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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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Building Board AI Acumen: A Practical Approach for CIO/Board Conversations on AI

Apr 03, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC Perspective introduces a three-tier approach for AI board engagement with a practical AI discussion framework designed to streamline the flow of information between board members and technology professionals. In today's fast-paced AI adoption, CIOs encounter significant barriers while striv ... Read More
IDC PlanScape: Application Modernization Approaches

Apr 03, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC PlanScape explores the common approaches to application modernization that prepare organizations against impending risks and allow them to adapt to emerging technologies. Application modernization is no longer a choice but a necessity for organizations aiming to reduce risks, improve effici ... Read More
ServiceNow Acquires Quality 360: AI-Driven Insights for Manufacturing Streamline Quality Actions Across the Enterprise

Apr 03, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 2,500

This IDC Market Note highlights the recent acquisition of Quality 360 by ServiceNow and provides IDC's analysis regarding its impact on the manufacturing industry, specifically with regard to the aftermarket service operations and quality management. ... Read More
Adobe Posts Strong 1Q25 Earnings and AI Adoption

Apr 03, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 2,500

This IDC Market Note presents IDC’s opinion on Adobe’s 1Q25 financial results. While Wall Street was not impressed and Adobe’s stock plummeted double digit due to a weaker-than-expected outlook, much of Wall Street’s expectation was built on an AI monetization model that is not feasible for Adobe or ... Read More
Strategic Data Platforms for Hybrid Cloud: Enabling Scalable Advanced Analytics, AI, and Agentic AI Capabilities

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC Perspective highlights significant trends in the adoption of modern data platforms, driving seamless AI/ML integration, workload optimization, and cost-effective, scalable deployment across hybrid cloud, on-prem, and edge environments. A hybrid cloud strategy ensures AI is embedded across c ... Read More
Google Launches South African Cloud Region: Implications for Service Providers and Cloud Customers

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 2,500

This IDC Market Note provides IDC's opinions on the impact of Google's in-country cloud region in Johannesburg, South Africa."Google's formal opening of its first African cloud datacenter is a significant commitment to the local market. Google is late to market with local resources, but has grown a ... Read More
Highlights from Softtek’s Digital Innovation Summit 2025

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 2,500

This IDC Market Note discusses Softtek’s Digital Innovation Summit 2025, held in Cancun, Mexico, from February 12 to 14. ... Read More
Java 24 Strengthens the JDK's Foundations While Extending Its Relevance to AI and Quantum Development

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 2,500

This IDC Market Note analyzes Java 24's key innovations across three strategic dimensions: core platform enhancements, AI development capabilities, and quantum-ready features."Java 24 continues Java's tradition of strategic, incremental improvements that enhance core capabilities while extending int ... Read More
Adobe Summit 2025: Agentic AI Drives the "Golden Age of Design"

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 2,500

This IDC Market Note discusses Adobe's Summit 2025. Adobe Summit 2025 focused on the integration of agentic AI within digital experience workflows, emphasizing its application across diverse platforms. Keynotes explored the potential of AI to enhance content supply chain management and creative prod ... Read More
The Why and How of Insurance Data Productization

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC Perspective explores the transformative shift in the insurance industry from traditional data management to data productization, treating data as a strategic asset with defined ownership, life-cycle management, and measurable value. By structuring raw data into reusable products, insurers c ... Read More
Bridging the Gap: The Missing Piece in Managed SSE Providers’ Market Messaging

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC Market Perspective explores the missing elements in market positioning, emphasizing the role of service providers in solution fitment, transition management, and continuous optimization. Many managed SSE service providers focus their market messaging on solution capabilities while overlooki ... Read More
AI Agent Use Case: Third-Party Risk Management for Financial Services

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC Perspective explores the increasing complexity of third-party risk management (TPRM) in financial services and how AI-driven automation is addressing inefficiencies caused by manual processes and fragmented data integration. The integration of agentic AI into third-party risk management is ... Read More
IDC MaturityScape Benchmark: AI-Fueled Organization Worldwide, 2025

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC study presents the results of IDC’s MaturityScape Benchmark AI Survey to help guide organizations on their AI maturity journey.“Leading organizations start their AI journeys by establishing an effective strategy and vision that drives how they organize and what technology to buy and integra ... Read More
What We Saw: U.S. Consumer and Office Print Activity, 4Q24

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC Market Perspective provides an update on office and consumer printer shipment activity in the fourth quarter of 2024 for the United States.“Printer and MFP shipments underperformed expectations in 4Q24, as economic uncertainty dampened consumer and enterprise enthusiasm, causing fourth-quar ... Read More
IAMPHENOM 2025

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 2,500

This IDC Market Note discusses IAMPHENOM 2025, held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, showcasing Phenom's latest AI advancements aimed at revolutionizing the talent journey. Key highlights included the unveiling of X+ Ontologies, X+ Agent Studio, and 25 verticalized X+ Agents designed to enhanc ... Read More
IDC PeerScape: Data Management and Governance Practices to Boost Modernization

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC PeerScape explores how organizations can adopt data governance models that boost modernization and security practices, thereby improving data quality and access and driving better business decisions."An effective program aligns data governance elements with AI strategy. It prioritizes criti ... Read More
Worldwide Digital Packaging and Label Printer Forecast, 2025-2028

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC study covers hardware shipments and hardware revenue for the worldwide digital package printing market. In composite, the digital package printing market is growing at a double-digit rate, both for shipments and hardware revenue. This is happening even as faster, more automated analog (offs ... Read More
SAS Insight 2025: Analytics for Defense and National Security

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 2,500

This IDC Market Note looks at the announcements and discussions from the SAS Insight 2025 industry analyst conference. The event highlighted the significant changes and improvements that SAS has gone through to both align its products with the current direction of the market and to prepare for an ev ... Read More
IDC PlanScape: DevSecOps Tools Choice

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC PlanScape explains what CIOs, chief information security officers (CISOs), and other leaders should consider when evaluating their options to provide guidance on navigating the complex set of factors surrounding DevSecOps tool selection. It breaks the decision-making process into distinct c ... Read More
AI Text Generation for Large Enterprise Marketers

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC Perspective provides guidelines and best practices for the deployment of AI text generation solutions for short- and long-form content use cases in enterprise marketing organizations. “AI text generation for short-form content is already embedded into many marketing automation solutions,” s ... Read More
IDC PeerScape: Best Practices for Successfully Deploying Multicloud Environments in Federal/National Government

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC PeerScape examines best practices from federal and central government agencies in deploying cloud.Cloud computing has become a strategic pillar for federal/national governments agencies in the U.S. and beyond. Cloud enables rapid development of digital services, data integration, and legacy ... Read More
Agentforce 2dx: Enhancing AI Agent Development with the Agentforce API and the New Salesforce Developer Edition

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 2,500

This IDC Market Note examines Salesforce’s recently released Agentforce 2dx. Agentforce 2dx is Salesforce’s next version of its platform for building, deploying, and managing AI agents. “The release of Agentforce 2dx marks significant progress in the evolution of agentic AI developer technologies be ... Read More
Strategic Considerations for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa Telco API Market

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

The EMEA telco API market is evolving as telecom operators seek new revenue streams through B2B services, leveraging underutilized network capabilities. Initiatives like CAMARA and Open Gateway are pivotal in standardizing and commercializing network APIs. Despite challenges around data protection a ... Read More
Just How Intelligent Are We Getting?: The Growing Role of Decision Intelligence in Supply Chain Planning

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC Perspective explores the growing role of decision intelligence in supply chain planning and a non-exhaustive list of vendors noted in IDC's Market Glance that have focused in this space. A growing list of vendors has been developing advanced decision intelligence capabilities to the point t ... Read More
AI Image Generation Tools for Enterprise Marketers

Mar 31, 2025 | Published by: IDC | USD 7,500

This IDC Perspective provides guidelines and best practices for the deployment of AI image generation solutions in enterprise marketing organizations. “AI image generation has emerged in commercially safe solutions for enterprise brands,” said Gerry Murray, research director, IDC’s Enterprise Market ... Read More