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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.
5,776 Reports from IDC
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EMEA AI Infrastructure Scope and Definitions, 2025
This IDC Market Perspective presents the framework by which IDC describes and forecasts the EMEA AI and GenAI Infrastructure. The document is designed to establish a common understanding of the concepts of the underlying infrastructure used to deploy and manage AI and GenAI workloads. As new technol ... Read More
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The Hype and Reality of Green Hydrogen
This IDC Perspective explores the evolving role of hydrogen in decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors such as steel, chemicals, and heavy transport while addressing challenges such as high production costs, infrastructure limitations, and policy misalignment. The second part of this study highlights th ... Read More
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Zoho Day 25: Key Announcements and the Ramifications for European UC&C
This IDC Market Note outlines the main developments announced at Zoho's annual analyst event, held Austin, Texas, and how those developments will impact Zoho's expansion in the European UC&C market. Key topics at the event related to significant advances in AI, enterprise and vertical strategies ... Read More
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Post-Quantum Cryptography: Top Questions and Practical Ways to Get Started
This IDC Perspective discusses post-quantum cryptography (PQC), top questions related to the subject, and practical ways to get started with it. Content-focused data security is without doubt critical for current objectives, including adhering to privacy regulations and securing GenAI initiatives. H ... Read More
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Salesforce Agentforce 2dx: Redefining AI Agent Development for the Enterprise
This IDC Market Note explores the significance of Salesforce’s Agentforce 2dx announcements at the annual Salesforce TDX conference within the broader landscape of AI technologies.“The release of Agentforce 2dx marks significant progress in the evolution of agentic AI developer technologies because ... Read More
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Agentic AI: Automated Claims Processing Multi-Agent System
This IDC Perspective explores the transformative potential of agentic AI in the insurance industry, particularly in automated claims processing. Agentic AI stands out for its ability to operate autonomously across complex, fragmented systems, making it uniquely suited to handle intricate processes s ... Read More
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Marketing Investment Planner 2025 Executive Summary
This IDC Perspective examines IDC’s 2025 Tech Marketing Spending Benchmark Survey, which provides evidence-based quantitative insight for marketing planning, performance, and productivity management and transformation into the next era’s marketing powerhouse. “As AI rapidly reshapes the marketing la ... Read More
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The Importance of Technology Prioritization to Accelerate Your Organization’s Transformation
This IDC Perspective discusses how the governance and prioritization of IT projects and services are important but can be daunting to implement and then lead. One path to governance and prioritization success is to start with a method that will change as the process matures and as the environment ch ... Read More
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Vertice Continues Momentum with Series C Funding
This IDC Market Note examines Vertice's latest Series C funding round. Vertice, a SaaS and cloud spend optimization platform launched in 2021, has secured $50 million in Series C funding, bringing its total to over $100 million. The platform, which added intelligent workflow capabilities in 2024, ai ... Read More
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The European Clean Industry Deal: Striking a Balance Between Being Green and Being Profitable
This IDC Perspective explores the European Clean Industry Deal and its implications for industrial competitiveness and decarbonization. It highlights the financial incentives, regulatory support, and digital solutions that aim to make green investments more attractive and feasible for energy-intensi ... Read More
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Reshaping European Telco Landscape: Consolidation Set to Define the Market for The Next Decade
The European telecommunications landscape is primed to undergo significant consolidation, supported by a more lenient regulatory environment and improving market conditions. Key transactions, such as the Orange and MásMóvil merger, signal a shift in EU antitrust policies, fostering a more unified ma ... Read More
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TCS Middle East and Africa Analyst Day, 2024: Driving Innovation with a Focus on AI and Sustainability
The TCS Middle East and Africa Analyst Day 2024 highlighted TCS's significant growth in the MEA region, driven by client acquisitions, workforce localization efforts, and strategic investments in technology and sustainability. TCS's consulting-led approach and industry-specific expertise have positi ... Read More
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CIO Responsibility for IT Sourcing and Procurement
This IDC Perspective examines research data suggesting that CIOs are taking up a stronger role in IT sourcing and procurement. “CIOs must be proactive with sourcing and procuring IT products and services. CIOs cannot abdicate that responsibility to the enterprise procurement department and the chief ... Read More
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Asia/Pacific Managed Cloud Services Market Forecast, 2024–2028
This IDC Market Forecast reveals significant growth in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) (APEJ) managed cloud services (MCS) market. It is projected to expand from US$10.8 billion in 2023 to US$22.6 billion by 2028 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.8%. This growth is underpinned by the ... Read More
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Accelerating GenAI Workflows with IaaS Network Services
This IDC Perspective highlights how infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) network services offered by cloud service providers can help accelerate deployment of enterprise generative AI (GenAI) workflows. IaaS network services ensure on-demand connectivity, optimized performance, and robust security, en ... Read More
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Best in Future of Work: Augmenting Legal Services with AI and Knowledge Management Solutions
In this IDC study, Chapman Tripp's five-year digital transformation strategy is examined, highlighting its integration of AI, cloud, and workflow automation to modernize legal service delivery, enhance operational efficiency, and establish a more agile, technology-driven legal practice. By securing ... Read More
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Have Communications SPs Comprehended Their API Game?
This IDC study looks at how APIs enable communications SPs to commoditize connectivity and unlock additional revenue. Communications SPs aspire to be digital enablers, and this mindset has led them to invest in building underlay infrastructure and 5G networks; and adopt cloud-native architectures, s ... Read More
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Future of Workspaces Unveiled: Office Innovations Demonstrated at ISE 2025
With 85,000 visitors to its 2025 edition, ISE is currently the most important European event for audiovisual applications and a must for system integrators willing to innovate in the corporate space. IDC regularly visits the show as part of its smart office research."In 2025, ISE once again provided ... Read More
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2025: AI Brings New and Improved Business Performance Expectations as Well as Opportunities
This IDC Perspective looks at AI bringing new and improved business performance expectations and opportunities. AI isn't just the shiny new technology object but rather an opportunity to leverage more technology than in years past. While organizations have long been improving businesses with new lin ... Read More
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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
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IDC PlanScape: AI-Infused Enterprise Applications ROI
This IDC PlanScape provides a methodology for assessing the benefits and derived value expected and achieved with AI-infused enterprise applications. As organizations embrace AI-infused capabilities in their enterprise applications, their differentiating value must be captured. The value can come in ... Read More
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Revenue Growth for Managed Security SPs and SIs in the GenAI Era Require Four Es
This IDC Market Perspective discusses keys to revenue growth for security service providers. In the evolving cybersecurity landscape, service providers can enhance customer acquisition and retention by focusing on the four Es: education, efficacy, efficiency, and evolution. This approach involves ed ... Read More
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Modernization and Transformation: A Multitude of Software Pathways to Embrace
This IDC Perspective is an aid for the IT buyer on the many journeys organizations are making to modernize and transform their organizations in this new AI world.Organizations are moving quickly along the AI journey, including making more and faster decisions to migrate from on-premises applications ... Read More
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e& enterprise: Aspiring Toward a Global Next-Gen Technology Company
e& enterprise hosted an exclusive IDC analyst roundtable in Dubai, UAE, to share its strategy and long-term growth priorities. e& enterprise's leadership team provided a detailed overview of its service lines, including its security, cloud, digital infrastructure, data and AI, IoT, and CX se ... Read More
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Worldwide DRAM Market Shares, 2024: Historical Growth Achieved
This IDC study examines the market share for the worldwide DRAM market for 2024 and reviews the forces and dynamics that influenced the market."The DRAM market remarkably expanded 89.6% to $98.5 billion in 2024. Consumer demand was considerably weak, but AI demand played a hard carry to achieve hist ... Read More
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