IT Spending Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis

This IDC Perspective summarizes IDC’s Global CIO Advisory Board session, which took place in January 2025, on current approach and strategies for agentic AI.“As CIOs prepare for the adoption and scaling of agentic AI, and business leaders articulate the outcomes, tech vendors are expected to further ...

This IDC study presents a five-year forecast for the threat intelligence market for 2025–2029."Threat intelligence is no longer just a cybersecurity asset — it's a business enabler," says Monika Soltysik, senior research analyst, Security and Trust, IDC. "Organizations that embed threat intelligence ...

This IDC PeerScape highlights strategies for implementing data intelligence platform software, emphasizing starting small, gaining executive sponsorship, involving cross-functional teams, prioritizing training, and maintaining data quality. The document underscores the importance of strategic scopin ...

This IDC Market Perspective looks at how social media has been a key contributor to the growth of the consumer generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) market. Meta AI reaches hundreds of millions of consumers through Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp, and xAI’s Grok is key component of ...

This IDC Market Perspective explores the use of edge infrastructure to drive transformation of the healthcare industry, outlining edge use cases and opportunities for edge providers to support innovation in healthcare and life sciences. "As the healthcare industry shifts to AI and data-driven insigh ...

This IDC case study explores how Central Retail Corporation (CRC) is using AI and digital partnerships to scale innovation while maintaining operational efficiency. By implementing an AI-powered customer data platform, hyper-personalization strategies, and application programming interface (API)–dri ...

This IDC Perspective discusses how payers should consider an enterprise approach to achieve mandated accessibility. The most appropriate path for payers in achieving both of the mandated initiatives seems to be establishing an overall vision and road map of the enterprise’s approach and then modular ...

This IDC Perspective highlights the award-winning Smart City initiative by MTR Corporation in Hong Kong, aimed at achieving a "smart and inclusive journey." Through its "Smart ESG: Technology-enabled Social Inclusion" program, MTR has demonstrated its commitment to digital transformation and a conne ...

This IDC Perspective discusses the nomination details of the winner of the Special Award for Digital-Native Businesses (DNBs) from IDC's Future Enterprise Awards 2024 in Asia/Pacific with how AI can impact organizations moving forward."AI will eventually redefine industries in the digital-first era, ...

This IDC Perspective emphasizes the transformative role of technology, particularly AI, in reshaping organizational functions and strategies. It highlights the evolving responsibilities of CIOs in driving business transformation, fostering innovation, and aligning technology with strategic prioritie ...

This IDC Perspective explores the diverse applications of a business impact assessment (BIA) document, including its role in tech debt planning, strategic project prioritization, and budgeting. The business impact assessment document is traditionally used as the cornerstone for business continuity a ...

This IDC Perspective discusses AI in finance. AI is revolutionizing corporate finance by enhancing decision-making, risk management, and operational efficiency through technologies like machine learning and RPA. Despite significant benefits such as improved forecasting and automation, challenges lik ...

This IDC Market Perspective explores the distinct roles of enterprise, IT business, and functional business architects in large corporations, emphasizing their unique perspectives and collaborative efforts in technology decision-making. It highlights the importance of understanding these roles for v ...

This IDC Market Note discusses how the role of data as the foundation of a digital enterprise significantly impacts data egress costs through several mechanisms, primarily related to data management practices and operational strategies, and how cloud buyers can navigate the complex egress models and ...

This IDC Perspective focuses on the adoption of digital twins in the life science industry. It focuses on key growth predictions, global initiatives, enabling technologies, factors critical to the success of digital twin initiatives and the digital twin landscape, and provides guidance to technology ...

This IDC Perspective aims to provide CIOs, senior IT and technology executives, and other enterprise leaders with insights into how a robust automation strategy can drive businesses to new heights, unlocking new levels of operational efficiency, decision-making speed, and data reliability while also ...

This IDC Perspective highlights the urgent need for enterprises to adopt comprehensive frameworks to secure and safeguard AI usage across their operations. As AI integration accelerates, companies face significant risks, including data privacy issues, security vulnerabilities, and compliance challen ...

This IDC Perspective analyzes the key strategic directions for transformation in manufacturing execution systems (MES) software solutions. This report outlines how MES drives smarter decisions, predictive capabilities, and process optimization for increased efficiency and agility."The MES market is ...

This IDC Perspective highlights the critical need for digital transformation in retail and consumer goods supply chains to mitigate risk and achieve resilience. Retailers and other consumer-focused businesses require an open, digital environment to ensure that product, asset, and customer data is co ...

This IDC Perspective explores the critical role of data sharing in combating financial fraud, emphasizing its transformative potential in early detection, broader insights, and operational efficiency. By leveraging collaborative data-sharing practices, financial institutions can address complex frau ...

This IDC Perspective discusses the evolution of know-your-customer (KYC) processes, which is accelerating as financial institutions adopt agentic AI and agentic workflow platforms to modernize compliance, improve operational efficiency, and enhance risk management. Traditional KYC methods, reliant o ...

This IDC Perspective explores the fundamentals of hybrid and multicloud architectures to harness additional business value while increasing the agility of an organization. It dives into why organizations would want or need to deploy these 1:1 or 1: many types of hybrid compute, storage, and networki ...

This IDC Perspective explores the transformative impact of generative AI on B2B sales by 2025, highlighting AI's role in automating routine tasks, enhancing sales efficiency, and redefining sales professionals' roles. It discusses the emergence of AI-powered SDRs and BDRs, vertical AI solutions tail ...

IT Spending Market In Southeast Asia 2025-2029 The IT spending market in Southeast Asia is forecasted to grow by USD 42.6 billion during 2024-2029, accelerating at a CAGR of 9.1% during the forecast period. The report on the IT spending market in Southeast Asia provides a holistic analysis, market s ...

This IDC Perspective examines the implementation of GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) tools, which are essential for organizations seeking to manage risks, ensure compliance, and enhance governance practices. By providing a centralized platform, automation capabilities, and decision support too ...