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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.
5,062 Reports from IDC
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IDC's Top 100 Worldwide Outsourcing-Managed Services Deals of 2021–2023 Update
IDC's Top 100 Worldwide Outsourcing-Managed Services Deals of 2021–2023 Update This IDC Market Perspective provides an overview analysis of the top 100 worldwide outsourcing-managed services deals in 2023 as well as trending analysis of these deals for 2021–2023."There are fundamental shifts in ente ... Read More
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IDC's Global CIO Advisory Board: Build or Buy for GenAI
IDC's Global CIO Advisory Board: Build or Buy for GenAI This IDC Perspective summarizes IDC's Global CIO Advisory Board discussion on GenAI implementation strategies. Philip Carter, group vice president, Worldwide Thought Leadership Research at IDC, and Rick Villars, group vice president, Worldwide ... Read More
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IDC MarketScape Criteria: Worldwide Cloud Managed Print and Document Services Hardcopy 2024 Vendor Assessment
IDC MarketScape Criteria: Worldwide Cloud Managed Print and Document Services Hardcopy 2024 Vendor Assessment This IDC Market Perspective provides a description of the market definitions and assessment criteria for IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud MPDS Hardcopy 2024 Vendor Assessment (forthcoming)." ... Read More
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Oracle Hospitality Summit 2024: As Hospitality Shifts to the Cloud, Oracle Seizes Innovation and Integration Momentum for a Unified Hospitality Platform
Oracle Hospitality Summit 2024: As Hospitality Shifts to the Cloud, Oracle Seizes Innovation and Integration Momentum for a Unified Hospitality Platform This IDC Perspective highlights the key announcements and top trends discussed during the 2024 Oracle Hospitality Summit which was held on April 8– ... Read More
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Worldwide IDC Global DataSphere Forecast, 2024–2028: AI Everywhere, But Upsurge in Data Will Take Time
Worldwide IDC Global DataSphere Forecast, 2024–2028: AI Everywhere, But Upsurge in Data Will Take Time This IDC study presents a five-year forecast for the worldwide IDC Global DataSphere, which is a measure of how much data is created, captured, replicated, and consumed each year. It is forecast by ... Read More
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The Rising Value of Co-Creation Activities in Optimizing Vendor-Carrier Relationships Within Complex Ecosystems
The Rising Value of Co-Creation Activities in Optimizing Vendor-Carrier Relationships Within Complex Ecosystems This IDC Market Perspective analyzes the engagement model between technology vendors Cisco and Dell and telecom operators with a focus on co-creation activities. It explores how technology ... Read More
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The Importance of Smart Meter Data Exchange Standards in Opening up the Grid's Edge
The Importance of Smart Meter Data Exchange Standards in Opening up the Grid's Edge This IDC Perspective discusses the critical role of open, interoperable smart meter data exchange standards such as DLMS/COSEM in supporting the energy transition and enabling advanced grid-edge applications. With mo ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Practices to Increase Trust in AI
IDC PeerScape: Practices to Increase Trust in AI This IDC PeerScape discusses practices to improve trust in AI and GenAI usage. "Trustworthy AI development and use consider not only the accuracy rate and potential use cases for AI technologies but also the downstream effects of AI and GenAI technolo ... Read More
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NRF 2024 Big Show: Top 5 Retail Supply Chain Takeaways
NRF 2024 Big Show: Top 5 Retail Supply Chain Takeaways This IDC Perspective distills five key supply chain takeaways from the NRF 2024 Big Show, reflecting the retail industry's current priorities and innovations. These focus on:ReturnsProduct life-cycle managementTracking and tracingVisibility acro ... Read More
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Worldwide and U.S. IT Outsourcing Services Forecast, 2024–2028
Worldwide and U.S. IT Outsourcing Services Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study provides IDC's forecast and spending for the worldwide and U.S. IT outsourcing services market for the 2024–2028 period. This study also updates the previous forecast published in Worldwide and U.S. IT Outsourcing Service ... Read More
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Contact Center Modernization: Crucial in the Age of Instant Gratification
Contact Center Modernization: Crucial in the Age of Instant Gratification This IDC Market Perspective discusses the need for modernizing contact centers in today's fast-paced world where customer expectations for instant gratification are high. The integration of advanced technologies, unification/a ... Read More
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Huawei's "All Intelligence" Strategy for an AI-Driven Future — Highlights from the Huawei Analyst Summit 2024
Huawei's "All Intelligence" Strategy for an AI-Driven Future — Highlights from the Huawei Analyst Summit 2024 This IDC Market Note presents highlights from the Huawei Analyst Summit 2024 (HAS 2024) took place in Shenzhen, China on April 17–19, 2024. The summit included keynote presentations from Hua ... Read More
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IDC PlanScape: Data as a Product
IDC PlanScape: Data as a Product This IDC PlanScape on data as a product emphasizes the growing complexity of data landscapes and the necessity for organizations to effectively utilize data assets for improved business outcomes. It advocates for treating data as a product to enhance accessibility, m ... Read More
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The Sustainability Regulations 101 View
The Sustainability Regulations 101 View This IDC Market Perspective explores the evolving landscape of sustainability regulations, highlighting the pivotal role of policies and laws in driving sustainable operations within organizations. It differentiates between mandatory and voluntary measures, em ... Read More
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Highlights, Insights, and Recommendations from Adobe Summit 2024
Highlights, Insights, and Recommendations from Adobe Summit 2024 This IDC Perspective is a collaborative effort that highlights many of the key announcements, topics, and themes from Adobe's 2024 Summit event. "As expected, the primary topic at Adobe's 2024 Summit was GenAI," said Alan Webber, progr ... Read More
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Understanding Partner Developments and Opportunities: Highlights From IDC's 1Q24 Partner Advisory Board Session
Understanding Partner Developments and Opportunities: Highlights From IDC's 1Q24 Partner Advisory Board Session This IDC Market Perspective summarizes a discussion among partners that joined IDC's quarterly Partner Advisory Board in February 2024. During the discussion, partners from EMEA representi ... Read More
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Payers Must Build Their Member-360 Data Platform and Data Factory Now!
Payers Must Build Their Member-360 Data Platform and Data Factory Now! This IDC Perspective discusses how payers are now required to build a member-360 data platform and data factory. Instead of silos, when all of this is merged into a longitudinal (member-360) patient record, this data becomes a ce ... Read More
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Managed Hybrid Cloud Services Buyer Needs and Requirements
Managed Hybrid Cloud Services Buyer Needs and Requirements This IDC Market Perspective provides insight into the value enterprises place on using private and public clouds as part of hybrid cloud engagements and as part of using managed cloud services. This document also provides a strategy for mana ... Read More
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Payer AI Addresses Cost of Care, Too!
Payer AI Addresses Cost of Care, Too! This IDC Perspective takes a look at artificial intelligence for payer cost of care. In the past decade, health insurance companies have been looking to artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify at-risk individuals and reduce rising costs in the h ... Read More
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From Diagnostics to Surgery: How AI and Automation Are Changing the Future of Healthcare
From Diagnostics to Surgery: How AI and Automation Are Changing the Future of Healthcare This IDC Market Perspective gives an overview of how the healthcare sector in Asia/Pacific is leveraging AI and automation to address challenges, such as accessibility, cost, and efficiency. With a 60% increase ... Read More
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Worldwide Enterprise Peripheral System Support and Deployment Services Forecast, 2024–2028
Worldwide Enterprise Peripheral System Support and Deployment Services Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study provides the forecast for the worldwide enterprise peripheral system support and deployment services market for the 2024–2028 period. This market covers government/education, SMB, and enterprise ... Read More
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Fujitsu ActivateNow 2024: Technological Innovations for a Sustainable Tomorrow
Fujitsu ActivateNow 2024: Technological Innovations for a Sustainable Tomorrow This IDC Market Perspective explores Fujitsu's strategic advancements in leveraging technology for sustainability and digital transformation. It highlights the significance of computing power and network enhancements in d ... Read More
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AI Attestation Services: How Do You Know Your AI Models Perform as Expected
AI Attestation Services: How Do You Know Your AI Models Perform as Expected This IDC Perspective discusses artificial intelligence (AI) attestation services and how business can determine if their AI models are performing as expected. Corporations are investing significantly in artificial intelligen ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Peer Insights to Build a Data Lakehouse
IDC PeerScape: Peer Insights to Build a Data Lakehouse This IDC PeerScape provides peer insights to build a data lakehouse."For many organizations, the time is now to move on from legacy data warehouses and data lakes. Building a data lakehouse is not without challenges, but organizations that do so ... Read More
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Delivering Insight-Led Procurement with WNS Procurement Powered by The Smart Cube
Delivering Insight-Led Procurement with WNS Procurement Powered by The Smart Cube This IDC Market Note highlights the announcements of WNS' recent acquisitions and rebranding of WNS Denali and how they support and enhance WNS' vision of driving insight and data-led procurement. Please Note: Extended ... Read More
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