Digital infrastructure is no longer just an operational backbone—it’s the foundation of revenue and competitive advantage. With organizations already generating 34% of their income from digital channels (projected to reach 49% by 2029), the cost of downtime has escalated from operational disruption to direct revenue loss.
This IDC report, developed with Penguin Solutions, examines how leading enterprises are transforming their infrastructure strategies to address three critical challenges: protecting digital revenue streams against outages, scaling for AI-driven demands, and maintaining control in increasingly complex hybrid environments. The findings reveal why 46% of CEOs now prioritize cyber resilience investments and how infrastructure decisions are making the difference between market leaders and laggards in the digital economy.
5 Key Takeaways
✔ Fault tolerance protects digital revenue streams
With downtime costing enterprises $2.1M/hour, built-in redundancy has become essential for safeguarding always-on digital services.
✔ AI adoption demands resilient infrastructure
58% of organizations prioritize systems with automatic failover capabilities to handle GenAI’s unpredictable workloads without disruption.
✔ Edge computing requires enterprise-grade reliability
35% of Asia/Pacific workloads now operate at remote locations, requiring self-healing architectures that maintain 99.999% uptime.
✔ Hybrid environments multiply failure risks
42% of core systems remain on-premises, making cross-environment fault tolerance critical for preventing cascading outages.
✔ True resilience starts with architectural design
36% of digital initiatives fail due to reactive recovery approaches – proactive fault tolerance must be embedded at every infrastructure layer.
