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As we have for the past three decades, IDC ends the year with our outlook for the coming year in the information technology (IT) and telecommunications market. During the next 60 days, IDC will publish literally dozens of IDC Top 10 Predictions documents for 2010.
Worldwide
Worldwide Unified Communications and Collaboration 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Worldwide and U.S. Consumer 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Worldwide Enterprise Server 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Worldwide Outsourcing Services 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Worldwide CIO Agenda 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Worldwide Storage 2012 Top 10 Predictions: Storage Spending Influenced by Cloud, Big Data, and Mobility Trends
Jan-12
IDC Predictions 2012:幕が開いた2020年ICT市場の覇権競争
Jan-12
Worldwide Software Channel and Alliances 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Worldwide Industry 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
IDC Predictions 2012: Competing for 2020
Dec-11
Worldwide System Infrastructure Software 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Worldwide SMB 2011 Top 10 Predictions: Shifts in IT Spending Will Focus on Empowerment and Productivity
Mar-11
Worldwide Application Development and Deployment 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Mar-11
Worldwide Security Products and Services 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Mar-11
Worldwide Software Channel and Alliances 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Worldwide Personal Computing 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Worldwide Unified Communications 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Worldwide Semiconductor 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Worldwide Enterprise Server 2011 Top 10 Predictions: An Outlook
Feb-11
Infrastructure Channels 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Worldwide and U.S. Consumer 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Worldwide Outsourcing Services 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Worldwide Information Access, Analysis, and Management Software 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Worldwide Industry 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Worldwide Telecommunications Infrastructure 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Worldwide Software Business Solutions 2011 Top 10 Predictions: The Hyperconnected Enterprise
Jan-11
Worldwide Hardcopy Market 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Worldwide Enterprise Networking 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Storage Is Hot: Virtualization, Data Growth, and Environmental Impact on Costs Will Define Storage in 2011
Dec-10
Worldwide System Infrastructure Software 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-10
IDC Predictions 2011: Welcome to the New Mainstream
Dec-10
North America
Worldwide and U.S. Consumer 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Worldwide Outsourcing Services 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Worldwide Industry 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
U.S. Telecom, Mobile, and Network Infrastructure 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Worldwide SMB 2011 Top 10 Predictions: Shifts in IT Spending Will Focus on Empowerment and Productivity
Mar-11
Worldwide Personal Computing 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Worldwide and U.S. Consumer 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Worldwide Outsourcing Services 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Worldwide Industry 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
U.S. Telecom 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-10
Latin America
IDC Latin America Predictions 2012
Jan-12
Worldwide SMB 2011 Top 10 Predictions: Shifts in IT Spending Will Focus on Empowerment and Productivity
Mar-11
IDC Latin America Predictions 2011
Jan-11
Asia-Pacific including Japan (APJ)
Vietnam ICT 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-12
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) IT Security 2012 Top 10 Predictions: All Eyes on Us
Feb-12
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) 2012 Top 10 Business Mobile Services Predictions
Dec-11
IDC Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Cloud 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Social Business and Social Media 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Australian ICT 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Asia/Pacific Telecom 2012 Predictions: The Hypercompetitive Telecom Industry Prepares for Uncertainty
Dec-11
Asia/Pacific Government Insights 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Business Analytics 2012 Top 10 Predictions: Measure, Predict , and Prevent — Business Analytics to Become the Center of Business Value for Asian Organizations
Dec-11
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) 2012 Top 10 ICT Predictions
Dec-11
2012中国医疗行业IT市场10大预测
Nov-11
2012中国ICT市场10大预测:不确定性和新主流商机
Nov-11
Worldwide SMB 2011 Top 10 Predictions: Shifts in IT Spending Will Focus on Empowerment and Productivity
Mar-11
New Zealand ICT 2011 Top 10 Predictions: ICT on Shifting Sands
Feb-11
IDC Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Channel 2011 Top 10 Predictions: A Year of Transformation for the Channel Ecosystem
Feb-11
IDC Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Applications 2011 Top 10 Predictions: The AA Power of Analytics and Socialytics Applications Accelerates the Charge Toward ROI-Led Transformation
Feb-11
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Cloud Services and Technologies 2011 Top 10 Predictions: Dealing with Mainstream Cloud
Feb-11
Southeast Asia ICT 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Indonesia 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
IDC Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) IT Services Top 10 Predictions: ROI-Led Transformation in the Emerging Asia Enterprise to Drive IT Services Spend
Feb-11
Southeast Asia Services Top 10 Predictions 2011
Jan-11
Thailand 2011 ICT Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Philippines 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Southeast Asia Telecoms 2011 Top 10 Predictions: Mobility, User Centricity, and Data Consumption Surge
Jan-11
New Zealand IT Services Predictions 2011: Emphasis on "Fusion" Rather than "Confusion"
Jan-11
2011 China ICT Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) 2011 Communications Industry (Telecom & Networking) Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Malaysia 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Vietnam IT and Telecommunications 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-10
Australian Telecommunications 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-10
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-10
Australia Infrastructure 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-10
2011中国ICT市场10大预测:新主流
Nov-10
Japan Services 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Japan IT Market 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Japan Server 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Japan Client Solution 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Japan Communications 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Japan IT Security 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Japan Software 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Japan Storage 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Japan Small and Medium Business 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Japan Unified Communications and Collaboration 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Japan Cloud Services 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Japan IT Spending for Healthcare 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Japan Small and Medium Business 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Japan Client Solution 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Japan Unified Communications and Collaboration 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Japan Services 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Japan IT Market 2012 Top 10 Predictions:社会基盤を変革する第3のITプラットフォームの台頭
Dec-11
Japan Software 2011 Top 10 Predictions: Breakout of Hardware-Centric Paradigm, Win the Domino Accounts with Software Edge
Feb-11
Japan IT Security 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Japan Hardcopy Peripherals and Document Outsourcing 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Japan Client Solution 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Japan Storage 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Japan Cloud Services 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Japan Server 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Japan Services 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Japan Small and Medium Business 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Japan Communications 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Japan Server 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Japan IT Market 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Japan Client Solution 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Japan IT Security 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Japan Cloud Services 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Japan Storage 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Japan HCP and Document Outsourcing 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Japan Software 2011 Top 10 Predictions:ハードウェア中心パラダイムからの脱出、ソフトウェア競争力がドミノアカウントを制する
Jan-11
Japan Small and Medium Business 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Japan Communications 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-10
Japan Services 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-10
Japan IT Market 2011 Top 10 Predictions:トランスフォーメーション新時代に求められるITリーダーの条件
Dec-10
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
Nordic Enteprise Communications 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
EMEA Unified Communication and Collaboration 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
EMEA Networking Channels 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Top 10 Predictions España 2012: Compitiendo por el futuro en un mercado cada vez más complejo
Dec-11
Worldwide SMB 2011 Top 10 Predictions: Shifts in IT Spending Will Focus on Empowerment and Productivity
Mar-11
EMEA Business Network Services 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
European Security Appliance 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
Western Europe Consumer Mobile 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Western Europe, Consumer Mobile Top 10 Predictions 2012
Jan-11
Western Europe Consumer Broadband 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
EMEA Unified Communications and Collaboration 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
EMEA Communications Infrastructure and Network Life-Cycle Services 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
EMEA Server Infrastructure 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Las 10 principales tendencias para el mercado TIC Ibérico en 2011
Jan-11
Western European Top 10 Security Predictions: Commoditization, Consolidation, SaaS-ization
Jan-11
Middle East and North Africa Software Market Top 10 Predictions, 2012
Feb-12
Middle East Consumer Telecommunications Services Market Top 10 Predictions, 2012
Jan-12
IDC Middle East, Africa, and Turkey ICT Market Top 10 Predictions, 2012
Jan-12
EMEA Networking Channels 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Middle East Business Network Services Top 10 Predictions, 2011
Feb-11
Middle East Consumer Telecommunications Services Market Top 10 Predictions, 2011
Feb-11
EMEA Unified Communications and Collaboration 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
EMEA Communications Infrastructure and Network Life-Cycle Services 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
EMEA Server Infrastructure 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
IDC Insights
IDC Insights' Top 10 Predictions are a series of reports and complimentary web conferences hosted by IDC's industry-specific research companies, covering energy, financial services, government, health, retail and manufacturing. Content focuses on how the Top 10 Predictions in each segment will impact technology spending patterns, organizational structures, and overall industry performance.
Links to the Predictions reports published by the IDC Insights business units are shown below. Please click on the "Events" tab to view links to information regarding the complimentary web conferences.
Energy
Central and Eastern Europe Utility Sector Top 10 Predictions, 2012
Jan-12
Middle East and Africa Oil and Gas Industry 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Asia/Pacific Utility Industry 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
EMEA Utilities Industry 2012 Top 10 Predictions: Mind the Gap
Jan-12
Worldwide Industry 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Worldwide Oil and Gas Industry 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
North America Utility Industry 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Central and Eastern Europe Utility Sector Top 10 Predictions, 2011
Feb-11
Worldwide Industry 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Worldwide Oil and Gas Industry 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
North America Utility Industry 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
EMEA Utilities Industry 2011 Top 10 Predictions — Same Destination, Different Journeys
Jan-11
IDC Predictions 2011: Welcome to the New Mainstream
Dec-10
Worldwide Oil and Gas Industry 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-10
North America Utility Industry 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-10
EMEA Utilities Industry 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-10
Financial Services
MEA Finance Industry 2012 Top 10 Predictions: The Show Will Still Go On
Jan-12
EMEA Financial Services, 2012: Top 10 Predictions: Banking on Uncertain Times
Jan-12
Asia/Pacific Insurance 2012 Top 10 Predictions: Strategic Initiatives for Insurers to Carpe Diem
Dec-11
Worldwide Financial Services 2012 Top 10 Predictions: Thriving or Just Surviving?
Dec-11
Asia/Pacific Banking 2012 Top 10 Predictions: Shattering the Myths of 2012
Dec-11
Top 10 EMEA Financial Services Predictions 2011: Optimizing Growth with Smarter Intelligence Management
Jan-11
Worldwide Capital Markets 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Asia/Pacific Insurance 2011 Top 10 Predictions: After the Storm Comes the Sunshine
Jan-11
Worldwide Financial Services 2011 Top 10 Predictions: Beginning to Rebuild
Jan-11
EMEA Banking 2010 Top 10 Predictions: The Year of Intelligence
Jan-10
Worldwide Financial Services 2010 Top 10 Predictions: Where to Next?
Jan-10
Worldwide Risk Management 2010 Top 10 Predictions: The Road to Financial Services Recovery Runs Through Improved Risk Management
Jan-10
Asia/Pacific Insurance 2010 Top 10 Predictions: Prescriptions for the Upturn
Dec-09
Government
Middle East, Africa, and Turkey Government Sector Top 10 Predictions, 2012
Jan-12
Western Europe Government 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
U.S. Government 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Asia/Pacific Government Insights 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Central and Eastern European Government Sector Top 10 Predictions, 2011
Feb-11
IDC Government Insights EMEA 2011 Top 10 Predictions for Western Europe
Feb-11
U.S. Government 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
IDC Government Insights Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Public Sector 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-10
EMEA Government Sector 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-10
IDC Government Insights Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Public Sector 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-10
U.S. Government 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-10
Healthcare/Life Sciences
Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa Healthcare Sector Top 10 Predictions, 2012
Jan-12
U.S. Connected Health IT 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Western Europe Healthcare 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
U.S. Health Industry Provider 2012 Top 10 Predictions: Moving on from Meaningful Use to Healthcare Reform
Dec-11
U.S. Life Science 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Asia/Pacific Healthcare 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Top 10 Predictions in Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa Healthcare
Feb-11
EMEA Healthcare 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-11
U.S. Health Industry Provider 2011 Top 10 Predictions: Solutions Providers' Need for ARRA and Healthcare Reform
Jan-11
U.S. Healthcare Payer 2011 Top 10 Predictions: The Year of Disruption
Jan-11
U.S. Life Science 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
U.S. Connected Health IT 2011 Top 10 Predictions: The Evolving IT Landscape for Payers and Providers
Dec-10
EMEA Healthcare 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-10
U.S. Healthcare Payer 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-10
U.S. Health Industry Provider 2010 Top 10 Predictions: The Changing IT Landscape for Healthcare Providers
Jan-10
U.S. Life Science 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-10
Manufacturing
Worldwide Asset-Oriented Manufacturing 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
EMEA Manufacturing 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Worldwide Brand-Oriented Value Chain 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
CEMA Manufacturing Industry 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Worldwide Manufacturing 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Worldwide Industry 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Worldwide Manufacturing Supply Chain 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Asia/Pacific Manufacturing 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
CEMA Manufacturing Top 10 Predictions, 2011
Feb-11
Asia/Pacific Manufacturing 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Worldwide Industry 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
EMEA Manufacturing Industry 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Worldwide Brand-Oriented Value Chains 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-11
Worldwide Supply Chain 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-10
Worldwide Manufacturing 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-10
Worldwide Asset-Oriented Value Chain 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-10
EMEA Manufacturing 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Feb-10
Worldwide Asset-Oriented Value Chain 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-10
Asia/Pacific Manufacturing 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-10
Worldwide Brand-Oriented Value Chains 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-10
Worldwide Manufacturing 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-10
Worldwide Supply Chain 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-09
Retail
Worldwide Retail Industry 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-12
Asia/Pacific Retail 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-11
Worldwide Retail Industry 2011 Top 10 Predictions
Dec-10
Worldwide Retail Industry 2010 Top 10 Predictions
Jan-10