New Research

• IDC FutureScape: Worldwide IT Industry 2022 Predictions

  Oct 2021 | IDC FutureScape | Doc # US48312921

  By: Rick VillarsGroup Vice President Worldwide Research, Sandra NgGroup Vice President, Practice Group, IDC Asia/Pacific, Alan WebberProgram Vice President, Customer Experience, Amita PotnisResearch Director, Future of Trust, Amy Loomis, Ph.D.Research Director, Future of Work, Holly MuscolinoResearch Vice President, Content Strategies and the Future of Work, Paul HughesResearch Director, Future of Connectedness, Jeffrey HojloResearch Vice President, Future of Industry Ecosystems & Product Innovation Strategies, Mary Johnston TurnerResearch Vice President, Future of Digital Infrastructure, Dave McCarthyResearch Vice President, Cloud and Edge Infrastructure Services, Susan G. MiddletonResearch Vice President, Flexible Consumption and Financing Strategies for IT Infrastructure, Lara GredenResearch Director, Platform as a Service (PaaS), Chandana GopalResearch Director, Future of Intelligence, Nancy GohringResearch Director, Future of Digital Innovation, Al GillenGroup Vice President, Software Development and Open Source, George MironescuSenior Research Manager, App Development and Delivery, Europe, Carla ArendSenior Program Director: Lead Analyst, Cloud in Europe, Leif EriksenResearch Vice President, Future of Operations, Robert ParkerSenior Vice President, Enterprise Applications, Data Intelligence, Services, and Industry Research, Thomas MeyerGeneral Manager and Group Vice President, IDC Europe, Philip CarterPhilip Carter, Group Vice President, European Chief Analyst and WW C-Suite Tech Research Lead, Meredith WhalenChief Research Officer, IDC, Tom MainelliGroup Vice President, Device & Consumer Research, Serge FindlingVice President of Research, Digital Transformation, Avneesh SaxenaGroup Vice President, Domain Research Group, IDC Asia/Pacific

  This IDC study presents the top 10 predictions and key drivers for the IT industry for the next five years. It highlights the midterm and long-term challenges that enterprise IT teams face as they define, build, and govern the technologies ...

• End-Of-Life IT Asset Decommissioning Practices Remain a Challenge

  Oct 2021 | IDC Survey Spotlight | Doc # US48324721

  By: Susan G. MiddletonResearch Vice President, Flexible Consumption and Financing Strategies for IT Infrastructure

  This IDC Survey Spotlight examines the results of a survey conducted in August 2021 to understand IT buyer preferences and motivations when evaluating IT leasing and financing providers. We surveyed 400 IT decision makers in the following c...

• Leasing-Enabled Organizations to Rapidly Respond to WFH Requirements

  Sep 2021 | IDC Survey Spotlight | Doc # US48276021

  By: Susan G. MiddletonResearch Vice President, Flexible Consumption and Financing Strategies for IT Infrastructure

  This IDC Survey Spotlight shares the results for the question about how leasing-enabled organizations to rapidly pivot from in the office to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.IDC conducted a survey in August 2021 to understand IT ...

• Availability of Leasing and Financing Impacts Vendor Selection Process

  Sep 2021 | IDC Survey Spotlight | Doc # US48245021

  By: Susan G. MiddletonResearch Vice President, Flexible Consumption and Financing Strategies for IT Infrastructure

  This IDC Survey Spotlight highlights the results of a survey conducted in August 2021 to understand IT buyer preferences and motivations when evaluating IT leasing and financing providers. We surveyed 400 IT decision makers in the following...

• Lenovo Embraces Everything as a Service

  Sep 2021 | IDC Link | Doc # lcUS48232621

  By: Rob BrothersProgram Vice President, Datacenter and Support Services, Susan G. MiddletonResearch Vice President, Flexible Consumption and Financing Strategies for IT Infrastructure, Jennifer CookeResearch Director, Edge Strategies

  On September 8, 2021, Lenovo highlighted that their entire systems portfolio would be offered under the expanded TruScale brand. TruScale, Lenovo's subscription-based offering, enables customers to use and pay for assets and services in an ...

• Market Analysis Perspective: Worldwide Flexible Consumption and Financing Strategies for IT Infrastructure, 2021

  Sep 2021 | Market Analysis Perspective | Doc # US48181521

  By: Susan G. MiddletonResearch Vice President, Flexible Consumption and Financing Strategies for IT Infrastructure

  This IDC Market Analysis Perspective (MAP) reviews the market forces that are reshaping the IT leasing and financing industry, specifically the demand for "flexible consumption models that offer flexibility, transparency, and simplicity." A...

• Worldwide IT Leasing and Financing Forecast, 2021–2025: Top 25 Countries Poised for Growth

  Jun 2021 | Market Forecast | Doc # US47969721

  By: Susan G. MiddletonResearch Vice President, Flexible Consumption and Financing Strategies for IT Infrastructure

  This IDC study provides guidance and revised forecasts for IT leasing, financing, and flexible consumption providers as they navigate the next stages of enterprise resiliency."IDC is already seeing a steady improvement in both IT spending a...

• Dell Doubles Down on APEX

  May 2021 | IDC Link | Doc # lcUS47696321

  By: Rob BrothersProgram Vice President, Datacenter and Support Services, Matthew EastwoodSenior Vice President, Enterprise Infrastructure, Cloud, Developers and Alliances, Susan G. MiddletonResearch Vice President, Flexible Consumption and Financing Strategies for IT Infrastructure, Leslie RosenbergResearch Vice President, Network Life-Cycle Services and Infrastructure Services

  This IDC Link looks at Dell Technologies' APEX offering and the expanding consumption-based portfolio that Dell has brought to market, as well as the impact to the partner ecosystem. For Dell to be successful with APEX, it will be vital tha...

• PC Market Trends for Leasing and Financing: Post-COVID-19 Impact

  May 2021 | Market Note | Doc # US47630821

  By: Susan G. MiddletonResearch Vice President, Flexible Consumption and Financing Strategies for IT Infrastructure

  This IDC Market Note provides IDC's view on the trends in the PC market and the impact on leasing and financing."Overall, the narrative about PC demand remains healthy, but the asset life-cycle dynamics will change as organizations now have...

• Dell Technologies' APEX Helping Partners Deliver Pay-as-You-Go Solutions

  May 2021 | Market Note | Doc # US47661221

  By: Steve WhiteProgram Vice President, Channels and Alliances, Susan G. MiddletonResearch Vice President, Flexible Consumption and Financing Strategies for IT Infrastructure, Pam Miller

  This IDC Market Note looks at Dell Technologies' APEX announcements regarding end-customer offerings and the recently announced channel partner participation model. APEX solutions are intended to unify the company's as-a-service and cloud s...