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IDC FutureScape
What it is
Ten Predictions from IDC for the next 5 years to help you identify issues in a three-year planning cycle.
Value
Succinct descriptions of the timeframe and magnitude of technology change deliver a framework to evaluate IT initiatives’ value to business strategy.
- IDC FutureScape Webinars Will Present 2022 Predictions – Navigating the Crosswinds in a Digital-First World
- IDC PlanScape: The Touch-Free Future Store Model
- IDC PeerScape: Future IT Practices to Govern and Control the Cloud with KPIs and Financials
- IDC PeerScape: Future IT Practices to Achieve Business Objectives with Cloud Deployments
- IDC PeerScape: Future IT Practices to Manage Efficient and Effective Cloud Operations
IDC TechScape
What it is
Classifications of emerging technologies by their impact and peak adoption timeframe.
Value
IDC TechScapes help you mitigate risk in new technologies adoption by helping you align strategy and risk tolerance.
- IDC TechScape: U.S. Connected Health Technologies, 2021
- IDC TechScape: Worldwide Retail Contextual Customer Experience-Enabling Technologies, 2021
- IDC TechScape: Worldwide Video Analytics, 2021
- IDC TechScape: Worldwide Life Science R&D Patient Engagement Technologies, 2021
- IDC TechScape: Worldwide Life Science R&D Machine Learning and Cognitive Computing Landscape, 2021
IDC TechBrief
What it is
Outlines of new technologies that provide analysis of benefit, risk, adoption rate and costs.
Value
IDC TechBriefs quickly bring you up to speed on new technologies.
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