Cognitive System Users will Reach One Million by 2022

ABI Research predicts the number of businesses adopting artificial intelligence (AI) technologies worldwide will grow significantly, up from 7,000 this year to nearly 900,000 in 2022 — that’s a CAGR of 162 percent.

Source: Digital Lifescapes

Worldwide Revenue for Robotics will Reach $230.7 Billion

New applications for robots are growing rapidly, as more industries adopt the technology. Worldwide purchases of robotics, including drones and robotics-related hardware, software and services, will total $97.2 billion in 2017 — that’s an increase of 17.9 percent over 2016, according to IDC.

Source: Digital Lifescapes

Next-Gen Digital Business Growth Fuels IT Investments

Digital transformation projects drive requirements for new business technology investment. Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.5 trillion in 2017 — that’s a 2.4 percent increase from 2016, according to Gartner. That growth is up from the previous quarter’s forecast of 1.4 percent.

Source: Digital Lifescapes

Mainframe Reinvention: Trusted Digital Experiences

Hear from this globally recognized trust expert whose theory of collaborative consumption was named by TIME as one of the “Ten Ideas That Will Change the World.”

Source: IBM

Worldwide IT Spending will Reach $2.1 Trillion in 2017

As more enterprise CIOs and CTOs increase their planned investment in digital business transformation projects, vendors will witness improved demand in 2017. Worldwide IT spending is forecast to increase by 4.5 percent in constant currency terms.

Source: Digital Lifescapes

Digital Transformation Initiatives Must Overcome Friction

The study found that 75% of respondents had low levels of confidence in their ability to resolve digital performance problems. Equally concerning is that 48% of these respondents stated digital performance challenges were directly hindering the success of digital transformation strategies in their organizations.

Source: Dynatrace

Exploring the Top Drivers of Cloud Computing Adoption

More CIOs and CTOs are choosing to architect and deploy hybrid multi-cloud computing environments in 2017. The trend is being driven by growing demand to support digital transformation projects that are led by the C-suite.

Source: Digital Lifescapes