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2Q26 Colocation Market: Key Developments and Emerging Trends

Olga Yashkova — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation covers the key news, developments, and emerging trends shaping the colocation industry in 2Q26, offering a comprehensive snapshot of market activity and the forces driving change across the sector.

Market Share: Worldwide Application Management Services Shares, 2025

Peter Marston — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation highlights how the landscape of application management (AM) services providers is evolving as players leverage varied strategies and capabilities to differentiate as well as jockey for market leadership.

“The top 15 AM service providers dominate market share for worldwide AM services. Overall services growth continues to climb as providers make services more valuable through infusing intellectual property, AI, analytics, and automation to meet evolving customer needs.” — Peter Marston, research director, Worldwide Intelligent Application Services, IDC

Increased European Spending on Services: Opportunity for Print Providers to Support Customers' Reinvention Plans

Jacqui Hendriks, Matthew Wilkins — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note reviews the European IT services opportunity to print service providers, given the fragmented competitive nature of the market and demand for solutions to support customers' reinvention plans.

Market Forecast: European Services Forecast, 2026–2030

Matthew Wilkins — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation provides the five-year forecast for the European services market and offers insight into the drivers and inhibitors of growth.

"With half of European organizations believing they need to reinvent their business to survive, the realities of conducting business in the region are having a clear effect. Investment pressure exists during times of challenging economic outlooks, but European organizations have set clear mandates to invest in AI. Driving at-scale innovative AI-led efficiencies, differentiation and competitive advantage will be the hallmarks of successful business outcome–driven service provider engagements." — Matthew Wilkins, research director, European Services, IDC

Market Forecast: South Africa IT Services Forecast, 2026–2030

Eric Samuel, Jonathan Tullett — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study presents the five-year forecast for the South Africa IT services market. IDC projects spending will grow from ZAR 117.2 billion in 2025 to ZAR 145.5 billion in 2030 at a 4.4% CAGR, led by managed services as hosting infrastructure expansion, AI adoption, and hybrid cloud migration reshape demand amid persistent skills shortages.

“As AI complexity and skill shortages make self-managed IT increasingly untenable, managed services are cementing their lead in South Africa’s IT services market, led by hosting infrastructure services. Vendors that invest in verticalized AI deployment and talent augmentation will build the account depth in the market,” said Eric Samuel, associate research director, Services at IDC.

Market Share: Saudi Arabia IT Services Shares, 2025

Eric Samuel, Uzair Mujtaba — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation sizes the Saudi Arabia IT services market for 2025 and ranks the leading vendors across its project-oriented, managed, and support services segments. It assesses competitive shifts, market concentration, and the Vision 2030 drivers reshaping vendor positions, including PDPL enforcement, sovereign hosting demand, and accelerating AI adoption. At the overall IT services level, Solutions by STC leads the market, followed by Saudi Business Machines and SITE. The presentation gives technology suppliers actionable guidance on scaling AI advisory capabilities, embedding compliance into delivery, and competing in an increasingly consolidating landscape.

"Saudi Arabia's IT services market is restructuring around national priorities. Vision 2030 spending, PDPL enforcement, and sovereign AI initiatives like HUMAIN are reshaping how organizations choose partners. Buyers increasingly reward providers that pair local delivery with strength in AI, cloud, and cybersecurity, and the fastest gains now belong to locally rooted specialists." — Eric Samuel, associate research director, IT Services

IDC Survey Spotlight: Does Fixed Price Still Dominate Buyer Preference for Consulting Engagements?

Bill Latshaw — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight is based on data from IDC’s March 2026 Buyer Perception of Business Consulting Providers Survey (n = 656). Buyers were asked for their preferred pricing model for contracting business consulting services. Fixed price dominated at 62.2%, time and materials followed at 28.5%, and outcome-based pricing stayed niche at 9.1%, with a remaining 0.2% choosing other models. The message for traditional consulting is clear. Buyers value predictability and want delivery risk sitting with the provider, not on their own budget.

The picture changes sharply once AI enters delivery. In AI’s Impact on Pricing Models for Business Consulting Services Buyers — Detailed Perspective Version (IDC #US54540426, May 2026), buyers of AI-enabled business consulting (n = 161) spread their preferences almost evenly across four models: fixed price at 27%, time and materials at 25%, pay per use or metered at 24%, and outcome based at 23%. Outcome-based preference is roughly 2.5 times higher than in the traditional consulting survey. AI does more than nudge buyers toward outcomes. It fragments the pricing landscape and removes the comfortable dominance of fixed price.

This IDC Survey Spotlight focuses on business consulting services buyers exclusively. Data includes AI-related business consulting services but is meant as a counterpoint to AI’s Impact on Pricing Models for Business Consulting Services Buyers — Detailed Perspective Version (IDC #US54540426, May 2026).

IDC Survey: IDC’s 2026 Global IT Skills Survey

Gina Smith, PhD — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey explores how enterprises assess training strategies for AI and other emerging technologies as well as how AI impacts enterprise IT. It is based on results from IDC’s 2026 Global IT Skills Survey, which explores IT training preferences, strategies, drivers, and blockers among 1,043 IT leaders and professionals in North America, Asia/Pacific, and Western Europe.

Market Forecast: Worldwide and U.S. Enterprise Network Consulting and Integration Services Forecast, 2026–2030

Leslie Rosenberg — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation provides a comprehensive forecast of the worldwide and U.S. network consulting and integration services market from 2025 to 2030, estimating growth from $44.6 billion to $57.1 billion at a 5.0% CAGR. This growth is driven by the need for enterprise organizations to accelerate their network initiatives and maximize the value of their networking investments.

"The enterprise network will continue to rise in importance as the demand for high-speed, low-latency performance becomes a requirement for success in the agentic AI era. These demands, coupled with increased network complexity and skills scarcity, require that organizations leverage resources from their network consulting and integration services partners to accelerate successful network initiatives." — Leslie Rosenberg, research vice president, Network Infrastructure and Services, IDC

PTC Orbit: Asset Intelligence Ensures a Single, Unified Asset Record

Aly Pinder — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note provides perspective on how PTC Orbit impacts aftermarket service organizations, enabling insight-driven actions. PTC Orbit is a cloud-based asset intelligence solution that unifies data across enterprise systems, leveraging AI to deliver actionable insights, break down silos, and enable proactive, organizationwide decision-making.

“When asset intelligence breaks down silos, data transforms from a burden to a catalyst — enabling organizations to act proactively, drive innovation, and unlock the true value of every asset across the product life cycle.” — Aly Pinder, research VP, Worldwide Aftermarket Services Strategies, IDC