IDC
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.
5,475 Reports from IDC
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Construction Machinery Manufacturing
Construction Machinery Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture construction machinery, surface mining machinery, and logging equipment. Major companies include Caterpillar Inc and Terex (both based in the US), Atlas Copco (Sweden), Hyundai D ... Read More
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Nonstore Retail
Nonstore Retail Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry sell merchandise on retail websites, online auctions, mail-order catalogs, toll-free telephone numbers, television shows, or other business channels. Major companies include US-based Amazon, eBay, HSN, Newegg, a ... Read More
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Amusement Parks & Arcades
Amusement Parks & Arcades Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry operate amusement parks or arcades. Major amusement park companies include Six Flags, Universal Parks & Resorts, and Walt Disney World, (all based in the US); as well as Fantawild and OCT Group' ... Read More
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Electrical Products Wholesalers
Electrical Products Wholesalers Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry distribute electrical products used in applications such as construction and power generation, transmission, and distribution. Major US-based companies include Anixter, Graybar Electric, and WESC ... Read More
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Government Sector
Government Sector Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Agencies in this sector administer government services at the federal, state, or municipal level. The largest US government agencies by employment include the federal Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of ... Read More
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Accounting Services
Accounting Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide services such as auditing, bookkeeping, payroll processing, and tax return preparation. Leading companies include ADP, H&R Block, and Paychex (all based in the US). Major companies that have inte ... Read More
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Recentralizing IT's Data Role as Part of EX Transformation
Recentralizing IT's Data Role as Part of EX Transformation This IDC Perspective discusses the recentralizing of IT's data role as a part of employee experience (EX) transformation. Employee experience is transforming organizations beyond the HR remit. EX's expanded footprint is breaking the fourth w ... Read More
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Greeting Card Publishers
Greeting Card Publishers Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry primarily publish print greeting cards. Major companies include American Greetings and Hallmark (both based in the US), as well as Archies Limited (India), Carte Blanche Greetings and Design Group (both ... Read More
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Mobile Food Services
Mobile Food Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry prepare meals and snacks for immediate consumption from motorized vehicles or nonmotorized carts, such as food trucks, ice cream trucks, mobile concession stands, and hot dog carts. No major companies domin ... Read More
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Remediation & Environmental Cleanup Services
Remediation & Environmental Cleanup Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide remediation services for contaminated buildings, mine sites, soil, or groundwater, as well as mine reclamation and asbestos and other toxic material abatement. Major companie ... Read More
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Lodging
Lodging Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry operate hotels, motels, resorts, casino hotels, and bed and breakfast inns, along with RV parks, recreational camps, and rooming and boarding houses. Major companies include Hilton, Las Vegas Sands, Marriott Internation ... Read More
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Marinas
Marinas Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry are engaged primarily in offering docking or storage facilities for pleasure boats. Major US companies include IGY Marinas, Safe Harbor Marinas, Suntex Marinas, and Westrec Marinas Management. Outside the US, major mari ... Read More
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Automobile Rental & Leasing
Automobile Rental & Leasing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry rent and lease passenger cars and trucks without drivers and utility trailers. Major companies include Avis Budget Group, Enterprise Holdings, Hertz Global Holdings, Ryder, and U-Haul (all based in t ... Read More
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Dollar & Other General Merchandise Stores
Dollar & Other General Merchandise Stores Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry sell a variety of merchandise, including consumables and housewares, through physical retail locations. Major companies include Dollar General and Dollar Tree (both based in the US), al ... Read More
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Finance & Insurance Sector
Finance & Insurance Sector Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry engage in financial transactions and create, liquidate, purchase, and sell financial assets such as securities, bonds, and insurance. Major finance and insurance companies include AIG, Bank of America ... Read More
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Chemical Wholesalers
Chemical Wholesalers Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry operate as merchant wholesale distributors of plastics materials and a variety of other chemical products. Major companies include Tricon Energy and Univar Solutions (both based in the US), Brenntag and HEL ... Read More
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Garden Centers & Farm Supply Stores
Garden Centers & Farm Supply Stores Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry sell garden products such as trees, plants, seeds, bulbs, and sod; some also offer farm supplies, including animal feed. Major companies include Adams Fairacre Farms, Armstrong Garden Centers ... Read More
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The Role of the AI PC in Your Next Fleet Refresh
The Role of the AI PC in Your Next Fleet Refresh This IDC Perspective explores challenges and opportunities for IT decision-makers as they prepare to address Microsoft’s October 2025 Windows 10 end of service (EOS). It discusses the steps a company should take as it assesses its plans to refresh its ... Read More
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Airport Operations
Airport Operations Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry operate airports for commercial and general aviation and provide support services such as air traffic control, aircraft fueling and maintenance, baggage and cargo handling, ferrying aircraft, and rental of ha ... Read More
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Paint & Wallpaper Stores
Paint & Wallpaper Stores Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry sell paint, coatings, wallpaper, and related supplies. Major companies include the retail divisions of paint manufacturers Benjamin Moore, Kelly-Moore, and Sherwin-Williams (all based in the US), as wel ... Read More
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Women's Clothing Manufacturing
Women's Clothing Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture garments for women, girls, and infants made from purchased fabric and from fabric they produce themselves. Major companies include Calvin Klein (owned by PVH), Carter's, Hanesbrand ... Read More
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Western Europe Capture Applications Software Market Forecast, 2024–2028
Western Europe Capture Applications Software Market Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC Market Forecast provides a sizing of the Western European capture applications software market in 2023 and a five-year forecast to 2028 by deployment type (public cloud versus on-premises/other software). It updates IDC ... Read More
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Footwear Manufacturing
Footwear Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry make footwear, including athletic, casual, and dress shoes, as well as boots, sandals, and slippers. Major companies include Nike, Skechers, and Wolverine Worldwide (all based in the US), along with Adida ... Read More
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Food Wholesalers
Food Wholesalers Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry distribute food and related products on a wholesale basis. Major companies include C&S Wholesale Grocers, McLane Company, Sysco, United Natural Foods, and US Foods (all based in the US), as well as KOKUBU G ... Read More
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European Contact Center Forecast, 2024–2028
European Contact Center Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC Market Forecast examines the European contact center market, with breakdowns for cloud and on-premises applications and by key geography. It also outlines major market trends and provides recommendations for market players. The European contact ce ... Read More
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