IDC

International Data Corporation (IDC) stands as a preeminent global purveyor of market intelligence, advisory solutions, and impactful events tailored to the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology sectors. Housing a cadre of over 1,300 analysts spanning the globe, IDC's repository of expertise extends across global, regional, and local domains, proffering keen insights into technology landscapes and industry trends that span over 110 countries. This formidable wealth of analysis and perspective serves as a lodestar for IT professionals, corporate executives, and investment entities, enabling them to navigate technology choices grounded in empirical evidence and to attain pivotal business goals.

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.
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5,156 Reports from IDC

   
  • Cybersecurity Metrics — A Data-Driven Framework for the Future

    Cybersecurity Metrics — A Data-Driven Framework for the Future This IDC Perspective details a framework for cybersecurity metrics that enables effective data-driven leadership. Cybersecurity has grown up. Once the dominion of the hoodie-wearing basement dwellers, the topic has elevated to the C-sui ... Read More

  • Google Public Sector Summit 2024

    Google Public Sector Summit 2024 This IDC Market Note analyzes the third annual Google Public Sector Summit held in October 2024, Washington, D.C. The 2024 Google Public Sector Summit highlighted the potential of AI to transform government services. Key announcements included the upcoming availabili ... Read More

  • Salesforce Unveils the Transformative Power of AI at Dreamforce 2024

    Salesforce Unveils the Transformative Power of AI at Dreamforce 2024 This IDC Market Perspective analyzes key announcements made by Salesforce at Dreamforce 2024, held in September in San Francisco."AI innovations, including agents, offer organizations significant opportunities to boost operational ... Read More

  • Kyndryl: Can One Managed Security Service Provider Handle All Security Operations?

    Kyndryl: Can One Managed Security Service Provider Handle All Security Operations? This IDC Vendor Profile highlights how Kyndryl is driving integrated security services through its end-to-end protection and cyber-resilience services. ... Read More

  • Worldwide Managed Cloud Services Market Shares, 2023: Top 10 Worldwide Managed SPs

    Worldwide Managed Cloud Services Market Shares, 2023: Top 10 Worldwide Managed SPs This IDC study highlights how the landscape of managed SPs for managed cloud services is evolving as players are utilizing different strategies to either maintain leadership or climb the ranks to become the leader in ... Read More

  • Modernization Takes Center Stage at BT Focus 2024

    Modernization Takes Center Stage at BT Focus 2024 This IDC Market Note presents key takeaways from BT Focus 2024, which was held in a hybrid manner on October 1 and 2, 2024. It summarizes key messages from the event and provides IDC's perspective on BT Business' strategy, focusing on modernization, ... Read More

  • Cybersecurity Metrics — A Data-Driven Framework for the Board of Directors, the C-Suite, and the CISO

    Cybersecurity Metrics — A Data-Driven Framework for the Board of Directors, the C-Suite, and the CISO This IDC Perspective details a framework for cybersecurity metrics that enables effective data-driven leadership. Cybersecurity has grown up. Once the dominion of the hoodie-wearing basement dwelle ... Read More

  • IDC’s Global CIO Advisory Board: Key Elements of Strategic Vendor Management in the Age of AI

    IDC’s Global CIO Advisory Board: Key Elements of Strategic Vendor Management in the Age of AI This IDC Perspective summarizes IDC’s Global CIO Advisory Board discussion on strategic vendor management. ... Read More

  • Worldwide O&G Industry Quarterly Update: July–September 2024

    Worldwide O&G Industry Quarterly Update: July–September 2024 This IDC Market Perspective provides an overview of the oil and gas industry in 3Q24. It covers M&As, agreements, reorganizations, and major business developments; upstream, midstream, and downstream deals; global LNG contracts; EPC de ... Read More

  • AMD Unveils Top-to-Bottom Refresh of Its Datacenter and GenAI Hardware and Software Portfolios

    AMD Unveils Top-to-Bottom Refresh of Its Datacenter and GenAI Hardware and Software Portfolios This IDC Market Perspective focuses on the key announcements made at the AMD Advancing AI 2024 event, held October 10, 2024, in San Francisco, where AMD showcased its latest advances in compute and network ... Read More

  • Basware Launches AI Along with Product Enhancements at the 2024 VIP Customer Event

    Basware Launches AI Along with Product Enhancements at the 2024 VIP Customer Event Basware's 2024 VIP customer event in Lisbon showcased significant advancements, including AI-driven features and compliance tools. Key highlights were the introduction of an "intelligent firewall" for invoice ingestio ... Read More

  • Amplify24: The Current State and Future of AI-Driven Composable Content System Technology for Commerce

    Amplify24: The Current State and Future of AI-Driven Composable Content System Technology for Commerce This IDC Market Note discusses key highlights from Amplience's Amplify24 customer event, held at London's Ministry of Sound on October 9, 2024. Amplify24 showcased Amplience's latest strategies and ... Read More

  • NetApp INSIGHT 2024: Navigating in the Era of Data and Intelligence

    NetApp INSIGHT 2024: Navigating in the Era of Data and Intelligence This IDC Market Perspective discusses the NetApp INSIGHT 2024 conference in Las Vegas and emphasizes the era of data and intelligence, focusing on building intelligent data infrastructures to support critical workloads and AI integ ... Read More

  • Implications of Equinix's Datacenter Launch for the South African Datacenter Market

    Implications of Equinix's Datacenter Launch for the South African Datacenter Market This IDC Market Note provides IDC's key opinions on and impressions of Equinix's October 2024 launch of the JN1 datacenter in Johannesburg, South Africa."The recent launch of the JN1 datacenter by Equinix will furthe ... Read More

  • AI-First Development Explained: Core Concepts That Underpin a New Paradigm for Modern Software Development

    AI-First Development Explained: Core Concepts That Underpin a New Paradigm for Modern Software Development This IDC Market Perspective discusses the significance of AI-first development. This paradigm embeds intelligence into applications through machine learning frameworks, natural language proce ... Read More

  • European Predictive, Advanced and Visual Analytics Software Forecast, 2024–2028

    European Predictive, Advanced and Visual Analytics Software Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC Market Forecast presents the value of the European predictive, advanced, and visual analytics software market in 2023 and projects revenues over the 2024–2028 period. This document, produced in September 2024, i ... Read More

  • Xerox's European Alignment with Global Strategic Business Priorities

    Xerox's European Alignment with Global Strategic Business Priorities This IDC Market Note reviews the measures Xerox has taken to be better positioned to act on its strategic business priorities in Europe. It includes Xerox's financial results for FY24 Q3, its overall performance for FY24 to date, a ... Read More

  • Cracking the Code: How to Build Profitable and Flexible 5G Network Slice Pricing Models

    Cracking the Code: How to Build Profitable and Flexible 5G Network Slice Pricing Models Finding an effective pricing model for 5G network slicing is challenging due to its novelty and complexity. Operators must account for customization in each slice, such as latency, reliability, and resource alloc ... Read More

  • The Key Role of Advanced SD-WAN Connectivity in SASE Architectures

    The Key Role of Advanced SD-WAN Connectivity in SASE Architectures This IDC Perspective explores the critical role that SD-WAN plays in SASE architectures and provides an overview of the key SD-WAN components that enable a successful SASE strategy."As organizations increasingly deploy SASE architec ... Read More

  • The Supply Chain Redefined: Principal Areas for More Efficient Management

    The Supply Chain Redefined: Principal Areas for More Efficient Management This IDC Perspective emphasizes the need for supply chain resiliency, highlighting the importance of transparency, cargo safety, and cybersecurity amidst global disruptions. It discusses the impact of geopolitical instabilitie ... Read More

  • Microsoft Industry Analyst Event Showcases Customers' Innovative AI Use Cases

    Microsoft Industry Analyst Event Showcases Customers' Innovative AI Use Cases This IDC Perspective highlights Microsoft's Industry Analyst Event that the company hosted on October 2, 2024, which showcased innovative AI use cases across healthcare, manufacturing, and retail. Key highlights included A ... Read More

  • Fastlane by PayPal: Empowering Developers and Transforming Payment Integration

    Fastlane by PayPal: Empowering Developers and Transforming Payment Integration This IDC Market Note discusses Fastlane by PayPal — launched on August 6 — that accelerates the guest checkout experience by reusing payment data to expedite transactions, leading to faster checkouts and increased convers ... Read More

  • With Agentforce, Salesforce Bets Big on GenAI

    With Agentforce, Salesforce Bets Big on GenAI This IDC Market Note discusses the announcement and release of Agentforce during Salesforce's 2024 Dreamforce conference in September 2024. Agentforce is a rebrand of the Salesforce AI platform that brings a new set of features and capabilities across Sa ... Read More

  • Adobe MAX 2024: “Commercially Safe” GenAI Announcements and What They Mean

    Adobe MAX 2024: “Commercially Safe” GenAI Announcements and What They Mean This IDC Market Note reviews Adobe’s latest advances and strategic direction in generative AI (GenAI), highlighted at Adobe MAX 2024. Key event announcements related to enhanced AI capabilities, AI commercial safety, and prod ... Read More

  • Utilities Asset Operations Quarterly Update: July-September 2024

    Utilities Asset Operations Quarterly Update: July-September 2024 This IDC Market Perspective provides an overview of utilities' asset operations in 3Q24. It covers M&As, reorganizations, major business developments, renewables infrastructure projects, green hydrogen projects, smart meter and sma ... Read More

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