Category: Computer Equipment
Computer Equipment market research reports by IDC
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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
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Worldwide AI-Enabled PC Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study discusses forecast data for the worldwide AI-enabled PC market from 2025 to 2029."The AI race is upon us," states Linn Huang, research vice president of Devices and Displays, IDC. "Silicon is in a race to build out installed base and software compatibility. OEMs are in a race to get t ... Read More
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India Security Spending Forecast, 2025–2028
This IDC Forecast details the 2023–2028 market size and growth rate of India's security spending "The pressing need for India organizations to address the complex threat landscape and mitigate risk is expected to drive double-digit growth in India security spending over the next five years," says Ne ... Read More
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U.S. Printer and MFP Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study quantifies the U.S. single-function printer and multifunction peripheral market opportunities in detail, analyzing issues, trends, and product advances in these markets. Unit shipments, value of shipments, and average selling value (ASV) information is presented. Data for 2022–2024 is ... Read More
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North America Wide Format Digital Printer Market Shares, 2024: HP Inc. and Canon Grow, Segments Shift
This IDC study reviews the North American market for wide format digital printing systems for 2024."2024 was the kind of year that forces wide format digital printing solutions providers in North America to evolve," said Tim Greene, research director, Hardcopy Solutions at IDC. "For the second year ... Read More
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Western Europe Single Function Printer Forecast, 2025–2029: Market Constantly Declining but Still Sizeable
This report discusses IDC's market forecast for single-function printers (both laser and inkjet) for the 2025-2029 period by technology and country detail in the Western Europe (WE) market."IDC expects that in the next five years, an aggregate of over 7.2 million single function printers will be sol ... Read More
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Mainframe Still Plays a Critical Role in Financial Services
This IDC Perspective details how mainframes still play a critical role in financial services. Any time a consumer purchases a latte, buys a mobile phone, or pays for movie tickets at the cinema, that transaction is almost guaranteed to be processed by two or three mainframes at the acquiring company ... Read More
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Worldwide PC Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study presents forecast data for the worldwide PC market for 2025–2029."On paper, 2025 promises to be a big year," states Linn Huang, research vice president, Devices and Displays at IDC. "We have a major refresh cycle looming, perfectly timed with a major Windows EOS. Still, economic uncer ... Read More
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The Impact of AI on Printing Volumes in Europe: Accelerating Efficiency, Digitalization, and Workflow Automation
This IDC Market Note discusses how the increasing adoption and integration of AI will impact printing volumes in office and home environments. ... Read More
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Worldwide Tablet Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study presents the forecast data for the worldwide tablet market for the 2025–2029 period."The 2024 tablet market made up about half of what the 2023 tablet market lost," says Linn Huang, research vice president, Devices and Displays at IDC. "Looking forward, with inventory, pricing, and mi ... Read More
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The Building Blocks of a Sustainable Datacenter
This IDC Market Perspective defines the IDC framework for sustainable datacenters based on five pillars: goals, commitment, and transparency; design and construction; natural resources sourcing; natural resources efficiency; and circularity. To provide a context over the life cycle of a datacenter, ... Read More
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Worldwide Workstation Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study presents a five-year forecast for the worldwide workstation market."In the 1990s and aughts, it was commonly said that every company was becoming a web company," states Linn Huang, research vice president, Devices and Displays, IDC. "Likewise, it felt like every company was becoming a ... Read More
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Western Europe Printer Market Shares, 2024: Market Remains Sizeable Despite Decline
This IDC Market Share discusses the dynamics and vendor share development of the single-function printer market in Western Europe in 2024.Although the single-function printer market in Western Europe has been declining over the last 10 years, it remains of significant size and offers manufacturers a ... Read More
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U.S. Business Use Tablet Forecast, 2025-2029
This IDC study presents the five-year forecast for the U.S. business use of tablet shipments by operating system and user type (consumer, individual liable, and corporate liable). It is part of IDC's continuing research with respect to mobile devices. Findings in this document are based on informati ... Read More
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Japan Datacenter Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study forecasts the number of sites, total floor footprint, and power capacity (IT load) of datacenters (DCs) installed in Japan by DC size, location area, and year of building completion."The demand for the installation of AI servers is contributing to increased power capacity at datacente ... Read More
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Western Europe Hardcopy Forecast, 2025-2029
This IDC Market Forecast study quantifies the Western European hardcopy market in detail, analyzing details, issues, trends, and product advances. This report contains IDC's review and forecast of the Western European hardcopy market for 2025-2029."Growth opportunities are becoming more difficult to ... Read More
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Western Europe Hardcopy Market Shares, 2024: Print Is Still in Demand
This IDC Market Share report will examine dynamics of the Western European hardcopy industry in 2024, the winners and losers, and the technologies that are emerging as major opportunities. ... Read More
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Datacenter Energy and Carbon Emission Projections and the Drive to Net Zero, 2025
This IDC Market Perspective details how the rapid expansion of datacenters, driven by digitalization and AI workloads, is leading to significant energy consumption and carbon emissions increases. Datacenter operators are prioritizing sustainability to manage costs and meet net-zero goals, investing ... Read More
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Worldwide Workstation Market Shares, 2024 and 4Q24: 7.0% Rebound as the AI Era Kicks Off
This IDC study looks at worldwide workstation market shares in 2024.“The workstation market rebounded nicely in 2024,” states Linn Huang, IDC research vice president of Device and Displays. “Considering we’re only at the tip of the spear of the inbound AI era and in lieu of how important workstation ... Read More
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Worldwide PC Market Shares, 2024 and 4Q24: PC Market Holds Steady at 1.1% Growth
From a vendor perspective, Lenovo finished the calendar year in first place for the sixth consecutive year, extending its lead over HP Inc. by 100 basis points. HP Inc. and Dell remained firmly second and third, respectively. Lenovo and HP Inc. fielded positive growth, while Dell saw market contract ... Read More
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U.S. Printer and MFP Market Shares, 2024: Shipments Decline for Most Vendors as Economic Uncertainty Reigns
This IDC study provides vendor market shares for the printer and MFP market in 2024."Print vendors saw another year of declining shipments and value in 2024, as the return to office continued to slow while economic uncertainty continued to suppress business growth. ASPs, which were boosted by return ... Read More
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Worldwide Tablet Market Shares, 2024 and 4Q24: +12.3% as Market Claws Back Half of 2023's Losses
This IDC study presents the worldwide tablet market shares for 2024 and 4Q24."Tablet shipments rebounded nicely in 2024 after a disastrous 2023," states Linn Huang, research vice president of Devices and Displays at IDC. "More refresh, China subsidies, and incoming AI era could keep this party going ... Read More
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Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine Simplifies the Migration and Management of VMs
This IDC Market Note examines Red Hat’s recently announced OpenShift Virtualization Engine. Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine offers a solution for migrating virtual machines (VMs) from competing hypervisor platforms without the requirements of immediate containerization. It integrates with Re ... Read More
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Worldwide Document Workflow Automation and Optimization Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study provides the worldwide forecast for the document workflow automation and optimization market for 2025–2029.“Managing intricate workflows across different departments, systems, and locations can be a major challenge for many organizations,” says Robert Palmer, research vice president f ... Read More
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New HP PageWide Presses Raise the Bar
This IDC Market Note provides details on two new HP Inc. presses. These new HP PageWide presses are set to raise the bar for production printing systems with a combination of speed and quality that rivals offset printing. ... Read More
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