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Tracing its origins to 1964, IDC emerges as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the International Data Group (IDG, Inc.), a venerable name in the realms of tech media, data dissemination, and marketing services worldwide.
IDC's assortment of Insights lines of business fulfills a vital role by empowering both business leaders and IT luminaries, alongside their supplier counterparts, with indispensable technological insights. Comprising seasoned analysts wielding decades of industry acumen, the global research unit champions in-depth consultation and research services that address the multifaceted nexus of contemporary business and technology. The span of IDC Insights coverage is expansive, encompassing critical sectors such as Energy, Financial, Government, Health, Manufacturing, and Retail.
By meticulously distilling complex technological nuances into comprehensible insights, IDC propels the transformation of information into actionable wisdom, thus charting a course for informed decision-making across diverse sectors and industries.
5,640 Reports from IDC
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NIS2: Services Partners Ready to Provide Digital Business Support
This IDC Perspective discusses NIS2 compliance requirements, the challenges for businesses, the importance of business continuity, incident management measures, and seeking independent expert support to ensure a streamlined and value-added digital business. It leverages insights from IDC's cloud dat ... Read More
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Kantox: Applying a Software-Driven Approach to Enterprise FX Risk Management
This Vendor Profile provides a vendor assessment and product overview of the Kantox FX risk management software solution. ... Read More
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IDC PlanScape: IT Performance Measurement Using Product Costing KPIs
This IDC PlanScape will describe how IT can improve its performance by shifting to a product-centric, agile team structure where all the advantages of using product costing and measuring business KPIs can be exploited. “Moving to a full product-oriented costing and KPI system is not simply a financi ... Read More
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Japan IT Services Forecast by Vertical Segment, 2025–2029
This IDC study covers the overview of and trends in the Japan IT services market. It analyzes user companies by 18 industry segments (subcategories), as well as IT services spending by six industry segments (main categories) and three service segments (subcategories). We predict the market size and ... Read More
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IntelliCare by InterSystems: Revolutionizing Electronic Health Records with Next-Gen AI
This Market Note highlights the launch of InterSystems' IntelliCare, an AI-powered electronic health record (EHR) and healthcare information system. This report covers its features and maps its capabilities with the key areas of focus of care providers to ensure alignment with the current market and ... Read More
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Capturing Developer Mindshare: An Assessment Tool for Evaluation, Planning, Strategy, and Implementation
This IDC Market Perspective outlines a five-level maturity model for cultivating developer mindshare. In addition, a detailed spreadsheet is provided for assessing an enterprise's developer mindshare efforts, planning next steps, and evaluating results. Combined, these resources provide a framework ... Read More
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Hardcopy Vendor Financials, 4Q24: Xerox Announces Plans to Acquire Lexmark, Economic Improvement Slows
This IDC Market Perspective contains excerpts from public financial disclosures by leading hardcopy vendors and details the impact of inflation, economic uncertainty, and other issues facing hardcopy vendors on performance and forecasts.“In the fourth quarter, the hardcopy market was steady but unsp ... Read More
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Building Board AI Acumen: A Practical Approach for CIO/Board Conversations on AI
This IDC Perspective introduces a three-tier approach for AI board engagement with a practical AI discussion framework designed to streamline the flow of information between board members and technology professionals. In today's fast-paced AI adoption, CIOs encounter significant barriers while striv ... Read More
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IDC PlanScape: Application Modernization Approaches
This IDC PlanScape explores the common approaches to application modernization that prepare organizations against impending risks and allow them to adapt to emerging technologies. Application modernization is no longer a choice but a necessity for organizations aiming to reduce risks, improve effici ... Read More
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ServiceNow Acquires Quality 360: AI-Driven Insights for Manufacturing Streamline Quality Actions Across the Enterprise
This IDC Market Note highlights the recent acquisition of Quality 360 by ServiceNow and provides IDC's analysis regarding its impact on the manufacturing industry, specifically with regard to the aftermarket service operations and quality management. ... Read More
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Adobe Posts Strong 1Q25 Earnings and AI Adoption
This IDC Market Note presents IDC’s opinion on Adobe’s 1Q25 financial results. While Wall Street was not impressed and Adobe’s stock plummeted double digit due to a weaker-than-expected outlook, much of Wall Street’s expectation was built on an AI monetization model that is not feasible for Adobe or ... Read More
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What We Saw: U.S. Consumer and Office Print Activity, 4Q24
This IDC Market Perspective provides an update on office and consumer printer shipment activity in the fourth quarter of 2024 for the United States.“Printer and MFP shipments underperformed expectations in 4Q24, as economic uncertainty dampened consumer and enterprise enthusiasm, causing fourth-quar ... Read More
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The Why and How of Insurance Data Productization
This IDC Perspective explores the transformative shift in the insurance industry from traditional data management to data productization, treating data as a strategic asset with defined ownership, life-cycle management, and measurable value. By structuring raw data into reusable products, insurers c ... Read More
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Bridging the Gap: The Missing Piece in Managed SSE Providers’ Market Messaging
This IDC Market Perspective explores the missing elements in market positioning, emphasizing the role of service providers in solution fitment, transition management, and continuous optimization. Many managed SSE service providers focus their market messaging on solution capabilities while overlooki ... Read More
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AI Agent Use Case: Third-Party Risk Management for Financial Services
This IDC Perspective explores the increasing complexity of third-party risk management (TPRM) in financial services and how AI-driven automation is addressing inefficiencies caused by manual processes and fragmented data integration. The integration of agentic AI into third-party risk management is ... Read More
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IDC MaturityScape Benchmark: AI-Fueled Organization Worldwide, 2025
This IDC study presents the results of IDC’s MaturityScape Benchmark AI Survey to help guide organizations on their AI maturity journey.“Leading organizations start their AI journeys by establishing an effective strategy and vision that drives how they organize and what technology to buy and integra ... Read More
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Strategic Data Platforms for Hybrid Cloud: Enabling Scalable Advanced Analytics, AI, and Agentic AI Capabilities
This IDC Perspective highlights significant trends in the adoption of modern data platforms, driving seamless AI/ML integration, workload optimization, and cost-effective, scalable deployment across hybrid cloud, on-prem, and edge environments. A hybrid cloud strategy ensures AI is embedded across c ... Read More
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Highlights from Softtek’s Digital Innovation Summit 2025
This IDC Market Note discusses Softtek’s Digital Innovation Summit 2025, held in Cancun, Mexico, from February 12 to 14. ... Read More
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Google Launches South African Cloud Region: Implications for Service Providers and Cloud Customers
This IDC Market Note provides IDC's opinions on the impact of Google's in-country cloud region in Johannesburg, South Africa."Google's formal opening of its first African cloud datacenter is a significant commitment to the local market. Google is late to market with local resources, but has grown a ... Read More
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Java 24 Strengthens the JDK's Foundations While Extending Its Relevance to AI and Quantum Development
This IDC Market Note analyzes Java 24's key innovations across three strategic dimensions: core platform enhancements, AI development capabilities, and quantum-ready features."Java 24 continues Java's tradition of strategic, incremental improvements that enhance core capabilities while extending int ... Read More
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Adobe Summit 2025: Agentic AI Drives the "Golden Age of Design"
This IDC Market Note discusses Adobe's Summit 2025. Adobe Summit 2025 focused on the integration of agentic AI within digital experience workflows, emphasizing its application across diverse platforms. Keynotes explored the potential of AI to enhance content supply chain management and creative prod ... Read More
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IAMPHENOM 2025
This IDC Market Note discusses IAMPHENOM 2025, held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, showcasing Phenom's latest AI advancements aimed at revolutionizing the talent journey. Key highlights included the unveiling of X+ Ontologies, X+ Agent Studio, and 25 verticalized X+ Agents designed to enhanc ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Data Management and Governance Practices to Boost Modernization
This IDC PeerScape explores how organizations can adopt data governance models that boost modernization and security practices, thereby improving data quality and access and driving better business decisions."An effective program aligns data governance elements with AI strategy. It prioritizes criti ... Read More
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Worldwide Digital Packaging and Label Printer Forecast, 2025-2028
This IDC study covers hardware shipments and hardware revenue for the worldwide digital package printing market. In composite, the digital package printing market is growing at a double-digit rate, both for shipments and hardware revenue. This is happening even as faster, more automated analog (offs ... Read More
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SAS Insight 2025: Analytics for Defense and National Security
This IDC Market Note looks at the announcements and discussions from the SAS Insight 2025 industry analyst conference. The event highlighted the significant changes and improvements that SAS has gone through to both align its products with the current direction of the market and to prepare for an ev ... Read More
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