This IDC study reviews shares for the enterprise applications market, which grew steadily in 2018. It is clear that the pace of change in the enterprise applications market is accelerating rapidly, largely thanks to the 3rd Platform and the innovation accelerators of cognitive systems including machine learning and IoT. This acceleration is being helped with the rationalization, modernization, and transformation by companies, so they can make the move to innovative cloud enterprise application solutions.According to Mickey North Rizza, program VP, Enterprise Applications and Digital Commerce at IDC, "Cloud, AI/cognitive, and big data/analytics have molded many enterprise applications into innovative technology foundations, reshaping the enterprise view, experience, and use of enterprise applications. Digital transformation initiatives are at the center of these new purchases. Businesses worldwide understand becoming digital is embracing the future of business with innovative and modern enterprise applications technology."
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Executive Summary
Advice for Technology Suppliers
Market Share
Who Shaped the Year
- SAP
- Oracle
- Salesforce
- Intuit
- Microsoft
Market Context
- Significant Market Developments
- DX Scenarios/Use Cases
- Operational Planning and Financing Workflow
- Quote-to-Cash Workflow
- Record-to-Report Workflow
- Intelligent Sourcing Workflow
- Intelligent Cost Optimization Workflow
- Organizational Agility Workflow
- Smart Products and Processes Workflows
- Customer Satisfaction and Trust Workflows
- Connected Maintenance
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