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.
5,062 Reports from IDC
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Cable MVNOs Maintain Momentum with Growing Subscribers and Revenue in 1Q24; Concerns Mount Over Ongoing Losses at Boost Mobile and Its Future Sustainability
Cable MVNOs Maintain Momentum with Growing Subscribers and Revenue in 1Q24; Concerns Mount Over Ongoing Losses at Boost Mobile and Its Future Sustainability This IDC Market Note examines the 1Q24 earnings from the three U.S. cable companies that offer mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services ... Read More
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IBM's Vision for Edge: Powering AI Insights Everywhere
IBM's Vision for Edge: Powering AI Insights Everywhere This IDC Vendor Profile provides an overview of several announcements from IBM related to edge computing. These announcements include new hardware and partnerships that address performance, cost, and location challenges that organizations face i ... Read More
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Managing Hybrid Cloud: Considerations for European IT Buyers when Selecting Managed Service Providers
Managing Hybrid Cloud: Considerations for European IT Buyers when Selecting Managed Service Providers This IDC Perspective underscores the importance of selecting the right managed service partner to navigate the complexities of hybrid cloud management. It emphasizes the need for expertise, a unifie ... Read More
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European System and Service Management Software Market Share, 2023: Cloud Operations Needs, AI Having Positive Impact
European System and Service Management Software Market Share, 2023: Cloud Operations Needs, AI Having Positive Impact This IDC Market Share discusses trends and vendor dynamics in the system and service management (SSM) software market in Europe."The rise of complexity and costs in the hybrid and mu ... Read More
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RSA 2024: AI Lives; Hail to the Platform
RSA 2024: AI Lives; Hail to the Platform This IDC Market Perspective provides highlights and takeaways from 2024 RSA Conference (RSAC), which took place in San Francisco, May 6–9, 2024, embracing the theme, The Art of Possible. In reality, an artificial intelligence (AI) play seemed to be required f ... Read More
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Worldwide Unified Communications and Collaboration Forecast, 2024-2028
Worldwide Unified Communications and Collaboration Forecast, 2024-2028 This IDC study aggregates the forecasts of the key technology market segments that make up the worldwide unified communications and collaboration ecosystem."The UC&C market has matured after significant investments were made ... Read More
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European B2B Use Smartphone Forecast, 2023–2028
European B2B Use Smartphone Forecast, 2023–2028 This IDC Market Forecast presents a five-year forecast for Western European shipments of B2B smartphones by operating system, user type (consumer and commercial), and generation (4G, and 5G). It is part of IDC's ongoing research tracking mobile devices ... Read More
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Community AI and Margin Multipliers Take Center Stage at Coupa Inspire 2024
Community AI and Margin Multipliers Take Center Stage at Coupa Inspire 2024 This IDC Market Note highlights Coupa Inspire 2024, held in Las Vegas, which marked a pivotal moment for Coupa as it introduced new leadership and outlined a visionary approach for the business spend management space, emphas ... Read More
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ServiceNow's Move into Asset Life-Cycle Management Indicates the Growing Strength of the Traditionally Stable Software Market
ServiceNow's Move into Asset Life-Cycle Management Indicates the Growing Strength of the Traditionally Stable Software Market This IDC Market Note looks at ServiceNow's recent entries into the facilities management and asset life-cycle management applications market within the context of a growing ... Read More
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Thomson Reuters: Solid 2023 Growth, With Another Piece of the Compliance Puzzle Added With Pagero Acquisition
Thomson Reuters: Solid 2023 Growth, With Another Piece of the Compliance Puzzle Added With Pagero Acquisition This IDC Market Note discusses Thomson Reuters' annual results and the role of its enterprise applications and corporate services in driving growth. It covers the vendor's strategy in the en ... Read More
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Worldwide Non-Datacenter Ethernet Switch Forecast, 2024–2028
Worldwide Non-Datacenter Ethernet Switch Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study provides a forecast for the non-datacenter/campus and branch portion of the worldwide Ethernet switch market for 2024–2028."Enterprises across the globe continue to focus on their connectivity strategy as they look to compe ... Read More
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The Evolution of IBM's Qiskit: The Quantum Software Stack Designed for Quantum Utility
The Evolution of IBM's Qiskit: The Quantum Software Stack Designed for Quantum Utility This IDC Market Note provides an overview of IBM Quantum's expansion of Qiskit. Quantum computing is advancing toward quantum utility, necessitating software that caters to non-quantum specialists. IBM's Qiskit en ... Read More
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Worldwide Enterprise Resource Management Software Market Shares, 2023: Preparing for the AI Everywhere World
Worldwide Enterprise Resource Management Software Market Shares, 2023: Preparing for the AI Everywhere World This IDC study reviews the vendor market shares for the worldwide enterprise resource management (ERM) software market for 2023."Worldwide organizations are embracing SaaS and cloud-enabled E ... Read More
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Ricoh Continues to Build its Digital Services Business: European Perspective
Ricoh Continues to Build its Digital Services Business: European Perspective This IDC Market Perspective provides an overview of Ricoh's performance reflected in its FY23 results for the 12 months ending March 31, 2024, highlighting Ricoh's European business. It also discusses the European impact of ... Read More
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Worldwide Operating System Environments Market Shares, 2023: The Market Declines for the Year But Plenty of Promise Ahead
Worldwide Operating System Environments Market Shares, 2023: The Market Declines for the Year But Plenty of Promise Ahead This IDC study provides worldwide operating system environments market share data for calendar year 2023."Despite posting an annual decline in commercial revenue, the operating ... Read More
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Worldwide Enterprise Applications Software Forecast, 2024–2028: AI Everywhere World Brings Intelligence and Experience-Orchestrated Applications
Worldwide Enterprise Applications Software Forecast, 2024–2028: AI Everywhere World Brings Intelligence and Experience-Orchestrated Applications This IDC study brings forward the worldwide enterprise applications software forecast and provides a vision into 2028, including deployment models, trends ... Read More
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Worldwide Tablet Market Shares, 1Q24: 10-Quarter Skid Finally Comes to an End
Worldwide Tablet Market Shares, 1Q24: 10-Quarter Skid Finally Comes to an End In terms of Android shipments, Samsung remains the top vendor by a large measure. Samsung leads Huawei by 1,977 basis points in shipment share of Android. That's more than Apple's 1,022 basis point lead over Samsung in the ... Read More
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Worldwide PC Market Shares, 1Q24: Market Skid Finally Stops at Eight Straight Quarters
Worldwide PC Market Shares, 1Q24: Market Skid Finally Stops at Eight Straight Quarters This IDC study presents the worldwide PC market shares for 1Q24."The skid is over," states Linn Huang, research vice president, Devices and Displays, IDC. "Were it not for China, we'd be more confident about the g ... Read More
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The NetCo/ServCo Transformation for European Telcos
The NetCo/ServCo Transformation for European Telcos This IDC Market Perspective details strategies that European CSPs have been using to navigate a challenging telco landscape, marked by financial pressures and the need to innovate in a highly competitive market. To remain viable and competitive, Eu ... Read More
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Worldwide Telecom and Network API Forecast, 2024–2028
Worldwide Telecom and Network API Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study discusses worldwide telecom and network API forecast for the 2024–2028 period."While the telecom industry has a mixed history of API monetization, its latest focus on novel network APIs is being championed by all leading telecom se ... Read More
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U.S. Business Use Tablet Forecast, 2024-2028
U.S. Business Use Tablet Forecast, 2024-2028 This IDC study presents the five-year forecast for the U.S. business use of tablet shipments by operating system and user type (consumer, individual liable, and corporate liable). It is part of IDC's continuing research with respect to mobile devices. Fin ... Read More
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Worldwide Enterprise Resource Management Software Forecast, 2024–2028: The Great Migration to an Intelligent Core
Worldwide Enterprise Resource Management Software Forecast, 2024–2028: The Great Migration to an Intelligent Core This IDC study brings forward the worldwide enterprise resource management software forecast and provides a vision into 2028, including deployment models, trends, and significant market ... Read More
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U.S. Smartwatch Market Shares, 2023: Apple Dominates in a Down Year
U.S. Smartwatch Market Shares, 2023: Apple Dominates in a Down Year This IDC study examines the market shares of the major vendors in the U.S. smartwatch market in 2023."The macroeconomic and inflationary difficulties dampened multiple markets in the United States, including the smartwatch market," ... Read More
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Worldwide Content Services Applications Market Shares, 2023: Transitioning to Intelligent Content Services
Worldwide Content Services Applications Market Shares, 2023: Transitioning to Intelligent Content Services This IDC study provides estimated vendor revenue and shares for the content services applications market for 2023, as well as for the enterprise content management applications and content shar ... Read More
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Cloud had to be a "Push" to the C-Suite, AI Is Now a "Pull," Says AWS
Cloud had to be a "Push" to the C-Suite, AI Is Now a "Pull," Says AWS This IDC Market Perspective presents key findings from AWS' annual analyst summit held in London in April. While AI inevitably dominated the agenda, the event also featured presentations and discussions about the company's focus o ... Read More
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