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Highlights and emphasizes how IDC tracks the market while also making it easier for customers to find and identify IDC Taxonomy documents.


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IDC TechBrief: Warranty and Service Contract Management Applications in Manufacturing
$4,500
Aly Pinder

This IDC TechBrief provides IT and service executives with an executive snapshot of warranty and service contract management applications and its impact on how manufacturers can execute of service while delivering enhanced customer experiences.

"Warranty ...

Sep 2019 | Doc #US44335819 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Intelligent Virtual Assistants in Manufacturing Customer Service
$4,500
Aly Pinder

This IDC TechBrief provides IT and business executives with an executive snapshot of intelligent virtual assistants specifically in the delivery of customer service and support in manufacturing.

According to Aly Pinder Jr., program ...

Jul 2019 | Doc #US42728617 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Software-Defined Perimeter for Distributed Integrity (Zero Trust)
$4,500
Pete Lindstrom

This IDC TechBrief examines the software-defined perimeters for zero trust.

"Zero trust is a buzzworthy topic that points toward real architectural changes to a security program," says Pete Lindstrom, VP of Security Strategies. "Software-defined ...

Jul 2019 | Doc #US45215219 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Integrated Data Loss Protection Platforms
$4,500
Robyn Westervelt

This IDC TechBrief examines the advantages, critical success factors, and risks of implementing a fully integrated data loss protection platform that incorporates user and system behavioral analytics and provides automated encryption and ...

Jun 2019 | Doc #US45179319 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Blockchain Technology in Retail
$4,500
Ornella Urso, Andrea Sangalli

This IDC TechBrief presents the implications of adopting the blockchain technology in retail. The document provides a snapshot of the current status of blockchain adoption in retail as well as its benefits, critical success factors, risks, ...

Jun 2019 | Doc #US44339819 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Hearables
$4,500
Ramon T. Llamas

This IDC TechBrief identifies the key factors when considering hearables for the enterprise. Wearables have been making slow strides into the enterprise, but a generally warming reception has made them increasingly popular. What began with ...

May 2019 | Doc #US45046219 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Field Service Management for the Manufacturer
$4,500
Aly Pinder

This IDC TechBrief provides IT and business executives with an executive snapshot of field service management (FSM) applications and its impact on how manufacturers deliver service and issue resolution to customers through a field service ...

Apr 2019 | Doc #US44335719 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Blockchain, Storage, and the Infrastructure Layer
$4,500
Chris Kanthan, James Wester

This IDC TechBrief discusses the current state of blockchain technology and how it will impact technology vendors and buyers in terms of the infrastructure required to establish blockchain solutions. Although blockchain is still in its earliest ...

Mar 2019 | Doc #US44827319 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Persistent Memory and Storage-Class Memory
$4,500
Eric Burgener, Chris Kanthan

This IDC TechBrief defines the technologies and discusses considerations information technology (IT) managers need to keep in mind as they think about deploying them. As storage performance requirements have continued to increase, emerging ...

Mar 2019 | Doc #US44891819 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC Techbrief: AI for CX Personalization
$4,500
Gerry Brown, Philip Carnelley, Melissa Fremeijer, Andrea Minonne

This IDC TechBrief discusses AI adoption in enterprises' CX personalization. AI adoption in the enterprise shows immense potential in customer-facing applications for driving superior customer experiences. Customer services, marketing, and ...

Feb 2019 | Doc #EMEA44847819 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Drones and Robotics for Utility Asset Operations
$4,500
Gaia Gallotti, Gaurav Verma

The IDC TechBrief discusses the value of drones and robotics for utilities' asset operations (inspection, surveillance, monitoring, repair, cleaning, etc.). Although the adoption of drones and robotics among utilities is quite low (10% and ...

Dec 2018 | Doc #US44088418 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Conversational Commerce in the Utilities Industry
$4,500
Phevos Skalidis

This IDC TechBrief provides a snapshot of conversational commerce and discusses its benefits for the utilities industry. For energy retailers in the course of transforming into full-blown, digital service providers, conversational commerce ...

Dec 2018 | Doc #US43674818 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Robotics and Drones in the Oil and Gas Industry
$4,500
Gaurav Verma

This IDC TechBrief discusses the value of robotics (robots and drones) for the oil and gas (O&G) industry. Although robotics adoption in the European O&G industry was low until last year, it seems to be gaining traction and will ...

Dec 2018 | Doc #EMEA44485018 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Customer Data Platforms Personalization and More for Marketers
$4,500
Gerry Murray

This IDC TechBrief describes the needs, use cases, risks, and success factors associated with a customer data platform deployment.

"Marketers with greater insights into the whole customer relationship have a distinct competitive advantage ...

Dec 2018 | Doc #US43795118 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Enterprise Data Platforms
$4,500
Carl W. Olofson

This IDC TechBrief considers an emerging kind of product suite, the enterprise data platform, and its potential impact on the enterprise, which provides a clearinghouse capability for defining, cataloging, accessing, and governing data in ...

Dec 2018 | Doc #US44493518 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Enterprise Digital Rights Management
$4,500
Robyn Westervelt, Pete Lindstrom, Simon Piff, Sean Pike

This IDC TechBrief provides IT and business executives with an executive snapshot on digital rights management (DRM) technology, with specific analysis on DRM benefits, risks, adoption rates, success factors, select products, metrics, and ...

Nov 2018 | Doc #US44435218 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Device as a Service (DaaS) in Western Europe
$4,500
Angela Salmeron

This IDC TechBrief provides IT and business execs with a snapshot of the market opportunity of device as a service (DaaS) in Western Europe. While IT service providers have been bundling hardware, software, and life-cycle services for a ...

Oct 2018 | Doc #EMEA44067318 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Robotic Process Automation in the Life Sciences
$4,500
Alan S. Louie, Ph.D.

This IDC TechBrief deals with the use of robotic process automation across the life science industry life cycle. As the industry regularly seeks to improve operational effectiveness, RPA offers the potential to automate repetitive manual ...

Oct 2018 | Doc #US44374218 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Residential Demand Response
$4,500
John Villali

This IDC TechBrief is an overview of residential demand response programs and describes the benefits of such programs to both utilities and their customers. Some of the primary objectives of residential demand response programs are aimed ...

Oct 2018 | Doc #US44325918 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: NVMe Over Fabric
$4,500
Eric Burgener

This IDC TechBrief discusses the evolving NVMe over Fabric (NVMe-oF) standard in the context of market developments. There are clear workload requirements driving NVMe-oF deployment today, but there are still a very limited number of production ...

Sep 2018 | Doc #US43854018 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Digital Twins in the Utilities Industry
$4,500
Gaurav Verma

This IDC TechBrief discusses the value for the electric utility industry of adopting digital twin technology and moving beyond traditional manual and discrete operational processes. A digital twin is an IT-powered platform where utility ...

Sep 2018 | Doc #EMEA44235318 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Digital Patient Engagement
$4,500
Cynthia Burghard

This IDC TechBrief deals with the use of digital technology to drive patient engagement. Consumers cite that the biggest barriers to care (after cost) are lack of convenience, continuity, and personalization. Digital patient engagement can ...

Jul 2018 | Doc #US44075718 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Key Management as a Service
$4,500
Robyn Westervelt, Sean Pike

This IDC TechBrief provides IT and business executives with an executive snapshot on key management-as-a-service offerings, with specific analysis on the benefits, risks, adoption rates, success factors, select products, metrics, and investment ...

Jun 2018 | Doc #US43980118 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Mobile App Development Platforms
$4,500
Denise Lund

This IDC TechBrief provides IT and business executives with an executive snapshot on mobile app development platforms (MADPs), with specific analysis on the benefits, risks, adoption rates, success factors, select products, metrics, and ...

Jun 2018 | Doc #US43991818 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

IDC TechBrief: Contract Management Software
$4,500
Ryan O’Leary

This IDC TechBrief discusses the enterprise compliance and business tool called cloud-based contract management software. This document discusses the advantages, critical success factors, and risks of implementing this tool.

"CLM is ...

Jun 2018 | Doc #US43966218 | IDC TechBrief | Tech Buyer

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