Category: Internet of Things IoT
Internet of Things IoT market research reports by IDC
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Retail Technology Adoption in EMEA: Trends and Insights
This IDC Perspective discusses the ongoing transformation of the retail landscape in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), driven by advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR). In mature markets su ... Read More
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Mapping GenAI Use Cases and Impact in Performance
This IDC Market Perspective looks at the impact of generative AI on HR, focusing on key use cases and future developments. As its role expands beyond simple HR process automation, organizations are exploring its impact on talent management, core HR, and employee experience; its effect on key HR metr ... Read More
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The Human Factor at Work in the Digital Business and AI Era
This IDC Market Perspective shares insights on how organizations can enhance the human element in the Digital Business and AI Era. There are five key pillars to consider for improving the human factor within an organization: the role of technology, wellbeing practices, the establishment of culture a ... Read More
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The Impact of Agentic AI on the Financial Services Industry
This IDC Perspective examines selected areas in which agentic AI can impact financial services organizations. Agentic AI builds on the capabilities of GenAI and LLMs but adds additional abilities (e.g., planning and executing actions autonomously to reach objectives). These agents can use tools to s ... Read More
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Six Lessons from NRF 2025: Everything I Need to Know About Hospitality and Travel Digital Strategies I Learned from a 90s Movie
This IDC Perspective reflects upon the major themes and trends presented at the National Retail Federation's Big Show and Expo 2025 (NRF 2025) and how they apply to hospitality and travel organizations. With the rapid growth of AI, particularly agentic AI, hospitality and travel organizations will n ... Read More
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KPMG Scouts a Middle Route to AI-Enabled Organizational Transformation Guidance
This IDC Market Note provides an analysis of executive presentations made at KPMG annual analyst summit at the KPMG Lakehouse in Lake Nona, Florida, February 11–13, 2025. The event presented KPMG’s latest digital-human integrated approaches to its consulting and client engagement practices and demon ... Read More
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Events in European Predictive, Advanced, and Visual Analytics and Machine Learning, 2H24
This IDC Market Note details key moves in the analytics and business intelligence market in Europe between June and December 2024, focusing on tech vendor investments, mergers, and acquisitions. It also includes market moves outside of these areas that illustrate broader market trends. ... Read More
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Planning for GenAI Inferencing Impact on Infrastructure Investment Decisions
This IDC Perspective explores the experience of organizations that have moved multiple GenAI POCs into production and provides infrastructure tech buyers with important insights about the cost, performance, and security trade-offs that must be balanced to optimize GenAI inferencing infrastructure in ... 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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How AI Is Transforming IT Service Management
This IDC Perspective discusses how AI is transforming IT service management (ITSM). Available features incorporating AI in ITSM can offer faster and more consistent services, improve efficiency, and allow humans to focus on more sensitive or advanced work. These new technology developments are shift ... Read More
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Fortifying the Healthcare Sector in Asia/Pacific: The Essential Role of AI in Cybersecurity
This IDC Perspective highlights the need for healthcare organizations in Asia/Pacific to secure themselves against highly complex, AI-enabled cyberattacks that target an ever-expanding attack surface. The report discusses regional healthcare organizations’ challenges and priorities, governments’ upd ... Read More
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Inference at the Edge: Implications for Service Providers
This IDC Perspective explores the emerging topic of inference at the edge in terms of key drivers and impact on service providers. It provides guidance to decision-makers on deciding which service provider will help them navigate the complexities of adopting this new technology."Inferencing at the e ... Read More
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Building Management Systems and Facility Management Firms Increasingly Intertwined in the Post-COVID-19 Workplace
This IDC Market Perspective discusses building management systems (BMS) and facility management (FM) firms being increasingly intertwined in the post-COVID-19 workplace. Building management systems and facility management applications have had similar paths in both the COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 env ... Read More
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Modern Incidents Require Modern Data Mining
This IDC Perspective explains how data mining plays an essential role in optimizing the incident response process. The increasing sophistication of cyberthreats necessitates modern data mining tools for effective incident response. Traditional manual processes are inadequate, leading to delays and h ... Read More
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Accelerating Enterprise GenAI Workflows with IaaS Network Services
This IDC Market Perspective highlights how infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) network services offered by cloud service providers can help accelerate deployment of enterprise GenAI workflows. IaaS network services ensure on-demand connectivity, optimized performance, and robust security, enabling se ... Read More
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European Data Intelligence, Integration, and Platform Software Market Events, 2H24
The IDC Market Note highlights significant developments in the European data intelligence, integration, and platform software market from July to December 2024. Key trends include increased investments in AI and data lakehouse architectures, major product releases, and strategic partnerships among t ... Read More
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What Is Work Today — And When Will We Stop Needing Humans to Do It?
This IDC Perspective explores the implications of agentic AI in the workforce, highlighting its potential to revolutionize business operations while raising concerns about job displacement. It discusses the balance between AI augmentation and human roles, presenting various scenarios of workforce im ... Read More
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SAS Insight 2025 for Analysts — A Focus on AI Productivity
This IDC Market Note highlights the details of the SAS Insight 2025 Conference for industry analysts on February 26–28, Cary, North Carolina. SAS Insight 2025 focused on SAS’ strategy and technology so customers would be more productive with data and AI for decisioning. SAS emphasized its continued ... Read More
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A Sunny Future for Broadcom's VeloRAIN?
This IDC Market Note discusses Broadcom's VeloRAIN platform. VeloRAIN represents a significant advancement in network performance and management. IT employs AI-based network optimization, dynamic application-based slicing, and AI operations to deliver advanced network services, providing tools that ... Read More
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Inside a Ransomware Attack
This IDC Perspective provides an overview of the ransomware attack from the onset of the attack to the lessons learned and mitigation. The number of organizations reporting a data loss, breach, or ransomware attack seems to be growing. With the advent of GenAI, the sophistication of attacks seems to ... Read More
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SAS Insight 2025 Conference: Responsible Innovation Amid Market Uncertainties
This IDC Market Note details the SAS Insight 2025 conference, which highlighted SAS’ commitment to responsible innovation amid data saturation and automation, emphasizing productivity, compute power, platform modernization, and cloud expansion. Key developments included advancements in AI, digital t ... Read More
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SAS Insight 2025: Powering the World's Decisions
This IDC Market Note presents highlights from SAS Insight 2025, held at the company's headquarters in Cary, North Carolina. SAS Insight 2025 presents a comprehensive strategy focusing on technological innovation, customer success, and strategic partnerships to maintain SAS' position as a leader in t ... Read More
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Digital Advertising Market Review, 2025
This IDC Perspective on the digital advertising market provides a comprehensive analysis of digital advertising spend. It highlights the rapid growth of mobile in-app, connected television (CTV), and digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising, driven by technological advancements like AI. IDC's custom s ... Read More
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Worldwide Consumer GenAI Users Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study presents the worldwide forecast for the number of consumers using generative AI (GenAI) with users defined as consumers who use a GenAI app, service, or feature at least monthly with some level of active intent to engage with the functionality. This includes GenAI-powered search, a de ... Read More
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A View from NRF 2025: Is AI Part of Retail?
This IDC Perspective examines NRF 2025, a key retail event of the year from the view of artificial intelligence (AI) and advancements in AI. NRF 2025 brought forth almost 40,000 attendees and thousands of companies and organizations as part of the largest retail event worldwide with an enormous inte ... Read More
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