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.
2020年的疫情给科技、生活的方方面面都带来了巨大影响，各行各业都不同程度地加速了数字化进程，以提高线上经营的能力和对市场变化灵活反应的能力。疫情为金融机构带来挑战的同时，同样也带来了通过加大科技投入、深化数字化转型来实现弯道超车的机会。本报告结合中国金融服务行业的技术热点及金融业务发展状况，给出2021-2025年间最重要的10条预测，并分别阐述外部驱动因素、对IT及业务的影响、对金融机构技术选型的建议等，希望对中国的金融服务行业深化数字化转型起到一定的指导作用。
...IDC FutureScape针对增长中的区块链和分布式账本技术（DLT）市场做出10个预测。这些预测都受到IDC定义的在技术、行业、经济、政治、甚至文化方面总体趋势的影响。这些趋势或外部驱动因素为企业和业务部门的技术领导者提供了部署IT战略的工具。与往年一样，许多趋势来源于影响业务和技术的变化速度不断提升。但是今年，许多外部驱动因素也反映了全球COVID-19疫情的持续影响以及企业为保持抵抗能力并适应下一个正常状态所做的努力。
2021年FutureScape所涵盖的预测未按优先级或重要性排列，具体如下：
- 预测1：法律诉讼和控告阻碍电子选举的进程。到2025年，基于区块链的电子投票方案将成为主流的解决方案，会有5%的司法辖区进行区块链投票系统测试。
- 预测2：到2024年，医疗保健区块链数字身份标准将来自卫健委或其他卫生机构，可以实现以下四点：医疗数据互操作性、完善的客户/患者数据信息、患者"健康评分"、利于AI技术更好的服务医疗体系。
- 预测3：到2025年，供应链行业中15％的机构将与区块链服务公司合作，整合区块链技术与物联网平台，以此记录M2M通信所需的数据。
- 预测4：到2025年，将有15％的消费贷款以中央银行数字货币形式支付。
- 预测5：到2025年，将有8％的金融机构使用区块链技术来满足KYC合规需求，以此创建透明的、可审核的实体记录。
- 预测6：到2025年，在立法要求下，将有50％的跨洲航运会运用区块链技术记录船员健康信息、船用燃油来源和货物来源数据。
- 预测7：到2025年，10％的供应链交易将使用区块链完成道德信任溯源与可持续业务证实，以增加数据可信度。
- 预测8：到2025年，中国通证化资产市场将达到1000亿美元。
- 预测9：基于区块链的跨境汇款网络将在特定的地域持续发展。到2023年，支付规模将超过15亿美元。
- 预测10：COVID-19会在短期内阻碍基于区块链技术的贸易融资业务转型，但到2025年，15%的商业银行用户将被纳入区块链平台。
云计算在中国市场经过十多年的发展，已经从单纯地以满足资源型需求为主的中心云基础设施，发展成为汇聚各类信息技术，覆盖不同区域部署、兼顾垂直行业特定需求的新一代云平台生态系统，能够更好地支持企业的云原生应用、自动化管理和业务创新，满足用户在任何时间、任何地点对任何应用的响应需求。全球云计算2021年预测涵盖了云数据基础架构、云边、多云/混合云、云原生和应用现代化、云运营组织等多个方面，并一一为大家揭示了未来云计算市场的发展方向。本报告分别阐述了每项预测的含义，分析了其对IT方面的影响，并提出了顺应这些技术和市场趋势发展的建议，可为云服务商制定业务发展战略、技术买家进行数字化转型提供参考。
...IDC中国区研究经理赵卫京表示："金融科技发展规划（2019–2021年）的出台进一步推动了金融行业数字化转型的发展进程。新兴技术的不断发展与成熟在为金融行业的蓬勃发展提供强大助力的同时，也带来了诸多新的网络安全风险和挑战。在满足国家、行业对金融企业网络安全建设合规要求的基础上，根据自身业务特点和信息化建设所处阶段，部署和应用针对性的网络安全解决方案，建立健全网络安全管理制度，对企业整体网络安全态势进行综合防控，保障金融行业网络安全、数据安全、业务安全等，是每一个金融企业持续努力的方向。"
...根据《IDC全球半年度人工智能系统支出指南，2H19》——跟踪范围为人工智能在行业和用例层面的软件、硬件、服务和落地案例——到2020年，全球范围的企业预计将投资501亿美元于人工智能解决方案。预计到2024年，中国人工智能市场规模将达到119亿美金，2019-2024年复合增长率达23.0%。
在本研究中，IDC全球分析师团队描述了影响IT和业务决策者负责该项支出并有效利用相关解决方案的主要驱动因素，并给出了2021-2026年有关人工智能自主性项目的十大预测。
每一个预测都是基于它的影响（投入和复杂度）和时间范围评估。该研究还为IT和业务决策者在人工智能领域的战略制定、修改和资源配置的投入提供了指导。
此报告在全球的基础之上，提供了中国人工智能市场2021-2026的十大预测：
- 预测1：到2023年，在金融，医疗，政府和其他受监管的公共部门中，超过15%的以消费者为中心的AI决策系统将引入解释其分析和决策过程的相关规定。
- 预测2：到2021年，超过50%的组织将在呼入电话处理环境中增加AI功能。
- 预测3：到2024年，45%的重复工作任务将通过使用由 ...
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 ...
2019年政务云市场在基础设施层的竞争已经进入白热化阶段。传统IT厂商的市场优势依然保持，互联网厂商也逐渐因市场往技术北向发展而获利。政务云市场逐渐采用多云共建的模式，厂商在利用各自在产业发展、技术创新、原市场稳固程度等方面的优势，与各市场参与者互相错位发展，厂商之间存在更广泛的竞争与合作。本报告旨在为政府机构提供较全面的市场参与者优劣势分析，为其在厂商选择方面带来更多参考价值。
IDC政府行业与智慧城市研究组研究经理詹墨磊表示："市场的发展很残酷，没有一种固定不变的商业模式能够吃遍天下。求变，是政务云市场一直存在的话题。不仅在技术方面的变化需要更新、适应潮流，在业务应用方面的创新也存在较大空间。未来，政务云市场新蓝海打开之时将是在业务应用场景爆发式创新之时"。
...IDC数据透视表提供了2020–2024年中国省级国内生产总值（GDP）和 IT 支出的预测数据。其中包括 31 个大陆省份以及香港和台湾的数据：名义 GDP 价值、实际 GDP 增长率、按产品类别划分的 IT 支出（硬件、软件和IT 服务）以及 2018 年至 2024 年的市场规模数据。为 IT 供应商制定业务计划时提供参考。
IDC数据透视表包括以下数据：
- 省级 GDP，包括名义 GDP 值和实际 GDP 增长率
- 按 ...
本篇IDC PeerScape报告通过案头资料研究及案例征集，总结出保险机构在移动化建设所面临的四大挑战，并提出了与之相对应的四大建议指导，希望通过实践案例分享的方式，展示步伐较为迅速、经验较为丰富的保险机构是如何进行移动化建设的。
“相较银行与证券两个行业，保险业对数字化转型和移动化建设重视度较低、建设步伐较慢。移动互联的发展为保险业带来了巨大的潜在市场与新兴的服务模式，疫情的来袭也加速了保险机构移动化建设。在客户愈发追求便捷、高效、智能体验的时代，拥有强劲移动化能力、拥有线上线下融合生态的保险机构将更具竞争力。”——IDC金融行业研究部市场分析师朱佳怡表示。
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