IDC Research Types
Analyst
Analyst Profile
Provides complete background information on an IDC analyst. Each profile provides a biography, a notable quotation, a frequently asked question relevant to the particular analyst's focus, and a list of research authored by that analyst.
Team Profile
Lists the analyst members of a topical team. Outlines general areas of coverage and any specialties.
Briefs
Flash
Provides rapid IDC insight and analysis about a significant industry event or conference, merger or acquisition, product announcement, or other fast-breaking news affecting the IT market.
Forecast Update
Provides a short, quick look at an updated forecast and the changed assumptions behind the update. It updates a market forecast published in the same calendar year, identifies changed and key forecast assumptions, and highlights actions for participants to consider in light of the changes.
IDC Insight
Provides coverage and analysis of an industry event, new product or service, or a company announcement or development.
Update
Provides brief overview coverage of what is happening in a market.
Vendor Profiles
Provides a concise, hard-hitting profile of an emerging vendor. A profile will highlight new players and technologies and the potential paradigm shifts or disruptions a vendor represents.
Daily Graphics
Daily Graphic
Illustrates IDC's keen analysis of major market trends in downloadable PowerPoints. Available as a free download the day it appears, an IDC Daily Graphic provides valuable material for speeches and strategic planning.
Event Proceedings
Event Proceeding
Provides published slides, audio, and other materials from IDC and Insights Web conferences, briefings, forums, or other events.
Events
Conference
Delivers dependable, relevant, and high-impact data and insight to help organizations make sound business and technology decisions. eBusiness executives, IT professionals, IT suppliers, and services suppliers benefit from the strategic insight and networking opportunities IDC conferences offer. Generally, all presentation slides are available online, and for most conferences, streaming audio of key discussions is available as well.
Web Conference
Focuses on significant trends and paradigm shifts. Each Web conference will provide attendees with leading-edge market information that will enable them to make smart business decisions. For those unable to attend in person or those wishing to review the content presented, these synchronized multimedia presentations are available online.
IDC DecisionScapes
IDC FutureScape
Serves as a framework for IT/tech professionals' IT strategy and planning for the next one to three years. It lists IDC's top 10 worldwide technology trends for the coming one to three years in a given research area and includes related drivers, projected IT/business strategy impact, and guidance.
IDC MarketScape
Helps IT/tech professionals develop a short list of suitable suppliers when selecting a vendor. Provides an unbiased assessment of tech suppliers in terms of offerings, strategy, capabilities, and other important factors in a given technology area.
IDC MaturityScape
Describes five stages of "maturity" or capability for a particular technology area, helps IT/tech professionals understand where their organizations fit within those stages, and provides guidance on key components for planning successful improvements to a tech initiative.
IDC MaturityScape Benchmark
Helps IT/tech professionals to benchmark their maturity against peers, develop a business case for a tech initiative, and build consensus about where critical IT investments should be made. Presents quantitative research results that show the market distribution for a given tech initiative across the five stages of maturity presented in the related IDC MaturityScape. Shows the results and components of particularly successful initiatives.
IDC PeerScape
Gives IT/tech professionals insight into best practices (and practices to avoid) by providing specific use case examples implemented by peers. Identifies practices that have the most impact on the success of a tech or business initiative, and provides actionable guidance for each practice.
IDC PlanScape
Helps IT/tech professionals to justify and plan a business and/or technology investment or opportunity by exploring why, what, who, and how (these are also the main section headings). Presents key players, critical success factors, risks, and actions to consider for a designated technology and/or business management area.
IDC TechScape
Helps IT/tech professionals with developing IT strategic plans and evaluating emerging technologies in terms of their risk to the business. Shows the adoption curve and risk levels over time for a specific emerging technology. Sorts technologies into three "adoption model" categories (transformational, incremental, opportunistic) to help tech leaders determine the potential impact for their organization.
IDC Links
IDC Link
Provides timely context and insight around important market trends and events in a short opinion piece. IDC Links provide IDC's point of view on:
- Financial announcements
- Product announcements
- Mergers and acquisitions or divestitures
- Events
- Response to news
Insights-only Research
Best Practices
Correlates the use of specific practices and superior performance as indicated by an analysis of the benchmarking database. Highlights any significant differences between industries. Conclusions provide a set of process priorities for improving a business case and advice on how to overcome change management issues.
Business Strategy
Helps buyers to assess their business strategies and/or associated business processes, especially as they relate to the use of technology.
Methods and Practices
Provides a step-by-step description of a method or methods that can be applied. As appropriate, the report may compare the benefits and drawbacks of several methods.
Perspective
Presents an article written by an Insights analyst on a topic of special interest to a target audience. This information has generally already appeared in an industry publication and is repackaged for display on the Insights Web site.
Vendor Assessment
Helps buyers select the right IT supplier. The report helps buyers understand the various providers of a technology by providing analysis on market landscape, vendor profiles, vendor market share, and vendor assessments.
Pivot Tables
Pivot Table
Presents an interactive spreadsheet tool for analyzing trends and activities in a specific market segment. These tables are available only through an annual subscription service.
Predictions
Top 10 Predictions
Provides bold, well-conceived market predictions grounded in solid methodologies, primary research, and analyst experience. Lays out a clear road map to understanding major market opportunities and trends.
Presentations
IDC Presentation
Provides the latest, select CIS forecast data, primary research survey findings, and critical IDC analyst opinion in a succinct, easy-to-digest PowerPoint format.
IDC Survey
Presents a hypothesis about what is happening in the market backed by the results of a demand-side or supply-side survey. The focus is on interpreting and analyzing the survey results and providing a strong point of view along with actionable advice.
IDC Survey Spotlight
Answers a timely question and provides a strong opinion backed by IDC survey data. This is a quick nugget of information that is presented in two concise PowerPoint slides.
Insights Presentation
Provides an easy-to-use format to post on the Web presentations that were previously delivered at public forums (such as conferences and events) or for internal client meetings and client presentations. It may not come as part of a consulting/custom engagement.
Market Analysis Perspective
Delivers a concise current state view of a market and insight into the impact of future trends. Business executives, product managers, and MI/AR professionals can use this information when looking to understand buyers' perspectives and market impacts.
Press Releases
Press Release
Announces significant corporate news, such as key hirings or promotions, performance milestones, event highlights, or speaking engagements.
Product Information
Fact Sheet
Describes a research product. Usually details the major areas of coverage and deliverables, and outlines key questions and competitive market conditions that the research will address. Includes links to all published research for a research product.
Studies
Competitive Analysis
Provides a detailed accounting and review of a vendor's programs, processes, products, service, satisfaction, and/or strategy in a target market. This knowledge helps clients reduce their risk of losing market share or enhance their position over the competition.
Customer Needs and Strategies
Focuses on the important decisions that business and IT professionals make every day.
Industry Developments and Models
Provides a detailed assessment of a specific target market's expansion pattern. This analysis helps clients develop and deploy the right mix of value-add products, programs, or services to support their sales and/or partnering efforts.
Market Analysis
Provides an in-depth examination of the dynamics and future of a single market or a group of related markets. The Market Analysis is where we will typically present our forecasts and assumptions, using a key forecast assumptions table.
Market Forecast
Provides the future of a single market or a group of related markets. It presents a new or updated market forecast, including key drivers and assumptions used in the forecast.
Market Share
Provides data on market size, regional allocations, and platform splits as well as a summary of vendor shares for the most recently completed period (year, quarter).
Special Study
Provides a onetime study produced by a research group that is not published as a deliverable under a subscription service.
Survey
Provides a study and interpretation of the results of a demand- or supply-side survey.
Taxonomy
Highlights and emphasizes how IDC tracks the market while also making it easier for customers to find and identify IDC Taxonomy documents.
Technology Assessment
Provides an analysis of the intricacies of an emerging or established technology or the technologies contained within a specific product.
Vendor Needs and Strategies
Provides an in-depth analysis of a company, a small group of companies, a division of a company focused on a particular market, or a best practice that the company exemplifies.
本报告论述了中国政府举办的基本医疗保险与商业医疗保险的发展动态和趋势，分析了中国医疗保障业务发展的形态与特征，阐述了信息化和数字化对于中国医疗保障发展的支撑性作用，预测了2018–2023年基本医疗保险管理系统和商业医疗保险管理系统的市场规模，供中国基本医保和商业医保信息化厂商以及ICT基础设施厂商、新兴信息化技术厂商等参考，也可供医疗保障管理部门在制定信息化建设和发展策略时参考。
"2018年3月，中国政府组建了国家医疗保障局，整合了原来分布在多个部委的医疗保障的相关职责，实现医疗保障的集中化管理，制定了未来基本医疗保险管理统一化、综合化和追求价值化的发展目标，同时也支持商业医疗保险与基本医疗保险同步发展，这些目标的实现离不开信息化和数字化的支撑。2019年开始的国家医疗保障信息平台建设，为未来全国范围内各省市医疗保障信息化的转型升级提供了借鉴和指引。预计未来一到三年中，各省市都将会启动新一代的医疗保障信息系统的建设；未来三到五年中，各省市之间医疗保障管理系统将开展大规模系统集成和医保数据的挖掘应用，商业医疗保险管理系统也将采用新兴信息化技术实现升级，进而更灵活地支持健康消费需求。在新一代的医疗保障信息系统建设中，新兴IT技术例如云计算、大数据、人工智能等将作为基础架构技术，支持医疗保障信息系统促进"健康中国2030"目标实现。"——IDC中国行业研究与咨询服务部高级研究经理肖宏亮表示。
...报告为您洞察四大问题：
- 什么是数字经济：IDC采选业界共识的数字产业化和产业数字化作为数字经济的研究范畴，同时定义数字经济的核心是数字化产品和服务。
- 为什么发展数字经济：数字经济占比大（30%+）、数字经济驱动性强（2倍速GDP）、数字经济提升国家竞争力（数字经济+制造业）、数字经济调整人才结构（80万+AI在客户关系管理领域增加工作机会）是四个发展数字经济的主要原因。
- 数字经济发展趋势如何：政策与资源倾斜加快（8大政府主导科技峰会）、行业数字化转型如火如荼（超过67%的中国千强企业将数字化转型作为公司核心战略）、数字化产业和服务全方位渗透（两倍速传统产品和服务）、新技术不断涌现。
- 如何发展数字经济：深刻理解政策、行业与技术趋势，政府主导营造良好的营商环境，企业和组织整合各类可用资源，企业建立多方共赢生态。
IDC副总裁武连峰先生表示："在数字经济中，数字化产品和服务是核心，而信息和如何使用信息是数字化产品和服务的成功保障。行业用户和ICT厂商必须掌握数字经济的特征并把它们融入业务运营和企业文化的核心，深刻理解未来政策、未来技术、未来生态、未来行业、未来工作的内涵与发展趋势，加速成为数字化原生企业（DNE），这是在数字经济时代实现全方位转型，赢取未来先机的关键。"
...本IDC研究报告通过对2018年ICT市场数据和2019至2023年的市场预测分析，其中包括信息技术（IT）市场和通信技术（CT）市场，揭示了中国ICT市场的动态、关键驱动因素及发展趋势。本报告为IT厂商、电信运营商、IT渠道经销商等提供了决策参考。
“在全社会范围内开展的数字化转型正逐步成为促进ICT市场增长的关键动力，基于云计算、移动应用、大数据、人工智能、物联网等技术应用的数字化转型促进传统产业升级，转型企业业务运行模式和用户参与方式，带动各类ICT产品、软件、IT服务和通信服务的升级和增长。同时新兴技术产业的发展也正在成为拉动ICT需求的重要力量，例如电动汽车、机器人、自助设备等，而未来三到五年中，5G通讯网络的部署和运营将是促进ICT进一步升级发展的关键驱动力，中国ICT市场将会迎来一个新的发展高潮。”——IDC中国行业研究与咨询服务部高级研究经理肖宏亮表示。
...本IDC报告研究了中国医疗行业IT市场的现状和未来发展趋势，研究领域主要涵盖医疗服务、医疗支付和医药流通三大领域，分析了中国医疗改革的主要措施、行业发展趋势、新兴信息化技术及其支撑的新兴医疗服务的发展和医疗行业数字化转型的发展，并重点分析了医疗行业各类主要IT解决方案市场的发展情况和趋势。本研究也提供了对整个医疗行业IT花费和主要解决方案的市场规模，以及数字化转型的市场规模的预测。
“中国医疗改革的持续推进和数字化转型在医疗领域的应用，是促进医疗信息化发展的两大直接推动力。经过二十年的医疗信息化建设之后，医疗业务的智能化正在成为下一步追求的目标，综合各类发展多年的智慧医疗服务正在成为医疗机构的工作议程。预计从2019年起，云计算平台将成为中国特色医疗健康服务体系运营的基础平台，医疗信息系统将会全面向云平台迁移，云平台也会支持人工智能技术、虚拟现实、机器人技术等应用在远程医疗、远程手术、医养结合、药品研发和健康管理等各个领域，使得智慧医疗实现质的飞跃，发展成为未来的医疗健康服务模式。2019年以及后续三年中，联接基层医疗、养老、居家护理等更加广泛和便捷的医疗健康服务体系将会建立起来，医疗保障的覆盖领域将会覆盖到新兴的医疗健康服务体系，医药研发与临床试验、临床治疗的流程衔接起来。新兴技术的持续应用是医疗数字化转型的直接动力，医疗信息化、数字化和智能化循序渐进。”——IDC中国行业研究与咨询服务部高级研究经理肖宏亮说。
...本研究报告给出了制造业IoT市场定义及研究方法，回顾和分析了市场背景，包括制造业IoT发展的驱动因素和障碍因素、重大市场变化，从技术分类、应用场景、垂直行业等维度给出了2018-2022年中国制造业IoT规模的预测，同时也分析了市场机会与趋势，并给技术提供商提出了具体建议。
"随着IoT技术的不断演进和其在制造业更多场景中的应用，IoT平台将不仅连接更多的工业设备，还将承担更多的数据分析功能。未来制造业IoT的发展需发挥系统集成商的作用，同时关注新兴技术如边缘计算、5G在制造业中的应用"。IDC制造业洞察部高级研究经理张兰英表示。
...本IDC陈述报告描述了中国制造行业IT 2019年十大预测。报告为制造企业的高管提供了在未来的5年内制造业IT及其IT所支持的业务发展趋势，报告标识了这些预测发生作用的时间和受影响的业务领域，以及相应的复杂性和成本。每个预测包括IT对业务的影响和制造企业的行动指南。
2018年，中国制造业环境愈发复杂。在国际上面临着中美贸易摩擦、国际贸易保护主义升温等不稳定国际贸易形势；在国内面临着制造业成本上涨、企业资金压力大带来的挑战。在此纷繁复杂的环境下，2018年，数字化转型始终贯穿于制造业发展的始终，以人工智能、区块链、边缘技术等为代表的新兴技术日趋成熟、工业互联网生态如火如荼发展，制造业的发展也迎来了更多机遇。。
"进入2019年，中国制造业将面临更多挑战。制造业的高质量发展被中央经济工作会议列为19年重要工作的首位。得益于"中国制造2025"、"互联网+"、"工业4.0"等政策的持续推动，中国制造业升级将进入全新的阶段。受数字化转型先驱者的带动，越来越多的制造企业加入了数字转型的浪潮中来。以区块链和人工智能为中心的平台生态将实现企业的流程自动化，跨产业的协作将为企业缩减成本。为了提高速度、敏捷性、效率和创新，越来越多的制造企业将进行广泛的重建，将数据位于流程的中心。制造工厂的工人将通过增强现实/虚拟现实（AR/VR）、智能应用程序和协作机器人武装起来，提高生产效率并改善工作环境。IDC认为，以数字为中心、以平台为依托、跨产业的协作将助力中国制造业向高质量发展突破。"——IDC中国制造业高级研究经理张兰英表示。
..."2017年中国银行业IT解决方案市场竞争格局发生了重大变化，文思海辉金信超越宇信科技跃居市场第一名，结束了宇信科技七年来位居市场第一的历史，这是中国银行业IT解决方案市场发展的一个重要里程碑事件，由此将开启文思海辉金信引领中国银行业IT解决方案市场的新时代。"IDC中国行业研究与咨询部高级研究经理方正表示："随着主要的IT解决方案厂商陆续上市，中国银行业IT解决方案市场竞争正在日趋激烈，未来中国银行业IT解决方案市场在继续保持稳定增长态势的同时，将步入优胜劣汰的整合期。银行业IT解决方案迭代加快，IT解决方案商应不断提升自己的专业积累与专业化服务能力，提升实施能力与服务水平，只有及时把握银行用户创新需求、与银行用户共同成长才能立于不败之地。"
...本Insights 陈述报告提供了2017年中国智慧城市市场的十大预测。FutureScape通过对当前和未来几年的市场发展现状和发展趋势进行分析思考和合理预测，从而为期望了解IT投资发展趋势进而确定战略规划的城市决策者提供关键建议。
"这些预测的目的是为城市政府的领导人，包括市长、人大代表，以及发展和改革委员会、经济和信息化委员会、科技局等信息化建设相关部门提供战略框架参考，以帮助他们通过新技术的应用来解决有关业务问题。本报告基于IDC对目前中国新型城镇化建设的政策背景、智慧城市市场建设现状以及各种新兴技术的发展应用等相关方面的深入研究，提出了对中国智慧城市未来发展的主要趋势预测分析。"——IDC行业研究与咨询服务部研究经理麻芃博士表示。
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