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An IDC infographic sponsored by SAP
Data-Fueled Digital
Transformation
Market Leaders Embrace
Modern Analytics…
…While Challenges Remain
But Overcoming Obstacles
Is Well Worth It
75% of application development
includes cognitive/AI or machine-learning
functionality in at least one app.
75% of workers using enterprise apps have access to
intelligent digital assistants to augment their skills and expertise.
of organizations starting
advanced and predictive
analytics projects in new
areas or domains
of organizations
using data from
new sources and
new types of data
of organizations
applying new analytic
techniques to data
Organizations are adopting cloud analytics
5x faster than similar on-premises functionality
of organizations
cite too few internal
data scientists
of organizations cite lack of
data from all relevant
internal sources
of organizations don’t
have an enterprise-wide
analytics strategy
decreased costs/expenses
improved employee
productivity
For more on how data & analytics is being used in digital
transformation, download the IDC paper, The Value of Data &
Analytics in Digital Transformation, sponsored by SAP.
Data & Analytics
2017
2018
2019
64%
69%
71% 70%
50%
75%
70%
77%
67%
Revenue from information-based products is growing
2X the rate of growth of other products and
services in 1/3 of Global 2000 companies.
increased sales/revenue or
improved ability to fulfill
mission (in public sector)
83% improved ability to
innovate
Revenue
Productivity
Reduced cost
Innovation