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Digital Sovereignty Update, 2023: Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa

May-23 DOC # META50625123 Insight

Authors:

• Shilpi Handa
• Nitesh Rathi
• Yesim Arac Ozturk
• Chris Ngwenyama
• Jebin George

This IDC Market Perspective examines digital sovereignty initiatives in the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META). Interest in this segment is growing in many META countries due to geopolitical uncertainty and threats, with new challenges arising across public and private sectors.

"Building strong and trusting relationships is a well-established sales tactic across META. With geopolitical tensions rising, trust is more important than ever. Trust between customers, providers, and partners is becoming a central aspect of successfully doing business in the digital world." — Associate Research Director Shilpi Handa, IDC META

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Oracle CloudWorld Event in Abu Dhabi: A Dedicated Cloud Region

May-23 DOC # META50677923 Insight

Authors:

• Nitesh Rathi
• Jebin George
• Harish Dunakhe
• Manish Ranjan
• Wilson Xavier
• Eric Samuel
• Suraj Godse

This IDC Market Note discusses relevant news, announcements, and themes from Oracle's CloudWorld 2023 event held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on May 3, 2023.

"Public cloud adoption has increased in the Middle East. According to a recent IDC survey, most workloads that are now deployed in public clouds are not sensitive; they are generally for testing and development. Local organizations still prefer to deploy sensitive workloads and production applications in private clouds or on-premises datacenters. Oracle's decision to launch a dedicated cloud region for the UAE federal government, in partnership with Injazat, will help the hyperscaler gain share across regulated industries in the country." — Senior Research Analyst Nitesh Rathi, Software and Cloud Computing, IDC META

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IDC's Worldwide Future of Work Spending Guide Taxonomy, 2023: Release V1, 2023

May-23 DOC # US47826622 Study

Authors:

• Karen Massey
• Eileen Smith
• Mario Allen Clement
• Eman Elshewy
• Nicholas Guo
• Roberto Membrila
• Akira Muranishi
• Jing Qian
• Kasturi Rawool
• Angela Vacca

This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's Worldwide Future of Work Spending Guide methodology and taxonomy. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Future of Work Spending Guide. Technology suppliers may utilize IDC's use case approach and structure, as presented in this document, to help them refocus their products and services and build relevant business cases.

"How employers engage employees and how people work continue to evolve, enabled by digital transformation technologies and accelerated by the changing boundaries of digital workspaces and reimagined workplaces," said Karen Massey, research director of IDC's Customer Insights and Analysis Group. "IDC's Worldwide Future of Work Spending Guide presents a comprehensive view of the future of work ecosystem, and it is an invaluable resource to help vendors define and standardize their vocabulary when evaluating their positioning in this highly relevant and dynamic market."

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Worldwide Wallet Methodology, 2023

May-23 DOC # US50601021 Insight

Authors:

• David Lantsman
• Jessica Goepfert

This IDC Market Perspective provides a detailed description of IDC's Worldwide Wallet methodology. It outlines the key inputs and approach to developing account-level technology spending estimates and explains the relationship with IDC's Worldwide ICT Spending Guide: Enterprise and SMB by Industry.

"IDC's Worldwide Wallet methodology is a reference document to help IDC's clients understand how to interpret the account-level spending estimates in this program," said David Lantsman, research manager, IDC's Customer Insights and Analysis. "Marrying the Worldwide Wallet data with the Worldwide ICT Spending Guide data creates a symbiotic relationship and allows IDC to leverage the expertise of hundreds of analysts, inputs, and resources as well as robust financial information."

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e& enterprise's Analyst Day, 2023: On the Journey from Telco to Techco

May-23 DOC # META50553323 Insight

Authors:

• Tolga Yalcin
• Eric Samuel
• Melih Murat
• Shahin Hashim
• Shilpi Handa
• Jebin George
• Harish Dunakhe
• Wilson Xavier

This IDC Market Note provides IDC's key opinions and impressions of e& enterprise's Analyst Day held exclusively for IDC on March 20, 2023.

"For over a decade, we have witnessed the efforts of telecom operators around the globe to transform from traditional connectivity providers into integrated ICT players. e& Group, previously known as Etisalat, is a prominent example of this transformation in the Middle East. The company has achieved much progress in recent years on its journey from a telco to a techco." — Senior Research Manager Tolga Yalcin, IDC Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa

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Enterprise Public and Private Cloud Adoption Trends in Sub-Sahara Africa, 2023

Apr-23 DOC # META50529623 Presentation

Authors:

• Chris Ngwenyama
• Jebin George

This IDC Survey document summarizes key cloud adoption trends across Sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa) in 2023. The study draws on IDC's Enterprise Public and Private Cloud Survey, 2023, conducted among organizations with 100+ employees, and IDC's Cloud Survey, 2023, conducted among entities with 250+ employees. Both surveys were run in January of this year among organizations from across vertical sectors. The topics presented include organizations' cloud strategies, planned spending in relation to various cloud environments, the use of public cloud services versus private IT services, the use or planned use of hybrid cloud, and the reasons some organizations prefer to rely on their own datacenters.

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IDC's Worldwide Big Data and Analytics Spending Guide Taxonomy, 2023: Release V1, 2023

Mar-23 DOC # US50493420 Study

Authors:

• Jessica Goepfert
• Carla La Croce
• Kritika Ghildiyal
• Akira Muranishi
• Abhik Sarkar
• Xueqing Zhang
• Eman Elshewy
• Maria Armenta

This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's Worldwide Big Data and Analytics (BDA) Spending Guide methodology and taxonomy. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide BDA Spending Guide and all of IDC's worldwide industry research. Technology suppliers may also utilize this approach and structure to help them build an industry-focused organization.

"IDC's Worldwide Big Data and Analytics Spending Guide presents a comprehensive, global, and detailed view of the marketplace," said Jessica Goepfert, group vice president, IDC's Data and Analytics Organization. "It is an invaluable resource to help vendors define and standardize their vocabulary for the BDA opportunity."

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IDC's Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide Taxonomy, 2023: Release V1, 2023

Mar-23 DOC # US50458123 Study

Authors:

• Eileen Smith
• Serena Da Rold
• Andrea Minonne
• Eman Elshewy
• Vladimir Zivadinovic
• Mario Allen Clement
• Akira Muranishi
• Xueqing Zhang
• Roberto Membrila
• Kritika Ghildiyal

This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's methodology and taxonomy for the segmentation of public cloud services by industry and company size, which is consistent across IDC's worldwide vertical research. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide data deliverables. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure as well to help them build an industry-focused organization.

"IDC's Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide presents a comprehensive view of the marketplace," said Eileen Smith, program vice president, IDC's Spending Guides. "It is an invaluable resource to help vendors define and standardize their vocabulary for digital transformation."

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Hyperscaler Investments in the GCC Region Intensifying: AWS, Google, Huawei, Microsoft, and Oracle Announce New Cloud Regions and Datacenters

Mar-23 DOC # META50478122 Insight

Authors:

• Jebin George
• Nitesh Rathi

This IDC Market Note explores recent hyperscaler efforts to establish and expand cloud regions in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The report covers investments and announcements by AWS, Google, Huawei, Microsoft, and Oracle in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain.

"Global hyperscalers are exploiting the growing opportunities in the GCC public cloud space through their in-country datacenter investments. These investments will help organizations in the region accelerate their digital-first journeys and create a conducive cloud ecosystem that supports the growth of regional vendors and partners. The investments will also facilitate the acceleration of government agendas focused on the digital-driven achievement of national goals." — Senior Research Analyst Nitesh Rathi, Software and Cloud Computing, IDC META

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Managing Hybrid Cloud and Multicloud Environments in South Africa: CIO Perspectives, 2023

Mar-23 DOC # META50452623 Presentation

Authors:

• Chris Ngwenyama
• Jebin George

This IDC Survey presents key hybrid cloud and multicloud management trends among organizations in South Africa. The survey was conducted among IT decision makers in the country and concluded in January 2023. It covers areas such as cloud maturity and the key challenges of managing a hybrid cloud or multicloud environment, including cloud cost-related issues. It also reveals the essential tools in which organizations will invest over the next 12–18 months to optimize their cloud operations.

"Cloud adoption in South Africa is growing rapidly, with organizations in the country increasingly embracing hybrid cloud and multicloud. The market potential for multicloud management solutions is growing significantly as organizations look to optimize their cloud operations and costs and leverage solutions from multiple cloud vendors." — Senior Research Manager Jebin George, IDC META

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Managing Hybrid and Multicloud Environments in the GCC: CIO Perspectives, 2023

Mar-23 DOC # META50445723 Presentation

Authors:

• George Ayad
• Jebin George

This IDC Survey report covers the key hybrid and multicloud management trends in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, leveraging the results of a survey conducted among key IT decision makers. It examines the maturity of cloud usage and highlights the key challenges of managing hybrid and multicloud environments, including cost-related issues. It also provides a perspective on the primary tools in which organizations will invest over the next 12–18 months to optimize cloud operations.

"Rapid cloud adoption in the GCC is resulting in hybrid and multicloud technology environments across organizations. The market potential for multicloud management solutions is thus expanding significantly as organizations in the region shift their attentions to optimizing their cloud operations and costs and leveraging solutions from multiple cloud vendors." — Senior Research Manager Jebin George, IDC META

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IDC's Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending Guide Taxonomy, 2023: Release V1, 2023

Feb-23 DOC # US50350723 Study

Authors:

• Mike Glennon
• Ritu Jyoti
• David Schubmehl
• Eman Elshewy
• Takashi Manabe
• Carla La Croce
• Xueqing Zhang
• Vinayaka Venkatesh
• Kritika Ghildiyal

This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending Guide methodology and taxonomy. This document should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending Guide and all of IDC's worldwide industry research. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure to also help them build an industry-focused organization.

"IDC's Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending Guide Taxonomy provides a clear set of definitions that specify clearly and precisely how IDC evaluates artificial intelligence spending around the world, providing a comprehensive global view of the marketplace," said Mike Glennon, senior research manager at IDC's Customer Insights and Analysis group. "This document provides the definitive description of what is included in our measurement of this market and is an invaluable resource that helps vendors standardize their vocabulary when approaching this fast-growing market. The definitions are active and current, reflecting changes in this dynamic market."

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State of the Market: IT Spending by Industry, 2023

Feb-23 DOC # US50427823 Event Proceeding

Authors:

• Jessica Goepfert
• Stephen Minton

This IDC Web Conference provides an update on the current state of the global IT market, and the outlook for technology budgets in 2023, with a special focus on the latest forecasts for IT spending by vertical industry. As the global economy remains volatile and teetering on the edge of a possible recession, IT budgets are facing increased scrutiny as businesses seek to identify areas for potential cost savings and spending cuts. Surveys continue to suggest that technology projects are highly prioritized by most organizations, but the reality of an economic recession will lead to disruption and short-term delays or adjustments to IT projects.

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U.S. Cloud Opportunity by Industry and State: February 2023

Feb-23 DOC # US50274818 Pivot Table

Authors:

• Jessica Goepfert
• David Lantsman
• Stephen Minton

This IDC Pivot Table provides a view of the U.S. public cloud services market opportunity by industry and state. The data covers cloud and noncloud applications, systems infrastructure software, and application development and deployment software segmented by 16 vertical markets and all 50 states in the United States, including the District of Columbia. The data aligns to IDC's Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide, January 2023, V1. For the purposes of providing a holistic view of the cloud opportunity, the education, government, and consumer industries are included, but not segmented by state. For industry and technology definitions, see IDC's Worldwide Public Cloud Services Spending Guide Taxonomy: Release V2, 2022 (IDC #US49589222, September 2022).

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United States IT Spending Guide: State, February 2023

Feb-23 DOC # US50271222 Pivot Table

Authors:

• Jessica Goepfert
• David Lantsman
• Stephen Minton

This IDC Pivot Table is the current release of IDC's United States IT Spending Guide: State, covering updated forecasts for IT spending segmented by 16 vertical markets, 14 technologies (across hardware, software, and services), and all 50 states in the United States, including the District of Columbia. The data aligns to IDC's Worldwide ICT Spending Guide Enterprise and SMB by Industry, January 2023, V1. To bring a more holistic view of the IT market to clients, IDC is including total industry IT spending for the previously excluded industries of state and local government, federal/central government, and consumer. Note that these three industries are not segmented by state. For industry and technology definitions, see IDC's Worldwide ICT Spending Guide: Enterprise and SMB by Industry Taxonomy, 2022 — Release V2, 2022 (IDC #US49592122, September 2022).

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European IT Spending Forecast, 2022–2026: Key Digital Trends Across European Industries

Jan-23 DOC # EUR147862122 Study

Authors:

• Carla La Croce
• Andrea Minonne
• Stefano Perini
• Zsolt Simon

This IDC Market Forecast analyzes European IT spending between 2021 and 2026 as well as provides a market size, forecast, and key trends supporting technology investments by industry. This forecast is segmented by IDC's 20 standard vertical markets: banking, insurance, securities and investment services, discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, retail, wholesale, professional services, personal and consumer services, healthcare provider, transportation, telecommunications, media, utilities, construction, resource industries, federal/central government, state/local government, education, and consumer.

"In 2022, Europe had to adapt to new challenges and unexpected change that required a new level of resilience. Just as European companies were healing from damage from the COVID-19 pandemic, they were called to face the effects of the Russia-Ukraine War, which reverberated across the European market, impacting both enterprises and consumers. Energy, oil, and gas price increases, high inflation, staff shortages, lack of skills, supply chain disruptions, and logistics challenges ensued this year," said Andrea Minonne, research manager, Data and Analytics at IDC UK. "With the cost of products and services going up, customers will become more price sensitive and raise their customer experience (CX) expectations, and all industries will have to meet those expectations. On the other hand, the increase of fixed and variable costs such as rent and lease, bills, salaries, loan repayments, and raw material supply will put pressure on revenues and profits and European businesses will be more strategic in their investment choices. Lastly, with staff shortages affecting many industries, businesses are forced to adjust and automate their operations to guarantee processes and operations will stay healthy and guarantee business continuity."

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Infosys EMEA Confluence 2022: Analyst Takeaways

Jan-23 DOC # EUR149983023 Insight

Authors:

• Daniele Arenga
• Roberta Bigliani
• Jan Burian
• Mark Casidsid
• Maria Adele Di Comite

This IDC Market Note provides event highlights and analysts takeaways from Infosys' EMEA Confluence event, held in Rome on November 23, 2022. The company highlighted its successes, detailed its streamlining efforts, and provided insight into investments across the portfolio.

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IDC's Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide Taxonomy, 2022: Release V2, 2022

Dec-22 DOC # US48481322 Study

Authors:

• Craig Simpson
• Eileen Smith
• Angela Vacca
• Ko Shikita
• Kasturi Rawool
• Roberto Membrila
• Akihiro Kimura
• Eman Elshewy
• Mario Allen Clement
• Neli Vacheva
• Xueqing Zhang

This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide methodology and taxonomy. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide. Technology suppliers may utilize IDC's use case approach and structure, as presented in this document, to help them refocus their products and services and build relevant business cases.

"IDC's Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide presents a comprehensive view of the digital transformation ecosystem," said Craig Simpson, senior research manager of IDC's Customer Insights and Analysis Group. "It is an invaluable resource to help vendors define and standardize their vocabulary when approaching this expanding and dynamic market."

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Inflation, Currency Fluctuations, and Real Demand: Assessing the Real ICT Market Pulse in EMEA in 2022 and 2023

Dec-22 DOC # EUR149927422 Presentation

Authors:

• Andrea Siviero
• Kresimir Alic
• Roberto Alunni
• Zsolt Simon
• Lubomir Dimitrov
• Giorgio Nebuloni
• Pavel Roland
• Carla La Croce

This IDC Market Presentation provides an in-depth look at the EMEA ICT market in 2022. IDC's European Macroeconomics team and other analysts assess the growth drivers in this market in terms of four factors: tech price increases (due to inflation), fluctuations between exchange rates (local currency versus the dollar), vendors' shift in product mix, and real demand push. Analysis is performed across the main tech domains: devices, infrastructure, software, IT services, and telecom services. The presentation also assesses the major factors that will affect growth in the EMEA ICT market in 2023 and identifies the priority areas that tech providers must address to thrive through the current storm of disruption.

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Managing the Storms of Disruption in EMEA: IDC's Midyear Tech Market Checkpoint and Recommendations

Dec-22 DOC # EUR149533422 Event Proceeding

Authors:

• Andrea Siviero
• Rahiel Nasir
• Carla La Croce
• Duncan Brown
• Roberto Alunni

This IDC Web Conference provides a 2022 midyear overview of the EMEA ICT market landscape.

According to recent IDC research, 71% of EMEA organizations' digital leads believe current market volatility and uncertainty will continue through much of 2022 and early 2023, affecting their business and digital plans for the months ahead. At the same time, 2021 was a record growth year for the EMEA ICT market landscape, and CEOs continue to identify technology investments underpinning digital use cases to drive transformation as critical to their organizations' success. However, there is a big question mark on how long this flourishing IT market boom will last amid external pressure from macro-forces.

In this midyear market update webcast, IDC senior analysts took stock of the current EMEA ICT market scenario and:

• Took a midyear step back from our 2022 predictions and check where we are and what's next
• Provided an update to the Russia-Ukraine War — what effects continued conflict has on IT markets in the region
• Covered further Storms of Disruption on the horizon such as inflation, potential recession, supply chain challenges, and digital sovereignty
• Identified upsides and explain why it's not all doom and gloom

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U.S. IT Spending Guide: State, December 2022

Dec-22 DOC # US49928322 Pivot Table

Authors:

• Jessica Goepfert
• David Lantsman
• Stephen Minton

This IDC Pivot Table is the current release of IDC's United States IT Spending Guide: State, covering updated forecasts for IT spending segmented by 16 vertical markets, 14 technologies (across hardware, software, and services), and all 50 states in the United States, including the District of Columbia. The data aligns to IDC's Worldwide Black Book, October (V3 2022). To bring a more holistic view of the IT market to clients, starting in the last year, IDC is including total industry IT spending for the previously excluded industries of state and local government, federal/central government, and consumer. Note that these three industries are not segmented by state. For industry and technology definitions, see IDC's Worldwide ICT Spending Guide by Industry and Company Size Taxonomy, 2022: Release V1, 2022 (IDC #US47824922, April 2022).

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The Macroeconomic Context and the IT Business Priorities of European Organizations: The Impact of External Forces, the Use of Technology, and National Recovery Funds

Dec-22 DOC # EUR149849022 Presentation

Authors:

• Carla La Croce
• Alexandra Rotaru
• Angela Vacca

This IDC Survey investigates the impact of external forces, explores how organizations use technology to stay on track, and assesses the use of NextGenerationEU (NGEU) and national recovery funds on organizations' business priorities and IT spending plans by industry.

IDC's 2022 European Industry Acceleration Survey is a landmark study that provides deep insight into European organizations' digitalization efforts, exploring opportunities and reactions to currently volatile economic and political conditions — disrupted supply chains, growing inflation rates, the consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War, regulations, and sustainability requirements.

The survey sample covers organizations from the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, four Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland), Poland, the Czech Republic, and Romania. These 13 countries are responsible for more than 75% of the European economy (assessed in terms of the gross domestic product of 43 countries). It covers the following vertical markets: finance, manufacturing/life science, retail/wholesale, professional services, healthcare, transport, telecom/media, utilities/oil and gas, and government/education.

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IDC's Worldwide Future of Work Spending Guide Taxonomy, 2022: Release V2, 2022

Nov-22 DOC # US49823422 Study

Authors:

• Karen Massey
• Eman Elshewy
• Sharad Katogi
• Roberto Membrila
• Kasturi Rawool
• Ko Shikita
• Angela Vacca
• Xueqing Zhang

This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's Worldwide Future of Work Spending Guide methodology and taxonomy. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Future of Work Spending Guide. Technology suppliers may utilize IDC's use case approach and structure, as presented in this document, to help them refocus their products and services and build relevant business cases.

"How employers engage employees and how people work continues to evolve, enabled by digital transformation technologies and accelerated by the changing boundaries of digital workspaces and reimagined workplaces," said Karen Massey, research director of IDC's Customer Insights and Analysis Group. "IDC's Worldwide Future of Work Spending Guide presents a comprehensive view of the future of work ecosystem, and it is an invaluable resource to help vendors define and standardize their vocabulary when evaluating their positioning in this highly relevant and dynamic market."

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Industry Cloud Adoption Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa 2022

Oct-22 DOC # META49785422 Presentation

Authors:

• Nitesh Rathi
• Jebin George

This IDC Survey Spotlight analyzes industry cloud adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa and the growth prospects for adoption over the next two years. It provides a brief overview of industry-specific adoption trends, as well as insights on the main advantages of leveraging industry cloud. The document is based on results from IDC's September 2022 multi-industry cloud survey. Respondents included CIOs and heads of IT from companies with 100+ employees.

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Industry Cloud Adoption Trends in the Middle East, 2022

Oct-22 DOC # META49785322 Presentation

Authors:

• Nitesh Rathi
• Jebin George

This IDC Survey Spotlight analyzes industry cloud developments in the Middle East and highlights cloud growth prospects for the coming two years. It provides a brief overview of industry-specific adoption trends and presents insights into the main organizational reasons for leveraging industry cloud. The document is based on results from IDC's September 2022 cloud survey, which covered multiple industries. Respondents were CIOs and heads of IT from companies with 100+ employees.

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Recession Industry Impact: Planning Essentials

Oct-22 DOC # US49766022 Presentation

Authors:

• Jessica Goepfert
• Eileen Smith
• Mariya Yahnyuk

This IDC Survey presents findings and analysis from IDC's 2022 Industry IT and Communications Survey. Current and future technology spending plans as well as key business initiatives driving technology spending were explored in an effort to provide technology suppliers with fact-based data to inform go-to-market strategies and planning. The analysis presented in this document combines results from a survey of over 5,000 U.S. respondents with IDC's Spending Guide research practices.

The topics covered in the survey are far broader than the contents of this document and include AI, BDA, edge, AR/VR, IoT, cloud, future of work, digital transformation, and use case adoption. More details are available upon request.

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EMEA Digital Regulations and Policies Radar

Oct-22 DOC # EUR149640022 Insight

Authors:

• Anielle Guedes
• Ahmad Latif Ali
• Mohammed Azim Ansari
• Massimiliano Claps
• David Clemente
• Maria Adele Di Comite
• Shilpi Handa
• Tolga Yalcin
• Ralf Helkenberg
• Carla La Croce
• Andrea Siviero
• Richard Stevens
• Neli Vacheva
• Archana Venkatraman
• Jack Vernon
• Jacqui Hendriks

This IDC Market Perspective discusses the most relevant digital regulations and policies affecting the EMEA region. It discusses industry exposure for each regulation or policy and assesses the impact on tech providers and related market opportunity. Finally, it offers advice to tech providers on how to best navigate the volatility and uncertainty scenario by engaging with the regulatory landscape.

"Whether new regulations provoke minor changes in compliance or introduce entirely new market dynamics, it is key for tech providers to understand the landscape in which an organization is immersed and develop the capabilities to respond," said Anielle Guedes, Regulations and Policies Research lead in EMEA. "The digitalization of industries introduces new technology-related risks and raises the necessity for organizations to implement continuous monitoring of their technological risk profiles and then ensure they are effective," said Neli Vacheva, research manager, EMEA Data and Analytics.

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Argentina Tech Buyer Budget Benchmark 2022

Sep-22 DOC # LA49686022 Study

Authors:

• Roberto Membrila

The Argentina Tech Buyer Budget Benchmark main's objective is to asset the overall technology market opportunities for the biggest companies in Argentina. This information could be used as a guide to learn about what is the focus inversion in terms of technology and innovation that these companies have been doing along the last five years, and an opportunity to detect the areas where there is a chance to enter as a provider for these companies.

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Brazil Tech Buyer Budget Benchmark 2022

Sep-22 DOC # LA49686122 Study

Authors:

• Roberto Membrila

The Brazil Tech Buyer Budget Benchmark main's objective is to asset the overall technology market opportunities for the biggest companies in Brazil. This information could be used as a guide to learn about what is the focus inversion in terms of technology and innovation that these companies have been doing along the last five years, and an opportunity to detect the areas where there is a chance to enter as a provider for these companies.

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Chile Tech Buyer Budget Benchmark 2022

Sep-22 DOC # LA49686222 Study

Authors:

• Roberto Membrila

The Chile Tech Buyer Budget Benchmark main's objective is to asset the overall technology market opportunities for the biggest companies in Chile. This information could be used as a guide to learn about what is the focus inversion in terms of technology and innovation that these companies have been doing along the last five years, and an opportunity to detect the areas where there is a chance to enter as a provider for these companies.

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Latin America Tech Buyer Budget Benchmark 2022

Sep-22 DOC # LA49686422 Study

Authors:

• Roberto Membrila

The Latin America Tech Buyer Budget Benchmark main's objective is to asset the overall technology market opportunities for the biggest companies in Latin America. This information could be used as a guide to learn about what is the focus inversion in terms of technology and innovation that these companies have been doing along the last five years, and an opportunity to detect the areas where there is a chance to enter as a provider for these companies.

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Mexico Tech Buyer Budget Benchmark 2022

Sep-22 DOC # LA49686522 Study

Authors:

• Roberto Membrila

The Mexico Tech Buyer Budget Benchmark main's objective is to asset the overall technology market opportunities for the biggest companies in Mexico. This information could be used as a guide to learn about what is the focus inversion in terms of technology and innovation that these companies have been doing along the last five years, and an opportunity to detect the areas where there is a chance to enter as a provider for these companies.

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Peru Tech Buyer Budget Benchmark 2022

Sep-22 DOC # LA49686622 Study

Authors:

• Roberto Membrila

The Peru Tech Buyer Budget Benchmark main's objective is to asset the overall technology market opportunities for the biggest companies in Peru. This information could be used as a guide to learn about what is the focus inversion in terms of technology and innovation that these companies have been doing along the last five years, and an opportunity to detect the areas where there is a chance to enter as a provider for these companies.

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IDC's Worldwide ICT Spending Guide: Enterprise and SMB by Industry Taxonomy, 2022 — Release V2, 2022

Sep-22 DOC # US49592122 Study

Authors:

• Serena Da Rold
• Jessica Goepfert
• Andrea Minonne
• Eman Elshewy
• Ivana Slaharova
• Mario Allen Clement
• Akira Muranishi
• Xueqing Zhang
• Roberto Membrila
• Kritika Ghildiyal

This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's worldwide vertical industry and company size methodology and taxonomy. It is intended as a companion for forecasts presented in IDC's Worldwide ICT Spending Guide: Industry and Company Size (soon to be renamed Worldwide ICT Spending Guide: Enterprise and SMB by Industry) and for all of IDC's worldwide vertical research. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure to help them build an industry-focused organization.

"IDC's worldwide industry and company size taxonomy is an essential companion to IDC's industry and company size spending guide forecasts," said Serena Da Rold, senior research manager, IDC Spending Guides. "It presents a comprehensive and standardized view of the technology marketplace, helping vendors understand and navigate IDC's data effectively and define their target markets in terms of industry and company size segments."

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Middle East Digital Supply Chain Priorities, 2022

Sep-22 DOC # META49671022 Presentation

Authors:

• Jebin George
• George Ayad

This IDC Survey provides a fresh view of the digital aspirations of supply chain organizations in the Middle East. As technology has proven useful in times of crisis, organizations are accelerating their digital journeys. This report examines the critical business challenges faced by supply chain business units and their business priorities, technology challenges, digital initiatives, and technology adoption trends. It presents the results of a 2022 survey IDC conducted among Middle East supply chain decision makers in three key verticals — manufacturing, trade (retail and wholesale), and transportation (including logistics and freight transport but excluding passenger transport). The report examines application modernization, cloud deployment, IoT deployment, and automation.

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Saudi Arabia Enterprise Resource Planning Applications Report, 2022

Sep-22 DOC # META49112522 Presentation

Authors:

• Jebin George
• Manish Ranjan
• Arif Sultan Shiekh

Businesses in Saudi Arabia are fast-forwarding through their digital evolution, moving from the initial phase of experimenting with digital use cases to widespread digital transformation initiatives in line with national efforts. The pandemic accelerated this evolution, and in the new normal, the focus is on building sustainable digital businesses. As such, organizations are increasingly embracing a digital-first approach to their operations, and this requires the building of several strategic IT capabilities. The most important of these capabilities is the modernization of applications.

The enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications market is a key beneficiary of these modernization efforts. The market is also going through a significant shift from on-premises to cloud-based deployment models, driven by in-country datacenter investments made by the market's key players. This report examines the ERP market in Saudi Arabia in detail, providing insights into the market size, growth forecast, key players, and market share. It also sheds light on end-user adoption preferences using insights from IDC surveys.

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IDC's Worldwide Security Spending Guide Taxonomy, 2022: Release V2, 2022

Sep-22 DOC # US49625822 Study

Authors:

• Serena Da Rold
• Jessica Goepfert
• Stefano Perini
• Sharad Kotagi
• Eduardo Puente
• Kritika Ghildiyal
• Vladimir Zivadinovic
• Eman Elshewy
• Xueqing Zhang
• Takashi Manabe

This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's security products segmentation methodology and taxonomy. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Security Spending Guide data deliverables. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure as well to help them build an industry-focused organization.

"IDC's Worldwide Security Spending Guide taxonomy provides a comprehensive, global, and detailed map of the security marketplace," says Serena Da Rold, program manager, IDC Spending Guides. "It is an invaluable resource to help vendors standardize definitions and identify industry and company size segments offering the best opportunities for security products."

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IDC's Worldwide Public Cloud Services Spending Guide Taxonomy: Release V2, 2022

Sep-22 DOC # US49589222 Study

Authors:

• Serena Da Rold
• Jessica Goepfert
• Andrea Minonne
• Eman Elshewy
• Ivana Slaharova
• Mario Allen Clement
• Akira Muranishi
• Xueqing Zhang
• Roberto Membrila
• Kritika Ghildiyal
• Eileen Smith

This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's methodology and taxonomy for the segmentation of public cloud services by industry and company size, which is consistent across IDC's worldwide vertical research. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Public Cloud Services Spending Guide and IDC's Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide data deliverables. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure as well to help them build an industry-focused organization.

"IDC's Worldwide Public Cloud Services Spending Guide presents a comprehensive view of the marketplace," said Eileen Smith, program vice president, IDC's Spending Guides. "It is an invaluable resource to help vendors define and standardize their vocabulary for digital transformation."

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State of the Market: IT Spending and Recession Impact by Industry

Aug-22 DOC # US49619422 Event Proceeding

Authors:

• Jessica Goepfert
• Stephen Minton

This IDC Web Conference provides an update on the state of the IT market and the outlook for technology budgets in 2022–2023, with a focus on vertical industry trends and forecasts. As the global economy enters what many believe will be a global recession, IT projects remain highly prioritized as part of renewed efforts toward achieving digital transformation. Against a challenging backdrop of rising inflation and weakening growth, organizations of all types are adjusting IT budgets to a new economic outlook and building contingency plans for the next 18 months. The impact of a weakening economy will vary significantly across geographies, industries, and business types.

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United Arab Emirates Organizations' Digital-First Aspirations: Adoption Trends and CIO Priorities, 2022

Aug-22 DOC # META47720322 Presentation

Authors:

• Jebin George
• George Ayad

This IDC Survey provides a fresh view of digital aspirations among organizations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As organizations in the country continue digitally transforming on their journey to becoming sustainable digital enterprises, their business priorities and IT investments are also evolving. This report examines the business priorities, digital initiatives, and technology adoption trends among end-user organizations in the UAE by presenting the results of the survey IDC conducted among CIOs and IT leaders in end-user organizations in the country in 2022. The study also highlights digital priorities across areas such as customer excellence, industry ecosystem engagement, and sustainability. It also looks at CIOs' key challenges in pursuing innovation and the strategic IT capabilities they are building to achieve their vision.

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Expectations Meet Reality in the Energy Transition: Perspectives from IDC's Worldwide Energy Transition Survey, 2022

Aug-22 DOC # US49548622 Insight

Authors:

• Leif Eriksen
• Stephanie Krishnan
• Benjamin Kirkwood
• Roberta Bigliani
• Travis Eide
• Rakesh Patni
• Bjoern Stengel
• John Villali
• Andrew Meyers
• Jean-François Segalotto

This IDC Perspective looks at high-level survey findings around the state of the energy transition and the challenges organizations face. IDC's Worldwide Energy Transition Survey, 2022, highlights a widespread commitment and some progress from organizations regarding achieving net-zero emissions. However, ambitious goals confidently touted by organizations are being challenged by new global realities, which, in many cases, have slowed energy transition plans.

"There are very few organizations today that do not have energy transition goals," according to Leif Eriksen, research vice president, Future of Operations. "However, IDC's Worldwide Energy Transition Survey shows that these critical industries are still in the early stages of understanding the challenges of meeting those goals — often underestimating the operational challenges as well as the interdependencies with external economic and geopolitical realities."

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United States IT Spending Guide: State, August 2022

Aug-22 DOC # US49580922 Pivot Table

Authors:

• Jessica Goepfert
• David Lantsman
• Stephen Minton

This IDC Pivot Table is the current release of IDC's United States IT Spending Guide: State, covering updated forecasts for IT spending segmented by 16 vertical markets, 14 technologies (across hardware, software, and services), and all 50 states in the United States, including the District of Columbia. The data aligns to IDC's Worldwide ICT Spending Guide: Industry and Company Size, 2022, July (V2 2022). To bring a more holistic view of the IT market to clients, starting in the last year, IDC is including total industry IT spending for the previously excluded industries of state and local government, federal/central government, and consumer. Note that these three industries are not segmented by state. For industry and technology definitions, see IDC's Worldwide ICT Spending Guide by Industry and Company Size Taxonomy, 2022: Release V1, 2022 (IDC #US47824922, April 2022).

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Retail Personas Playbook, 2022

Aug-22 DOC # EUR149543122 Presentation

Authors:

• Roberta Bigliani
• Cristiano Quattrini

This IDC Market Presentation provides the Retail Persona Playbook, which is designed to provide technology vendors a better understanding of their buyer personas. It aims to answer the following questions:

• Who are the key personas I need to address with my:
• Offering (products and services)
• Marketing messages
• Sales campaign
• Sales activity
• What are their strategic priorities and their day-to-day activities?
• What are their major pains and challenges?
• What are their KPIs?

This first edition of the document focuses on the Chief level to provide a comprehensive view of the retail companies.

"With increasing competition and market complexity, technology providers must carefully articulate their value propositions for the different personas they are selling to. They need to understand and leverage the KPIs that each persona is measured on," said Roberta Bigliani, Group Vice President, IDC Insights.

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The Battle for Components and Raw Materials in the Tech Space — Implications for European Industries

Aug-22 DOC # EUR149543322 Presentation

Authors:

• Luca Butiniello
• Carla La Croce

This IDC Market Presentation analyzes the implications of the lack of tech materials and components from an industry perspective, dwelling on the inner causes behind it, and the ways this event is impacting the IT market. It also compares the impact of this event across different industries and explains how public institutions and IT providers can become part of the overall solution. It concludes with some key highlights and recommendations for IT providers.

"IT cost price increases and supply chain disruption are two intertwined phenomena: IT cost price increases are related to the lack of components and materials needed to produce technology components, which is caused by (though not exclusively) recent supply chain disruptions over the past several years," said Luca Butiniello, research analyst, European Customer Insights and Analysis.

"The lack of tech materials will impact all industries in different ways, from the heavy-tech production industries that need more materials for their products and services, to the more innovative ones that need tech materials for their innovation road maps," said Carla La Croce, senior research analyst, European Customer Insights and Analysis.

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Application Modernization Trends in the Middle East, 2022

Jul-22 DOC # META49532422 Presentation

Authors:

• Jebin George

This IDC Survey provides a fresh view of application modernization plans and adoption trends among end-user organizations in the Middle East, presenting the results of multiple surveys that IDC conducted among CIOs and IT leaders in end-user organizations across the region in early 2022. The study covers themes such as digital transformation, cloud, and emerging technologies, diving deep into application modernization, cloud strategies, and vendor preferences. It offers insight into various aspects of application modernization, from key apps and multiple modernization routes to end users' vendor preferences and the domination of the cloud deployment model.

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IDC's Worldwide Digital Transformation Use Case Taxonomy, 2022: Electric, Gas, and Water Utilities

Jul-22 DOC # US49338621 Study

Authors:

• John Villali
• Roberta Bigliani
• Leif Eriksen
• Jean-François Segalotto

This IDC study discusses how utilities are on a mission to digitally transform to create a value-based utility system. IDC publishes research on digital transformation and its influence on technology spending. This research includes both quantitative research in the form of market forecasts and qualitative research that assists technology buyers in making better decisions as well as technology vendors in better serving their customers.

"As an organizing principle for this substantial research effort, IDC has created a use case taxonomy for digital transformation for multiple industry segments. The taxonomy follows a hierarchical structure that begins with the digital mission of that industry, the strategic priorities that support that mission, the programs that will be initiated to satisfy the priorities, and the funded projects, or use cases, that will be implemented under those programs. The taxonomy not only forms the basis for our market forecasts but also provides the framework for digital journey maps that will assist our clients in understanding the full scope of enterprise efforts." — Kevin Prouty, group vice president, IDC Energy Insights and IDC Manufacturing Insights

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Robotic Process Automation in the Middle East: Key Market Developments and Adoption Trends

Jul-22 DOC # META49112322 Insight

Authors:

• George Ayad
• Jebin George

This study covers the key market developments and adoption trends associated with RPA technology in the Middle East. The study analyzes the results from IDC's 2022 end-user surveys and provides key insights into RPA adoption preferences in the region. The report also provides key insights into various national initiatives and industry use cases related to RPA.

"As organizations focus on building digital resiliency through operational excellence, process automation has become a key pillar of accelerated digital transformation. Organizations in the Middle East are increasing their RPA investments and shifting toward the public cloud-based deployment model. As software vendors, governments, and system integrators increasingly promote RPA technology to achieve national and enterprise-level goals, the market is expected to grow significantly, in both awareness and spending terms, in coming years." — George Ayad, senior research analyst for software and cloud, IDC Middle East and Africa

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UAE Enterprise Resource Planning Applications Report, 2022

Jul-22 DOC # META49108722 Presentation

Authors:

• Jebin George
• Harish Dunakhe
• Manish Ranjan

Businesses in the UAE are shifting from experimenting with digital use cases to undertaking widespread digital transformation. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital evolution — and the focus in the new normal is on building a sustainable digital business. Organizations are adopting digital-first approaches that require the building of strategic IT capabilities. The most important of these is the modernization of applications.

The UAE's enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications market is a leading beneficiary of such efforts. The market is seeing a significant shift from on-premises to cloud-based deployment models, driven by in-country datacenter investments by key players. This report examines the UAE ERP market in detail, providing insights into market size, growth expectations, and the market shares of key players. It leverages insights from IDC surveys to shed light on end-user adoption preferences.

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A Cross-Cutting View of European Verticals: Benchmarking IT, GDP, and Employment, 2020 and 2022 outlook

Jun-22 DOC # EUR149158522 Insight

Authors:

• Carla La Croce
• Neli Vacheva

This IDC Market Perspective analyzes vertical market indicators in Europe to understand the structure, size, and economic importance of industry sectors on the continent. The study focuses on the economic contribution of verticals to national and regional GDP and includes employment numbers by vertical. The study examines IT spending as a percentage of GDP as well as IT spending per employee to determine the level of IT sophistication of each vertical in 21 European countries. The vertical markets covered include discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, retail and wholesale, resource industries and construction, utilities, telecommunications, media, transportation, personal and professional services, financial services, and the public sector. The study also provides an outlook to the most influential macro-factors impacting the ICT market in 2022 such as the Russia-Ukraine War, inflation, and the role of the NextGenerationEU and the national recovery plans. It also reviews trends impacting IT investments by industry.

"For years, IT intensity (IT/GDP) and productivity (GDP per employee) indicators have been growing steadily for all industries and countries in Europe, but the disruptions caused by COVID-19 to European industries draw a heterogeneous picture in 2020. Considering the headwinds currently shaping the economy landscape in 2022, vendors must build vertical strategies to help organizations improve their resiliency and seize opportunities arising from digital-first strategies," said Neli Vacheva, research manager, IDC Customer Insights and Analysis.

"Among the main concerns for 2022 is the Russia-Ukraine War, which brought additional inflationary pressure on markets. Despite IT spending seeming to be resilient, many economic indicators will be affected by increasing prices, as will companies' technology investment priorities," said Carla La Croce, senior research analyst, IDC Customer Insights and Analysis. "The economic outlook will be monitored by IDC very closely, with constant updates."

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Egypt Public Cloud Services Market Forecast, 2021–2026

Jun-22 DOC # META49112922 Study

Authors:

• George Ayad
• Jebin George
• Manish Ranjan

In this study, IDC analyzes Egypt’s public cloud services market in 2021 and provides market forecasts for the 2022—2026 period. The study provides analysis and forecasts of spending on public cloud services at both the primary market and the secondary market levels.

“Spending on public cloud services in Egypt is expected to expand strongly over the forecast period. With organizations embracing digital-first strategies, this growth will be supported by the country’s national digital strategy, datacenter investments from local vendors, and the new socioeconomic paradigm that the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced. The development of ICT skills in the country and the government’s efforts to digitalize the economy are key factors in attracting inward investment from hyperscalers, which is contributing significantly to the growth of the public cloud services market.” — George Ayad, senior research analyst for software and cloud, IDC Middle East, Turkey, and Africa

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Utilities Charging the Net-Zero Economy: Highlights from the IDC European Utilities Summit 2022

Jun-22 DOC # EUR146518621 Insight

Authors:

• Jean-François Segalotto
• Gaia Gallotti
• Daniele Arenga
• Roberta Bigliani
• Gaurav Verma

This IDC Perspective outlines some of the topics discussed at the 10th IDC European Utilities Executive Summit, hosted in Marbella by IDC Energy Insights, on May 9 and 10, 2022.

"With ongoing disruption to the energy sector and beyond, utilities are learning how to thrive in the never normal," said Jean-François Segalotto, associate research director, IDC Energy Insights. "Overarching net-zero goals cannot be paused or slowed even for a moment. Utilities must step into their central role as key enablers, building an ecosystem along the way that can foster sustainability, lead decarbonization, and promote electrification."

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IDC's Worldwide 3rd Platform Spending Guide Taxonomy, 2022: Manufacturing — Release V1, 2022

Jun-22 DOC # US49100422 Study

Authors:

• Karen Massey
• Lubomir Dimitrov
• Roberto Membrila
• Akira Muranishi
• Farida Rehab
• Abhik Sarkar
• Amit Sharma
• Xueqing Zhang

This IDC study provides a detailed description of the methodology and taxonomy for IDC's Worldwide 3rd Platform Spending Guide for manufacturing. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide 3rd Platform Spending Guide for manufacturing. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure to help them build an industry- and subindustry-focused organization to refocus products and services within the evolution from 2nd Platform to 3rd Platform technologies.

"IDC's Worldwide 3rd Platform Spending Guide for manufacturing presents a comprehensive view of the 3rd Platform opportunity across the manufacturing subindustries," says Karen Massey, research manager, IDC's Customer Insights and Analysis Group. "This is an invaluable resource to help vendors define and standardize their vocabulary and approach to this expanding and dynamic market."

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IDC's Worldwide 3rd Platform Spending Guide Taxonomy, 2022: Utilities — Release V1, 2022

Jun-22 DOC # US49100022 Study

Authors:

• Karen Massey
• Lubomir Dimitrov
• Roberto Membrila
• Akira Muranishi
• Farida Rehab
• Abhik Sarkar
• Amit Sharma
• Xueqing Zhang

This IDC study provides a detailed description of the methodology and taxonomy for IDC's Worldwide 3rd Platform Spending Guide for utilities. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide 3rd Platform Spending Guide for utilities. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure to help them build an industry- and subindustry-focused organization to refocus products and services within the evolution from 2nd Platform to 3rd Platform technologies.

"IDC's Worldwide 3rd Platform Spending Guide for utilities presents a comprehensive view of the 3rd Platform opportunity across the utilities subindustries," says Karen Massey, research manager, IDC's Customer Insights and Analysis Group. "This is an invaluable resource to help vendors define and standardize their vocabulary and approach to this expanding and dynamic market."

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IDC's Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide Taxonomy, 2022: Release V1, 2022

Jun-22 DOC # US47824522 Study

Authors:

• Craig Simpson
• Eileen Smith
• Neli Vacheva
• Angela Vacca
• Ko Shikita
• Jim Westcott
• Roberto Membrila
• Akihiro Kimura
• Eman Elshewy
• Mario Allen Clement
• Xueqing Zhang
• Rajiv Poddar

This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide methodology and taxonomy. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide. Technology suppliers may utilize IDC's use case approach and structure, as presented in this document, to help them refocus their products and services and build relevant business cases.

"IDC's Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide presents a comprehensive view of the digital transformation ecosystem," said Craig Simpson, senior research manager of IDC's Customer Insights and Analysis Group. "It is an invaluable resource to help vendors define and standardize their vocabulary when approaching this expanding and dynamic market."

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IDC's Worldwide 3rd Platform Spending Guide Taxonomy, 2022: Securities and Investment Services — Release V1, 2022

Jun-22 DOC # US49099522 Study

Authors:

• Karen Massey
• Lubomir Dimitrov
• Roberto Membrila
• Akira Muranishi
• Farida Rehab
• Abhik Sarkar
• Amit Sharma
• Xueqing Zhang

This IDC study provides a detailed description of the methodology and taxonomy for IDC's Worldwide 3rd Platform Spending Guide for securities and investment services. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide 3rd Platform Spending Guide for securities and investment services. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure to help them build an industry- and subindustry-focused organization to refocus products and services within the evolution from 2nd Platform to 3rd Platform technologies.

"IDC's Worldwide 3rd Platform Spending Guide for securities and investment services presents a comprehensive view of the 3rd Platform opportunity across the securities and investment services subindustries," says Karen Massey, research manager, IDC's Customer Insights and Analysis Group. "This is an invaluable resource to help vendors define and standardize their vocabulary and approach to this expanding and dynamic market."