Understand what the future holds with IDC's annual Top 10 Predictions across industries and technologies.
From Enterprise IT to Consumer, Telecommunications to Vertical Industries, learn more about the opportunities and challenges tomorrow will bring through the Predictions studies, web conferences and events listed below —
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Worldwide Research

Worldwide Hardware

Worldwide Enterprise Server 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Worldwide Personal Computing 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Worldwide Storage 2008 Top 10 Predictions: New Paradigms
Dec-07

Worldwide Hardcopy 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Worldwide Hardware Channels 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Worldwide Technical Computing Server 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Worldwide Enterprise Networks 2008 Top 10 Predictions: IT and Communications Go Steady
Feb-08

Worldwide IT Leasing and Financing 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

Worldwide Mobile Phone Supply Chain 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

Worldwide PC and x86 Server Supply Chain 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

Worldwide Software

Worldwide System Infrastructure Software 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Worldwide Applications 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Information Access and Analysis Predictions for 2008: Consolidation, Specialization, Eureka 2.0 and the Wisdom of Crowds
Jan-08

Worldwide Human Capital Management 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Worldwide PLM Applications 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Worldwide Security 2008 Top 10 Predictions: Security's Troublesome Twins, Crime and Compliance, Ride the Web to Drive 2008 Trends
Jan-08

Worldwide Software Business Strategies 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Software Predictions 2008 - Beyond Consolidation: Exploring New Opportunities
Feb-08

Worldwide Services

Worldwide Outsourcing Services 2008 Top 10 Predictions: Converging Forces Are Reshaping What It Will Take to Win!
Jan-08

Global Services Top 10 Predictions for 2008: The Business Model Transformation Continues
Feb-08

Worldwide Services 2008 Top 10 Predictions: The Business Model Transformation Continues
Feb-08

Worldwide Telecommunications

Worldwide Telecommunications Infrastructure 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

2008 Worldwide Telecommunications Predictions: The Year Ahead
Feb-08

Worldwide Industries

Global and North American Supply Chains 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Worldwide Manufacturing 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Worldwide Product Life-Cycle Strategies 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Asia/Pacific Government 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Asia/Pacific Supply Chains 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

European Utility Industry 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Global Oil and Gas 2008 Top 10 Predictions: Navigating a Healthy But Volatile Year
Jan-08

North America Utility Industry 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Top 10 Predictions in 2008 for Financial Services (Event Proceeding)
Jan-08

U.S. Health Industry Provider 2008 Top 10 Predictions: The Use of IT in the Provider Landscape
Jan-08

U.S. Healthcare Payer 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

U.S. Life Science 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Worldwide Government 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Worldwide Industry 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Worldwide Retail Industry 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Canadian Government 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

EMEA Supply Chain 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

European Top 10 Predictions for Banking 2008
Feb-08

European Top 10 Predictions for Financial Services 2008
Feb-08

Global Oil and Gas 2008 Top 10 Predictions: Navigating a Healthy But Volatile Year
Feb-08

Government Insights Global 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

Western Europe Healthcare Sector 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

Worldwide Consumer / SMB

Worldwide SMB 2008 Top 10 Predictions: Increasing Alignment of Technology, Distribution, and Customer
Jan-08

Worldwide SMB 2008 Top 10 Predictions: Next-Generation Technology to Gain Traction Despite Economic Slowdown
Jan-08

Worldwide and U.S. Consumer 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

Predictions 2008: SMB Market by Region and Technology
Feb-08

IDC Events

Events

IDC Predictions 2008 Telebriefing
6-Dec-07

Industry Insights Top 10 Predictions: Cross Industry Perspective
7-Jan-08

Worldwide Financial Services 2008 Top 10 Predictions
7-Jan-08

Global Retail Insights 2008 Top 10 Predictions
8-Jan-08

Worldwide Manufacturing 2008 Top 10 Predictions
8-Jan-08

Health Industry Insights 2008 Top 10 Predictions
9-Jan-08

Energy Insights 2008 Top 10 Predictions
10-Jan-08

Worldwide Government 2008 Top 10 Predictions
11-Jan-08

IDC Latin America Predictions 2008
15-Jan-08

Predictions 2008: Enterprise Platforms and Technical Computing
15-Jan-08

IDC's 2008 Top Ten Predictions for the SMB Market Worldwide
16-Jan-08

Top 10 Infrastructure Software Predictions for 2008 - A Look at the Road Ahead
17-Jan-08

Security's Troublesome Twins, Crime and Compliance, Ride the Web and Drive 2008 Trends
22-Jan-08

2008 Software Predictions
23-Jan-08

IDC's 2008 Top Ten Predictions for the Worldwide IT Leasing and Financing Marketplace
23-Jan-08

Global Mobile 2008 Top 10 Predictions
24-Jan-08

Global Top 10 Predictions for Product Lifecycle Strategies in 2008
24-Jan-08

Predictions 2008: Worldwide Telecom Infrastructure and Services
30-Jan-08

Consumer Predictions 2008: Content on the Move
31-Jan-08

Identifying Key Hardcopy Business Growth Opportunities with IDC's Top Predictions 2008
5-Feb-08

Software Predictions 2008 - Beyond Consolidation: Exploring New Opportunities
7-Feb-08

Global Services Top Ten Predictions for 2008: The Business Model Transformation Continues
14-Feb-08

EMEA Utilities Top 10 Predictions 2008
18-Feb-08

EMEA Supply Chain Top 10 Predictions 2008
19-Feb-08

Financial Insights EMEA: Top 10 Predictions 2008 - The Importance of Innovation
20-Feb-08

Government Insights and Health Industry Insights: Public Sector Top 10 Predictions for 2008
21-Feb-08

The State of EMEA Retail - Key Technology Trends in 2008
22-Feb-08

Regional Research

Americas

Latin America Predictions 2008
Jan-08

IDC Canada Predictions 2008
Jan-08

U.S. Telecommunications 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Canadian ICT 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

Canadian Software 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan)

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) 2008 Top 10 Predictions: Disruption and Segmentation
Dec-07

Australia Small and Medium-Sized Business 2008 Top 10 Predictions: Give Me More Broadband
Dec-07

China 2008 Top 10 Information and Communication Technology Predictions
Dec-07

New Zealand Information and Communication Technology Market Predictions, 2008
Dec-07

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Consumer Markets 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Asia/Pacific Services 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Telecommunications 2008 Top 10 Predictions � Inno-Basics: Creating Demand in the Tech x.0 Era
Jan-08

Australia Information and Communication Technology 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Malaysia IT and Telecommunications 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Philippines 2008 Top 10 Predictions: Expansion, Optimization, and Consumer Dynamism
Jan-08

Australia Telecommunications 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

Europe, Middle East, Africa

EMEA Predictions 2008 - An Increasingly Differentiated ICT Market
Dec-07

EMEA Security 2008 Top 10 Predictions: Facing Public Opinion Means Back to Basics
Dec-07

European Network Life Cycle Services - Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Top 10 Predictions for the Western European Broadband Market, 2008
Dec-07

European Carrier Infrastructure 2008 � Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

European Wireless Enterprise 2008 � Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Western European Software 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

2008 Predictions for the European Fixed-Line Telecoms Market
Feb-08

Consumer Wireless 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

European Server Infrastructure Market 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

European VoIP Communications 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

IDC Predictions: European Services, 2008
Feb-08

Japan

2008 Japan PC Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Japan Communications 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Japan Compliance 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Japan IT Market 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Japan IT Security 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Japan Services 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Japan Small and Medium Business 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Japan Software and Solutions 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Japan Storage 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-07

Japan Communications 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Japan Compliance 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Japan IT Market 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Japan PC 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Japan Server 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Japan Server 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Japan Services 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Japan Small and Medium Business 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Japan Software and Solutions 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Japan Storage 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-08

Japan IT Security 2008 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-08

Press Releases

Predictions 2008

IDC Sees "Post-Disruption" Marketplace Taking Hold in 2008
6-Dec-07

IDC Predicts Continuing Disruptions across the APEJ ICT Industry for 2008, Driving Double Digit Growth and New Market Segmentation
12-Dec-07

IDC's Top Storage Predictions for 2008: Significant Shifts Ahead Including Intensification of Storage Efficiency, Virtualization Strategies, and Green Initiatives
7-Jan-08

Global Retail Insights Predicts Top Line Growth To Drive Retailer Expansion in 2008
8-Jan-08

Energy Insights Predicts Climate Change Issues to Drive Increased Tech Investment in 2008
8-Jan-08

Government Insights Predicts Increased IT Investment in Infrastructure Optimization and Secure Content Management for 2008
9-Jan-08

IDC's #1 Asia/Pacific Services Prediction 2008: Global Delivery Will Become "Top of Mind" for Organizations in the Region
28-Jan-08

Top 10 Predictions for the Malaysia ICT Market for 2008
30-Jan-08

Manufacturing Insights Asia/Pacific Releases Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2008
31-Jan-08

IDC's Top SMB Predictions for 2008: Evolutionary and Revolutionary Changes Ahead, Including Increasing Alignment of Technology, Distribution, and Customer
4-Feb-08

Government Insights Asia/Pacific Expects An Increased Focus on Infrastructure Optimization and Next Generation e-Government for the APEJ Region in 2008
14-Feb-08

Energy Insights Predicts Climate Changes Will Drive Investment in Energy and IT
15-Feb-08

IDC Releases Worldwide Mobile Phone, PC and x86 Server Supply Chains Predictions for 2008
19-Feb-08

Predictions 2007

Increased Technology Investment in Health Industry Collaboration for 2007, Predicts Health Industry Insights
11-Jan-07

Focus on Climate Change Will Spawn Investment in Energy and Information Technologies, Energy Insights Predicts
10-Jan-07

Manufacturing Insights' Top 10 Predictions Reveal RFID Pay Off for Those with Patience
9-Jan-07

Government Insights Predicts IT Consolidation Will Drive Worldwide Government IT Investments in 2007
3-Jan-07

IDC Predicts Hyperdisruption in 2007, as IT Vendors Embrace New Models to Open Pockets of Growth In a Moderating Market
11-Dec-06

Complimentary Research

IDC Predictions 2008 Downloads

2008 Worldwide Telecom Predictions

Global Mobile 2008 Top 10 Predictions

IDC's 2008 Top Ten Predictions for the SMB Market Worldwide

IDC's 2008 Top Ten Predictions for the Worldwide IT Leasing and Financing Marketplace

Identifying Key Hardcopy Growth Opportunities in 2008

Predictions 2008: Enterprise Platforms and Technical Computing

Security's Troublesome Twins, Crime and Compliance, Ride the Web and Drive 2008 Trends

Top 10 Infrastructure Software Predictions for 2008 - A Look at the Road Ahead

Industry Insights Predictions 2008 Downloads

Industry Insights Top 10 Predictions: Cross Industry Perspective

Worldwide Financial Services 2008 Top 10 Predictions

Worldwide Manufacturing 2008 Top 10 Predictions

Global Retail Insights 2008 Top 10 Predictions

Health Industry Insights 2008 Top 10 Predictions

Energy Insights 2008 Top 10 Predictions

Worldwide Government 2008 Top 10 Predictions


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