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This IDC study presents IDC's analysis of key drivers relating to the convergence and integration of information technology (IT) with operational technology (OT) and how these drivers are likely to shape the development of IT/OT convergence strategies and initiatives in the planning horizon of 2021-2025."For industrial enterprises of all sizes, the pandemic has been a moment of reckoning when it comes to digital maturity and transformation. Leaders have seized the opportunity to leverage new market share, and laggards have fast-tracked investments in technologies that support remote and resilient operations, or they have failed," says Jonathan Lang, research manager, Worldwide IT/OT Convergence Strategies research program at IDC. "The systemic shortcomings of cultural change resistance, of pilot purgatory, and of the digital skills gap in operations have been laid bare by COVID-19. 2021 and beyond is the time for industrial enterprises to get back to the basics and establish the digital foundation necessary to build back better."
IDC FutureScape Figure
Executive Summary
IDC FutureScape Predictions
- Summary of External Drivers
- Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers
- Prediction 1: By 2022, to Support Autonomous Operations, Organizations Will Increase Their Investments in Data Governance, Digital Engineering Organizations, and Digital Operations Technologies by 40%
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 2: By 2023, 20% of New Industrial Assets Deployed Will Leverage Preconfigured Digital Twins to Commission Assets 50% Faster, Enabling Digital Twins for Entire Operations Settings and Processes
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 3: By 2021, Motivated by Health and Safety Concerns, Service and Industrial Robotics Will Be Rapidly Deployed in 10% of Physical Operations That Previously Considered Robotics Not Commercially Practical
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 4: By 2022, Strategic Partnerships Will Be Formed Between 40% of Market-Leading IT and OT Vendors to Deliver a Holistic Solution; This Will Reduce Integration and Deployment Costs by 20%
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Business Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 5: By 2025, 60% of G2000 Customers with OT Infrastructure Will Partner with Services Vendors to Leverage Their Global Infrastructure and Experience Related to Engineering and Digital Deployments
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Business Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 6: By 2024, 70% of G2000 Organizations Will Have Invested in a Common IoT Platform Layer That Provides Access to Data Collected Through Various Point Solutions
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Business Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 7: By 2025, Digital Engineering Will Be Responsible for Collecting and Reporting Operational Performance Data for Underwriter Analysis and Decision Making Related to Health and Sustainability Performance
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Business Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 8: By 2024, 70% of Industrial Organizations Will Run Software-Defined Compute and Network Infrastructure for Supporting IT, OT, and CT Functions at the Operational Edge
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 9: By 2024, 60% of Industrial Organizations Will Integrate Data from Edge OT Systems with Cloud-Based Reporting and Analytics, Moving from Single-Asset Views to Sitewide Operational Awareness
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
- Prediction 10: Industrial Enterprises That Fail to Implement an Enterprise Data Governance Model Enabling the Foundation for Resilient Decision Making by 2021 Will Underperform on Profitability by 10%
- Associated Drivers
- IT Impact
- Guidance
Advice for Technology Buyers
External Drivers: Detail
- Accelerated Disruption - Crisis, Resilience, and Opportunity
- Strategic Innovation - Shaping the Future Enterprise Today
- The Next Normal - Resilient Business and Operating Models
- Intelligence Everywhere - Data Drives Action
- Digital Platform - Ecosystems at Scale
- Digital Divide - The Imperative of Connectivity
- Work Transformation - Redefining Teams, Skills, and Leadership
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