Digital Transformation Forecast: 40% of Initiatives to Include Artificial Intelligence by 2019

Information and communications technology (ICT) stands at an evolutionary inflection point as 3rd Platforms comprised of cloud, Big Data and social technologies are being adopted on a massive scale, according to a digital transformation forecast from IDC FutureScape report. Enterprise-scale businesses are assembling and making use of these 3rd Platforms more rapidly than initially anticipated, and that's driving a digital transformation of their businesses and the economy, according to IDC. The market research provider forecasts that this digital transformation, or DX, will be macroeconomic in scale and reshape the global economy over the next three to four years. Digital Transformation Forecast To wit, IDC makes the following 10 predictions in the digital transformation forecast in the company's new FutureScape report: By 2020, 50% of the Global 2000 will see the majority of their business depend on their ability to create digitally-enhanced products, services, and experiences. For industry leaders, the fastest revenue growth will come from information-based products and services.