5 Digital Transformation Predictions for 2018 - an infographic

Appian shares a few stats for 2018:

1. Traditional industries will be hit hard by emerging technology in 2018
2. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) will dramatically transform knowledge tasks. 100 million global knowledge workers could be impacted by RPA by 2025
3. With cloud computing expected to surge from $67B to $162B by 2020, the gap between startup and large companies will shrink faster than ever
4. in 2020, AI will become a net job creator, creating 2.3M jobs while eliminating 1.8M jobs. Net job creation will vary by industry, with manufacturing experiencing the biggest impact.
5. Global spending on digital transformation technology will surge to $1.2 trillion this year, and hit 2 trillion by 2020, according to IDC

SOURCES:

• https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmg/pdf/2016/04/employees-an-endangered-species.pdf
• https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2017/04/29/roundup-of-cloud-computing-forecasts-2017/&refURL=&referrer=#44a2bbba31e8
• https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/gartner-top-strategic-predictions-for-2018-and-beyond/
• https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS42327517