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Five Key Reasons That the Worldwide Developer Population Will Continue to Grow

Adam Resnick — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Presentation examines why the worldwide developer population will continue to grow despite the widespread view that artificial intelligence is reducing demand for developers. Drawing on developer survey data and direct engagement with developers, engineering leaders, and toolmakers, it presents the analyst's assessment of the forces expanding developer demand, the strongest counterarguments to that growth case, and the implications of the market's changing composition for technology suppliers' go-to-market strategies.

Layoff headlines and executive commentary often advance a simple narrative: AI writes code, so companies need fewer developers. The evidence is more nuanced. Entry-level hiring has compressed, and AI is increasingly cited in layoff announcements; however, these developments do not by themselves imply declining demand for the developer population the software economy requires. Instead, AI is changing the work developers perform, broadening who participates in building software, and shifting demand toward new specializations, integration, governance, and developer-adjacent roles.

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Conversational Intelligence and Analytics Software 2026 Vendor Assessment

Hayley Sutherland — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study represents a vendor assessment of the worldwide conversational intelligence and analytics software market through the IDC MarketScape model. This assessment discusses both quantitative and qualitative characteristics that provide guidance about conversational intelligence and analytics software vendors and their offerings. This IDC MarketScape covers a number of major vendors participating in the market and focused on providing conversational intelligence and analytics software tools for a wide variety of use cases, data types, and communication channels. The evaluation is based on a comprehensive and rigorous framework that assesses vendors relative to the criteria and to one another and highlights the factors expected to be the most influential for success in the market in both the short term and the long term.

"In a fast-moving market where AI is rapidly commoditizing conversational analytics capabilities, choosing a vendor that provides trust, transparency, and partnership may be as strong a factor in success as the technology itself," said Hayley Sutherland, research manager, Conversational AI at IDC. "Technology and business leaders should carefully assess their organization's AI maturity and needs, and examine vendors closely for both forward-looking, easy-to-use technology and the AI partnership and thought leadership they provide for their customers."

IDC ProductScape: Worldwide Software Platforms for National Civilian Government AI-Enabled Case Management, 2026 — Technology Supplier Solution Functionality

Massimiliano Claps — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC ProductScape offers a comprehensive guide on the key functionalities of AI-enabled case management solutions for national civilian government, featuring products from Appian, Armedia, Case IQ, cBrain, Creatio, Cúram by Merative, GoPro Group, Hyland, IBM, Microsoft, Newgen Software, OpenText, Opexus, Pegasystems, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Tyler Technologies. 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.

IDC Survey Spotlight: Do Enterprises Trust Network Management Tools to Act Autonomously?

Brandon Butler — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight profiles a question from IDC's Enterprise Infrastructure Pulse Survey, July 2026 (n = 856), which asked about respondents' preference for network management systems that guide staff remediation and optimization tasks versus those that determine and execute automated remediation and optimization actions. The survey data finds a near-even split among respondents, indicating that organizations view network management automation through a risk-benefit lens, rather than as a simple all-or-nothing choice.

"One of the key questions in the age of AI-powered network management capabilities is to what degree organizations want network management systems to guide staff remediation and optimization versus execute management tasks autonomously. Recent IDC survey data shows a near-even split among global respondents to this question, indicating there's no consensus yet on how much autonomy organizations are willing to grant a network management system. For vendors, this means messaging and product design need to support both models rather than betting on one." — Brandon Butler, senior research manager, Network Infrastructure and Services at IDC

IDC's Worldwide Semiannual AI, Data and Automation Cloud Services Tracker

Rasmus Andsbjerg, Karen Massey — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study outlines market segmentation and measurement methodologies for the AI, data, and automation cloud services tracker, including software markets, company, geography, deployment type, and revenue metrics reported. It serves as the foundation for understanding the reported segments of the tracker and describes how these segments relate to IDC research in general.

"IDC's Worldwide Semiannual AI, Data, and Automation Cloud Services Tracker represents a comprehensive outline of segments reported in the data product," says Karen Massey, director, Data and Analytics, IDC. "The tracker is a critical research tool to measure performance of market participants, review market opportunities, guide investment decisions, identify partners, analyze acquisitions, and much more," she also adds.

IDC's Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide Taxonomy, 2026

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's methodology and taxonomy for the segmentation of public cloud services by industry and company size, which is consistent across IDC's worldwide vertical research. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide data deliverables. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure as well to help them build an industry-focused organization.

"IDC's Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide Taxonomy presents a comprehensive and standardized view of the software and public cloud services marketplace," says Serena Da Rold, senior director, IDC. "When used in conjunction with IDC's spending guide forecasts, it helps vendors understand and navigate IDC's data effectively and define their target markets in terms of industry and company size segments."

Market Analysis Perspective: Worldwide Enterprise System Management, Observability, and AlOps Software, 2026

Shannon Kalvar, Archana Venkatraman — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Analysis Perspective provides insight into the current and future state of the worldwide enterprise system management, observability, and AIOps software market for 2026. It includes an overview of the current market landscape, a technology buyer perspective, a market outlook, and IDC's advice for technology suppliers in this market.

"Buyers are assembling a governed estate, one in which what the organization can observe sets the upper bound on what it can govern and in which automation has to answer for what nonhuman actors do on its behalf." — Shannon Kalvar, senior research director, Enterprise Systems Management, Enterprise Client Platforms, Observability, and AIOps

Market Analysis Perspective: Worldwide Flexible Consumption and Leasing/Financing Strategies for IT Infrastructure, 2026

Lara Greden — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Analysis Perspective provides insight into the current and future state of the flexible consumption and IT leasing and financing markets. It includes an overview of the current market landscape, a technology buyer perspective, a market outlook, and IDC's advice for technology suppliers and services suppliers in the market.

Dreamforce 2026: "Unlocking Trapped Enterprise Value" with a Slack Glow-Up

Wayne Kurtzman — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

市场预测：中国AI数据基础设施市场预测，2026—2030

Nan Wang — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

本IDC研究提供了中国AI数据基础设施市场的五年预测，并就市场增长的驱动因素与抑制因素进行了深入分析。

IDC中国企业级软件市场研究经理王楠表示：”生成式AI与AI Agent推动国内数据基础设施发生结构性重构，企业AI落地瓶颈已从大模型转向构建可信可用的AI就绪数据。IDC预测，AI数据智能、AI数据管理平台、AI数据服务三大子市场将释放大量新增需求，而这些需求并非传统数据软件的简单迭代。厂商需摒弃外挂组件式改造思路，打造AI原生能力并打通’数据管理—数据智能—数据服务—Agent消费’的闭环；同时，企业客户应当重视长期的数据资产建设。”