IDC's Worldwide Software Taxonomy, 2018: Update
This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's software market taxonomy. For 2018, the taxonomy includes 83 individual functional markets grouped within a hierarchy of 19 secondary markets, which in turn aggregate into three primary segments: applications, application development and deployment, and systems infrastructure software. Each of the functional markets is described, with a sample list of representative software vendors in that market."IDC's software market taxonomy represents a comprehensive view of the worldwide software marketplace," said Dan Vesset, group VP, Analytics and Information Management. "It continues to be the premier source for defining and categorizing commercial software and the basis for IDC market sizing and forecast data products such as trackers and spending guides."
Please Note: Extended description available upon request.
- IDC's Worldwide Software Taxonomy
- Software Taxonomy Changes for 2018
- Renames
- Consolidations
- Additions
- Recategorizations
- Taxonomy Overview
- Hierarchy of Software Markets
- Definitions
- Applications Market Definitions
- Collaborative Applications
- Conferencing Applications
- Web Conferencing Applications
- Email Applications
- Enterprise Social Networks
- Team Collaboration Applications
- Content Management Applications
- Enterprise Content Management Applications
- Persuasive Content Management Applications
- eDiscovery Applications
- Enterprise Portals
- Content Sharing and Collaboration Applications
- Enterprise Resource Management Applications
- Financial Applications
- Financial and Accounting
- Treasury and Risk Management
- Travel and Expense Management
- Corporate Tax Management
- Human Capital Management Applications
- Core HR
- Recruiting
- Compensation Management
- Workforce Performance Management
- Learning Management
- Workforce Management
- Payroll Accounting Applications
- Procurement Applications
- Order Management Applications
- Enterprise Performance Management Applications
- Project and Portfolio Management Applications
- Enterprise Asset Management Applications
- Supply Chain Management Applications
- Logistics Applications
- Production Planning Applications
- Inventory Management Applications
- Production and Operations Applications
- Production and Grid Management Applications
- Service Industry and Public Sector Operations Applications
- Other Operations Applications
- Engineering Applications
- Mechanical Computer-Aided Design Applications
- Mechanical Computer-Aided Engineering Applications
- Mechanical Computer-Aided Manufacturing Applications
- Collaborative Product Data Management Applications
- Other Engineering Applications
- Customer Relationship Management Applications
- Sales Force Productivity and Management Applications
- Marketing Campaign Management Applications
- Customer Service Applications
- Contact Center Applications
- Digital Commerce Applications
- Advertising Applications
- Programmatic Advertising Platforms
- Non-Display Advertising Platforms
- Data Platforms
- Advertising Attribution
- Application Development and Deployment Market Definitions
- Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Software
- End-User Query, Reporting, and Analysis
- Advanced and Predictive Analytics
- Artificial Intelligence Software Platforms
- Content Analytics and Search
- Data Management Software
- Relational Database Management Systems
- Nonrelational Database Management Systems
- End-User Database Management Systems
- Navigational Database Management Systems
- Object-Oriented Database Management Systems
- Multivalue Database Management Systems
- Dynamic Data Management Systems
- Document-Oriented Database Systems
- Key-Accessible Database Systems
- Graph Database Management Systems
- Scalable Data Collection Managers
- Database Development and Management Tools
- Database Administration
- Database Replication
- Data Modeling
- Database Development and Optimization
- Database Security
- Distributed Data Grid Managers
- Data Integration and Integrity Software
- Bulk Data Movement Software
- Dynamic Data Movement Software
- Data Quality Software
- Data Access Infrastructure Software
- Composite Data Framework Software
- Master Data Definition and Control Software
- Metadata Management Software
- Self-Service Data Preparation Software
- Spatial Information Management
- Integration and Orchestration Software
- Business-to-Business Middleware
- B2B Gateway Middleware
- B2B Networks and B2B Managed Services
- Integration Software
- API Management Software
- Integration Platforms
- Connectivity Adapters and Plug-In Software
- Event-Driven Middleware
- Message-Oriented Middleware
- Streaming Analytics Software
- Functions Software
- Managed File Transfer
- Application Development Software
- Development Languages, Environments, and Tools
- Software Construction Components
- Business Rules Management Systems
- Modeling and Architecture Tools
- Object Modeling Tools
- Business Process Modeling Tools
- Enterprise Architecture Tools
- Software Quality and Life-Cycle Tools
- Automated Software Quality Tools
- Software Change and Configuration Management
- Application Platforms
- Deployment-Centric Application Platforms
- Application Server Software Platforms
- Cloud Deployment-Centric Application Platforms
- Model-Driven Application Platforms
- Transaction Processing Monitors
- Robotic Process Automation Software
- Systems Infrastructure Software Market Definitions
- System and Service Management Software
- IT Operations Management
- IT Automation and Configuration Management
- Workload Management
- Datacenter System and Application Control
- IT Service Management
- Network Software
- Network Infrastructure Software
- Network Application Delivery Software
- Network Virtualization and SDN Controller Software
- Network Management Software
- Security Software
- Identity and Digital Trust Software
- Endpoint Security Software
- Messaging Security Software
- Network Security Software
- Web Content Inspection Security
- Security Analytics, Intelligence, Response, and Orchestration
- Other Security Software
- Storage Software
- Data Replication and Protection Software
- Data Protection Software
- Backup and Recovery Reporting Software
- Storage Replication Software
- Host or Hypervisor-Based Replication Software
- Systems and Data Migration Software
- Fabric and Appliance-Based Replication Software
- Array-Based Replication Software
- Replication Management Software
- Archiving Software
- Email Archiving Software
- File and Other Archiving Software
- Storage and Device Management Software
- SRM and Heterogeneous SAN Management Software
- SRM and Homogeneous SAN Management Software
- Storage Device Management Software
- Other Storage Management Software
- Storage Infrastructure Software
- Virtualization and Federation Software
- Host-Based File Systems and Volume Management Software
- Storage Access and Path Management Software
- Automated Storage Tiering and Storage Gateway Software
- Storage Acceleration Software
- Software-Defined Storage Controller Software
- Block-Based Software-Defined Storage Controller Software
- File-Based Software-Defined Storage Controller Software
- Object-Based Software-Defined Storage Controller Software
- Hyperconverged Software–Defined Storage Controller Software
- Endpoint Management
- Output Management Tools
- Device Management
- Print Management
- Enterprise Output Management
- Client Endpoint Management
- Physical and Virtual Computing Software
- Operating Systems and Subsystems
- Core Operating Systems
- Client Operating Systems
- Embedded/Industrial Operating Systems
- Software-Defined Compute
- Virtual Machine Software
- Container Infrastructure Software
- Cloud System Software
- Virtual Client Computing
- Other Computing Software
- Related Markets
- Competitive Markets
- Not Necessarily Mutually Exclusive
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