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IDC MarketScape: Worldwide AIOps 2026 Vendor Assessment

Shannon Kalvar — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

The IDC study provides a comprehensive evaluation of leading AIOps platforms, highlighting their ability to transform digital operations through outcome-centric decision-making, AI-driven guidance, and governed automation. The study details vendor strengths, challenges, and fit for various enterprise needs, emphasizing the shift from reactive IT management to proactive, business-aligned operations. It underscores the necessity of AIOps in managing exponential complexity and enabling sustainable, value-driven digital transformation.

"In a world where digital chaos outpaces human reaction, AIOps is not about automation. It requires a radical rethinking of operations, empowering teams to create outcome-driven, collaborative decision-making. Are you ready to redefine what operational intelligence means for your business?" asked Shannon Kalvar, research director, Enterprise Systems Management, Observability, and AIOps.

Dassault Systèmes — 2026 3DEXPERIENCE World

John Snow — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note looks at Dassault Systèmes' (DS') 2026 3DEXPERIENCE World event, which highlighted advances in AI-driven automation, the introduction of three specialized virtual companions, and a renewed strategic partnership with NVIDIA. The event showcased new modeling and simulation capabilities, emphasizing transparency, traceability, and governance. DS' shift toward value-based pricing for AI agents reflects broader industry trends. Technology buyers should evaluate the potential for improved productivity, automation, and digital sovereignty while considering integration and ROI as key factors for adoption.

Enterprise Connect 2026: Collaboration Take; AI and New Work Canvases Arrive

Wayne Kurtzman — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Enterprise Connect (EC) 2026 was held from March 10 to 12, 2026, at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, Nevada. This replaced the years-long home of the event in Orlando, Florida. Attendees found a smaller conference that reflected the major shift from last year's "AI's possibilities" to this year's urgent need to launch AI and agents and determine ROI. While AI and agents were the top theme, significant announcements were made in bringing new work surfaces or canvases to the forefront of the new era of work. This IDC Link analyzes the event, many of the announcements, and the overall trends.

F5 AppWorld 2026: Advancing the Convergence of Application Delivery, Security, and AI Operations

Jim Mercer — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

At AppWorld 2026, F5 introduced several platform and product updates designed to address the growing complexity of modern application environments, particularly those incorporating AI-driven workloads across hybrid multicloud infrastructure. The announcements focus on advancing the company's Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP), which brings together application delivery, security, and operational visibility capabilities. Key updates include BIG-IP v21.1, agentic observability capabilities within NGINX, the introduction of F5 AI Remediate, AI-powered web application firewall (WAF) enhancements, expanded API discovery and security capabilities, post-quantum cryptography readiness, and the introduction of F5 Insight for ADSP with unified observability. Collectively, these announcements highlight the increasing convergence of networking, security, and platform operations as organizations modernize application architectures and adopt AI-enabled services.

IBM Quantum Advances Toward Quantum Advantage with New Molecular Discovery

Heather West, PhD — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

IBM Quantum’s demonstration of a novel half-Möbius molecular topology highlights the growing role of quantum computing in enabling real-world scientific discovery through quantum-accelerated supercomputing approaches. The announcement represents an early example of quantum business advantage and signals continued progress toward broader quantum advantage as hardware, algorithms, and hybrid architectures mature.

IDC Survey Spotlight: Has Agile Peaked as a Development Framework?

Adam Resnick — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight explores whether Agile has peaked as the dominant software development framework, drawing on data from IDC's September 2025 Modern Software Development Survey. Agile accounts for 41% of application development activity, a plurality but short of dominance. Rapid application development (RAD), Waterfall, and hybrid approaches collectively account for the remaining 59%, indicating that no single framework has consolidated the market. This IDC Survey Spotlight examines what that fragmentation means for tech suppliers and where AI-driven development patterns are taking the methodology landscape next.

IDC Survey Spotlight: How Is GenAI Driving Content Workflow Automation?

Amy Machado — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight uses data from IDC's November 2025 State of Content and Knowledge Solutions to understand how organizations are using generative AI (GenAI) for their content, and what tools and features resonate. Respondents were asked to select all GenAI capabilities that they have launched or plan to launch as part of their content services.

IDC Survey Spotlight: To What Extent Are GenAI Developer Technologies Used in Production?

Arnal Dayaratna — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight examines the shift of generative AI developer technologies from controlled experimentation to sustained production use. Nearly two-thirds of developers report that they are deploying generative AI capabilities in live production environments, which signals growing operational confidence. Adoption now extends well beyond code assistants to encompass AI agents, MLOps and LLMOps tooling, model transformation techniques, and foundation models. This broader footprint reflects a maturing ecosystem that supports integration, life-cycle management, and governance requirements.

Developers are moving past simple consumption of pretrained services and are taking a more active role in shaping model behavior. Fine-tuning, retrieval-augmented generation, and disciplined LLMOps and MLOps practices are becoming embedded in modern development workflows. These approaches indicate a pragmatic focus on performance, traceability, and repeatability rather than experimentation alone. The data suggests that many organizations now view generative AI as a durable element of their application architecture. As a result, generative AI is emerging as a foundational development layer that is redefining how software is designed, delivered, and governed across the enterprise.

IDC Survey Spotlight: What Are the Drivers and Impact of Workload Repatriation?

Adam Reeves — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight examines the drivers and impact of workload repatriation, highlighting that cloud movement is increasingly bidirectional. According to the IDC's March 2026 PaaS Decision-Maker and Business Value Survey, organizations report repatriating ~18% of application workloads from public cloud PaaS to on premises over the past year. The leading drivers are workload/application performance (36%) and security (30%), making predictable performance, stronger security controls, and hybrid operating models critical for PaaS retention.

IDC Survey Spotlight: What Are the Key Drivers for UEM Adoption?

Phil Hochmuth — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight highlights that enterprises are adopting unified endpoint management (UEM) primarily to create a unified platform for endpoint policy control. This approach standardizes the deployment of security and device-management policies and settings across various endpoint types and operating systems. IDC's Worldwide Enterprise Device Management Survey, 2025, conducted in November 2025, shows that UEM is increasingly expected to provide telemetry and analytics that enhance productivity and improve the daily device experience by identifying friction points and facilitating quicker remediation.