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.
5,156 Reports from IDC
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NTT DATA Inc. Combines Organizations and Portfolios to Create a Single, Global Company
NTT DATA Inc. Combines Organizations and Portfolios to Create a Single, Global Company This IDC Market Perspective summarizes key takeaways from NTT DATA's EMEA and Latin America (EMEAL) Analyst Day, in which the company presented its new leadership and strategy. The event focused on how it is bring ... Read More
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Worldwide Datacenter Network Forecast, 2024–2028
Worldwide Datacenter Network Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study forecasts and analyzes key trends impacting the worldwide market for datacenter networking."The datacenter networking market continued to see meaningful growth in 2023, enabled by early momentum in running generative AI models at cloud ... Read More
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How to Make the Workspace Earn the Commute: Cisco's Office Redesign Experience
How to Make the Workspace Earn the Commute: Cisco's Office Redesign Experience This IDC Perspective discusses how Cisco has optimized its global office spaces to support hybrid work, focusing on collaboration, employee health, sustainability, and digitizing the real estate platform. By redesigning o ... Read More
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Worldwide and U.S. Business Process Outsourcing Services Forecast, 2024–2028
Worldwide and U.S. Business Process Outsourcing Services Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study updates the prior forecast published in Worldwide and U.S. Business Process Outsourcing Services Forecast, 2023–2027 (IDC #US49161723, May 2023)."For managed business process service providers to drive value ... Read More
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Channels and Alliances Predictions in Latin America for 2024 and Beyond
Channels and Alliances Predictions in Latin America for 2024 and Beyond This IDC Market Perspective discusses IDC’s top predictions about the market and technology forces that will shape IT channels and alliances in 2024 and beyond in Latin America."Investing in stronger vendor or partner relationsh ... Read More
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U.S. SMB Communications Services Forecast, 2024–2028
U.S. SMB Communications Services Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study analyzes and forecasts the revenue for the U.S. small and medium-sized business communications services market. The study provides IDC's definitions of SMB and telecom voice and data categories, and it presents a detailed forecast, ... Read More
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Worldwide Electric Vehicle Forecast, 2024–2028
Worldwide Electric Vehicle Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study provides a five-year forecast for the electric vehicle market for the 2024–2028 period."With increasing competition among automakers, EV customers will soon have the choice among a range of EVs at various price points. However, there is s ... Read More
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IDC's Global CIO Advisory Board: Enterprise Architecture in the Age of AI
IDC's Global CIO Advisory Board: Enterprise Architecture in the Age of AI This IDC Perspective summarizes IDC's Global CIO Advisory Board discussion on enterprise architecture management (EAM) in the age of AI everywhere. The speaker was the CIO of a leading chemical manufacturer in Germany.Accordin ... Read More
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Hybrid and Multicloud Interoperability Building Blocks for Future Enterprise Innovation
Hybrid and Multicloud Interoperability Building Blocks for Future Enterprise Innovation This IDC Perspective explores critical technologies and related investments that enterprises should be making to improve digital business outcomes by simplifying and automating many aspects of hybrid and multiclo ... Read More
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CIO Development of an Impactful Sustainability Strategy
CIO Development of an Impactful Sustainability Strategy This IDC Perspective provides insights and methods for defining what the organizational strategy will be. Social and regulatory forces are converging in ways that support organizations of every sector to revisit strategies and focus investment ... Read More
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Worldwide SD-WAN Infrastructure Market Shares, 2023: Cloud, Security, and AIOps Continue to Drive Growth
Worldwide SD-WAN Infrastructure Market Shares, 2023: Cloud, Security, and AIOps Continue to Drive Growth This IDC study provides a view of worldwide SD-WAN infrastructure market shares by vendor, covering both hardware and software revenue."As organizations across the globe look to compete — and thr ... Read More
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Gender Parity, AI, and Empathetic Commerce: VTEX DAY 2024
Gender Parity, AI, and Empathetic Commerce: VTEX DAY 2024 This IDC Market Note discusses highlights of VTEX DAY 2024.VTEX DAY 2024 served as a springboard for a critical discussion — the future of leadership in a rapidly evolving tech landscape. While the event showcased advancements in AI and omni- ... Read More
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Worldwide Communications Platform as a Service Forecast, 2024–2028
Worldwide Communications Platform as a Service Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study presents the forecast of worldwide revenue for the CPaaS market for 2024–2028. "The CPaaS market is significantly growing with vendors offering more API-based offerings integrated with generative AI (GenAI) to improve ... Read More
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Worldwide Services Market Shares, 2023: Market Remains Steady Despite Economic Uncertainties
Worldwide Services Market Shares, 2023: Market Remains Steady Despite Economic Uncertainties This IDC study presents market shares for the worldwide business and IT services market for 2023 broken down into macromarkets (i.e., project-oriented services, managed services, and support services) and mi ... Read More
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Leveraging the Benefits of GenAI in Enterprise Applications
Leveraging the Benefits of GenAI in Enterprise Applications This IDC Perspective discusses how organizations are leveraging the benefits of GenAI in enterprise applications. Growth in investment from organizations trying GenAI is staggering. IDC's Future Spending and Resiliency Survey finds that the ... Read More
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IDC PlanScape: Digital Assistants for Business Automation in Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan)
IDC PlanScape: Digital Assistants for Business Automation in Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) The research content discusses the importance of digital assistants in business automation, particularly in the Asia/Pacific region. It highlights how these AI-powered tools enhance efficiency, customer exper ... Read More
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Industry Applications of Emerging Technologies in EMEA
Industry Applications of Emerging Technologies in EMEA This IDC Market Perspective explores the transformative impact of emerging technologies across various industries in the EMEA region, highlighting adoption maturity, industry-specific applications, and investment strategies. It emphasizes the im ... Read More
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CIO Leadership of an Actionable Sustainability Road Map
CIO Leadership of an Actionable Sustainability Road Map This IDC Perspective provides key takeaways and recommended actions to develop and lead the road map that enables the sustainability strategy. With a great sustainability strategy comes a great sustainability commitment. In this realm, future C ... Read More
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Worldwide Smartphone Market Shares, 2023: Revenues Grow, Shipments Drop
Worldwide Smartphone Market Shares, 2023: Revenues Grow, Shipments Drop This IDC study discusses the worldwide smartphone market for 2023."The slight rebound in 2023 could be a precursor of a better day ahead for 2024 as demand starts to return in many markets slowly," said Anthony Scarsella, resear ... Read More
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Worldwide and U.S. Hosted Application Management Services Forecast, 2024–2028
Worldwide and U.S. Hosted Application Management Services Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study presents forecasts of spending (customer expenditures) for the hosted application management (HAM) services market for the 2023–2028 period. This IDC document includes advice to providers of HAM services, an ... Read More
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ESG Compliance Must be at the Core of Managed Print Service Offerings
ESG Compliance Must be at the Core of Managed Print Service Offerings This IDC Market Note looks at how sustainability/CSR initiatives are evolving from nice-to-have differentiators to becoming critical factors in ensuring ESG compliance. Managed print services contracts must therefore be constructe ... Read More
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How Dürr Group Accelerates Its Cloud Journey with NetApp ONTAP, BlueXP, Tiering, and Its Backup and Recovery Services
How Dürr Group Accelerates Its Cloud Journey with NetApp ONTAP, BlueXP, Tiering, and Its Backup and Recovery Services This IDC Perspective assesses German manufacturing company Dürr Group's hybrid cloud transformation journey. "Data infrastructure integration with public cloud is paramount for hybri ... Read More
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Worldwide Enterprise WLAN Forecast, 2024–2028
Worldwide Enterprise WLAN Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study analyzes the key trends affecting the enterprise wireless local area network (WLAN) market. This study provides the worldwide revenue forecast for both the enterprise and the consumer WLAN markets. It segments the forecast into the followi ... Read More
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The Critical Importance of Connectivity in Delivering Experience-Orchestrated Applications
The Critical Importance of Connectivity in Delivering Experience-Orchestrated Applications This IDC Perspective provides an overview of the importance of connectivity in powering an effective experience-orchestrated (X-O) business. It emphasizes the need for organizations to evolve from siloed digit ... Read More
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Worldwide and U.S. Custom Application Development Services Forecast, 2024–2028
Worldwide and U.S. Custom Application Development Services Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study presents forecasts of spending (customer expenditures) for the custom application development (CAD) services market for 2024-2028. This IDC research study includes advice to CAD services providers, an analy ... Read More
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