Category: Mobile Computing & Portables
Mobile Computing & Portables market research reports by IDC
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Worldwide Rugged Mobile Device Forecast, 2024-2028
Worldwide Rugged Mobile Device Forecast, 2024-2028 This IDC study provides market sizing of the worldwide rugged mobile device market for 2024. In addition, the study provides a worldwide forecast by mobile operating system for 2024–2028."Worldwide shipments of rugged mobile devices have declined fr ... Read More
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IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Connected Devices 2025 Predictions
IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Connected Devices 2025 Predictions This IDC study provides IDC's top 10 predictions for connected devices for 2025."The ascent of artificial intelligence and generative AI (GenAI) will have a meaningful impact on the connected devices that companies will deploy in the com ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Practices for Management of Frontline Devices
IDC PeerScape: Practices for Management of Frontline Devices This IDC PeerScape discusses practices to manage frontline devices."Connected mobile endpoints can supercharge frontline worker productivity and increase employee connectedness and safety across a wide range of industries," says Phil Hochm ... Read More
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The Death and Rebirth of the European Office
The Death and Rebirth of the European Office This IDC Market Note discusses the transformation of the traditional office setup in Europe due to hybrid work trends, with a focus on the social aspects of work. It highlights the challenges in implementing an optimized office, the shift in employee pref ... Read More
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Top 5 Trends in Enterprise Mobile Devices to Watch in 2024
Top 5 Trends in Enterprise Mobile Devices to Watch in 2024 This IDC Market Perspective examines the key trends that will impact the enterprise mobile device market in 2024. As mobile hardware, software, and service providers head into 2024, important lessons learned around mobile AI, corporate-liabl ... Read More
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The Future of Hybrid Work in Western Europe
The Future of Hybrid Work in Western Europe This IDC Market Perspective discusses the future of hybrid work in Europe, highlighting the slow return to office due to the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the benefits and challenges of hybrid work models, including improved social ... Read More
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The Role of Client Endpoint Management Tools in Digital Employee Experience Monitoring
The Role of Client Endpoint Management Tools in Digital Employee Experience Monitoring This IDC Market Perspective examines how client endpoint management technologies, specifically PC life-cycle management (PCLM) and unified endpoint management (UEM) tools, factor into larger digital employee expe ... Read More
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Redesigning the Office to Meet Future Business Needs
Redesigning the Office to Meet Future Business Needs This IDC Market Perspective examines the current trends in office redesign, drawing on results from IDC’s 2023 Future of Work Survey. It also provides an overview of the popular technologies used to support seamless collaboration, attract employee ... Read More
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Worldwide Connected Notebook Forecast, 2023–2027
Worldwide Connected Notebook Forecast, 2023–2027 This IDC study presents forecast data for the worldwide connected notebook market for 2023–2027."It seems like the connected notebook market is approaching a critical inflection," says Linn Huang, research vice president, Devices and Displays, IDC. "I ... Read More
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Worldwide Wearable Computing Device Installed Base Forecast, 2023–2027
Worldwide Wearable Computing Device Installed Base Forecast, 2023–2027 This IDC study discusses a five-year forecast for the worldwide wearable computing device installed base."The worldwide installed base of wearable devices is on a strong and certain path upward," points out Ramon T. Llamas, resea ... Read More
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The Persistent Convergence of IT Consumer and Enterprise Productivity Devices
The Persistent Convergence of IT Consumer and Enterprise Productivity Devices This IDC Perspective reflects on how the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the ongoing convergence between consumer and enterprise ICT hardware use. The sudden and widespread shift to remote work models led to an emphasis on d ... Read More
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IDC MaturityScape: Flexible Work 1.0
IDC MaturityScape: Flexible Work 1.0 This IDC study describes the organizational characteristics at five levels of flexible work maturity, from a completely ad hoc approach with limited thought and planning related to flexible models to one in which a flexible work strategy is woven into the organiz ... Read More
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Worldwide Wearable Computing Device Forecast Update, 2023–2027: CY 3Q23
Worldwide Wearable Computing Device Forecast Update, 2023–2027: CY 3Q23 This IDC study presents an updated forecast for the worldwide wearable computing device market for 2023–2027."2023 marks a slow recovery from the decline in wearable device shipments in 2022," points out Ramon T. Llamas, researc ... Read More
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U.S. Wearable Computing Device Forecast Update, 2023–2027: CY 3Q23
U.S. Wearable Computing Device Forecast Update, 2023–2027: CY 3Q23 This IDC study presents the U.S. wearable computing device forecast for the 2023–2027 period."2023 will be a continuation of the downward slide in the wearables market, although it will be much less impactful compared with 2022," say ... Read More
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Overview of NVIDIA's New RTX Ada Lovelace Professional GPUs for Laptops and Desktops, Recently Announced
Overview of NVIDIA's New RTX Ada Lovelace Professional GPUs for Laptops and Desktops, Recently Announced This Market Perspective provides a summary of NVIDIA's March 20–23, 2023, graphics technology conference announcement and subsequent launch of six new NVIDIA RTX Ada Lovelace professional GPUs fo ... Read More
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Highlights from IDC's European Future of Work XChange 2023
Highlights from IDC's European Future of Work XChange 2023 This IDC Market Perspective provides an overview of the topics addressed during IDC's 2023 European Future of Work XChange Summit, with the theme "Becoming a purpose-led organization — beyond branding." It also shares some results of a pre-e ... Read More
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Future of Work: Strategies for the Flexible Work Experience
Future of Work: Strategies for the Flexible Work Experience This IDC Perspective reviews the challenges that organizations face as they transition to a hybrid/flexible work experience. It also presents a framework for addressing those challenges, which assesses how organizations accelerate and expan ... Read More
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Secure by Design: File Sync and Share for Hybrid Workplaces
Secure by Design: File Sync and Share for Hybrid Workplaces This IDC Market Note discusses European organizations' challenges around sharing files securely in a hybrid environment or as part of remote collaboration. It also highlights the importance of incorporating security in file-sharing system d ... Read More
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Five Key Enterprise Networking Trends Driving Connectedness Strategy in 2023
Five Key Enterprise Networking Trends Driving Connectedness Strategy in 2023 This IDC Perspective provides a viewpoint on the current state of the enterprise campus and branch networking markets, including a list of key trends driving investments in these markets."As organizations across the globe l ... Read More
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Why a "Back to the Office" Strategy will Fail (And Work will Shift to a "Digital HQ")
Why a "Back to the Office" Strategy will Fail (And Work will Shift to a "Digital HQ") This IDC Market Note discusses the issues with a "full return to the office" currently demanded by many European managers. We fact-check worries such as performance drop, lack of teamwork, and security in hybrid wo ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: UC&C Practices to Enable Hybrid Work
IDC PeerScape: UC&C Practices to Enable Hybrid Work This IDC PeerScape analyzes organizations' challenges and best practices in implementing UC&C tools for hybrid work."UC&C is no longer a second-string system that merely complements business operations; it has rather moved to the center as ... Read More
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Enabling Remote Collaboration Through AR/VR and Metaverse in Europe
Enabling Remote Collaboration Through AR/VR and Metaverse in Europe This IDC Market Perspective analyzes the state of XR-enabled collaboration in Europe, providing advice to IT vendors in the remote collaboration and workforce transformation space. The study delves into key factors pushing investmen ... Read More
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Business Case for a Physical Office: The Example of VMware in Prague
Business Case for a Physical Office: The Example of VMware in Prague This IDC Market Perspective discusses the workplace case study of VMware in the Czech Republic. An early hybrid work adopter, the company recently decided to give up its local office and switch to several shared spaces across Pragu ... Read More
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European Collaboration Application Market Shares, 2021: Vendors Shaping 2021
European Collaboration Application Market Shares, 2021: Vendors Shaping 2021 The IDC Market Share examines the collaboration applications market, with breakdowns that comprise the category. The study outlines major market trends and provides recommendations for market players."Collaboration platform ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Practices for Leveraging Collaboration Tools in Education
IDC PeerScape: Practices for Leveraging Collaboration Tools in Education This IDC PeerScape discusses best practices for leveraging collaboration tools in education."I cannot overstate the importance of videoconferencing and collaboration tools for the future of education," said Matthew Leger, rese ... Read More