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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.
5,329 Reports from IDC
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Building Digital Sovereignty into the Cloud Buyer Conversation
Building Digital Sovereignty into the Cloud Buyer Conversation This IDC Market Perspective considers the shifts in cloud buyer conversations that vendors are likely to have around digital sovereignty. It draws upon data leveraged in IDC's quarterly Cloud Pulse Surveys which take the pulse of cloud b ... Read More
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AI and Sustainability: A European View
AI and Sustainability: A European View This IDC Perspective explores the interplay between sustainability and AI in the context of the European regulatory environment. It explores the sustainability of AI through the lens of the EU AI Act. It also looks at AI for sustainability through the standards ... Read More
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Generative AI in Finance: What Is It and How Can It Be Applied?
Generative AI in Finance: What Is It and How Can It Be Applied? This IDC Perspective explores the application of generative AI in the office of the CFO, emphasizing the importance of understanding the various types of AI, their risks, and limitations. It highlights the potential of generative AI to ... Read More
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Intelligent Development: GenAI's Role in Shaping the Developer and Software Testing Landscape in Asia/Pacific
Intelligent Development: GenAI's Role in Shaping the Developer and Software Testing Landscape in Asia/Pacific This IDC Perspective talks about intelligent software development powered by generative AI (GenAI) with insights on GenAI role in shaping developer and testing landscape in the Asia/Pacific ... Read More
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European Managed Services Market Shares, 2023: Single-Digit Growth Underscores Regained Momentum
European Managed Services Market Shares, 2023: Single-Digit Growth Underscores Regained Momentum This IDC Market Share analyzes the European (Western Europe and Central and Eastern Europe) managed services market in 2023. "The managed services market in Europe showed resiliency in 2023, despite disc ... Read More
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Breaking Down AI for Usage for the Office of the CFO
Breaking Down AI for Usage for the Office of the CFO This IDC Perspective discusses the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) for the office of the CFO. Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the finance sector by enhancing decision-making, increasing efficiency, and reducing costs. CFOs, howeve ... Read More
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Worldwide Persuasive Content Management Applications Software Forecast, 2024–2028
Worldwide Persuasive Content Management Applications Software Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study provides a sizing of the worldwide persuasive content management (PCM) applications software market in 2023, historical data, and a five-year forecast through 2028 by geographical region and deployment t ... Read More
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Google Unveils Umoja: Joining Other Major Connectivity Infrastructure Projects in Africa
Google Unveils Umoja: Joining Other Major Connectivity Infrastructure Projects in Africa This IDC Market Note provides an in-depth analysis of Google's "Umoja" subsea cable project, the first fiber-optic cable directly connecting Africa with Australia, and its implications for Africa's digital infra ... Read More
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Worldwide Smartphone Forecast Update, 2024–2028
Worldwide Smartphone Forecast Update, 2024–2028 This IDC study presents the updated five-year forecast for smartphone shipments worldwide by operating system. The smartphone market will reach 1.21 billion units shipped in 2024, up 4.0% from the 1.16 billion units shipped in 2023. From there, shipmen ... Read More
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How Generative, Predictive, and Interpretive AI Impact Business Automation
How Generative, Predictive, and Interpretive AI Impact Business Automation This IDC Perspective report delves into the transformative impact of generative, predictive, and interpretive AI on business automation, highlighting the rapid evolution and adoption of these technologies by business automati ... Read More
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Qualtrics 2024 X4 Summit: AI as a Strategic Focus and Building a Connected, Actionable Experience Insights Layer
Qualtrics 2024 X4 Summit: AI as a Strategic Focus and Building a Connected, Actionable Experience Insights Layer This IDC Market Perspective discusses the Qualtrics 2024 X4 Summit, where the strategic focus on AI and the introduction of new product suites aimed at enhancing customer, employee, and s ... Read More
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Post-Quantum Cryptography for Financial Services and Payments Needs to Start Now
Post-Quantum Cryptography for Financial Services and Payments Needs to Start Now This IDC Perspective discusses the need for post-quantum cryptography for financial services and payments. Financial services institutions use both RSA-2048 and AES-256 encryption based on the strengths of each standard ... Read More
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European Public Cloud Platform-as-a-Service Market Shares, 2023: GenAI Impacting Growth Velocity
European Public Cloud Platform-as-a-Service Market Shares, 2023: GenAI Impacting Growth Velocity This IDC Market Share analyzes the evolution of public PaaS vendor market shares in Europe in 2023."Competitive dynamics in the public PaaS market reflect where most attention is today in this space. Tha ... Read More
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Consumers as Corporate IT Buyers and Technology Decision-Makers: Appreciate the Millennials, Prepare for Gen Z
Consumers as Corporate IT Buyers and Technology Decision-Makers: Appreciate the Millennials, Prepare for Gen Z This IDC Market Perspective looks at characteristics of millennial consumers in light of increased millennial presence among corporate IT buyers and technology decision-makers. "There are o ... Read More
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Communications SP Opportunities in Low Earth Satellites — Asia/Pacific
Communications SP Opportunities in Low Earth Satellites — Asia/Pacific This IDC study explores how communications SPs (CSPs) can ride along the low earth orbit (LEO) satellite wave. LEO satellites provide broadband connectivity even in hard-to-reach areas and supports use cases that require lower la ... Read More
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Worldwide Conversational AI Tools and Technologies Forecast, 2024–2028
Worldwide Conversational AI Tools and Technologies Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study presents a view of conversational AI tools and technologies revenue from the historical year 2023 through to the forecast period of 2024–2028."The conversational AI tools and technologies market continues to show ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Practices to Augment and Support Frontline Workers in the Future of Work
IDC PeerScape: Practices to Augment and Support Frontline Workers in the Future of Work The IDC PeerScape highlights best practices that support and augment frontline workers across Europe. It emphasizes the importance of providing appropriate digital devices, leveraging automation, and using techno ... Read More
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European Managed Cloud Services Forecast, 2024–2028
European Managed Cloud Services Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC Market Forecast provides IDC's forecast for the European managed cloud services market for 2024-2028."Despite a softer economic backdrop, the European managed cloud services market is set to more than double in value over the forecast peri ... Read More
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University Hiring Trends: Navigating the New Educational Landscape
University Hiring Trends: Navigating the New Educational Landscape This IDC Perspective provides insights into current university hiring practices. The educational landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, and universities are at the forefront of this transformation. Driven by changing societal need ... Read More
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Red Hat Summit 2024: Leaning into GenAI Development and Management
Red Hat Summit 2024: Leaning into GenAI Development and Management This IDC Market Perspective discusses the announcements made at Red Hat Summit 2024. The Summit 2024 included a bevy of announcements expanding the GenAI capabilities available in the Red Hat product portfolio. "Red Hat Summit 2024 ... Read More
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