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IDC´s Worldwide Managed Cloud Services Taxonomy, 2026

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC study provides a detailed view of IDC's taxonomy for the competitive services market called managed cloud services (MCS) that incorporates IDC's four technology outsourcing services foundation markets and its relationship to the overall portfolio of different types of cloud engagements. This taxonomy highlights how MCS is segmented into three primary markets of managed private cloud, managed public cloud, and managed hybrid cloud services and further refines these primary managed cloud services into a set of secondary markets within MCS. Finally, this taxonomy also provides a detailed framework of the role and structure of multicloud management as part of managed cloud services and how MCS is part of an evolution of technology operations that is replacing traditional (noncloud) technologies and architectures.

"IDC's worldwide managed cloud services taxonomy provides a comprehensive framework of a disruptive consumption and delivery model used to support different outsourcing-managed services markets," said David Tapper, program VP, Outsourcing and Managed Cloud Services. "Ultimately, managed cloud services, along with other digital capabilities, are becoming the de facto means of supporting customer needs for managed services."

IDC Market Glance: Supply Chain Planning, 4Q25

Eric Thompson — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Glance looks at the current makeup of the supply chain planning market for all industries. The presentation provides an overview of technologies involved (from the initial creation of a demand forecast to the consensus plan for supply and manufacture), illustrates the participating vendors, and depicts the segments and structure of the market.

IDC MaturityScape: Higher Education Smart Campus 2.0

Matthew Leger, Ruthbea Yesner, Ravikant Sharma — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC MaturityScape provides an update to IDC MaturityScape: Smart Campus 1.0 (IDC #CEMA42468517, April 2017), detailing its stages, dimensions, and sub-dimensions.

"IDC's Smart Campus Maturity Model has remained relevant since its creation in 2017, but shifting market realities and the development of emerging technologies have redefined what a smart campus is," states Matthew Leger, senior research manager, Worldwide Education and EdTech Digital Strategies at IDC. "This update provides a renewed framework of steps and actions for colleges and universities to consider as they build their smart campus programs."

Market Analysis Perspective: European Managed Print Services and Solutions, 2026

Sharon McNee — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Analysis Perspective (MAP) presentation summarizes IDC insights and data on technologies, industry dynamics, and trends influencing the European managed print services and solutions (MPSS) market. It includes managed print and document services (MPDS) and device and print management data and forecasts.

This MAP presentation was designed to give clients the opportunity to engage with IDC analysts on key issues impacting the current market, as well as speculation on its future direction.

Market Analysis Perspective: Print Vendor Transformation Strategies, 2026

Jacqui Hendriks — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Analysis Perspective (MAP) outlines developments among print vendors in developing new revenue streams in support of mainly existing print customers' digital business support requirements. It summarizes the major market and competitive trends; provides supporting end-user insights; identifies key growth areas and the market outlook; and provides guidance for strategic planning and marketing. This MAP is an update to Market Analysis Perspective: European Print Vendor Transformation Strategies, 2025 (IDC #EUR152089925, February 2025).

Sharp Inspire Expo 2026: Showcasing a Broadening Integrated Solutions Portfolio

Jacqui Hendriks — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC study provides an overview of Sharp Inspire Expo 2026, which took place in Lisbon, Portugal, in January 2026. The event promoted the company's new brand positioning to its European dealers, which brings Sharp Europe's expanded print and non-print hardware, software, and services together under the "One Sharp" ecosystem, with a corresponding SharpOne dealer portal, a unified IT services operation (Sharp Digital Experience [DX]), integrated displays, and new and pending portfolio additions.

国内データセンター数／延床面積／電力キャパシティ予測、2026年～2030年

Mimei Ito — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

本調査レポートでは、国内に設置されているデータセンター（DC）のサイト数、延床面積、電力キャパシティ（ITロード）を、データセンターの規模別、所在地域別、建物の竣工年別に予測している。

「消費電力が大きいAI（Artificial Intelligence）インフラ設置需要が拡大し、データセンター配備において電力供給確保が最重要課題となっている」とIDC Japan、Software, Services, and IT Spendingのリサーチマネージャーである伊藤未明は分析している。

How Important Is Workflow Integration Capability When Selecting a Print Hardware Provider by Contract Type?

Sharon McNee — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight highlights an extract from IDC's European Imaging, Printing, and Document Solutions (IPDS) Survey, conducted in June 2025 among 2,007 respondents from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, the Nordics, Czechia, and Poland.

This survey covered topics including print services provider selection criteria, the importance of services and solutions beyond print, the shift from paper to digital, content management, esignatures, print security, cloud-based device/print management, remote assistance, and augmented reality.

Survey analyses are available by region, company size, industry, types of decision-maker, and types of print contract. For further information, please contact your IDC account manager.

How important is it to include scanned pages in your print contract offerings?

Sharon McNee — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight highlights an extract from IDC's European Imaging, Printing, and Document Solutions (IPDS) Survey, conducted in 2025 among 2,007 respondents from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, the Nordics, Czechia, and Poland.

This survey covered topics including print services provider selection criteria, the importance of services and solutions beyond print, the shift from paper to digital, esignatures, print security, and cloud-based device and print management.

Survey analyses are available by region, company size, industry, types of decision-maker, and types of print contract. For further information, please contact your IDC account manager.

IDC Survey Spotlight: How Will AI Shape IT Environments for Enterprise Workloads?

Natalya Yezhkova — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight examines enterprise sentiment toward AI-assisted workload placement and migration, drawing on data from IDC's Cloud Migration and Placement Survey, fielded in November 2025 among 758 IT decision-makers worldwide. The analysis explores expectations for AI's role across workload placement decision-making and migration processes over the next three years. Findings show that AI is commonly viewed as a copilot rather than an autonomous decision-maker or migration executor, with 54% of respondents expecting AI to support analysis, workload preparation for migration, and managing hybrid environments while humans retain final control. Company size emerges as the primary differentiator, with large enterprises uniformly anticipating AI-assisted or autonomous approaches due to greater architectural complexity, operational risks, and IT administration skill shortage.