Trends Report

Scoring Our 2022 Edge, IoT, And Networking Predictions

Forrester Was Spot On For Three, Early For One, And Saw No Definitive Progress For Another

February 22nd, 2023
Michele Pelino, Principal Analyst
Michele Pelino Principal Analyst
Abhijit Sunil, Senior Analyst
Abhijit Sunil Senior Analyst
With contributors:
Lauren Nelson , Paddy Harrington , Andre Kindness , Octavio Garcia Granados , Paul Miller , Glenn O'Donnell , Jack MacPhee , Demi Starks

Summary

Every year, Forrester predicts what lies ahead for the tech industry. For 2022, we combined the predictions for edge, IoT, and networking. But have they proven true over the past year for tech leaders? This report assesses each prediction against what happened to hold us — the prediction makers — accountable. The global pandemic continued, creating new challenges and carrying over some old ones. As we predicted, this impacted the edge, IoT, and networking market. We performed well on most of our predictions and fell short on one.

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