IDC's Worldwide Black Book Taxonomy, 2023: Live Edition

IDC's Worldwide Black Book Taxonomy

• Figure: Black Book Primary Segments

Black Book Taxonomy Changes for 2023

Definitions

• Technology Definitions

• Devices

• Personal Computing Device

• Desktop

• Notebook

• Tablet

• Mobile Phone

• Feature Phone

• Smartphone

• Peripheral

• Hardcopy Peripheral

• PC Monitor

• Wearable Device

• Infrastructure

• Server/Storage

• Server

• External Storage System

• Security Appliance

• Network Equipment

• Ethernet Switch

• Router/WLAN

• Other Network Equipment

• IaaS

• Software

• Applications

• Application Development and Deployment

• System Infrastructure Software

• IT Services

• Managed Services

• Application Management Services

• Hosted AM

• IT Outsourcing

• Network and Endpoint Outsourcing

• Hosting Infrastructure

• Project Oriented

• IT Consulting

• Systems Integration

• Network Consulting and Integration

• Custom Application Development

• Support Services

• Hardware Deploy and Support

• Software Deploy and Support

• IT Education and Training

• Business Services

• Business Consulting

• Business Process Outsourcing

• Telecom Services

• Fixed Telecom Services

• Mobile Telecom Services

• Segment Definitions

• Customer Segmentation

• Consumer

• Enterprise

• Service Provider

• Deployment Segmentation

• Cloud

• Noncloud

• Channel Segmentation

• Direct

• Indirect

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