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Google Cloud Next 2026: Building the Agentic Enterprise

Matthew Eastwood, Dave McCarthy — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

At Google Cloud Next ’26, Thomas Kurian delivered Google Cloud’s most integrated and enterprise-credible AI story to date. Building on last year’s agentic enterprise vision, Google returned with a more production-oriented model spanning AI infrastructure, Gemini-centered agent platforms, data modernization, security, productivity, and ecosystem execution. Key announcements included eighth-generation TPUs for training and inference, the Virgo Network fabric, Gemini Enterprise, the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, Agentic Data Cloud, deeper Wiz integration, and new Workspace intelligence capabilities. Google also introduced a $750 million partner fund and highlighted commitments from Accenture, Deloitte, McKinsey, BCG, Salesforce, and SAP. Customer examples from Merck, GE Appliances, NASA, Home Depot, Macy’s, Vodafone, and Virgin Voyages showed momentum beyond digital natives. From IDC’s perspective, Next ’26 signaled a shift from AI-native vision to a more complete enterprise operating model.

Japan IT Infrastructure Services Forecast by Service Type and Infrastructure Type, 2026–2030

Mimei Ito — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation provides the market forecast for the Japan IT infrastructure services market as of February 2026.

The market size is broken down by customer type, service type, and infrastructure type, providing a quantitative market forecast through 2030 and analyzing the factors driving market expansion or contraction.

"Investment in IT infrastructure optimization and the expansion of AI infrastructure deployment will drive the growth of the IT infrastructure services market," says Mimei Ito, research manager for Software, Services, and IT Spending at IDC Japan.

This is the English translation of the Japanese document (IDC #JPJ53501326).

Comcast Business 2026 Analyst Event Highlights Accelerated AI-Driven Focus to Bolster Enterprise Growth

Paul Hughes, Ghassan Abdo, Jitesh Bhayani, Peter Chahal, Jason Leigh — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Comcast Business' 2026 Analyst Event highlighted that the company is at a pivotal and transformational moment, where its infrastructure, AI capabilities, and partner ecosystem products are now an integrated solution. This comes at a time when the enterprise digital transformation curve is peaking and businesses are looking for a strategic partner that can manage the pace of change and support long-term business outcomes.

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Carbon Accounting and Management Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment

Amy Cravens — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study evaluates vendors in the rapidly evolving carbon management software market. Driven by regulatory mandates and stakeholder expectations, carbon management has become a core enterprise function, shifting from basic emissions reporting to integrated, decision-oriented platforms. The document highlights vendor strengths, challenges, and strategic differentiators, providing technology buyers with guidance on selecting solutions that align with compliance, operational integration, and decarbonization objectives.

"Carbon management is no longer a reporting exercise," said Amy Cravens, research manager, ESG and Sustainability Software at IDC. "It's the new foundation for enterprise strategy, risk, and value creation in a decarbonizing world."

Salesforce TDX 2026 — Developer Enablement in the Transition to Agentic Development

Adam Reeves — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Tech Buyer Survey Spotlight: From the Plant Floor Up — How Manufacturing Organizations Are Prioritizing Data for AI Readiness

Lorenzo Veronesi — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Tech Buyer Survey Spotlight provides insight from the manufacturing sample of IDC’s Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending Survey (FERS Survey) Wave 2, March 2026. This IDC Tech Buyer Survey Spotlight focuses on analyzing the importance of different data sources for Industrial AI.

Workday Innovation Summit 2026: Uncovering the New Agentic Operating Model

Mickey North Rizza — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Workday held its 2026 Innovation Summit in Napa, California, on April 22and 23. The Innovation Summit brought forward Workday's continued emphasis on AI by automating more work, designing new processes, and delivering more intuitive experiences. Workday's latest chapter brings more innovation around AI, including Workday AI teammates (agents) that cut across the Workday platform and the Workday applications.

The State of Open-Weight Models: January 2025–March 2026

Matthew Flug, Michele Rosen — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation analyzes 116 open‑weight AI models released between 2025 and early 2026 to help CIOs make pragmatic model selection and platform decisions. It shows that small and medium‑sized models drive most real‑world adoption, while reasoning‑enabled and mixture-of-experts‑based architectures dominate at scale. The findings highlight trade‑offs in terms of cost, performance, context length, and licensing.

Are You Using the Right XR Training for Work?

Ramon T. Llamas — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Perspective examines the different types of XR training available on XR headsets. XR training has become one of the most popular use cases for XR in the workplace, providing workers with the information they need to complete a task. Training formats can vary in immersion (i.e., the degree to which a user is provided with virtual objects or placed into a virtual environment) and interaction (i.e., the degree to which a user is a passive consumer of or an active participant with the digital content) to address different training needs.

“XR training helps users develop the skills to complete a task,” said Ramon T. Llamas, research director with IDC’s XR Hardware and Interactive Software team. “By bringing information — including text, pictures, and videos — to the user’s eyes as they need it, workers can concentrate on the task at hand instead of looking to a manual or other resource. Just as there are different ways to build proficiency, there are different ways in which XR can help learners, whether it be with simple step-by-step instructions or a completely virtual environment to develop hands-on skills. Behind the scenes, AI can monitor progress and recommend next steps to take in their learning journey.”

IDC ProductScape: Worldwide Utilities Asset Performance Management, 2026

John Villali — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC ProductScape offers a comprehensive guide on the key functionalities within the worldwide utilities asset performance management space, featuring products from Emerson’s Aspen Technology, AVEVA, Baker Hughes, Bentley Systems, C3 AI, GE Vernova, Hitachi Energy, Honeywell, IBM, IFS, Octave (formerly Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence [ALI]), and SAP. The status of each functionality is categorized as fully supported, partially supported, partner provided, road map, or not supported, aiding technology purchasers in quickly identifying which vendors align with their changing requirements.