Category: Computer Hardware & Networking
Computer Hardware & Networking market research reports by IDC
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COMPUTEX 2025 from a Datacenter Infrastructure Perspective
This IDC Market Perspective highlights the major announcements and demonstrations by datacenter infrastructure solution providers at COMPUTEX 2025. These announcements and demonstrations were specific to the release of specifications, solutions, and design demos, including GPU, CPU, and accelerated ... Read More
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Worldwide Hard Disk Drive 2Q25 Preliminary Shipment Results
This IDC Market Perspective provides a preliminary unit shipment range for worldwide hard disk drive (HDD) units by HDD drive class and estimated supplier market share for 2Q25."HDD shipments are expected to increase in 2Q25 as demand continues to grow from cloud service providers for the remainder ... Read More
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Entrust Unifies Cryptography Management with New Security Platform
This IDC Market Note discusses Entrust's announcement of its Cryptographic Security Platform at the RSAC Conference 2025. The platform is designed to streamline the management of cryptographic assets such as keys, secrets, and certificates from a single inventory source, with custom dashboards for t ... Read More
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What We Saw: U.S. Consumer and Office Print Activity, 1Q25
This IDC Market Perspective provides an update on office and consumer printer shipment activity in the first quarter of 2025 for the United States."Printer and MFP shipments underperformed expectations in 1Q25, as the implementation and threat of tariffs exacerbated economic uncertainty, suppressing ... Read More
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AWS's Vision for New Zealand: Driving Tech Innovation, Resilience, and Sustainability Across Aotearoa
This IDC Market Note discusses AWS's New Zealand (Auckland) Region launch and gives an update on investment plans for New Zealand's digital infrastructure. These milestones were discussed at two events — the AWS for New Zealand Analyst Day in March 2025 and the ANZ AWS Summit in Sydney on June 4, 20 ... Read More
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Digital Infrastructure Sharing in Action: CRA Qatar's Duct Access Milestone and the Role of Platform-Driven Coordination
This IDC Market Note highlights the June 2025 announcement by Qatar's Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) that it would open access to over 4,860km of government-owned telecom duct infrastructure. The report examines how passive infrastructure sharing — particularly when supported by a digital ... Read More
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Cisco CX Analyst Day: AI-First Customer Experience and Partner Transformation
This IDC Market Note analyzes Cisco's customer experience (CX) strategy and its implications for the broader technology ecosystem. The report provides insights into Cisco's execution model, partner engagement, and alignment with industry trends. ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Practices for Cybersecurity Program Management
This IDC PeerScape discusses how a company can measure its current security state and develop a road map with buy-in from key stakeholders."Building a security program to secure a company is a core CISO responsibility. What that looks like and how to achieve it are unique to each company and depend ... Read More
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Worldwide Tablet Forecast Update, 2025–2029: 1Q25
This IDC study presents the updated forecast data for the worldwide tablet market for the 2025–2029 period."Refresh and inventory pull-in has resulted in strong market performance in the past few cycles," states Linn Huang, research vice president, Devices and Displays, IDC. "We could be entering do ... Read More
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The Pervasive IT Governance Playbook: Unifying Technology, Risk, and Business Strategy
This IDC Perspective presents a comprehensive framework for pervasive IT governance that unifies technology management, risk oversight, and strategic business alignment into a cohesive, adaptive system capable of thriving in today's turbulent digital environment. As digital transformation accelerate ... Read More
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DBSEC: Advancing Full Life-Cycle Data Security and Governance for China's Digital Future
This IDC Vendor Profile provides an overview of Beijing DBSEC Technology Co. Ltd. (DBSEC), a leading provider of full life-cycle data security solutions in China. ... Read More
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Worldwide Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance Services Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study presents a five-year forecast and contains IDC's best estimate for the governance, risk, and compliance services market for the 2025–2029 period. In addition, this study discusses the drivers and dynamics that had an impact on the global security governance, risk, and compliance servi ... Read More
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Worldwide Tablet Market Shares, 1Q25: 11.6% Growth Despite Normal Compare
This IDC study presents the worldwide tablet market shares for 1Q25."Powered by mass consumer refresh, the global tablet market has shown signs of life of late," states Linn Huang, research vice president, Devices and Displays, IDC. "Economic uncertainty could slow down this roll." ... Read More
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Worldwide Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance Services and Software Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study presents a five-year forecast and contains IDC's best estimate for the governance, risk, and compliance services and software market for the 2025–2029 period. In addition, this study discusses the drivers and dynamics that had an impact on the global security governance, risk, and com ... Read More
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Vendor M&A and Impact on the Cybersecurity Channel
This IDC Market Note highlights the often-overlooked impact of cybersecurity acquisitions on channel partners, emphasizing the need for clear communication and support to mitigate partner churn and ensure successful integration. By addressing concerns such as partner seniority, market penetration, p ... Read More
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Securing Access: Addressing Identity Management Challenges in the Energy Sector
The IDC Perspective examines the implementation of SailPoint IdentityIQ IAM at SOCAR Türkiye, which demonstrates the increasing importance of centralized identity governance, automated access control, and regulatory compliance in modern enterprise environments. As organizations expand their digital ... Read More
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Empowering Autonomous Commerce: How PayPal's MCP Server and Agent Toolkit Are Transforming AI-Driven Workflows
This IDC Market Perspective discusses how PayPal's Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and agentic toolkit are transforming AI-driven workflows. "PayPal's launch of the MCP server and Agent Toolkit signals a transformative leap from traditional, generative AI to a new era of agentic commerce — where ... Read More
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Global Banks Embrace Multidimensional Mainframe Modernization Strategies to Strengthen Innovation, Agility, and Competitiveness
This IDC Perspective provides an overview of the strategies major global banks are adopting in relation to their mainframe computing environments. It explores the diverse and often multidimensional strategies of global banks in relation to mainframe environments, which include a combination of effor ... Read More
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Quantum Computing + AI: Unlocking the Next Frontier of Enterprise Innovation
This IDC Perspective explores the key opportunities and hurdles in integrating AI with quantum computing, and vice versa, to inform stakeholders on navigating this complex, evolving landscape. The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing represents one of the most transforma ... Read More
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F5's Strategic Vision for Application Delivery and Security in the AI Era
This IDC Market Note discusses key themes and takeaways from F5 AppWorld, held in London, May 2025. The main themes highlighted include: F5's evolution to the App Delivery and Security Platform, AI Gateway, and strategic acquisitions and partnerships. It also addresses key considerations for F5 as i ... Read More
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Worldwide Workstation Forecast Update, 2025–2029: 1Q25
This IDC study presents an update to our 2025–2029 worldwide workstation market forecast."Workstations showed strong growth in the prior quarter in lieu of migration and refresh," states Linn Huang, research vice president, Devices and Displays, IDC. "Expect AI to carry growth in the coming ones." ... Read More
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Worldwide Workstation Market Shares, 1Q25: Refreshes and AI Growth Trigger 13.4% Growth
This IDC study discusses worldwide workstation market shares in 1Q25."The workstation market continues to show strength as we get deeper into companies' refresh cycles and migrations," states Linn Huang, research vice president, Devices and Displays, IDC. "Expect AI use cases to keep the party going ... Read More
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Operational Technology (OT) Security: Building Resilient and Secure Manufacturing in EMEA
This IDC Perspective on OT security highlights the critical need for robust cybersecurity within EMEA's manufacturing sector, especially amid ongoing digital transformation. As AI-driven automation and the convergence of IT and OT systems heighten vulnerabilities, manufacturers are increasingly expo ... Read More
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Worldwide Global StorageSphere Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study presents a forecast for the worldwide Global StorageSphere for 2025–2029. It measures the size of the installed base of storage capacity, storage utilization (or data stored), and the amount of storage available each year. The worldwide Global StorageSphere is forecast by region, stor ... Read More
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The Iberian Blackout and Datacenter Providers' Response
This IDC Market Note highlights how datacenters in the Iberian Peninsula responded to a major electrical grid disruption. At around 10:30 UTC (11:30 a.m. in Portugal and 12:30 p.m. in Spain) on April 28, 2025, a massive electrical grid blackout impacted the Iberian Peninsula as well as some regions ... Read More
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