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.
数字政府作为数字中国的重要组成部分，是构建高水平社会主义市场经济体制的重要支撑，是践行四个全面战略布局和五大新发展理念的重要抓手，是建设社会主义现代化国家的必经途径。从政策角度出发，十九届四中全会强调要创新行政方式，提高行政效能，建设人民满意的服务型政府；十九届五中全会强调推动国家治理体系和治理能力的现代化，而建设数字政府成为了这一理念实践过程中的重要抓手与引擎。截至2020年12月，全国已有15个省级行政单位提出了数字政府相关的规划，且规划主体正由省级政府向市级政府扩展，多层次的数字政府建设正渐渐拉开帷幕。从技术角度出发，大数据、区块链、云计算、人工智能等新兴信息技术不断融合创新，全面支撑数字政府的建设，科技全方面赋能的趋势逐步凸显。从市场规模角度出发，到2024年，数字政府相关的建设中仅IT解决方案的市场规模便会达到249亿人民币，市场前景广阔，未来可期。由此可见，数字政府建设正蓄势待发，。
IDC ...
云计算正渗透到各行各业，云的部署和运营方式日趋多样化，云系统可以既部署在中心云数据中心，也可以分布式部署在靠近客户本地的数据中心乃至边缘，为不同客户带来不同的云服务组合。本报告主要聚焦本地云服务模式，介绍了本地云服务的概念与特征、产品与模式、应用场景以及未来的发展趋势，并提出了一些建议，希望对云服务商未来发展提供一定的参考借鉴。
"本地云服务是分布式云中的重要组成部分，具备高灵活、低时延、可定制、高安全、一致体验五大特征。轻量化部署和规模化部署两大模式使本地云服务可以覆盖不同类型客户，满足安全敏感、本地交互、商业创新、云边一体等应用场景需求。当前本地云服务主要用于政府行业中，预期未来在医疗、金融、工业、教育等行业也会得到比较广泛的应用，成为云服务的重要选择。"——IDC中国企业级研究部高级研究经理刘丽辉表示。
...本报告包括四个部分，第一部分分析了中国数据中心服务市场的整体规模、行业与区域分布和市场发展动态；第二部分分析了中国数据中心服务市场的竞争格局和主要数据中心服务商发展动态；第三部分对中国数据中心服务市场进行了预测，并分析了该市场相关的驱动和阻碍因素；第四部分提出了一些简单建议，旨在为数据中心服务商提供决策参考。
“中国数据中心服务作为数字化战略的重要基础设施，得到了市场和政策的双重推动。企业数字化转型、新冠疫情刺激云计算发展、以及新技术带来的数据量激增增加了对数据中心服务的需求。互联网和金融行业仍是2019年数据中心服务市场增长的最强劲动力，而政府、制造业、零售业等其他行业需求也增长明显。市场对节能环保、成本优化、效率提升和合理规划等方面的要求，使得中国数据中心服务商正从注重基础设施能力深入到绿色高效、智能运维、混合云管理等综合能力提升上。中国数据中心服务市场将迎来一个从重视数量到重视质量的发展阶段。”——IDC中国云和服务研究组高级研究经理刘丽辉表示。
...本研究报告对中国私有云平台建设市场的整体及其细分市场的发展进行了分析和预测，包括市场现状， 市场的驱动和阻碍因素，重大市场变化，以及2019-2024年中国私有云平台建设市场的规模和增长率。
“私有云市场仍然表现出非常大的活力，云厂商和传统IT厂商都在不断挖掘新的应用场景和需求，推动新技术和产品的发展。因此私有云平台的建设也已从初期满足基础资源的需求转变为更好的为业务和创新服务。疫情的发生虽然对于经济和社会产生了巨大的影响，为企业未来的发展带来不确定因素，但是疫情同样会让企业更加认识到数字化的重要性，更敏捷的IT基础架构和数字化技术对于保证业务连续性的必要性，从而加速其进行数字化转型。”——IDC ...
该报告分析了2019年中国软件定义计算软件市场的规模，发展趋势和主要厂商的表现。
软件定义计算软件市场包括了虚拟化，云系统软件和容器基础架构软件三个市场，是建立云平台最重要的基础架构软件。2019年中国软件定义计算软件市场的市场规模达到9.2亿美元，未来五年的复合增长率仍将保持在19.0%。这个市场保持高速增长的原因主要来自于以下几个原因：中国虚拟化市场仍然有增长的空间；云平台成为新一代的IT基础架构，政府和企业在持续投资建设云平台；云原生理念的发展和传统行业的落地促使容器软件市场出现爆发式增长。另外未来5G的发展也会带动市场对于这个领域的投资。
IDC企业级系统和软件研究部高级研究经理李昭表示："虚拟化软件市场增长放缓，以云系统和容器基础架构软件为代表的新兴市场将成为未来软件定义计算软件市场增长的主要驱动力。由于疫情的影响，企业可能会因为业务的负增长而减少或延迟对新项目和现代化建设的投资，从而减缓软件定义计算软件的增长。但新冠疫情的发生也将使企业意识到保持企业敏捷性的重要性，并加大对数字技术的投入，以保持业务的连续性，灵活面对危机。"
...全球数字化转型已经进入倍增创新阶段，云平台已经成为支撑全球企业数字化转型的关键基础设施。越来越多的客户将IT系统部署在公有云上以达到降低运营成本、提升敏捷性及工作效率的目的。因此，公有云市场持续保持快速增长，2019年，中国公有云市场增速达到了61.2%之高。正是由于公有云的价值与日俱增，出于获利等目的针对云的网络攻击也越发频繁。面对数字化时代威胁的不断升级，中国政府也在大力进行网络安全的治理和政策建设工作，不断提升国家监管力度。
本次研究对象包括中国公有云IaaS市场具备一定安全建设水平和规模的领导厂商。IDC针对入选的云服务提供商的安全性战略和能力进行评估，主要标准包括产品和服务、市场化及商业表现三个维度，各维度根据市场情况进一步划分为若干细分项，并配以不同权重，从而形成IDC ...
本报告包括三个部分，第一部分分析了中国公有云服务市场的整体规模、增速预测和行业分布，第二部分分析了互联网、金融、工业、政府和医疗五大重点行业的公有云应用情况和典型需求场景，第三部分分析了中国Top5公有云服务商的行业布局，旨在为云服务商、IT技术服务商提供决策参考。
“中国公有云服务正从互联网行业普及到政府、制造、金融、零售等各行各业，新冠疫情的刺激也将加速公有云向医疗、教育、服务等市场的渗透。各大公有云服务商均在强化垂直行业解决方案打造、合作伙伴培育和行业市场拓展，中国公有云服务市场正从注重云基础资源能力深入到助力企业业务数字化转型，将迎来一个从“量变”到“质变”的发展高潮。”——IDC中国云和服务研究组高级研究经理刘丽辉表示。
...2019年，金融科技发展规划靴子落地，创新监管试点范围不断扩大，基本扫除金融机构运用云计算及相关技术的顾虑，从基础设施到解决方案，金融机构向云计算架构演进已成必然。本报告在对金融云总体与细分市场的增长态势、竞争格局、未来趋势进行研究的基础上，结合最新产品技术、营销合作动态，分析总结了当前金融云服务商布局的焦点，并提出了未来金融云市场发展中应当关注的重点方向。
"当前，金融科技监管政策逐步完善、行业转型挑战不断加剧、金融云解决方案创新应用日渐成熟，金融云已经成为推动行业IT解决方案市场成长的重要力量。在核心上云逐步成为市场追逐热点的背景下，国产金融级交易型分布式数据库在大型银行核心信用卡、账务系统相继投产，亦为金融云市场增添新的信心与动力。未来，在混合架构、分步上云这一主旋律下，金融云市场仍将保持繁荣。"——IDC中国行业云研究经理魏云峰表示。
...在央地政府扶持政策双轮驱动、云服务商加大战略投入、工业云的市场认可度不断提升的背景下，2019年，工业云市场保持高速增长。本报告在对工业云总体与细分市场的增长态势、竞争格局、未来趋势进行研究的基础上，结合最新产品技术、营销合作动态，分析总结了当前工业云服务商布局的焦点与面临的关键挑战，并提出了未来工业云市场发展中应当关注的重点方向。
“在新冠疫情影响下，预计工业云市场增速在2020年略有下调，但长远来看，疫情也将加速企业生产方式与商业模式变革，提升工业企业对数字基础设施与解决方案的重视程度，为工业云市场远期增长创造更多可能。” ...