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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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U.S. Advanced Smartwatch Forecast, 2024–2028: CY 2Q24
U.S. Advanced Smartwatch Forecast, 2024–2028: CY 2Q24 This IDC study presents the five-year forecast for advanced smartwatch shipments in the United States."2023 was a challenging year for the U.S. advanced smartwatch market, but 2024 is shaping up to be a year of recovery," points out Ramon T. Llam ... Read More
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Worldwide Advanced Smartwatch Forecast, 2024–2028: CY 2Q24
Worldwide Advanced Smartwatch Forecast, 2024–2028: CY 2Q24 This IDC study presents a five-year forecast for the worldwide advanced smartwatch market."2024 will mark a strong rebound for the worldwide smartwatch market," says Ramon T. Llamas, research director, IDC's Wearables program. "2023 was mar ... Read More
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Streamlining Sales Performance: A Guide to Seamless Integration of AI and Automation
Streamlining Sales Performance: A Guide to Seamless Integration of AI and Automation This IDC Perspective features an interview with Dave Sarge, systems process manager at Grosfillex. Grosfillex is a multinational manufacturer based in France that is known for its wide range of resin products. Dave ... Read More
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Generative AI in CPaaS
Generative AI in CPaaS This IDC Market Perspective looks at the development and dynamics regarding the use of GenAI in the CPaaS market. It provides insight into various implementations of GenAI in several key CPaaS providers' solutions portfolios, mostly covering customer engagement. Although the m ... Read More
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InfoCert Takes Digital Trust to the Next Level
InfoCert Takes Digital Trust to the Next Level This IDC Vendor Profile provides an overview of InfoCert, a Tinexta Group company. It explores how it has developed further internationally since being positioned by IDC as a major market player in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide eSignature Software 2023 Ven ... Read More
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Worldwide Enterprise-Class WLAN Market Shares, 2023: Growth Driven by Backlog Drawdown and Wi-Fi 6E Adoption
Worldwide Enterprise-Class WLAN Market Shares, 2023: Growth Driven by Backlog Drawdown and Wi-Fi 6E Adoption This IDC study reviews 2023 vendor revenue and shipments in the wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure market (excluding WLAN NICs) and shows the market's changes from 2022. Year-o ... Read More
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The EU AI Act's Impact on the Market and Recommendations for Technology Providers
The EU AI Act's Impact on the Market and Recommendations for Technology Providers The EU AI Act represents a significant regulatory milestone for technology vendors, emphasizing compliance, transparency, and accountability in AI development and deployment. It introduces stringent requirements for hi ... Read More
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So What Do I Do with All This Visibility? From Seeing to Acting, and the Tool Gaps That Still Exist
So What Do I Do with All This Visibility? From Seeing to Acting, and the Tool Gaps That Still Exist This IDC Perspective highlights the importance of leveraging use cases to assess cross-functional visibility and gaps effectively. Companies have spent years and significant time and investment in vis ... Read More
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U.S. Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Forecast Update, 2024–2028: CY 2Q24
U.S. Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Forecast Update, 2024–2028: CY 2Q24 This IDC study provides an updated forecast for the U.S. augmented and virtual reality headset market for the 2024–2028 period."2024 is the start of a new era for the U.S. AR/VR market," says Ramon T. Llamas, research dir ... Read More
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1 Billion New Logical Applications: More Background
1 Billion New Logical Applications: More Background This IDC Market Note publishes a forecast for the number of total logical applications periodically, with this update extending the previously published forecast from 2025 to 2028. "The industry's use of modern application development techniques, i ... Read More
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IDC PlanScape: Technology Investments Future Proofing to Balance Innovation with Cost, Value, and Practicality
IDC PlanScape: Technology Investments Future Proofing to Balance Innovation with Cost, Value, and Practicality Innovation is about creating new business models or improving existing ones in the backdrop of continuously emerging technologies that deeply redefine possibilities. In this context, many i ... Read More
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BT Demonstrates Strong Commitment to Advancing Sustainability and Green Network Practices
BT Demonstrates Strong Commitment to Advancing Sustainability and Green Network Practices Communication networks around the world consume significant amounts of energy. As such, telecom operators are focusing on improving their own sustainability performance and offering products, services, and solu ... Read More
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Roundup of Recent Federal Guidance and Requirements for Securing the Software Supply Chain
Roundup of Recent Federal Guidance and Requirements for Securing the Software Supply Chain This IDC Market Note discusses the software supply chain security–related actions taken by the U.S. federal government in February and March 2024. Recent directives and initiatives by U.S. federal agencies lik ... Read More
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Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Forecast Update, 2024–2028: CY 2Q24
Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Forecast Update, 2024–2028: CY 2Q24 This IDC study provides a forecast for the worldwide augmented and virtual reality headset market for the 2024–2028 period."2024 is going to be the start of a rebound for the worldwide AR/VR market," says Ramon T. Ll ... Read More
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The Extended Warranty Market for Aqueous Large Format Printers in Western Europe
The Extended Warranty Market for Aqueous Large Format Printers in Western Europe This IDC Market Note discusses the extended warranty market for aqueous large format printers in Western Europe. It covers aspects such as revenue size, factors influencing service attachment rates and service adoption ... Read More
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Esri FedGIS: Mapping the Future of Government Through Collaboration and Industry Ecosystems
Esri FedGIS: Mapping the Future of Government Through Collaboration and Industry Ecosystems This IDC Market Note discusses the annual federal geographic information systems (GIS) conference hosted by Esri in February 2024. The conference highlighted the use of GIS in various sectors such as national ... Read More
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Circular Economy and Sustainability Regulations, 2024: Manufacturing Industry Update, EU and US
Circular Economy and Sustainability Regulations, 2024: Manufacturing Industry Update, EU and US This report provides an overview of sustainability and circular economy regulations and requirements that impact manufacturing and supply chain organizations in the European Union and the United States. T ... Read More
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Revving Up France's Digital Future: A Bold Approach to Transformation
Revving Up France's Digital Future: A Bold Approach to Transformation This IDC Perspective discusses France's strategic approach to digital transformation, emphasizing the need for an "Invisible Bureaucracy" to enhance public services through technology and data utilization. It highlights France's s ... Read More
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Getting Started with Generative AI for State and Local Government Users: Top 10 Pro Tips for Success
Getting Started with Generative AI for State and Local Government Users: Top 10 Pro Tips for Success This IDC Market Note provides state and local government users with 10 essential tips for successfully implementing generative AI (GenAI), emphasizing experimentation, leveraging AI for tedious tasks ... Read More
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Worldwide Campus and Branch Ethernet Switch Market Shares, 2023: 25% Growth Driven by Backlog Drawdowns and Network Refreshes
Worldwide Campus and Branch Ethernet Switch Market Shares, 2023: 25% Growth Driven by Backlog Drawdowns and Network Refreshes This IDC study presents the worldwide 2023 campus and branch (non-datacenter) Ethernet switch market shares."Ethernet switching for the enterprise campus and branch is a dyn ... Read More
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NVIDIA GTC 2024: NVIDIA-Powered AI Accelerating the Growth of the Performance-Intensive Computing Market
NVIDIA GTC 2024: NVIDIA-Powered AI Accelerating the Growth of the Performance-Intensive Computing Market This IDC Market Note discusses some highlights from the NVIDIA GTC 2024 event held March 18-21. From calling out the NVIDIA-powered generative AI datacenters as AI factories and new revenue gener ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Best Practices for Data Security in GenAI Deployments
IDC PeerScape: Best Practices for Data Security in GenAI Deployments This IDC PeerScape discusses the best practices to protect data in GenAI deployments.In January 2024, we interviewed multiple cybersecurity software vendors to learn their methods for protecting AI within their organizations. We t ... Read More
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Landa Digital to Speed Up at drupa
Landa Digital to Speed Up at drupa This IDC Market Note discusses the announcements that Landa Digital has planned for the upcoming drupa. Landa Digital held a press and analyst event where the company reported on its current business and previewed new models that it will announce at the upcoming dr ... Read More
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Oracle's FY 3Q24 Performance: Oracle OCI Delivers Impressive Growth
Oracle's FY 3Q24 Performance: Oracle OCI Delivers Impressive Growth This IDC Market Note examines Oracle's recent FY 3Q24 earnings and evaluates the company's progress around the key themes. Throughout 2024, IDC will monitor Oracle's quarterly earnings releases to evaluate the company's progress in ... Read More
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Worldwide DRAM Demand and Supply Forecast, 1Q24–4Q24 and 2024–2028: Upcycle Starts
Worldwide DRAM Demand and Supply Forecast, 1Q24–4Q24 and 2024–2028: Upcycle Starts This IDC study presents an outlook on the DRAM market for 2024–2028. The DRAM industry dynamics and the application forecast changes are aggregated, analyzed, and applied to this long-term DRAM forecasts in terms of u ... Read More
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