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 Web Conference presents a discussion by IDC's Alan Webber on the impact that new technologies, like artificial intelligence and analytics, and growing volumes of customer data will have on the customer experience, and ultimately ...
This IDC Web Conference presents a discussion by IDC's Richard Villars, Jennifer Cooke, and Susan Middleton on the key developments that will shape the global datacenter market and impact the way companies distribute their cloud and on-premise ...
This IDC Web Conference presents a discussion by IDC's Gerry Murray on several key issues facing chief marketing officers (CMOs) that will impact the operational and technology decisions that CMOs will need to make over the next one to five ...
This IDC Web Conference presents a discussion by IDC's Senior Vice President and Chief Analyst Frank Gens on the key developments that will shape the technology industry over the next one to five years and impact the ability of every enterprise ...
本Conference: Tech SupplierはIDC Japan ソフトウェア＆セキュリティ リサーチマネージャーである入谷 光浩による講演の内容をプレゼンテーションスライドと音声ファイルによって提供するものである。
IDCではデジタルトランスフォーメーション（DX）の実現において、あらゆるデータを活用するための統合化されたプラットフォーム「DX Platform」の必要性を提唱している。経済産業省が発表したDXレポートにおいても統合プラットフォームの重要性が述べられている。本講演ではDX ...
本Conference: Tech SupplierはIDC Japanのリサーチバイスプレジデントである寄藤 幸治による講演の内容をプレゼンテーションスライドと音声ファイルによって提供するものである。
IDC DX Platform Visionへようこそ。まず国内企業がDX実現に向けて直面する課題を明らかにする。加えて、その課題への対処について、「DX先進企業」と「DX苦闘中企業」の姿勢の違いを、IDCの調査結果から紹介する。
This IDC Presentation provides an overview of the tectonic shifts changing the landscape of enterprise infrastructure buying behavior. It provides context on current and future market trends in the European marketplace by defining and explaining ...
This IDC Conference presents a review by Stephen Minton on the latest ICT spending data and leading economic indicators for ICT budget trends and new 3rd Platform technologies, alongside updated market sizing and forecasts from IDC's Worldwide ...
This IDC Web Conference discusses the blockchain market based on data from the IDC Worldwide Blockchain Spending Guide. Blockchain is moving beyond technical proofs of concept and evolving into proofs of business, and the future of blockchain ...
This IDC Web Conference shares a customer experience (CX) framework, together with CX business initiatives, priorities, and use cases driving CX technology investment. As organizations progress along their digital journeys, customer experience ...
This IDC Web Conference discusses how digital transformation is having a significant and lasting impact on the global economy. As investment strategies shift from defensive approaches to counteract disruptors to offensive ones to ensure ...
This IDC Conference presents a review by Stephen Minton on the latest ICT spending data and leading economic indicators for ICT budget trends and new 3rd Platform technologies, alongside updated market sizing and forecasts from IDC's Worldwide ...
This IDC Web Conference highlights the spending trends and opportunities in the Smart Cities market. The Smart Cities market is growing, and your organization can capitalize on it with the right data. Attendees of this web conference will ...
本Conference: Tech SupplierはIDC JapanのITスペンディング リサーチマネージャーである村西 明による講演の内容をプレゼンテーションスライドと音声ファイルによって提供するものである。
IDCでは、国内の産業分野を21に分類し、かつ企業規模を小規模から大企業までを5つに分類し、それぞれについて現在のITの支出状況と今後の支出動向の調査を行っている。本年に控える消費税増税および、翌年の東京オリンピックパラリンピック開催、昨今の働き方改革や米中貿易摩擦など、ユーザー企業や官公庁におけるITの支出に与える影響を産業分野別および企業規模別に分類し、ユーザー調査結果を踏まえた分析を行う。また、第3のプラットフォームや5Gに代表される新たな技術変革が牽引する、産業構造の変革に関する将来像を海外の事例も交えて考察し、ITサプライヤーが今後とるべき戦略について考察する。
...本Conference: Tech SupplierはIDC Japanのソフトウェア＆セキュリティ シニアマーケットアナリストである草地 慎太郎による講演の内容をプレゼンテーションスライドと音声ファイルによって提供するものである。
データは現代における最も重要な経営資源の一つであるとしばしば言われている。しかし、データを多く持っていても、それを価値創出につなげるためには企業戦略、人材、テクノロジープラットフォームそしてデータアーキテクチャを考慮し、仕組みを作り上げる必要がある。本講演ではIDCがデジタルトランスフォーメーションの中で、企業がデータという資源を価値創出につなげるためのテクノロジープラットフォームとして定義しているDX ...
This IDC Web Conference highlights Internet of Things (IoT) spending trends and outlook. IoT adopters have proven to need a diversity of technologies that will advance their strategic investment objectives. With experience and increasing ...
This IDC Web Conference shares market insights on expectations about technology adoption from the field and key insights on the spending landscape for key blockchain use cases and trends. The future of blockchain remains promising as enterprises ...
This IDC Web Conference highlights the seven strategies that can be implemented in IT's broader organizational transformation.
Many enterprises and their IT teams continue to struggle with the accelerating pace of change being brought ...
This IDC Web Conference reviews the latest ICT spending data and leading economic indicators for ICT budget trends and new 3rd Platform technologies, alongside updated market sizing and forecasts from IDC's Worldwide Black Book, answering ...
This IDC Web Conference presents an overview of the European vertical market digital scenario that is more vibrant than ever — some industries are on the edge of technological change, and others are rapidly catching up and showing interesting ...
These event proceedings were presented at the IDC Directions conferences in Santa Clara and Boston in March 2019.
Since the first bespoke non-volatile memory express (NVMe)–based system shipped in 2016, many more vendors have tossed ...
These event proceedings were presented at the IDC Directions conferences in Santa Clara and Boston in March 2019.
The systems integrator landscape will be transformed by AI-based automation in services delivery. The evolution of automation ...
These event proceedings were presented at the IDC Directions conferences in Santa Clara and Boston in March 2019.
Last year, IDC introduced "multiplied innovation" as the mantra for the next chapter of the IT industry's 3rd Platform ...
These event proceedings were presented at the IDC Directions conferences in Santa Clara and Boston in March 2019.
The days of the omnipresent homogeneous, general-purpose server are over. The speed with which training and inferencing ...
These event proceedings were presented at the IDC Directions conferences in Santa Clara and Boston in March 2019.
Recently conducted IDC Business Value research has shown how organizations deploying new technology initiatives — such ...
This IDC Web Conference presents a discussion by IDC's Dan Vesset and David Schubmehl on the key predictions that will impact the business analytics and cognitive software markets over the next one to five years. Senior IT leaders and line-of-business ...
This IDC Web Conference presents a discussion by IDC's Worldwide Corporate Banking team on the key predictions that will impact CIOs and IT professionals in the worldwide industry over the next one to five years. Senior IT leaders and line-of-business ...
This IDC Web Conference presents a discussion by IDC's Worldwide SMB team about the key predictions that will impact CIOs and IT professionals in the worldwide industry over the next one to five years. Senior IT leaders and line-of-business ...
This IDC Web Conference presents a discussion by IDC's Worldwide Manufacturing team on the key predictions that will impact CIOs and IT professionals in the worldwide manufacturing industry over the next one to five years. Senior IT leaders ...
This IDC Web Conference discusses Chief Analyst Frank Gens' predictions of 10 key developments in the tech industry that, over the next one to five years, will impact every enterprise's ability to grow and compete. The predictions track ...
This IDC Web Conference presents the findings from the latest release of the Worldwide Smart Cities Spending Guide, which offers forecasts for 25 Smart City use cases, as well as the overall market view, and a brand-new view into City-level ...
This IDC Web Conference looks at the use cases that are currently being funded in Smart Cities and Communities globally. These funded projects will be analyzed in the context of when they will be implemented, what are the factors pushing ...
This IDC Web Conference examines the worldwide blockchain market. The future of blockchain remains promising as enterprises move along their digital transformation journeys and look to blockchain to gain a competitive advantage. End users ...
This IDC Web conference discusses how today's power markets in North America are facing changes and challenges that are driving investment and activity in the industry's digital transformation efforts. This webinar will give an overview ...
This IDC Web Conference explores construction ahead for government infrastructure and systems integration. Learn more from Shawn McCarthy, research director, IDC Government Insights.
This IDC Web Conference discusses AI investment and applications in the life science industry. There continues to be strong interest within the life science and healthcare industries on innovations that can yield new actionable insights ...
This IDC Web Conference examines how the platform environment is developing in the mining sector. IDC Energy Insights explores what it means to be digitally determined and the organization, measuring, and road mapping of mining companies ...
This IDC Web Conference presents what's ahead for 2018 from IDC Financial Insights' Worldwide Compliance, Fraud, and Risk Analytics Strategies advisory service.
IDC Financial Insights' Worldwide Compliance, Fraud, and Risk Analytics ...
This IDC Web Conference presents a review by Stephen Minton on the latest ICT spending data and leading economic indicators for ICT budget trends and new 3rd Platform technologies, alongside updated market sizing and forecasts from IDC's ...
This IDC Web Conference shares insights into the IT spending patterns of some of the world's largest companies. These firms are often among the first to embrace transformative, innovative technologies in an effort to delight customers and ...
This IDC Web Conference discusses how Innovation Accelerators and emerging technologies are reshaping traditional businesses across European vertical markets. Carla La Croce, Giulia Carosella, and Thomas Vavra from the Customer Insight and ...
本Conference: Tech Supplierは、IDC Japan ソフトウェア＆セキュリティのシニアマーケットアナリストである草地 慎太郎による講演の内容をプレゼンテーションスライドと音声ファイルによって提供するものである。
IDCではDXプラットフォームの中核としてビッグデータ／アナリティクス技術を中心とした「インテリジェント・コア」を定義し、意志決定中心型のアーキテクチャによる企業活動の変革を提唱している。一方で、国内市場におけるビッグデータ／アナリティクスへの投資は活発に行われているものの、必ずしも企業全体のプラットフォームとしての戦略的活用が行われているわけではない。本講演では、国内市場におけるビッグデータ活用の現在位置を調査に基づき明らかにした上で、将来像としてのインテリジェント・コアに対してのギャップを示し、それを埋めていくためのユーザー企業とITサプライヤーへの提言を行う。
...This IDC Web Conference shares with you IDC's concept of building a business case around digital transformation and the broader strategic priorities of organizations connected to digital transformation working together to deliver business ...
This IDC Web Conference examines the 3D printing market in 2018 and beyond. 3D printing solutions have moved well beyond prototyping to become prevalent within and across multiple industries. End users will realize the long-term value this ...
In this IDC FutureScape presentation, IDC's European Digital Transformation (DX) Strategies Practice members present the key DX predictions that will impact CIOs and IT professionals across all industries and enterprises. The predictions ...
This IDC Web Conference presents IDC Energy Insights' Show and Tell webinar, in which a guest from ENGIE Italia — Monica Iacono, Director Business to Consumer — shared ENGIE Italia's approach to the market.
In an era that needs traditional ...