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Worldwide Virtual Machine Software Forecast, 2025–2029

Gary Chen — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation provides a top-down sizing of the virtual machine software (VMS) market in 2024 and a 2025–2029 forecast for this market. Historical and forecast revenue data is shown for the total worldwide market. Virtual machine software is a submarket of the software-defined compute (SDC) software functional market. Virtual machine software includes hypervisor revenue derived from traditional noncloud server virtualization deployments and does not include hypervisor revenue that is bundled with cloud system software for cloud deployments.

"Virtualization is the foundation of modern infrastructure, but there is growing pressure from a number of sources to modernize from traditional virtualization to cloud system software. However, traditional virtualization is still relevant for many types of deployments that are difficult to transition." — Gary Chen, research director, Software-Defined Compute, IDC

Worldwide Virtual Machine Software Market Shares, 2024: Disruption and Transition

Gary Chen — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation examines the market share of virtual machine software vendors in 2024 as well as the market forces that influenced their performances. Virtual machine software is a submarket of the software-defined compute (SDC) software functional market. Virtual machine software includes hypervisor revenue derived from traditional noncloud server virtualization deployments and does not include hypervisor revenue that is bundled with cloud system software for cloud deployments.

"While traditional noncloud virtualization has seen growth stagnate in recent years because of modernization with cloud system software and containers, Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has injected new considerations into this market." — Gary Chen, research director, Software-Defined Compute, IDC

SaaS Data Resilience: Investment Strategies, Trends, and Concerns to Address Sovereignty and Compliance

Archana Venkatraman — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note focuses on SaaS, which represents the epicenter of digital operations and is also a significant data growth area.

For organizations that are serious about data resilience, data sovereignty, and compliance, it is time for decisive action to manage the ever-growing volume of SaaS data. Resilience is built in layers, with an ecosystem of security, access management, data protection, and recovery capabilities alongside data residency and compliance capabilities.

The Start of a Neocloud Data Revolution? VAST Data's Strategic Agreement with CoreWeave and Its Implications

Archana Venkatraman — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC study explores the $1.17 billion multi-year agreement between CoreWeave and VAST Data. The deal marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of AI-first neocloud infrastructure, signaling a shift toward purpose-built data platforms optimized for GPU utilization and large-scale AI workloads.

While the market remains dynamic, the agreement underscores the growing importance of integrated, model-ready data architectures for AI needs such as continuous training and real-time inference at scale, setting a new benchmark for the enterprise storage industry in the AI era.

IDC's Worldwide Enterprise Global DataSphere and Global StorageSphere by Vertical Industry Taxonomy, 2025

Adam Wright — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's worldwide sector and vertical industry taxonomy used for IDC's Global DataSphere and Global StorageSphere by vertical industry forecasts. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure to help them build an industry-focused assessment of the Global DataSphere or Global StorageSphere.

"The Global DataSphere and Global StorageSphere by vertical industry taxonomy provides a consistent framework for understanding how data creation and storage trends vary across industries," says Adam Wright, research manager for IDC's Global DataSphere and Global StorageSphere research. "The 2025 taxonomy serves as a foundation for IDC's forecasts, helping technology suppliers and end users align strategies with the unique data and storage dynamics of each sector."

The Potential Impact of Agentic AI on IDC's Global DataSphere and Global StorageSphere

Adam Wright — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Perspective explores the rise of agentic AI and its emerging impact on the global DataSphere and StorageSphere.

"While current agentic AI deployments are limited, early enterprise pilots and consumer and prosumer use cases are garnering momentum," says Adam Wright, research manager for IDC's Global DataSphere and StorageSphere research. "In the near term, the impact on data volumes is incremental, but over time, agentic AI has the potential to become a significant accelerator of data generation and storage needs, making life-cycle management and governance critical priorities for technology suppliers."

Worldwide Enterprise Global DataSphere by Vertical Industry Forecast, 2025–2029

Adam Wright — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation provides the five-year forecast for IDC's Global DataSphere by vertical industry. It includes 27 vertical industries, with each industry grouped into one of six sectors: financial services, healthcare, infrastructure and energy, manufacturing and resources, public sector, and retail and services. The data in this presentation is a subset of Worldwide IDC Global DataSphere Forecast, 2025–2029 (IDC #US53363625, May 2025).

"Industrywide demand for data is accelerating as organizations modernize operations and scale AI-enabled processes," says Adam Wright, research manager for IDC's Global DataSphere and Global StorageSphere research programs. "The latest Global DataSphere forecast shows how these forces are reshaping patterns of data generation across sectors, which is driving new requirements for analytics, governance, and infrastructure. With these shifts, the value of data is also increasing and amplifying its role as a core driver of competitiveness and innovation."

Worldwide External Enterprise Storage Systems Market Revenue Increased 2.1% During the Third Quarter of 2025, according to IDC

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

NEEDHAM, Mass., December 11, 2025 – According to the International Data Corporation (IDC ) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker , the external OEM enterprise storage systems (ESS) market grew 2.1% year-over-year (YoY) in the third quarter of 2025 reaching $8.0 billion in vendor revenue. From the historical perspective, this level of growth is solid for the mature ESS market but still is eclipsed by the high double-digit growth in the server market, which is driven by investments in accelerated server infrastructure.

Worldwide Server Market Revenue Increased 61% During the Third Quarter of 2025, according to IDC

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

NEEDHAM, Mass., December 11, 2025 – According to the International Data Corporation (IDC ) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker , the server market reached a record $112.4 billion dollars in revenue during the third quarter of the year. This quarter showed another high double digit-growth rate by reaching a year-over-year (YoY) increase of 61% in vendor revenue compared to the same quarter of 2024.

IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Data and Analytics 2026 Predictions — Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Implications

Deepika Giri, Swapnil Shende — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC FutureScape presentation discusses the implications of IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Data and Analytics 2026 Predictions (IDC #US53860225, October 2025) in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) (APEJ). Considering the current trends in technology and key market drivers, each prediction is outlined with a timeline projection, an assessment of cost and/or complexity, and its potential organizational impact in APEJ. The report offers a forward-looking perspective on regional trends, IT and business implications, and guidance for technology buyers to help them better understand the evolving marketplace.