IDC's IT Executive Programs consists of a family of research programs intended to help today's time-constrained IT executives make more effective technology decisions. The goal of the program is to offer accurate and timely research that will assist IT executives in mitigating technology risks, maximizing the effectiveness of IT investments, identifying and capitalizing on new opportunities, and bringing forth solutions that are aligned with the organization's business objectives.
Our flagship offering in the series, the Executive Technology Advantage Program, includes a strategic partnership with IDG's CIO Executive Council, a global peer advisory community of 750 global enterprises and more than 1,400 IT leaders. Through this new partnership, IT executives will have exclusive access to IDC's team of 1,000+ global analysts, IDC Insights industryspecific research, and the CIO Executive Council's member CIOs, offering a global resource to help accelerate the decision-making process. The new offering, brings together two of the most powerful brands in the IT industry.
Our IT Executive Programs offer a range of services that align with the needs of IT executives - from very personalized guidance with a CIO advisor to specific research to assist with critical decision making.
Bringing Together the Resources of IDC and IDG
The Leading Source for IT Information
Our IT Executive Programs unique offering brings together the strength of IDC and our parent company, IDG, the world's leading technology media, events and research company.
IDG, a multi-billion dollar company that has been operating for over 46 years, produces approximately 200 publications and 460 websites. Together, with more than 700 branded conferences in 55 countries (including CIO Executive Council and CIO magazine events), IDG serves over 270 million people with information one or more times a month.
IDG's vast number of publications and conferences assist CIOs and technology leaders in gaining insight, networking with peers and increasing their company profile via speaking engagements.
Why IDC?
IDC's Research Offering Maximizes Business Innovation and IT Alignment
Our IT Executive Programs leverage the global research of IDC along with the industry-expertise of IDC Insights lines of business. As IT executives seek to align technology with business, our deep understanding of industry business initiatives and processes makes us the perfect partner for helping your organization achieve its strategic goals.
Focusing on energy, financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing and retail industries, our research covers over 200 technology markets including cloud computing, business analytics, outsourcing, enterprise mobility, sustainability, IT governance, data center, social media and many more.
The IT Executive Programs draw upon our global team of 1,000+ analysts (the largest global network of expert analysts in the industry) and the research we develop. IDC analysts are based in 54 offices around the globe, covering 110 countries, speaking 70 languages and able to assist IT organizations with innovating and optimizing IT operations around the world.
IT Executive Program Analysts
David McNally
IT Executive Advisor
Meredith Whalen
Senior Vice President, U.S. Insights and Vertical Markets Research
IT Executive Program in the News
Technology and Business Alignment
Bring forth technology solutions that are aligned with your organization's goalsMitigate Technology Risks
Make decisions with more predictable outcomesTechnology Strategic Vision
Long-term strategic thinking and planningSpeed to Market
Identify and capitalize on new opportunitiesIT Operational Performance
Increase the efficiency and reliability of IT investments
IDC's IT Executive Programs draw upon IDC's global team of 1,000+ analysts (the largest global network of expert analysts in the industry) and the research they develop.
IDC's IT Executive Program includes:
IDC's Executive Technology Advantage Program
This program includes your own personal IT Executive Advisor who will partner with you throughout the year to work through your most pressing agenda items. We save you time and make our research more actionable by personalizing the research for your organization. The Executive Technology Advantage Program leverages the industry-expertise of IDC's Insights lines of business and IDC's global research. We provide you with a knowledgeable and experienced sounding board for decision making by connecting you with IDC's 1,000+ global analysts and the CIO Executive Council's member CIOs for inquiries and discussions. This program offers a range of services including access to the Council's Connecting Point, the Pathways Leadership Development Program's group mentoring and personalized business coaching, and the Council's Global Speakers Bureau with center stage opportunities, a shared voice of influence for the profession.
IDC's Industry Technology Advantage Program
This program helps IT executives bring forth technology solutions that are aligned with the organization's business objectives by combining industry-specific and technology-specific research together in one offering. By harnessing the power of IDC's global technology and 100+ industry analysts and 900+ global analysts, this program offers IT executives insights on technology in the context of their own industry.
IDC's Global Technology Advantage Program
This program empowers IT executives to make better technology decisions by providing access to IDC's community of 900+ global analysts and their associated research. IDC's research aims to mitigate technology risk, maximize the effectiveness of IT investments, and capitalize on new technology opportunities.