mobile and Internet of Things Communications Services , Mobile Phones , Network Analytics and Visibility , Network Life-Cycle and Infrastructure Services , Network Life-Cycle Services , Security Services , Small and Medium Business Communications Services , TV and Over-the-Top Video , Unified Communications and Collaboration , Wearables
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Air interface, Broadband, Business continuity, Cognitive/artificial intelligence, Governance, risk and compliance infrastructure, Routers, Technology buyer, Wireless LAN infrastructure
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