IDC

International Data Corporation (IDC) stands as a preeminent global purveyor of market intelligence, advisory solutions, and impactful events tailored to the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology sectors. Housing a cadre of over 1,300 analysts spanning the globe, IDC's repository of expertise extends across global, regional, and local domains, proffering keen insights into technology landscapes and industry trends that span over 110 countries. This formidable wealth of analysis and perspective serves as a lodestar for IT professionals, corporate executives, and investment entities, enabling them to navigate technology choices grounded in empirical evidence and to attain pivotal business goals.

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.
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5,640 Reports from IDC

   
  • Revenue Growth for Managed Security SPs and SIs in the GenAI Era Require Four Es

    This IDC Market Perspective discusses keys to revenue growth for security service providers. In the evolving cybersecurity landscape, service providers can enhance customer acquisition and retention by focusing on the four Es: education, efficacy, efficiency, and evolution. This approach involves ed ... Read More

  • Procurement Application Predictions for 2025

    This IDC Perspective aims to explore the anticipated developments and trends that are expected to shape the landscape of procurement solutions in the coming years. The procurement application landscape in 2025 is poised for significant transformation driven by technological advancements such as AI, ... Read More

  • IDC PlanScape: AI-Infused Enterprise Applications ROI

    This IDC PlanScape provides a methodology for assessing the benefits and derived value expected and achieved with AI-infused enterprise applications. As organizations embrace AI-infused capabilities in their enterprise applications, their differentiating value must be captured. The value can come in ... Read More

  • Have Communications SPs Comprehended Their API Game?

    This IDC study looks at how APIs enable communications SPs to commoditize connectivity and unlock additional revenue. Communications SPs aspire to be digital enablers, and this mindset has led them to invest in building underlay infrastructure and 5G networks; and adopt cloud-native architectures, s ... Read More

  • Future of Workspaces Unveiled: Office Innovations Demonstrated at ISE 2025

    With 85,000 visitors to its 2025 edition, ISE is currently the most important European event for audiovisual applications and a must for system integrators willing to innovate in the corporate space. IDC regularly visits the show as part of its smart office research."In 2025, ISE once again provided ... Read More

  • e& enterprise: Aspiring Toward a Global Next-Gen Technology Company

    e& enterprise hosted an exclusive IDC analyst roundtable in Dubai, UAE, to share its strategy and long-term growth priorities. e& enterprise's leadership team provided a detailed overview of its service lines, including its security, cloud, digital infrastructure, data and AI, IoT, and CX se ... Read More

  • Worldwide DRAM Market Shares, 2024: Historical Growth Achieved

    This IDC study examines the market share for the worldwide DRAM market for 2024 and reviews the forces and dynamics that influenced the market."The DRAM market remarkably expanded 89.6% to $98.5 billion in 2024. Consumer demand was considerably weak, but AI demand played a hard carry to achieve hist ... Read More

  • IDC PeerScape: Practices for Implementing Web Application and API Protection

    This IDC PeerScape presents best practices for adopting and implementing a WAAP solution as the foundation of a strong, unified application security strategy.“A strong application protection strategy is a key component powering an organization’s online presence,” said Christopher Rodriguez, research ... Read More

  • Quantifiable Metrics to Measure the Success of Application Platform Investments

    This IDC Perspective provides guidance on the metrics organizations should use to gauge the impact of investments into application platforms. Application platforms are becoming standard for modern IT teams as they seek to increase developer productivity, application performance, and consistency arou ... Read More

  • The Macroeconomic Impacts and Implications of Datacenters: A Comprehensive Assessment

    This IDC Market Perspective examines the critical role of datacenters in the global digital economy, highlighting their economic impact, challenges, and growth projections. It discusses the surging demand driven by AI and cloud services, investment trends, and the geopolitical implications of datace ... Read More

  • Update on IDC's New Industry Taxonomy and Transition Plan

    This IDC Market Perspective provides a detailed description of IDC's new worldwide industry taxonomy. It should be viewed as a guide to help navigate the transition from the old taxonomy to the new framework. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure as inspiration as they evaluat ... Read More

  • The Path Forward for Research Universities: Strategies for Financial Resilience and Research IT Innovation in an Evolving Funding Landscape

    This IDC Perspective outlines key cost optimization approaches, process automation strategies, technological upgrades, and infrastructure improvements to build financial resilience and accelerate academic innovation in uncertain times. As federal research funding declines, universities face mounting ... Read More

  • U.S. Production Print Market Shares, 2024: Driving Value in Challenging Times

    This IDC study reviews the U.S. production print market performance in 2024.“The production print market continues to transition as the analog-to-digital paradigm shifts,” said Tim Greene, research director, Hardcopy Solutions at IDC. “Suppliers of high-speed digital printing equipment that have dem ... Read More

  • Endpoint Protection Marketing: An Exercise in Signal Processing

    The IDC Market Perspective discusses the endpoint protection market that is highly competitive and noisy, making it challenging for buyers to assess technology based on cost and complexity. IDC highlights the importance of clear, unique messaging to stand out. Vendors should focus on value propositi ... Read More

  • Making the Case for Technology Modernization

    This IDC Perspective addresses practices that can help in making the case for technology modernization. Making the case for modernization has a number of challenges as the need for modernization is not always obvious and the benefits can be difficult to quantify. Yet the current environment — marked ... Read More

  • Datacenter Design and Construction Vendor Profile: MDS Energy (Formerly MDS Site & Power)

    This IDC Vendor Profile offers an overview of MDS Energy (formerly known as MDS Site & Power), a specialized provider of datacenter design, construction, and energy solutions in the Middle East. The vendor has built a reputation for delivering facilities that meet stringent requirements in terms ... Read More

  • Amazon Web Services Accelerates Cloud Migration and Modernization with GenAI

    This study highlights information from a briefing on how Amazon Web Services (AWS) is embracing GenAI to enable cloud migration and modernization for enterprise customers. GenAI has transformed cloud migration by automating tasks, improving decision making, and optimizing resources, significantly re ... Read More

  • State of FinOps Survey, 2025

    This IDC Market Note discusses the FinOps Foundation’s latest annual State of FinOps Survey released on February 20, 2025. Companies continue to grow and expand FinOps staffing and scope. IDC found that most enterprises operate in hybrid mode while spending heavily on public cloud and SaaS. FinOps t ... Read More

  • No-Code Development with AI and Data Intelligence: Smardaten's Approach to Digital Innovation

    This IDC Market Note examines Smardaten's data-driven, enterprise-class no-code platform. In addition to lowering reliance on IT and allowing speedier application deployment and process automation, the platform offers seamless data unification and real-time accessibility without the need for sophist ... Read More

  • Ivalua NOW 2025: Ivalua "WOW" Might Be More Appropriate

    This IDC Market Note discusses Ivalua's annual Ivalua NOW conference in Paris, which showcased the company's ambitious vision for the future of procurement applications and emphasized the transformative role of AI. Founder David Khuat-Duy's new role as chief AI officer highlights its commitment to A ... Read More

  • PFU Introduces Significant Enhancements in Scanner Software Update

    This IDC Market Note highlights some of the new features that PFU is providing in the recently released update to its PaperStream scanning software. End users benefit from the software being so much easier to use, the organizations benefit from higher quality and greater productivity, and dealers be ... Read More

  • Collaboration in the Intelligent Age: Takeaways from the WEF Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos for Content and Knowledge Management Services Providers in EMEA

    This IDC Market Note examines emerging trends, expectations, and attitudes toward AI-enabled content management services in EMEA. These were discussed during the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025 that took place in January in Davos with the theme "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age." ... Read More

  • When Modernizing, Apply Architectural Principles to Build Resiliency for Critical Applications

    This IDC Perspective provides a comprehensive road map for CIOs to architect resilient IT environments by aligning technology investments with business goals while balancing cost and performance. In the modern digital era, resilience has become a cornerstone of effective IT strategy. Organizations f ... Read More

  • Worldwide Hard Disk Drive Market Shares, 2024: A Year of Massive Growth Spurred by Rising Cloud and OEM Demand

    This IDC study reviews the worldwide HDD vendor market shares for 2024."Worldwide HDD industry revenue rebounded sharply in 2024 due to strong demand from cloud service providers coupled with growth from enterprise OEMs as inventories normalized from the elevated levels seen during the latter part o ... Read More

  • The Human Factor at Work in the Digital Business and AI Era

    This IDC Market Perspective shares insights on how organizations can enhance the human element in the Digital Business and AI Era. There are five key pillars to consider for improving the human factor within an organization: the role of technology, wellbeing practices, the establishment of culture a ... Read More

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