IDC Black Book

Since 1989, IDC has supported ICT suppliers and financial investors with our industry-standard study on the state of ICT spending in every region around the world. The Worldwide Black Book: Live Edition is IDC's monthly analysis of the status and projected growth of the worldwide ICT industry in 86 geographies. As the benchmark for consistent, detailed market data across six continents, IDC's Worldwide Black Book: Live Edition offers a real-time profile of the ICT market in each of the countries where IDC is currently represented.

Markets and Technologies Covered

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• Infrastructure: Server/storage, network equipment, security appliances, and infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
• Devices: Desktop, notebook, tablet, smartphone, wearable, hardcopy peripheral, and PC monitor
• Telecom services: Fixed and mobile, and voice and data
• Software: 20 secondary market segments
• IT services: Managed services, project-oriented services, and support services
• Business services
• Deployment: Cloud and noncloud
• Channel: direct versus indirect and distributor versus reseller
• Customer segment: Consumer, enterprise, service provider

Geographic Coverage

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• 9 regions: United States, Canada, Japan, Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, PRC, and Asia/Pacific
• 86 geographies: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, PRC, rest of Africa, rest of Asia/Pacific, rest of CEE, rest of Latin America, rest of Middle East, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, and Vietnam

Data Deliverables

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Throughout the year, this product will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. Potential studies include:

Worldwide Black Book: Live Edition

Full data deliverable with five-year forecasts for 86 geographies, updated monthly

Worldwide ICT Market Update

Monthly overview of changes to forecasts for ICT spending

State of the Market

Quarterly webinar review of ICT market trends and forecasts

Scenario Forecasts

Analysis of downside and upside forecasts for ICT spending according to multiple macroeconomic scenarios, updated monthly

Key Questions Answered

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Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. How are short-term economic wild cards disrupting IT budgets and spending?
2. What is the potential impact of economic wild cards on ICT spending, and how high is the risk of downside scenarios?
3. How are businesses in different regions responding to changes in the business environment each month?
4. What do historical market trends teach us about the relationship between IT spending and the overall economy?
5. What is the proportion of ICT spending by consumer, enterprise, and service provider customer segments and by direct versus indirect distribution channels?
6. How much ICT spending is now deployed in the cloud when compared with traditional deployments?

Market Segments Covered

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IDC's Worldwide Black Book: Live Edition examines how ICT spending is distributed by technology, geography, customer segment, distribution channel, and deployment. ICT spending is tracked according to the following buyer segments: consumer, enterprise, cloud and digital service provider, managed service provider, and communications service provider. In addition, ICT spending is measured according to cloud and noncloud deployment models and by direct versus indirect distribution channels (distributors versus resellers). All data is segmented by technology detail and country.