IDC Research Types
Analyst
Analyst Profile
Provides complete background information on an IDC analyst. Each profile provides a biography, a notable quotation, a frequently asked question relevant to the particular analyst's focus, and a list of research authored by that analyst.
Team Profile
Lists the analyst members of a topical team. Outlines general areas of coverage and any specialties.
Briefs
Flash
Provides rapid IDC insight and analysis about a significant industry event or conference, merger or acquisition, product announcement, or other fast-breaking news affecting the IT market.
Forecast Update
Provides a short, quick look at an updated forecast and the changed assumptions behind the update. It updates a market forecast published in the same calendar year, identifies changed and key forecast assumptions, and highlights actions for participants to consider in light of the changes.
IDC Insight
Provides coverage and analysis of an industry event, new product or service, or a company announcement or development.
Update
Provides brief overview coverage of what is happening in a market.
Vendor Profiles
Provides a concise, hard-hitting profile of an emerging vendor. A profile will highlight new players and technologies and the potential paradigm shifts or disruptions a vendor represents.
Daily Graphics
Daily Graphic
Illustrates IDC's keen analysis of major market trends in downloadable PowerPoints. Available as a free download the day it appears, an IDC Daily Graphic provides valuable material for speeches and strategic planning.
Event Proceedings
Event Proceeding
Provides published slides, audio, and other materials from IDC and Insights Web conferences, briefings, forums, or other events.
Events
Conference
Delivers dependable, relevant, and high-impact data and insight to help organizations make sound business and technology decisions. eBusiness executives, IT professionals, IT suppliers, and services suppliers benefit from the strategic insight and networking opportunities IDC conferences offer. Generally, all presentation slides are available online, and for most conferences, streaming audio of key discussions is available as well.
Web Conference
Focuses on significant trends and paradigm shifts. Each Web conference will provide attendees with leading-edge market information that will enable them to make smart business decisions. For those unable to attend in person or those wishing to review the content presented, these synchronized multimedia presentations are available online.
IDC DecisionScapes
IDC FutureScape
Serves as a framework for IT/tech professionals' IT strategy and planning for the next one to three years. It lists IDC's top 10 worldwide technology trends for the coming one to three years in a given research area and includes related drivers, projected IT/business strategy impact, and guidance.
IDC MarketScape
Helps IT/tech professionals develop a short list of suitable suppliers when selecting a vendor. Provides an unbiased assessment of tech suppliers in terms of offerings, strategy, capabilities, and other important factors in a given technology area.
IDC MaturityScape
Describes five stages of "maturity" or capability for a particular technology area, helps IT/tech professionals understand where their organizations fit within those stages, and provides guidance on key components for planning successful improvements to a tech initiative.
IDC MaturityScape Benchmark
Helps IT/tech professionals to benchmark their maturity against peers, develop a business case for a tech initiative, and build consensus about where critical IT investments should be made. Presents quantitative research results that show the market distribution for a given tech initiative across the five stages of maturity presented in the related IDC MaturityScape. Shows the results and components of particularly successful initiatives.
IDC PeerScape
Gives IT/tech professionals insight into best practices (and practices to avoid) by providing specific use case examples implemented by peers. Identifies practices that have the most impact on the success of a tech or business initiative, and provides actionable guidance for each practice.
IDC PlanScape
Helps IT/tech professionals to justify and plan a business and/or technology investment or opportunity by exploring why, what, who, and how (these are also the main section headings). Presents key players, critical success factors, risks, and actions to consider for a designated technology and/or business management area.
IDC TechScape
Helps IT/tech professionals with developing IT strategic plans and evaluating emerging technologies in terms of their risk to the business. Shows the adoption curve and risk levels over time for a specific emerging technology. Sorts technologies into three "adoption model" categories (transformational, incremental, opportunistic) to help tech leaders determine the potential impact for their organization.
IDC Links
IDC Link
Provides timely context and insight around important market trends and events in a short opinion piece. IDC Links provide IDC's point of view on:
- Financial announcements
- Product announcements
- Mergers and acquisitions or divestitures
- Events
- Response to news
Insights-only Research
Best Practices
Correlates the use of specific practices and superior performance as indicated by an analysis of the benchmarking database. Highlights any significant differences between industries. Conclusions provide a set of process priorities for improving a business case and advice on how to overcome change management issues.
Business Strategy
Helps buyers to assess their business strategies and/or associated business processes, especially as they relate to the use of technology.
Methods and Practices
Provides a step-by-step description of a method or methods that can be applied. As appropriate, the report may compare the benefits and drawbacks of several methods.
Perspective
Presents an article written by an Insights analyst on a topic of special interest to a target audience. This information has generally already appeared in an industry publication and is repackaged for display on the Insights Web site.
Vendor Assessment
Helps buyers select the right IT supplier. The report helps buyers understand the various providers of a technology by providing analysis on market landscape, vendor profiles, vendor market share, and vendor assessments.
Pivot Tables
Pivot Table
Presents an interactive spreadsheet tool for analyzing trends and activities in a specific market segment. These tables are available only through an annual subscription service.
Predictions
Top 10 Predictions
Provides bold, well-conceived market predictions grounded in solid methodologies, primary research, and analyst experience. Lays out a clear road map to understanding major market opportunities and trends.
Presentations
IDC Presentation
Provides the latest, select CIS forecast data, primary research survey findings, and critical IDC analyst opinion in a succinct, easy-to-digest PowerPoint format.
IDC Survey
Presents a hypothesis about what is happening in the market backed by the results of a demand-side or supply-side survey. The focus is on interpreting and analyzing the survey results and providing a strong point of view along with actionable advice.
IDC Survey Spotlight
Answers a timely question and provides a strong opinion backed by IDC survey data. This is a quick nugget of information that is presented in two concise PowerPoint slides.
Insights Presentation
Provides an easy-to-use format to post on the Web presentations that were previously delivered at public forums (such as conferences and events) or for internal client meetings and client presentations. It may not come as part of a consulting/custom engagement.
Market Analysis Perspective
Delivers a concise current state view of a market and insight into the impact of future trends. Business executives, product managers, and MI/AR professionals can use this information when looking to understand buyers' perspectives and market impacts.
Press Releases
Press Release
Announces significant corporate news, such as key hirings or promotions, performance milestones, event highlights, or speaking engagements.
Product Information
Fact Sheet
Describes a research product. Usually details the major areas of coverage and deliverables, and outlines key questions and competitive market conditions that the research will address. Includes links to all published research for a research product.
Studies
Competitive Analysis
Provides a detailed accounting and review of a vendor's programs, processes, products, service, satisfaction, and/or strategy in a target market. This knowledge helps clients reduce their risk of losing market share or enhance their position over the competition.
Customer Needs and Strategies
Focuses on the important decisions that business and IT professionals make every day.
Industry Developments and Models
Provides a detailed assessment of a specific target market's expansion pattern. This analysis helps clients develop and deploy the right mix of value-add products, programs, or services to support their sales and/or partnering efforts.
Market Analysis
Provides an in-depth examination of the dynamics and future of a single market or a group of related markets. The Market Analysis is where we will typically present our forecasts and assumptions, using a key forecast assumptions table.
Market Forecast
Provides the future of a single market or a group of related markets. It presents a new or updated market forecast, including key drivers and assumptions used in the forecast.
Market Share
Provides data on market size, regional allocations, and platform splits as well as a summary of vendor shares for the most recently completed period (year, quarter).
Special Study
Provides a onetime study produced by a research group that is not published as a deliverable under a subscription service.
Survey
Provides a study and interpretation of the results of a demand- or supply-side survey.
Taxonomy
Highlights and emphasizes how IDC tracks the market while also making it easier for customers to find and identify IDC Taxonomy documents.
Technology Assessment
Provides an analysis of the intricacies of an emerging or established technology or the technologies contained within a specific product.
Vendor Needs and Strategies
Provides an in-depth analysis of a company, a small group of companies, a division of a company focused on a particular market, or a best practice that the company exemplifies.
This IDC study is designed as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Connected Consumer Spending Guide and provides a detailed description of the taxonomy, definitions, and methodology supporting IDC's Connected Consumer research ...
This IDC study characterizes the mobile game and handheld console game marketplace through 2023. The forecast includes four major regions: North America, Western Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the rest of the world (ROW). Smartphone and tablet ...
本調査レポートは、セキュリティ製品市場に関するIDCの分類法について詳細に説明したものである。ソフトウェアライセンス、仮想化、アプライアンス、およびサービスとしてのソフトウェアの4つの主要プラットフォームに渡るセキュリティ製品について定義している。これは2018年のIDCの予測および市場シェアのレポートの基盤となる。IDCの市場規模、予測、および企業モデルは、この分類法を使用して世界のIDCアナリストによって生成される。
「IDCのサイバーセキュリティ製品分類は、セキュリティ市場に包括的で詳細なフレームワークを提供し、ソフトウェア、ハードウェア、仮想化製品、およびSaaSの観点からIDCがセキュリティ製品を定義する方法を理解するための不可欠なリソースである」とIDCのWorldwide ...
本調査レポートは、2018年～2023年の国内主要通信サービスの各市場における回線数、売上額または支出額ベースの市場規模予測を提供するものである。法人向けWAN、モバイル通信、法人向けワイヤレスIoT通信、固定ブロードバンド、VoIP、固定音声／ISDNの6つの通信サービス市場について予測している。また、注目領域として、パブリッククラウド接続用途のWANサービス市場とMVNO通信サービス市場の予測も提供している。法人市場では引き続き、クラウド利用の拡大やIoTへの投資拡大が市場を牽引する。
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This IDC study provides a comprehensive overview of and definitions for the mobile phone market. The definitions provided in this document represent the scope of IDC's mobile phone research. This taxonomy outlines market segmentations and ...
This IDC study provides a comprehensive overview and definitions for wearable devices. The definitions provided in this document represent the scope of IDC's wearable devices hardware research. This taxonomy outlines market segmentations ...
This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Mobility Spending Guide methodology and taxonomy. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Mobility Spending Guide data deliverable ...
本調査レポートは、2018年9月までのベンダー調査による製品情報、最新の経済状況を考慮して、国内SMB IT市場の2017年における実績値と2018年の推計値、2019年～2022年の市場規模予測を製品別、従業員規模別、産業分野別に行っている。国内SMB IT市場は、PCの更新需要、「消費税増税／軽減税率制度」対応などによって2019年までプラス成長を予測しているが、2020年以降は前年までの反動もあり、IT支出は低い成長率に留まるとみている。
「ITサプライヤーは、2020年以降の国内SMB ...
This IDC study presents our taxonomy for the enterprise network infrastructure market as covered in the quarterly Worldwide Datacenter Network QView. It provides the definitions of Ethernet switch, router, WLAN, and VoIP infrastructure. ...
This study is IDC's sixth semiannual forecast for IoT in APEJ. Some highlights are:
- IDC defines IoT as "a network of networks of uniquely identifiable endpoints (or "things") that communicate without human interaction using IP ...
本調査レポートは、国内の産業を17種類の企業、および官公庁、自治体、教育、消費者の4種類の非企業の計21の産業分野に分類し、それぞれの分野の第3のプラットフォーム支出額実績（2017年）と予測（2018年～2022年）を報告するものである。また、同市場をさらに5つの従業員規模に細分化し、産業分野別および従業員規模別の第3のプラットフォーム支出額の予測データを示し、その背景を分析している。
IDC Japan ITスペンディンググループのシニアマーケットアナリストである岩本 ...
This IDC study provides an updated forecast for the worldwide augmented and virtual reality hardware market for the 2019-2023 period.
"2019 marks a turning point for the worldwide AR/VR market," says Ramon T. Llamas, research director ...
This IDC study discusses the forecast for the U.S. wearable computing device market for the 2019–2023 period.
"The U.S. wearables market is on track for a return to growth in 2019," says Ramon T. Llamas, research director for IDC's ...
This study analyzes the network equipment spending (capex) and total capital expenditures (CAPEX) in the region in both fixed-line and mobile networks. Mobile network spending represents roughly 59–66% of the total network equipment spending ...
This IDC study presents a forecast for the worldwide LTE router/gateway market.
"Wireless WAN investment continues to increase, as enterprises invest to connect to the cloud and support new applications. As such, LTE-based connectivity ...
This IDC study examines the performance of the PC microprocessor market overall and through its desktop PC processor and mobile PC processor segments.
"PC processor demand exceeded Intel's capacity in 2Q18," said Shane Rau, research ...
This IDC study analyzes the outlook for the prepaid and postpaid segments of the U.S. mobile services market for 2017–2022. U.S. wireless subscribers will grow to 356.3 million by 2022 at a 0.8% CAGR from 342.0 million in 2017. Postpaid ...
This IDC study provides market share data for the in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system for 2017, with analysis and commentary.
"The in-vehicle infotainment system has become a key point of differentiation for consumers as they consider ...
This IDC study discusses the forecast for the U.S. market for 5G fixed wireless access consumer subscriptions for the 2018–2022.
"FWA will be the first interaction many consumers will have with the 5G ecosystem, after hearing about ...
This IDC study analyzes the enterprise mobile application development platform (MADP) market in 2017, ranking the top vendors by revenue and discussing market trends that helped shape the market landscape.
"The past few years of the ...
This IDC study presents the five-year forecast for the worldwide 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 ...
本調査レポートは、国内働き方改革市場からICT市場を切り出し、その市場規模と市場動向に関し調査、分析を行ったものである。IDCが保有する市場規模データを基に、国内企業に対するアンケートや取材結果を参考に規模を推定し、動向をまとめている。
IDC Japan PC、携帯端末＆クライアントソリューションのグループマネージャーである市川 和子は、「海外の働き方の変革（働き方の未来）は、価値の創造、そこからもたらされる競争優位性の獲得を見据えて進んでいる。目の先の残業時間の短縮や労働生産性の向上で足踏みしている国内企業は、10年後、20年後に存続が危うくなるであろう」と述べている。
...This study in IDC Canada's occasional Communications Service Providers of the Future series is IDC Canada's first detailed examination of network function virtualization (NFV) technology and explores:
- NFV ...
This IDC study presents a forecast of subscribers and transactional clients of paid OTT video services for annual strategic planning. The purpose of this study is to help marketers, product managers, and policy makers gain insight, validate ...
This IDC study presents the five-year forecast for mobile phone shipments worldwide by device type. The worldwide mobile phone market will reach a total of 1,897.3 million unit shipments in 2018, down 4.1% from the 1,977.6 million units ...