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International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. With more than 1,300 analysts worldwide, IDC offers global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries. IDC's analysis and insight helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community to make fact-based technology decisions and to achieve their key business objectives.
Founded in 1964, IDC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG, Inc.), the world's leading tech media, data and marketing services company.
IDC Insights lines of business assist business and IT leaders, as well as the suppliers who serve them, in making technology decisions by providing timely and insightful fact-based research and consulting services. Staffed by senior analysts with decades of industry experience, our global research team advises on business and technology issues facing todays IT leaders. IDC Insights coverage includes: Energy, Financial, Government, Health, Manufacturing, and Retail.
8,102 Reports from IDC
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Delivering Better Outcomes in the Future of Customer Experience Through Customer Data Platforms and AI
Delivering Better Outcomes in the Future of Customer Experience Through Customer Data Platforms and AI This IDC Market Perspective analyzes the role of customer data platforms (CDPs) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in delivering better customer-centered outcomes. The analysis is based ... Read More
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Workday Rising Aligns with Federal Agency Focus on Workforce
Workday Rising Aligns with Federal Agency Focus on Workforce This IDC Market Note covers Workday's annual customer meeting, Workday Rising, held in Orlando, Florida, and virtually on September 12–15, 2022. Workday has achieved FedRAMP authority to operate at the moderate level for Workday Government ... Read More
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IDC Perspective: Building a Data Culture
IDC Perspective: Building a Data Culture This IDC Perspective discusses effective data cultures and proposes data-related practices for developing one. It explores the key drivers of a data culture from top-down and bottom-up approaches, examining the role of leadership and the value of skills and k ... Read More
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China Network Security Isolation and Information Exchange Market Share, 2021: The Market Develops Steadily with Accelerated Implementation in Various Use Cases
China Network Security Isolation and Information Exchange Market Share, 2021: The Market Develops Steadily with Accelerated Implementation in Various Use Cases This IDC study focuses on the market size, vendor share, and technological development of China's security isolation and information exchang ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Lessons Learned from Implementing Cloud-Based Content Services Technologies and Content-Centric Workflows in the Future of Work
IDC PeerScape: Lessons Learned from Implementing Cloud-Based Content Services Technologies and Content-Centric Workflows in the Future of Work This IDC PeerScape presents three challenges along with the lessons learned by organizations that have adopted cloud-based content services technologies and/ ... Read More
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Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Hardware Forecast Update, 2022–2026: CY 4Q22
Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Hardware Forecast Update, 2022–2026: CY 4Q22 This IDC study provides an updated forecast for the worldwide augmented and virtual reality hardware market for the 2022–2026 period."2022 marks a slowdown in the worldwide AR/VR headset market, reflecting the chall ... Read More
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Dreamforce Report: Salesforce OMS Expanding How It Serves the Pre- to Post-Purchase Omni-Channel Customer Journey
Dreamforce Report: Salesforce OMS Expanding How It Serves the Pre- to Post-Purchase Omni-Channel Customer Journey This IDC Market Note is primarily focused on Salesforce OMS. After a hiatus of three years, the Salesforce Dreamforce conference was back on in San Francisco in September, with a 1,000+ ... Read More
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European Union Cyber Resilience Act Introduces Mandatory Security Requirements
European Union Cyber Resilience Act Introduces Mandatory Security Requirements This IDC Market Note reviews the recently released European Union Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The European Commission has released a proposal for a new Cyber Resilience Act to protect consumers and businesses from product ... Read More
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European Unified Communications as a Service Market Shares, 2021: Vendors Shaping 2021
European Unified Communications as a Service Market Shares, 2021: Vendors Shaping 2021 The IDC Market Share examines the European unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) vendor landscape, with breakdowns for the various technologies and services that constitute this market: UC applicatio ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Best Practices for a Successful Cyber-Risk Management Program
IDC PeerScape: Best Practices for a Successful Cyber-Risk Management Program This IDC PeerScape discusses best practices for a successful cyber-risk management program."A cybersecurity risk management program identifies the potential risks facing any organization and then prioritizes and plans defen ... Read More
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Worldwide Tablet Forecast Update, 2022–2026: 2Q22
Worldwide Tablet Forecast Update, 2022–2026: 2Q22 This IDC study presents the five-year forecast for global tablet shipments by product category, operating system, segment category, and regional perspective for 2022–2026."Global inflation, political unrest, and COVID-19 lockdown in China are challen ... Read More
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Partnering with Engineering Services Providers to Navigate Disruption and Build Adaptive Operating Models
Partnering with Engineering Services Providers to Navigate Disruption and Build Adaptive Operating Models This IDC Perspective discusses the enormous challenges enterprises face as they strategize to deploy new technologies to modernize operations. It discusses their business priorities and how many ... Read More
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China Network Detection and Response Market Share, 2021: Remarkable Effects in Practice Lead to Significant Market Demand
China Network Detection and Response Market Share, 2021: Remarkable Effects in Practice Lead to Significant Market Demand This IDC study focuses on the revenue, vendor share, and technological development of China's NDR market in 2021."In the face of today's complex network environment and increasin ... Read More
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Algolia Acquires Search.io, Advancing Semantic Search and Discovery Capabilities
Algolia Acquires Search.io, Advancing Semantic Search and Discovery Capabilities This IDC Market Note discusses Algolia's acquisition of Search.io. "As search technology evolves into more advanced discovery technology, a key factor has been the emergence of semantic search that brings AI-powered und ... Read More
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IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Digital Business Strategies 2023 Predictions
IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Digital Business Strategies 2023 Predictions This IDC study provides IDC's 2023 top 10 predictions for digital business strategies. These predictions provide guidance for organizations to mature as digital organizations in the next five years. They also lay out IDC's visi ... Read More
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AIOps: Growing Adoption and Best Practices
AIOps: Growing Adoption and Best Practices This IDC Perspective discusses the best practices of AIOps. AIOps has experienced marketing hype from many sources, but careful CIOs will look past the hype and see the business value that AIOps can achieve. By following careful tool validation and investin ... Read More
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Türkiye Security Products Market Forecast, 2021–2026
Türkiye Security Products Market Forecast, 2021–2026 This IDC Market Forecast covers Türkiye’s security products market for the 2022–2026 period.“Companies are evaluating every approach, architecture, and product that will strengthen their security postures. Knowing that the path toward a fully comp ... Read More
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IDC FutureScape: Worldwide IT Industry 2023 Predictions
IDC FutureScape: Worldwide IT Industry 2023 Predictions This IDC study presents the top 10 predictions and key drivers for the IT industry for the next five years. It highlights the midterm and long-term challenges that enterprise business, technology, and IT teams face as they define, build, and go ... Read More
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IDC FutureScape: Worldwide CIO Agenda 2023 Predictions
IDC FutureScape: Worldwide CIO Agenda 2023 Predictions This IDC study provides IDC's top 10 predictions for the 2023 CIO agenda."In the face of continued economic volatility, inflation, and disruptions, technology leaders will have to rethink their role in light of what it takes to become a future C ... Read More
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The Future of Digital ID in Canada, 2022
The Future of Digital ID in Canada, 2022 This IDC Market Perspective discusses the future of digital ID in Canada in 2022.There is a convergence of societal and technological movements that makes digital ID a game changer. There is also no time like the present to address some of the lessons learned ... Read More
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IDC PlanScape: Future CIO Constraint Strategies to Drive Innovation
IDC PlanScape: Future CIO Constraint Strategies to Drive Innovation This IDC PlanScape is designed to help CIOs understand why mastering constraint-driven innovation is key to their success, what comprises constraint-driven innovation, who the key stakeholders are, and how they can find ways to lev ... Read More
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Dreamforce 2022: When the Genie Came out of the Bottle
Dreamforce 2022: When the Genie Came out of the Bottle This IDC Perspective discusses the key new product and services announcements made by Salesforce at their flagship annual customer conference, Dreamforce, that was held from September 20-22, 2022, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. At Dream ... Read More
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Worldwide Smartwatch Forecast Update, 2022-2026: CY 4Q22
Worldwide Smartwatch Forecast Update, 2022-2026: CY 4Q22 This IDC study discusses the forecast for the worldwide smartwatch market for 2022–2026."The worldwide smartwatch market is poised for slower growth in the years to come as it takes slow but sure steps toward maturity," says Ramon T. Llamas, r ... Read More
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European Unified Communications and Collaboration Forecast, 2021–2026
European Unified Communications and Collaboration Forecast, 2021–2026 The IDC Market Forecast examines the European UC&C market, with breakdowns for the various technologies and services that constitute this market, namely, UC applications and IP telephony equipment, videoconferencing and telepr ... Read More
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European Edge Market Forecast, 2022–2026
European Edge Market Forecast, 2022–2026 This IDC Market Forecast breaks down European edge spending for 2021 to 2026. "Despite continuous turbulence across the European business environment, the need for increased performance, interconnected infrastructure, resilient operations, and process automat ... Read More
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