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Ali Zaidi
Senior Research Analyst, IT Consulting and Systems Integration

Team: Worldwide Services Research
Ali Zaidi is a senior research analyst for IDC's Project-Based Services research. In this role, Mr. Zaidi is responsible for executing field research, and custom research projects for IDC's IT Consulting and System Integration research program.

Prior to joining IDC, Mr. Zaidi worked as a research analyst at Technology Business Research, Inc. (TBR), where he authored syndicated reports published on various sections of the IT industry including professional services and hardware. The reports included in-depth analysis of high tech firms in terms of company financials, go-to-market strategies, acquisition and partner strategies, customer and vertical market strategies, and corporate business models. In addition, Mr. Zaidi developed financial models, evaluated business models, provided financial analysis and market intelligence for custom research projects on the IT professional services industry for clients such as IBM, Accenture, and CSC.

Prior to joining the IT market research field, Mr. Zaidi worked as a software engineer at Avaya Inc.

Mr. Zaidi holds a Master's in Business Administration with a concentration in Corporate Finance and Project Management from Northeastern University. He also holds a Master?s in Computer Systems Engineering from Northeastern University, with a concentration in Software Design and Network Security.

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Accenture lights two candles with one flame: Risk Management Acquisition in Brazil
Ali Zaidi, Sebastien Ruest
Mar 2010 - Doc # lcUS22259810      IDC Link
On February 12th, 2010 Accenture, Inc. announced the acquisition of RiskControl, a privately held risk consulting company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to Accenture, the acquisition includes RiskControl’s staff and service offe ...

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SAP's Landscape Transformation Offering: Service Productization with a Focus on Business Benefits
Gard Little, Cushing Anderson, Ali Zaidi
Aug 2010 - Doc # 224442      Insight
This IDC Insight reviews the new offering of services and software from SAP, called Landscape Transformation. After a brief description of the offering, IDC analyzes the potential impact for customers and SAP's partners, and it discusses ...
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Worldwide and U.S. Systems Integration Services 2009 Vendor Shares: IDC's Top 10 Vendors for 2009
Ali Zaidi, Sebastien Ruest
Aug 2010 - Doc # 224355      Competitive Analysis
This IDC study reviews the leading systems integrators in the worldwide and U.S. markets. It provides a top 10 listing of companies in each of these markets and briefly discusses their positioning and competitive outlook. This document a ...
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