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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5,062 Reports from IDC

   
  • U.S. Consumer Fixed Broadband Market Shares, 2023: Fixed Wireless Alters the Broadband Landscape

    U.S. Consumer Fixed Broadband Market Shares, 2023: Fixed Wireless Alters the Broadband Landscape This IDC study provides market shares for the U.S. consumer fixed broadband market for CY23."Fixed wireless broadband services are creating a disruption in the broadband market by increasing competition ... Read More

  • Key Takeaways and Announcements from the RSA Conference for DevSecOps and Software Supply Chain Security

    Key Takeaways and Announcements from the RSA Conference for DevSecOps and Software Supply Chain Security This IDC Market Note provides key insights into the proceedings at RSA Conference 2024. The RSA Conference 2024 highlighted the evolving landscape of DevSecOps and software supply chain security. ... Read More

  • Worldwide Conversational AI Tools and Technologies Market Shares, 2023: All Boats Rising on the GenAI Tide

    Worldwide Conversational AI Tools and Technologies Market Shares, 2023: All Boats Rising on the GenAI Tide This IDC study presents a view of worldwide conversational AI tools and technologies revenue broken down by vendor for the calendar year 2023."Following a mild dip in acceleration in the challe ... Read More

  • The Shoptalk Bridge for Retail Technology 2024

    The Shoptalk Bridge for Retail Technology 2024 This IDC Market Note discusses the Shoptalk 2024 event held in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, and the key takeaways from the event. The primary Shoptalk event each year drives tens of thousands of retailers, vendors, and adjacent professionals to a specific l ... Read More

  • U.S. SMB Wireline Voice and Data Market Shares, 2023: Cable Growth Continues But at a Slower Pace

    U.S. SMB Wireline Voice and Data Market Shares, 2023: Cable Growth Continues But at a Slower Pace This IDC study provides vendor market shares for the U.S. SMB wireline voice and data market for 2023."SMBs recognize the need to invest in technologies and services to solve business problems and stay ... Read More

  • Worldwide and U.S. Device and Print Management Market Shares, 2023: Transition to the Cloud Accelerates

    Worldwide and U.S. Device and Print Management Market Shares, 2023: Transition to the Cloud Accelerates This IDC study provides the worldwide and U.S. market share data for the device management and print management markets for the calendar year 2023."The print and device management market faces cha ... Read More

  • Worldwide Asset Life-Cycle Management Applications Market Shares, 2023: Positive Economic Outlook and Organic Growth Drive the Market

    Worldwide Asset Life-Cycle Management Applications Market Shares, 2023: Positive Economic Outlook and Organic Growth Drive the Market This IDC study provides market share data for the asset life-cycle management applications market in 2023."The ALM market showed significant growth in 2023, lifted by ... Read More

  • IBM and Red Hat Bolster Open GenAI Ecosystem with Granite and InstructLab

    IBM and Red Hat Bolster Open GenAI Ecosystem with Granite and InstructLab This IDC Market Note describes Red Hat and IBM Research's significant additions to the open source GenAI ecosystem: the Granite family of foundation models and InstructLab, which introduces a novel collaborative model alignmen ... Read More

  • Japan AI Systems Forecast, 2024–2028

    Japan AI Systems Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC research report is based on information collected through interviews and surveys conducted up to early April 2024, and covers the performance of the Japan AI system market in 2023 and forecasts for 2024 to 2028. The AI systems market in 2023 is expected ... Read More

  • Augmenting Security with Artificial Intelligence

    Augmenting Security with Artificial Intelligence This IDC Perspective provides an overview of the evolving role of AI and ML in cybersecurity, emphasizing the importance of data management, standardized frameworks, and vendor capabilities. It highlights the integration of innovative AI capabilities ... Read More

  • SaaS Verticalization Strategies: Applications to Suites to Industry Clouds

    SaaS Verticalization Strategies: Applications to Suites to Industry Clouds This IDC Market Perspective delves into the evolution of vertical SaaS from point products to platform-connected suites and industry clouds highlighting the challenges and opportunities in this dynamic market. The SaaS market ... Read More

  • Worldwide IT Education and Training Services Forecast, 2024–2028

    Worldwide IT Education and Training Services Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study is an update to the worldwide IT education and training services forecast for the 2024–2028 period. It includes analysis of the regional drivers of IT education growth and delivery modalities, highlighting a number of t ... Read More

  • Evaluating the Costs and ROI of Edge Computing

    Evaluating the Costs and ROI of Edge Computing This IDC Perspective outlines the various methods for provisioning IT service at the edge and presents strategies to understand the business value of edge investments. More and more companies are embracing edge computing, citing benefits that include fa ... Read More

  • The Professional Services Opportunity in Enterprise Intelligence Architecture

    The Professional Services Opportunity in Enterprise Intelligence Architecture This IDC Market Perspective highlights the role of professional services providers in bringing the four planes of enterprise intelligence architecture to life. This document discusses findings from IDC's 2024 Enterprise In ... Read More

  • Legacy Technology: Impeding Business' Ability to Compete Effectively in the Digital World

    Legacy Technology: Impeding Business' Ability to Compete Effectively in the Digital World This IDC Perspective outlines the legacy aspects holding organizations back while helping outline a pathway toward a great future in the digital world. The digital world requires organizations to pivot quickly, ... Read More

  • Expanding Marketing Promotions Across the "4-O Matrix"

    Expanding Marketing Promotions Across the "4-O Matrix" This IDC Market Perspective discusses the necessity for marketers, especially in the B2B and SMB sectors, to evolve beyond traditional email-centric strategies by adopting the 4-O marketing matrix. While the traditional 4 Ps of marketing have lo ... Read More

  • What is Black and White and Designed for Security? Meeting ROOMZ Solution

    What is Black and White and Designed for Security? Meeting ROOMZ Solution This IDC Perspective highlights the evolution of meeting room solutions, focusing on the shift toward real-time management and predictive capabilities. ROOMZ, a Swiss company, stands out with its unique, sustainable e-ink tech ... Read More

  • ServiceNow Knowledge 2024: What It Means for Organizations in the Middle East and Africa

    ServiceNow Knowledge 2024: What It Means for Organizations in the Middle East and Africa This IDC Market Note delves into the significant announcements and discussions that took place at ServiceNow's recent Knowledge 2024 summit, with a focus on the likely impact on organizations in the Middle East ... Read More

  • IDC PlanScape: Cloud Professional Services

    IDC PlanScape: Cloud Professional Services This IDC PlanScape emphasizes the critical importance of cloud professional services for organizations navigating the complexities and opportunities of cloud computing. As cloud environments become increasingly integral to business operations, the need for ... Read More

  • 2024 Global Digital Sovereignty Update: The Year So Far

    2024 Global Digital Sovereignty Update: The Year So Far This IDC Market Perspective provides an overview of significant global developments in digital sovereignty in 1H24. It assesses their impact on regional market requirements for solutions for digital sovereignty, particularly those developments ... Read More

  • Soldo: A Centralized Way to Manage Decentralized Spending

    Soldo: A Centralized Way to Manage Decentralized Spending This IDC Vendor Profile offers an overview of Soldo, a U.K.-based provider of spend management software for multinational enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Please Note: Extended description available upon request. ... Read More

  • Top 10 GenAI Use Cases for Experiential Retail Operations Available Now

    Top 10 GenAI Use Cases for Experiential Retail Operations Available Now This IDC Perspective highlights the transformative impact of generative AI (GenAI) in retail operations, focusing on the top 10 use cases available now for use in stores. This document covers the benefits of GenAI in enhancing e ... Read More

  • Worldwide and U.S. Document Solutions Software Forecast, 2024–2028

    Worldwide and U.S. Document Solutions Software Forecast, 2024–2028 The IDC study is aligned with the methodology used by IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker. The forecast includes revenue generated by only the original software manufacturer or independent software vendor (ISV). The reseller' ... Read More

  • Consumer GenAI Midyear 2024 Update: Usage Grows and Use Cases Expand

    Consumer GenAI Midyear 2024 Update: Usage Grows and Use Cases Expand This IDC Market Perspective looks at the growth of consumer use of GenAI, consumer opinions of GenAI, and the ways in which GenAI is used."Consumer use of GenAI is up dramatically over the past year as consumers of all generationa ... Read More

  • Enterprise AI: Intelligence to Autonomous

    Enterprise AI: Intelligence to Autonomous This IDC Market Perspective focuses on the enterprise journey as it reshapes itself to become more autonomous, building a digitally enhanced experience–orchestrated business. Enterprise AI has the power to reshape our organizations to not only become better ... Read More

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