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Market Analysis Perspective: Asia/Pacific Enterprise Application Platforms, 2024

Lawrence Cheok — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

The Asia/Pacific enterprise applications market is on the verge of a transformative, AI-driven shift, which is projected to contribute US$5 trillion to the regional economy by 2030. This Market Analysis Perspective provides strategic insights for enterprise application providers on how to capitalize on this AI pivot, advancing from experimentation to delivering scalable, actionable AI solutions tailored to enterprises’ needs.

Leading providers are adopting an application platform approach, leveraging curated, high-quality data within secure ecosystems to power “Agentic AI” — autonomous AI solutions that drive insights and automate workflows. This controlled, data-rich environment enables seamless integration and enhances AI reliability, positioning these vendors as leaders in the region’s AI transformation.

The report outlines four essential strategies for application vendors to seize emerging AI opportunities in Asia/Pacific as organizations shift toward AI at scale to maximize business value.

“With double-digit growth in the Asia/Pacific software-/platform-as-a-service (SaaS/PaaS) market, enterprise application vendors have a unique opportunity to lead the AI-driven transformation in the region,” says Lawrence Cheok, associate research director, IDC Asia/Pacific Digital Business Strategies. He adds, “By focusing on secure, data-rich application ecosystems, vendors can accelerate the AI pivot and establish themselves as strategic partners in AI-fueled transformations.”

生成式AI+低代码：探索新一代开发范式，4Q24动态更新

Bryan Wang — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

本IDC看法从生成式AI能力的重大发布、融合场景展望更新、中国市场代表厂商更新等方面介绍了有关生成式AI与低代码融合的动态更新情况，并给技术买家提供了建议。

低代码开发平台与生成式人工智能的融合正在通过降低技术门槛、提高开发效率以及促进更智能、更人性化的应用开发来彻底改变应用开发领域。这种融合促进了从AI辅助编码到智能应用搭建等一系列场景的发展，并带来了以AI Agent为代表的AI原生应用模式，预示着未来开发将更加便捷、高效，并与业务需求保持一致。然而，要充分实现这一潜力，还需要解决用户意识、准确性、数据安全和成本等方面的挑战。

“生成式AI与低代码的融合为应用开发开辟了新的方向，转变了开发范式，使其更加包容、高效和创新。这种融合不仅推动了全民开发，让更广泛的开发者能够参与其中，还推动了行业向未来演进。从长远的角度看，生成式AI毫无疑问将改变软件开发方式和软件应用方式，AI Agent可能将是未来应用的主要形态，但当前在技术和应用都不成熟的情况下，供应商和企业都需要更有耐心。”——IDC中国高级市场分析师王彦翔表示。

2024 U.S. Data Utilization Survey Insights: The Impact of Generative AI on Data Generation by Industry Sector

Adam Wright — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight highlights key results from IDC's 2024 U.S. Data Utilization Survey, with a focus on examining differences in generative AI (GenAI) adoption trends by vertical industry sector. The survey includes 430 respondents across the United States and covers a broad category of topics related to data generation, storage, and utilization in the enterprise. This document provides an analysis of how the anticipated increase in data volume caused by GenAI adoption varies by sector.

"Generative AI is sparking a wave of data growth across industries, with finance and infrastructure sectors being most optimistic about sharp increases, while sectors like manufacturing and public services expect a steady yet impactful growth," says Adam Wright, research manager for IDC's Global DataSphere and Global StorageSphere research programs. "From fraud detection in finance to automated maintenance in infrastructure, GenAI applications are fueling unique data streams that promise to reshape the Global DataSphere and underscore the need for adaptive storage and data management strategies."

AI-First Development Explained: Core Concepts That Underpin a New Paradigm for Modern Software Development

Arnal Dayaratna — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Perspective discusses the significance of AI-first development. This paradigm embeds intelligence into applications through machine learning frameworks, natural language processing (NLP), predictive analytics, and foundation models, allowing developers to deliver and modify intelligent capabilities effectively. By breaking down applications into smaller, independent services, known as microservices, AI-first development promotes modularity and scalability, facilitating easier AI integration. It emphasizes data-centric insights, enabling developers to manage training data for machine learning models and valuing both structured and unstructured data sets. In addition, it leverages DevOps, MLOps, and other tools to automate technology updates, ensuring applications can quickly adapt to environmental changes. Continuous learning is another critical aspect, allowing applications to evolve by learning from new data, user feedback, and real-world interactions, thereby improving performance over time.

“AI-first development is a transformative paradigm that integrates intelligence as a core attribute of applications from the outset, ensuring they are smart, adaptable, and scalable,” notes Arnal Dayaratna, research vice president, Software Development at IDC.

Addressing the Telco Growth Imperative

Angel Dobardziev, Chris Barnard — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Web Conference looks at the challenges telcos face in growing revenue and investigates new opportunities related to APIs, network as a service, and managed IT services.

Amplify24: The Current State and Future of AI-Driven Composable Content System Technology for Commerce

James McCormick — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note discusses key highlights from Amplience's Amplify24 customer event, held at London's Ministry of Sound on October 9, 2024. Amplify24 showcased Amplience's latest strategies and trends in ecommerce content and experience. Featuring industry speakers from John Lewis, The White Company, and AWS, the event highlighted critical themes such as technology modernization, AI-driven personalization, and the shift from legacy to composable systems.

Basware Launches AI Along with Product Enhancements at the 2024 VIP Customer Event

Charles Aladesuru — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

Basware's 2024 VIP customer event in Lisbon showcased significant advancements, including AI-driven features and compliance tools. Key highlights were the introduction of an "intelligent firewall" for invoice ingestion and the Basware Insights module to navigate new methods in achieving a touchless experience. The V360 Framework was also unveiled, focusing on measurable customer value and operational efficiency. These innovations aim to streamline e-invoicing compliance, improve internal processes, and provide actionable insights for senior finance leaders.

Cloud Security Trends Across the Middle East and Africa

Shilpi Handa — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Presentation summarizes the latest cloud security trends across the Middle East and Africa (MEA). The findings are based on the results of IDC's EMEA Security Tech and Strategies Survey, 2024, conducted in June. The sample for this research study represents 402 interviews with organizations of more than 100 employees in the MEA region.

Comprehensive Recovery in Foundry Industry: AI Demand and Diverse Applications Jointly Mapping the 2025 Blueprint

Galen Zeng — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Presentation will delve into the foundry market development trends for 2024–2025.

"Market growth momentum in 2025 will primarily come from three aspects: First, continued strong AI application demand driving advanced nodes expansion and price increases; second, expected gradual recovery in consumer electronics, automotive, and industrial demand leading to higher utilization rates in mature nodes; third, increasing importance of advanced packaging technology, with significant expansion in CoWoS-L capacity. Overall, the foundry market is expected to grow by 19.8% in 2025,'" says Galen Zeng, senior research manager, IDC.

Looking ahead, TSMC continues to expand its leadership advantage, with capital expenditure set to increase further in 2025, focusing on capacity deployment in Taiwan, U.S., Japan, and advanced packaging. Meanwhile, Samsung and Intel are aggressively targeting the high-end chip market with their SF3 and 18A nodes respectively. Under the continued expansion of AI demand and geopolitical influences, the global foundry industry is expected to maintain strong growth momentum.

European Predictive, Advanced and Visual Analytics Software Forecast, 2024–2028

Wiktor Markiewicz, Giovanni Cervellati — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Forecast presents the value of the European predictive, advanced, and visual analytics software market in 2023 and projects revenues over the 2024–2028 period. This document, produced in September 2024, includes the macroeconomic and market implications of geopolitical developments, including the Russia-Ukraine war.

"The predictive, advanced, and visual analytics software market is expected to outperform both the GDP growth rate and overall IT market growth rate in Europe over the coming years. The rapid adoption of data-driven strategies, the focus on digital transformation, and the increasing role of AI and machine learning in analytics are driving this growth trajectory." — Senior Market Analyst Wiktor Markiewicz, IDC EMEA