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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6,074 Reports from IDC

   
  • Procurement Application Predictions for 2025

    This IDC Perspective aims to explore the anticipated developments and trends that are expected to shape the landscape of procurement solutions in the coming years. The procurement application landscape in 2025 is poised for significant transformation driven by technological advancements such as AI, ... Read More

  • The Path Forward for Research Universities: Strategies for Financial Resilience and Research IT Innovation in an Evolving Funding Landscape

    This IDC Perspective outlines key cost optimization approaches, process automation strategies, technological upgrades, and infrastructure improvements to build financial resilience and accelerate academic innovation in uncertain times. As federal research funding declines, universities face mounting ... Read More

  • Quantifiable Metrics to Measure the Success of Application Platform Investments

    This IDC Perspective provides guidance on the metrics organizations should use to gauge the impact of investments into application platforms. Application platforms are becoming standard for modern IT teams as they seek to increase developer productivity, application performance, and consistency arou ... Read More

  • IDC PeerScape: Practices for Implementing Web Application and API Protection

    This IDC PeerScape presents best practices for adopting and implementing a WAAP solution as the foundation of a strong, unified application security strategy.“A strong application protection strategy is a key component powering an organization’s online presence,” said Christopher Rodriguez, research ... Read More

  • Making the Case for Technology Modernization

    This IDC Perspective addresses practices that can help in making the case for technology modernization. Making the case for modernization has a number of challenges as the need for modernization is not always obvious and the benefits can be difficult to quantify. Yet the current environment — marked ... Read More

  • Endpoint Protection Marketing: An Exercise in Signal Processing

    The IDC Market Perspective discusses the endpoint protection market that is highly competitive and noisy, making it challenging for buyers to assess technology based on cost and complexity. IDC highlights the importance of clear, unique messaging to stand out. Vendors should focus on value propositi ... Read More

  • U.S. Production Print Market Shares, 2024: Driving Value in Challenging Times

    This IDC study reviews the U.S. production print market performance in 2024.“The production print market continues to transition as the analog-to-digital paradigm shifts,” said Tim Greene, research director, Hardcopy Solutions at IDC. “Suppliers of high-speed digital printing equipment that have dem ... Read More

  • Update on IDC's New Industry Taxonomy and Transition Plan

    This IDC Market Perspective provides a detailed description of IDC's new worldwide industry taxonomy. It should be viewed as a guide to help navigate the transition from the old taxonomy to the new framework. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure as inspiration as they evaluat ... Read More

  • The Macroeconomic Impacts and Implications of Datacenters: A Comprehensive Assessment

    This IDC Market Perspective examines the critical role of datacenters in the global digital economy, highlighting their economic impact, challenges, and growth projections. It discusses the surging demand driven by AI and cloud services, investment trends, and the geopolitical implications of datace ... Read More

  • Datacenter Design and Construction Vendor Profile: MDS Energy (Formerly MDS Site & Power)

    This IDC Vendor Profile offers an overview of MDS Energy (formerly known as MDS Site & Power), a specialized provider of datacenter design, construction, and energy solutions in the Middle East. The vendor has built a reputation for delivering facilities that meet stringent requirements in terms ... Read More

  • State of FinOps Survey, 2025

    This IDC Market Note discusses the FinOps Foundation’s latest annual State of FinOps Survey released on February 20, 2025. Companies continue to grow and expand FinOps staffing and scope. IDC found that most enterprises operate in hybrid mode while spending heavily on public cloud and SaaS. FinOps t ... Read More

  • Amazon Web Services Accelerates Cloud Migration and Modernization with GenAI

    This study highlights information from a briefing on how Amazon Web Services (AWS) is embracing GenAI to enable cloud migration and modernization for enterprise customers. GenAI has transformed cloud migration by automating tasks, improving decision making, and optimizing resources, significantly re ... Read More

  • Collaboration in the Intelligent Age: Takeaways from the WEF Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos for Content and Knowledge Management Services Providers in EMEA

    This IDC Market Note examines emerging trends, expectations, and attitudes toward AI-enabled content management services in EMEA. These were discussed during the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025 that took place in January in Davos with the theme "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age." ... Read More

  • PFU Introduces Significant Enhancements in Scanner Software Update

    This IDC Market Note highlights some of the new features that PFU is providing in the recently released update to its PaperStream scanning software. End users benefit from the software being so much easier to use, the organizations benefit from higher quality and greater productivity, and dealers be ... Read More

  • Ivalua NOW 2025: Ivalua "WOW" Might Be More Appropriate

    This IDC Market Note discusses Ivalua's annual Ivalua NOW conference in Paris, which showcased the company's ambitious vision for the future of procurement applications and emphasized the transformative role of AI. Founder David Khuat-Duy's new role as chief AI officer highlights its commitment to A ... Read More

  • No-Code Development with AI and Data Intelligence: Smardaten's Approach to Digital Innovation

    This IDC Market Note examines Smardaten's data-driven, enterprise-class no-code platform. In addition to lowering reliance on IT and allowing speedier application deployment and process automation, the platform offers seamless data unification and real-time accessibility without the need for sophist ... Read More

  • Six Lessons from NRF 2025: Everything I Need to Know About Hospitality and Travel Digital Strategies I Learned from a 90s Movie

    This IDC Perspective reflects upon the major themes and trends presented at the National Retail Federation's Big Show and Expo 2025 (NRF 2025) and how they apply to hospitality and travel organizations. With the rapid growth of AI, particularly agentic AI, hospitality and travel organizations will n ... Read More

  • IDC PlanScape: Real-Time and Instant Payments to Make an Impact Beyond Payments

    This IDC PlanScape discusses real-time payments as a driver for change across the institution."Instant payments need to be thought of in tandem with the way banks use and leverage a range of modern technologies," says Aaron Press, research director, IDC Insights Worldwide Payment Strategies. "These ... Read More

  • IDC PlanScape: Unlocking IT Value in M&A Deals

    This IDC PlanScape presents a comprehensive guide for CIOs to unlock IT value in M&A deals. It enables organizations to maximize synergies, reduce risks, and drive successful integrations through strategic IT leadership and effective integration practices. However, the current context also bring ... Read More

  • The Human Factor at Work in the Digital Business and AI Era

    This IDC Market Perspective shares insights on how organizations can enhance the human element in the Digital Business and AI Era. There are five key pillars to consider for improving the human factor within an organization: the role of technology, wellbeing practices, the establishment of culture a ... Read More

  • When Modernizing, Apply Architectural Principles to Build Resiliency for Critical Applications

    This IDC Perspective provides a comprehensive road map for CIOs to architect resilient IT environments by aligning technology investments with business goals while balancing cost and performance. In the modern digital era, resilience has become a cornerstone of effective IT strategy. Organizations f ... Read More

  • Worldwide Hard Disk Drive Market Shares, 2024: A Year of Massive Growth Spurred by Rising Cloud and OEM Demand

    This IDC study reviews the worldwide HDD vendor market shares for 2024."Worldwide HDD industry revenue rebounded sharply in 2024 due to strong demand from cloud service providers coupled with growth from enterprise OEMs as inventories normalized from the elevated levels seen during the latter part o ... Read More

  • Worldwide Functions as a Service Forecast, 2025–2028

    This IDC study provides the worldwide functions as a service (FaaS) market forecast for 2024 to 2028. It also presents regional forecasts and a discussion of significant market developments and leading market participants. “The FaaS market is forecast to grow from $3.2 billion in 2023 to $13.4 billi ... Read More

  • IDC PlanScape: Healthcare Data Platforms for Providers

    This IDC PlanScape serves as a guide for senior IT leaders and professionals within healthcare provider organizations on healthcare data platform technology initiatives. It aims to empower CIOs and their direct reports, senior IT directors, IT architects, and IT buyers across various business areas ... Read More

  • The Impact of Agentic AI on the Financial Services Industry

    This IDC Perspective examines selected areas in which agentic AI can impact financial services organizations. Agentic AI builds on the capabilities of GenAI and LLMs but adds additional abilities (e.g., planning and executing actions autonomously to reach objectives). These agents can use tools to s ... Read More

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