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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.
5,475 Reports from IDC
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SaaS Verticalization Strategies: Applications to Suites to Industry Clouds
SaaS Verticalization Strategies: Applications to Suites to Industry Clouds This IDC Market Perspective delves into the evolution of vertical SaaS from point products to platform-connected suites and industry clouds highlighting the challenges and opportunities in this dynamic market. The SaaS market ... Read More
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Worldwide IT Education and Training Services Forecast, 2024–2028
Worldwide IT Education and Training Services Forecast, 2024–2028 This IDC study is an update to the worldwide IT education and training services forecast for the 2024–2028 period. It includes analysis of the regional drivers of IT education growth and delivery modalities, highlighting a number of t ... Read More
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Evaluating the Costs and ROI of Edge Computing
Evaluating the Costs and ROI of Edge Computing This IDC Perspective outlines the various methods for provisioning IT service at the edge and presents strategies to understand the business value of edge investments. More and more companies are embracing edge computing, citing benefits that include fa ... Read More
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The Professional Services Opportunity in Enterprise Intelligence Architecture
The Professional Services Opportunity in Enterprise Intelligence Architecture This IDC Market Perspective highlights the role of professional services providers in bringing the four planes of enterprise intelligence architecture to life. This document discusses findings from IDC's 2024 Enterprise In ... Read More
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Legacy Technology: Impeding Business' Ability to Compete Effectively in the Digital World
Legacy Technology: Impeding Business' Ability to Compete Effectively in the Digital World This IDC Perspective outlines the legacy aspects holding organizations back while helping outline a pathway toward a great future in the digital world. The digital world requires organizations to pivot quickly, ... Read More
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Expanding Marketing Promotions Across the "4-O Matrix"
Expanding Marketing Promotions Across the "4-O Matrix" This IDC Market Perspective discusses the necessity for marketers, especially in the B2B and SMB sectors, to evolve beyond traditional email-centric strategies by adopting the 4-O marketing matrix. While the traditional 4 Ps of marketing have lo ... Read More
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What is Black and White and Designed for Security? Meeting ROOMZ Solution
What is Black and White and Designed for Security? Meeting ROOMZ Solution This IDC Perspective highlights the evolution of meeting room solutions, focusing on the shift toward real-time management and predictive capabilities. ROOMZ, a Swiss company, stands out with its unique, sustainable e-ink tech ... Read More
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ServiceNow Knowledge 2024: What It Means for Organizations in the Middle East and Africa
ServiceNow Knowledge 2024: What It Means for Organizations in the Middle East and Africa This IDC Market Note delves into the significant announcements and discussions that took place at ServiceNow's recent Knowledge 2024 summit, with a focus on the likely impact on organizations in the Middle East ... Read More
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IDC PlanScape: Cloud Professional Services
IDC PlanScape: Cloud Professional Services This IDC PlanScape emphasizes the critical importance of cloud professional services for organizations navigating the complexities and opportunities of cloud computing. As cloud environments become increasingly integral to business operations, the need for ... Read More
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2024 Global Digital Sovereignty Update: The Year So Far
2024 Global Digital Sovereignty Update: The Year So Far This IDC Market Perspective provides an overview of significant global developments in digital sovereignty in 1H24. It assesses their impact on regional market requirements for solutions for digital sovereignty, particularly those developments ... Read More
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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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