The Transformation of Enterprise Software: The 4Ps — Past, Present, and Future

Apr 2021 | Market Perspective | Doc # EUR147592221

By: Philip CarterPhilip Carter, Group Vice President, European Chief Analyst and WW C-Suite Tech Research Lead, Frank Della RosaResearch Director, SaaS and Cloud Software, Matthew EastwoodSenior Vice President, Enterprise Infrastructure, Cloud, Developers and Alliances, Robert ParkerSenior Vice President, Enterprise Applications, Data Intelligence, Services, and Industry Research, David ReinselSr. Vice President, Global Datasphere, IoT, Mobility, Security, Consumer, Semiconductors, Telecom, Client Computing and Imaging/Print/Document Solutions, Mark ThomasonResearch Director, Meredith WhalenChief Research Officer, IDC

This IDC Market Perspective highlights how the enterprise software market is in a state of transformation. The software product that will be leveraged by the Future Enterprise will be modular and based on open microservices. It will be pric...

Most Important Considerations for SaaS Renewals

Apr 2021 | IDC Survey Spotlight | Doc # US47590621

By: Frank Della RosaResearch Director, SaaS and Cloud Software

This IDC Survey Spotlight highlights the most important considerations for SaaS renewals. While IT and procurement get better at tracking SaaS usage, the burden is on the SaaS provider to simplify the renewal process and provide evidence th...

Microsoft Ignite 2021: Creating the Future Today

Mar 2021 | Market Perspective | Doc # US47545621

By: Al GillenGroup Vice President, Software Development and Open Source, Kuba StolarskiResearch Director, Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies Group, Andrew SmithResearch Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Services, David SchubmehlResearch Director, Conversational AI and Intelligent Knowledge Discovery, Amita PotnisResearch Director, Future of Trust, Dave McCarthyResearch Vice President, Cloud and Edge Infrastructure Services, Tom MainelliGroup Vice President, Device & Consumer Research, Sriram SubramanianResearch Director, AI/ ML Lifecycle Management Software, Wayne KurtzmanResearch Director, Social and Collaboration, Ritu JyotiProgram Vice President, Worldwide Artificial Intelligence and Automation Research Practice Global AI Research Lead, Nancy GohringResearch Director, Future of Digital Innovation, Frank Della RosaResearch Director, SaaS and Cloud Software, Arnal DayaratnaResearch Director, Software Development, Stacy CrookResearch Director, Internet of Things, Amy Loomis, Ph.D.Research Director, Future of Work

This IDC Market Perspective discusses Microsoft's second Ignite conference in six months, which was held March 2-4, 2021. As would be expected, Microsoft used the event to introduce a wide variety of new technologies as well as technology p...