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Christopher Chute
Research Director, Worldwide Digital Imaging and SMB Transformative Technology Research Practices

Christopher Chute is a Research Director with IDC's Worldwide Digital Imaging and Small/Mid-Sized Business (SMB) Transformative Technology Research Practices. His research portfolio focuses on transformative technology trends impacting both the imaging market and global SMBs.

Mr. Chute's specific coverage includes digital imaging and video technology adoption across professional, broadcast/creative, consumer and physical security/surveillance, and the SMB adoption of tablets, cloud applications and services. He conducts forecasting, product and service analysis and user segmentation for these vertical markets through a variety of supply and demand-side studies and consulting engagements.

Mr. Chute's research has often centered around charting the disruption caused by IT transformation on status-quo industries, such as the migration from film to digital in the photography market, commoditization/democratization of broadcast/cinema video capture and photofinishing, and the impact of cloud services and tablet usage on SMB business processes.

Writers from a variety of publications rely on Mr. Chute for a deep understanding of these markets, including Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, USA Today, Investor’s Business Daily, San Jose Mercury News, Bloomberg, and The Financial Times. His television and radio appearances include ABC World News Tonight, Fox & Friends, CNBC, National Public Radio, and Into Tomorrow With Dave Graveline. Mr. Chute also speaks regularly at a variety of international trade shows, including CES, Creative Storage, Computex and Photokina.

Mr. Chute holds both undergraduate and MBA degrees from Boston College.


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Why Past Innovation Is No Guarantee of Future Success: Lessons from the Olympus Camera Exit
Christopher Chute
May 2013 - Doc # lcUS24116113      IDC Link
On May 16, 2013, the Wall Street Journal reported that Olympus will eliminate the bulk of its compact camera line. Models priced below $200 will no longer be offered. Instead, Olympus will focus on higher-margin compact cameras, many with l ...
Samsung Gets the Connected Camera Right, But Is It Too Late?
Christopher Chute
Nov 2012 - Doc # lcUS23793012      IDC Link
In the autumn of 2012, Samsung launched its Galaxy Camera, which combines a typical ultrazoom compact camera with WiFi, 3G, and Jelly Bean, the latest version of Google’s Android mobile operating system. Being priced at $499 put the Galaxy ...

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The Case for SMB Cloud File Sharing: AirWatch Enables Operational Transformation for L.J. Aviation
Christopher Chute
May 2013 - Doc # 241127      Buyer Case Study
This IDC Buyer Case Study is based on a conversation IDC had with Terry Lascher, manager of Training and Standards at L.J. Aviation, a privately held midsize aircraft management and charter flight company based in Pennsylvania. The discu ...
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U.S. and Worldwide Digital Camera 1Q13 Vendor Shares
Christopher Chute
May 2013 - Doc # 241123      Competitive Analysis
This IDC study provides U.S. and worldwide market share data for the digital still camera category for the period ending March 31, 2013. Data is provided for the first quarter for the top vendors in the U.S. and the global market. This s ...
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Appearances

We Are All Mobile Workers: How Tablet Usage Will Transform the SMB IT Space
Framingham, MA United States
February 14, 2013

IDC Predictions 2013: SMB - Impact of Changing Priorities, Preferences, Challenges
United States
January 24, 2013