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European 5G and IoT Monetization and Adoption Strategies: Program Scope and Definitions, 2026

Alejandro Cadenas — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Perspective provides an overview of markets covered under IDC's European 5G and IoT Monetization and Adoption Strategies research program. It analyzes various aspects of 5G strategies, including connections and use cases, details the overarching market trends and competitive dynamics of the industry, and provides actionable advice to providers with interests in 5G and mobility management technologies.

"The telecommunications industry has reached a critical inflection point where connectivity is no longer a sufficient engine for growth. To justify the massive capital expenditure in next-generation mobile networks, operators are pivoting from being 'bit pipes' to becoming digital service enablers," said Alejandro Cadenas, associate vice president of Telco Research at IDC. "This shift makes strategic monetization the top priority for telcos as well as for the entire ecosystem of technology partners and vendors, who must now prove their value in driving new revenue streams beyond monthly subscriptions."

2026 Ushers in Deeper Maturity in the Agentic Era with Rapid Innovation to Scale Enterprise Adoption

Shari Lava, Kathy Lange, Tim Law, Hayley Sutherland, Amy Machado, Andrew Gens — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Perspective discusses how 2025 launched the agentic era. In 2025, enterprises accelerated the adoption of agentic AI, marking the start of the agentic era with autonomous, goal-driven agents transforming workflows, data management, and automation. Key innovations included unified AI platforms, advanced governance, scalable automation, and modernization of unstructured data and document pipelines. As organizations prepare to scale agentic solutions in 2026, success hinges on industrializing AI development, robust governance, interoperability, and aligning investments to measurable business outcomes.

"2025 marked the dawn of the agentic era — where organizations experimented with AI agents to move from passive assistants to autonomous innovators. In 2026, AI will be about building scale and value from AI investments to shifting enterprise strategy and competitive advantage," said Shari Lava, research vice president, AI and Automation, IDC.

Armis Extends Centrix Platform into Application Security with AI-Native Detection

Katie Norton — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Armis has entered the application security market with Armis Centrix for Application Security, an AI-native scanning module integrated into its broader Centrix Cyber Exposure Management platform. In a crowded and increasingly commoditized market, the combination of AI-driven detection with exposure management integration distinguishes this as more than another scanning option in an already competitive category.

Global Memory and Fab Shortage Crisis: Implications and Mitigation Strategies

Daniel Saroff, Kevin Prouty, Tom Mainelli — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Perspective examines the memory and fab shortage currently impacting the global semiconductor market. This shortage is being driven by AI infrastructure demand, shifting production toward high-margin AI components and constraining general-purpose memory supply. This structural change is raising costs and disrupting datacenters, enterprise applications, PCs, and edge infrastructure. Organizations must adopt disciplined procurement, workload prioritization, and architectural flexibility to mitigate risks, as success now depends on strategic resource allocation and early, committed purchasing in a persistently supply-constrained environment.

"The era of cheap, abundant memory, and processor and storage is over for at least the next two years," observes Daniel Saroff, group vice president for Research and Consulting at IDC. "For organizations to be successful, they need to architect for scarcity, not abundance, in a structurally constrained digital world."

IDC ProductScape: Worldwide Sales Intelligence Tools, 2026

Michelle Morgan — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

The IDC ProductScape offers a comprehensive guide on the key functionalities of sales intelligence tools, featuring products from 6sense, Bombora, Cognism, HubSpot, and ZoomInfo. 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.

The Year Ahead: Top Enterprise Connectivity Trends to Look for in 2026

Paul Hughes — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Perspective report examines five key trends for both enterprises and the connectivity ecosystem to consider for 2026 as they work together to advance digital business initiatives.

"2026 will be a year where enterprises modernize their connectivity 'fabrics' to support new digital initiatives, and they will do so at a frenetic pace," commented Paul Hughes, research director for Future Enterprise Connectivity Strategies at IDC. "IDC data already shows investment growth across virtually all connectivity technology segments, as over 60% of businesses are increasing investment in areas such as network security, UC&C, multicloud networking, IoT, private wireless networks, and wireless WAN infrastructure."

Top 5 Trends for Enterprise Mobile Devices in 2026

Bryan Bassett — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Perspective examines the key trends that will impact the enterprise mobile devices market in 2026. As IT buyers and businesses head into 2026, the important lessons learned around mobile AI, device refresh rates, and business-only devices will drive the trends we expect to see in this market throughout the year.

"If 2025 saw a period of AI discovery in the workplace, IT buyers can expect to see a period of AI use case refinement through 2026," says Bryan Bassett, research manager, Enterprise Mobility, IDC. "Mobile AI use case refinement will apply specific AI devices, tools, and services to address the needs of specific enterprise workflows. Unlike current AI-powered smartphone features, these solutions will not be for general-purpose productivity, but instead strategic deployments of mobile AI technology targeting industry use cases".

Fastly Sharpens Its APJC Focus with Partner-Led Go-to-Market and Platform Innovation

Yih Khai Wong, Cathy Huang — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Fastly has intensified its investment in the Asia/Pacific (including China and Japan) (APJC) region driven by rapid AI adoption and increasing enterprise demand for cyber-resilience, edge compute, and application security services. Under new regional leadership, Fastly is shifting from a predominantly direct sales model to a partner-led go-to-market (GTM) approach, strengthening channel alignment and expanding its professional services engagement. Fastly highlighted its commitment to localization and building equal partnerships with customers in the Asia/Pacific region by bringing its expertise and innovation to where its customers are in their digital transformation journey with offerings spanning from content delivery network (CDN), application development, web application firewall (WAF), distributed denial of service (DDoS), edge compute, and other application security capabilities.

2026 Software Engineering Challenges: AI and the Escalating Complexity of Cloud‑Native Software Delivery

George Mironescu — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation examines the key engineering challenges facing software delivery teams in 2026, drawing insights from over 1,000 decision-makers surveyed between November 2025 and January 2026 under IDC's AI and Cloud-Native Software Delivery Survey.

The presentation provides insights into the most pressing areas affecting the software engineering organization and exposes the attitudes of various roles involved in shipping software, including application development, solution architecture, infrastructure and platform engineering, security, and IT leadership.

The presentation informs senior IT leaders about the most important tactical and strategic considerations in relation to these challenges and the trends shaping the agenda in 2026 and beyond.

Tech Buyer Survey Spotlight: How Are Manufacturers Allocating Their IT Budgets?

Gunjan Bassi — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This Tech Buyer Survey Spotlight explores IT spending budgets among manufacturers and identifies the areas where they expect the most significant increases in 2026. The data presented is from IDC's Future Enterprise Resiliency & Spending (FERS) Survey, Wave 10, January 2026.