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
Vendor Profile
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.
IDC Perspective
The IDC Perspective is a flexible doc that seeks to help business and tech buyers assess their business and IT strategy and/or associated business processes, especially as it relates to the use of technology. The document can be used in areas such as:
- Strategy and planning
- Trends and observations
- IT spending and investment
- Vendor conferences and announcements
IDC TechBrief
The IDC TechBrief helps the technology or business executive get smart about a single technology in the context of the business by answering 6 business critical questions about the technology:
- What is the technology?
- When should I adopt it?
- What can it do for my business?
- What are the critical success factors?
- What are the risks?
- Who are the suppliers?
Market Note
The Market Note is a flexible doc that provides IDC analysis and point of view on an industry event, new product or service, or a company announcement or development or fast breaking news.
Market Perspective
The Market Perspective is a flexible doc that analyzes key changes and developments happening in the market. This flexible research type can be used to analyze areas such as:
- Competitive Environment
- Innovation & Market Opportunity
- New Business Models
- Partner & Channel Strategy
- Enterprise Strategies (targeted to supplier)
- Regulation
- Socioeconomics
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
IDC Blink
IDC Blink
Provides timely context and insight around important market trends and events in a short opinion piece with a 2-minute audio clip. IDC Blinks provide IDC's point of view on:
- Financial announcements
- Product announcements
- Mergers and acquisitions or divestitures
- Events
- Response to news
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.
Presentations
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.
Market 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.
Tech Buyer 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.
IDC Market Glance
Provides a look at the landscape of a tech market, including competitive positioning, adjacent segments, and potential partner opportunities.
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
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 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 one-time study produced by a research group that is not published as a deliverable under a subscription service.
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.
IDC Innovators
IDC Innovators is aimed at informing IT buyers about emerging vendors with an innovative new technology or ground-breaking business model. Vendors identified in the document as innovators are linked together within a specific market area and around solving or alleviating a common business problem. Vendors included have annual revenue under $100 million at the time of selection.
Technology Segment
The IDC Technology Segment offers CEMA clients a comprehensive view of a technology segment in one country or subregion and provides a market view and forecast and/or market share and vendor profiles, including performances and strategies. It is specifically intended to serve smaller country markets and subregions.
Innovation is about creating new business models or improving existing ones in the backdrop of continuously emerging technologies that deeply redefine possibilities. In this context, many innovation initiatives will fail, while a few may ...
This IDC Tech Buyer Survey Spotlight explores the complexities surrounding IT spending as a percentage of revenue and provides guidance for CIOs and IT leaders. Based on the findings of the CIO Sentiment Survey conducted by IDC in ...
本IDC研究报告介绍了IDC对2024年CIO议程的十大预测。
IDC CIO/CXO信息科技智库服务咨询与研究集团副总裁Daniel Saroff表示,"这十大预测构成了一份战略性框架,帮助CIO在未来五年内领导其组织度过一个加速变革和颠覆的时期。同时也阐述了IDC对IT部门将要经历的10个重大转变的展望,助力IT高管制定战略规划。"
This IDC Tech Buyer Survey Spotlight explores the rising importance of automation in addressing revenue challenges for organizations. IDC's CIO Sentiment Survey conducted in September 2023 highlights the relationship between revenue ...
This IDC Tech Buyer Survey Spotlight explores the critical role of enterprise size in shaping IT strategy. Based on IDC's September 2023 CIO Sentiment Survey, enterprises with 1,000 or more employees often prioritize the ability ...
This IDC Tech Buyer Survey Spotlight explores how deglobalization and the COVID-19 pandemic have created distinct regional challenges for CIOs. Based on the findings of IDC's September 2023 CIO Sentiment Survey, data governance, ...
This IDC Tech Buyer Survey Spotlight examines the relationship between digital maturity and the evaluation of CIO success. The findings of IDC's September 2023 CIO Sentiment Survey indicate that as organizations progress in their ...
This IDC Perspective guides CIOs, technology leaders, and other senior IT executives in understanding the incredible opportunity ahead with technologies like generative AI (GenAI), deep automation, and causal intelligence.
As emerging ...
This IDC Perspective provides CIOs, senior IT and technology executives, and other enterprise executives an overview of causal intelligence and its growing importance. It involves analyzing cause-effect relationships to gain deeper insights ...
This IDC Tech Buyer Survey Spotlight delves into the state of generative AI (GenAI) governance implementation. IDC's recent CIO Sentiment Survey indicates that most organizations have either implemented or are in the process of testing/implementing ...
This IDC Survey Spotlight delves into the acceleration of enterprise automation and the renewed concerns about the impact on the workforce. Experts advocate for augmenting roles versus full automation. However, IDC's recent CIO Sentiment ...
本IDC报告是一篇IDC IT部门数字化转型(DX)场景分类,旨在帮助IT部门制定业务战略,获得业务上的成功。该分类分为八个战略要务,这些要务指明了全球的IT部门如何构建面向未来三到五年的数字战略。由于IT部门从来没有像现在这样如此看重企业的需求,所以,本报告还为IT部门提供了数字化转型旅程指南,确保每个项目和场景都与企业的长期目标一致。
IDC CIO/CXO信息科技智库服务研究总监Martha Rounds表示:"IT有潜力也有能力成为企业的能力倍增器,它通过利用和调整技术增强企业的创新能力、客户响应能力、供应和生产优化能力、在直接和互补市场中抢占市场份额的能力以及持续交付价值的能力,帮助企业实现业务和运营目标。本报告将帮助业务和IT领导层共同协调业务和IT战略,共育未来成功。"
...This IDC study provides IDC's top 10 predictions for CIOs to have on their agenda in 2024.
"These predictions provide a strategic context that will enable CIOs to lead their organizations through a period of accelerated change and ...
This IDC Perspective provides CIOs, senior IT and technology executives, and other enterprise executives an overview of the concept of deep automation, which involves taking enterprise automation to the next level through a holistic, adaptive, ...
This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation provides a quick situational overview and actionable guidance to set your business up for success with artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and deep automation by aligning the right business questions ...
This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation provides a quick situational overview and actionable guidance to address the challenge of using strategic architecture to lead the organization into the future.
Strategic architecture planning can ...
本IDC看法为创建高价值的三年AI/自动化路线图提供了实用洞察和可行方法。AI服务可降本增效、提高运营合规性和管理洞察,包括洞察消费者行为和趋势。然而,企业们为此所做的准备工作却良莠不齐。有经验的IT负责人可以主动推出紧密衔接的IT和业务投资组合,制定出最高价值的AI/自动化路线图。对于短期、有针对性的举措,应穷尽一切现有机会,利用海量数据、基于规则的流程和重复性操作简化AI和自动化。业务合作,尤其是跨部门的合作,应利用新的战略和运营技术(OT)投资,为整个企业构建可持续能力。
CIO要形成清晰的以AI为中心的数据和架构观,并利用COE原则建立思想领导力和长期的人才培养体系,逐渐成为企业重要的战略和良知担当,妥善利用投入的每一分钱和接触的每一个环境。高价值的AI/自动化路线图有助于企业各个部门逐步提高AI和数据投资的速度和影响力,充分利用所有流程和技术,包括维护和支持。三年AI/自动化路线图考验是企业能取得可量化的成果,证明他们能利用可能出现的各类技术、自动化方法和数据源解决相应的业务问题。
...本IDC技术买家演示报告为首席信息官提供战略和建议,帮助他们通过行业生态系统创造更多价值并激发企业创新。本文将为首席信息官提供各种工具和方法,帮助他们将合作伙伴网络建设成为强大系统,增加产品和服务的种类和价值,扩大受众,培养强大的竞争优势,并实现持续创新。其中包括同行建议和一些明确步骤,帮助首席信息官评估合作伙伴现状,并探索将这些现状应用到行业生态系统以应对产品、供应链、数字体验和客户偏好变化带来的复杂性的战略。
“行业生态系统能提供的产品、服务和体验是单个企业依靠自己的力量很难甚至不可能实现的。”IDC未来行业生态系统和产品创新研究副总裁Jeffrey ...
这份IDC研究报告旨在帮助首席信息官评估他们当前具备的技能和能力的成熟度,同时帮助他们确定需要进一步提高的领域,以增加他们成功领导IT和推动企业发展的可能性。本研究还可以帮助IT负责人在开展复杂变革时能分清工作的轻重缓急。此IDC框架旨在帮助首席信息官和业务部门高管立即行动起开,实现他们及整个企业想要和期盼的未来。
“随着全球非常态愈演愈烈,首席信息官必须重新评估他们的领导力,以更好地为企业服务,”IDC CIO/CXO信息科技智库服务副总裁Serge Findling表示:“技术既关乎生存,也是成功的关键。”
...本IDC研究描述了五个AI成熟度级别上的组织特征,从意识不足的完全单点实验阶段到AI创新战略深入组织文化各个层面的最高级阶段,本文都有讨论。本文旨在帮助组织评估当前的业务转型计划,并确定他们需要采取哪些步骤才能进入下一个成熟阶段。以AI为基础的转型计划的主要利益相关者包括高管、IT领导层、业务部门经理、法务、合规和安全负责人、员工、合作伙伴和供应商。
"我们现在已经进入利用AI增强工作和决策的时代,涵盖企业的所有职能领域。AI、机器学习和NLP正在改变全球品牌的面貌。AI颠覆者在加速创新、提升竞争力和利润率、打造卓越的员工体验的基础上将进一步提升客户参与度。世界各地的组织必须评估他们的愿景,并在人员、流程、技术、业务模式和数据准备方面进行变革,以释放AI的能量,在数字时代蓬勃发展。"IDC ...
本IDC技术买家演示报告为首席信息官提供战略和建议,帮助他们从企业基础架构中获得更多价值。技术负责人通过本报告可以详细了解如何规划更有战略性、更灵活的基础架构;如何将基础架构有效用于数字平台;如何更新流程,将重点放到业务和技术成果上。
基础架构的目标已从传统的为基础设施提供支持和成本与复杂性管理转向实现数字化转型计划。战略基础架构规划可对场景进行分类、确定优先级、排序和评估,助力企业完成重大战略性业务,创造更高的价值。技术平台必须满足当今的需求,同时具备足够的灵活性,以适应不断变化的情况且可持续扩展。首席信息官将学习到如何改造和重塑战略基础架构,使其具备更高的适应能力、灵活性、抗风险能力,以及如何为DevOps扩展到BizOps和BizDevOps做好准备。
"创建基础架构本身对企业没有价值。基础架构只有在用来影响决策时才能实现价值。"IDC助理研究顾问Mike ...
本IDC看法是有关未来IT能力的五个系列文档中的一个,探讨了构成战略联系的重要能力——领导力和治理能力。本文件列出了IT部门各层级(领导层、管理层和员工)领导力和治理关键技能构建的能力发展路线图,阐述了当前、近期和未来要做的各项任务。这一路线图可以帮助IT领导者在IT部门内部构建有效、富有韧性且创新的领导力和治理。
本IDC看法指出了促使利益相关者团结一致共建敏捷的关键因素,并为担任企业敏捷领导角色的首席信息官提供了可操作的重要建议。
后疫情时代下消费者信心、业务需求和地缘政治不确定性等迅速变化,要求企业快速反应,极度灵活,且各部门间像一个团队一样合作无间。我们已经进入数字优先经济时代。
要加强韧性虽然已是老生常谈,但它确实是我们应对新情况,保证企业正常运转的根本条件。另外一个条件是,IT部门需要帮助企业预测并充分利用瞬息万变的环境。所以,在企业层面实现敏捷性势在必行。
与软件开发敏捷一样,企业敏捷也将带来巨大优势。软件开发敏捷和企业敏捷即使成功实施也会在后期面临诸多挑战。
首席信息官必须掌控这种不断变化的环境,为部门级敏捷开发的使用提供支持,推动他们不断改进,并总结开发团队的经验教训,指导企业迈向企业敏捷。
要扩大敏捷采用范围,需要对IT领导层和IT部门进行再概念化。本文档列出了在实现企业敏捷过程中必须解决的关键问题,例如:
- 业务部门是否愿意参加这种转变?
- 从运营敏捷到战略敏捷需要哪些必备条件?
- 如何为利益相关者的需求划定优先级?
- 使用什么语言或共享术语表来讨论运营概念?
- 敏捷最适合用在哪些环节?IT部门必须在哪些环节用其他方法补充敏捷?
“现在是将所有这些方法归结为一个统一的敏捷全球团队的时候了。我们需要借鉴企业各个方面遗留下来的最佳实践,创建可在整个企业层面实施的敏捷方法。首席信息官必须发挥领导作用。”IDC ...
本IDC看法是有关未来IT能力的五个系列文档中的一个,探讨了构成企业智能工程的重要能力——IT产品和服务能力。本文件列出了IT部门各层级(领导层、管理层和员工)智能工程关键技能构建的能力发展路线图,阐述了当前、近期和未来要做的各项任务。这一路线图可以帮助IT领导者在IT部门内部构建有效和富有韧性的智能工程能力。
IDC CIO/CXO信息科技智库服务(IEP)助理分析师Alizabeth Calder表示:“从来没有哪种主动协同方法如此重要。必须从一开始就开发可扩展且可信的平台和规程,以确保实现业务和IT运营的价值,同时保护企业免受智能成果偏差或错误信息带来的财务和声誉风险。IT部门必须为整个企业的创新和智能采用准备好关键技能和直接能力。”
...This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation provides CIOs with tools to address technical debt (unfunded liabilities) and prevent it from becoming a barrier to meeting enterprise goals. The planning guide includes peer advice and clear steps for assessing ...