Enterprise Applications and Strategies

IDC's Enterprise Applications and Strategies service examines the competitive landscape, key trends, in-depth analysis, and differentiating factors, including application of the 3rd Platform and innovation accelerators of next-generation applications of enterprise applications, enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise resource management (ERM), professional services automation (PSA), TaskApps, and new applications. IDC also offers three separate services called IDC SaaSPath, IDC AIPath, and IDC Industry CloudPath meant to be utilized as companion programs alongside the Enterprise Applications and Strategies CIS. These "Path" products provide extensive global data on the mind and journey of AI, SaaS, and industry cloud buyers, including deep vendor ratings and comparisons. For full details, contact Mickey North Rizza at mnrizza@idc.com


Markets and Subjects Analyzed

  • Next-generation enterprise applications including enterprise applications and suites, enterprise resource planning, enterprise resource management, and professional services automation
  • TaskApps and new apps
  • SaaS, cloud-enabled, and on-premises applications and systems
  • User selection of applications, suites and intelligent ERP (i-ERP), intelligent applications (i-apps), and intelligent systems
  • 3rd Platform technology migrations across all areas
  • Modernization, rationalization, and transformation requirements for applications and systems
  • DX and digital resiliency enabled by next-generation applications

Core Research

  • Next-generation enterprise applications, ERP, ERM, PSA, and new applications
  • Market share and forecast documents for enterprise applications, ERP, ERM, and PSA
  • Market Analysis Perspective for enterprise applications, ERP, ERM, PSA, TaskApps, and new apps
  • Market Glances for enterprise applications, ERP, ERM, and PSA applications
  • Intelligent ERP and application workflows and designs
  • IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Intelligent ERP Predictions
  • Digitally resilient technology selection and best practices
  • Digital resiliency and the use of enterprise applications and suites
  • Modular applications and TaskApp buying trends and insights
  • IDC Perspectives and Insights from the IT buyer and LOB buyer

In addition to the insight provided in this service, IDC may conduct research on specific topics or emerging market segments via research offerings that require additional IDC funding and client investment.


Key Questions Answered

  1. Who are the market leaders, competitors, and future leaders?
  2. What are the drivers and trends in the markets? What shifts are expected?
  3. What innovation is critical to the market and how is it shaping the future? What are the next innovative opportunities?
  4. What do buyers need to make software offerings more appealing to them? How does this shift during and in the next five years?
  5. What business strategies are evolving as organizations migrate to the cloud, become more digitally resilient, and move to next-generation technologies?

Companies Covered

ADP LLC, Acumatica, Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Anaplan, Inc., Apptus Technologies AB, Aptean, Inc., Arena Analytics Inc., Aria Systems Inc., Ascentis Corp., Athenahealth, Inc., Avalara, Inc., Avangate B.V., Basware Corporation, BigCommerce, Inc., Blackbaud, Inc., Blue Yonder Inc., Bonfire Interactive Ltd., Bottomline Technologies, Inc., Callidus Software Inc., Calypso Technology Inc., Certify Inc., Chrome River Technologies, Inc. , CloudCraze Software LLC, Compiere Inc., Constellation Software Inc., Coupa Software, Inc., Dassault Systemes SE, Deltek, Inc., Demandware, Inc., Digital River, Inc., Dude Solutions Inc., E2open, Inc., Eka Software Group, Epiq Systems, Inc., Expandable Software, Inc., FIS Inc., Fairmarkit Inc., FinancialForce.com Inc., Fiserv, Inc., GEP Solutions Private Limited, GXS, Inc., Global Healthcare Exchange LLC, Google LLC, Hexagon AB, HighRadius Corp., IBM, IFS AB, Infor Inc., Intuit Inc., JAGGAER Inc., Keelvar Systems Limited, Kingdee International Software Group Company Limited, Kyriba Corporation, LevaData, Inc., Medius AB, Microsoft Corporation, Murex S.A.S., NCR Corporation, OpenText Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Oracle NetSuite, PROACTIS Holdings Plc, PTC, Inc., Plex Systems, Inc., QAD Inc., Rapid Ratings International Inc., Resilinc Corp., Rootstock Investment Management (Pty) Ltd, SAP Ariba, SAP Concur, SAP SE, SAS Institute Inc., SYSPRO, Sage Group plc, Sage Intacct, Inc., Salesforce.com, Inc., Shopify Inc., Siemens AG, Simfoni Limited, SirionLabs Inc., SourceDay LLC, Sovos Compliance, LLC, SupplyOn AG, Synopsys, Inc., TAKE Solutions Ltd., Taulia Inc., The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, Thomson Reuters Corp., Tyler Technologies, Inc., UKG Inc., Unanet Technologies, Inc., Unit4 NV, Veeva Systems Inc., Visma AS, Vistex, Inc., Wolters Kluwer N.V., Workday, Inc., Xeeva Inc., Xero Limited, Yonyou Software Co., Ltd., Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd., Zycus Infotech Pvt. Ltd., tealbook Inc., xTuple


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Mickey North Rizza

Group Vice-President, Enterprise Software