IDC stories

Digital transformation shaping future of manufacturing amidst challenges
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The study, polling 160 senior decision-makers within manufacturing companies, identifies the areas in which manufacturers can maximise growth.

AVEVA named IDC MarketScape Leader for Manufacturing Execution System
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industrial software
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AVEVA has announced that it has been positioned in the Leaders Category in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Process Manufacturing Execution System 2023 Vendor Assessment.

AR/VR headset shipments down in Q1 2023, according to IDC
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mobility
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analyst report
According to IDC, AR/VR headset shipments will slow in Q1 2023 as the market awaits wide availability of next-generation headsets.

Huawei ranked No 1 in Chinese financial cloud market
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Huawei Cloud Stack has been ranked No. 1 in China's self-built dedicated financial cloud infrastructure market for the fifth year running.

NZ's PC market narrows over high inflation concerns
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inflation
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pc shipments
As demand tapered, retailers continued to offer aggressive promotions to reduce the growing inventory. Vendors also incentivised channel to take on more stock.

Decline in consumer demand sees Australia's PC market drop
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tablets & laptops
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pc shipments
The decline was due to the decline in consumer demand, growing inflation concerns, and excess inventory levels.

European ICT spending will remain resilient in 2023: IDC
Tue, 25th Apr 2023
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digital transformation
European ICT spending will remain resilient in 2023, with channel partners taking around one-third of the total market through 2026, says IDC.

Event-driven architecture boosts productivity, revenue - report
Fri, 21st Apr 2023
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report
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analyst report
The survey revealed that as enterprises gain experience in their early applications of EDA, they recognise other areas of their business in which EDA could be beneficial.

Public cloud adoption set to surge across Australia, NZ
Tue, 18th Apr 2023
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cloud services
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public cloud
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Organisations in the public cloud ecosystem and beyond will benefit from greater revenues, job opportunities and better business outcomes.

Telecom AI: Canonical's guide for data teams on MLOps
Tue, 11th Apr 2023
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From data-driven decisions to fully automated and self-healing networks, AI developments are accelerating innovation and driving costs of operation down.

Global IT spending in 2023 continues to trend downward
Thu, 6th Apr 2023
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it spending
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investment
"The most significant impact remains concentrated in consumer markets with consumer IT spending now forecast to decline by 2% this year."

IDC releases first ever report on performance intensive computing as a service
Wed, 5th Apr 2023
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public cloud
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idc
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performance
IDC projects that the total worldwide PICaaS market will grow from $22.3 billion in 2021 to $103.1 billion in 2027 with a CAGR or 27.9% over the 2022-2027 forecast period.

Smart home device shipments fell in 2022, but return to growth expected in 2023
Mon, 3rd Apr 2023
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smart home
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smart tv
"Smart TVs will likely face another year of decline in 2023 due to macroeconomic pressures and long replacement cycles."

European security spend boosts in face of ransomware attacks
Wed, 29th Mar 2023
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cybersecurity
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IDC has released new research showing that the current geopolitical situation is driving Europe's increased security spend.

Global shipments of wearable devices to rebound in 2023: IDC
Wed, 22nd Mar 2023
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wearables
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analyst report
After the market's first-ever contraction in 2022, global shipments of wearables are to reach 442.7 million devices this year, growing 6.3% year over year.

Deep observability required to fight sophisticated security threats - report
Fri, 10th Mar 2023
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
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multi-cloud
According to IDC, more than 60% of respondents believe that observability solutions serve narrow requirements and fail to provide a complete view of current operating conditions.

PC and tablet markets on the decline, millions of units down - IDC
Tue, 7th Mar 2023
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chromebook
Declining demand and challenging macro-economic conditions have caused IDC to further lower its forecast for the worldwide PC and tablet markets.

Smartphone market slower to recover than expected - IDC
Fri, 3rd Mar 2023
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smartphones
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market
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Real market recovery is not expected to occur until 2024, when IDC expects 5.9% year-over-year growth followed by low single-digit growth.

2022 yields the most threat activity in history - report
Wed, 22nd Feb 2023
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cybersecurity
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idc
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cyber threats
"We saw some normal ebbs in threat activity over the year, but the surges were stunning, delivering a volume of attacks weve never seen before."

Oracle Cloud EPM is a leader, says IDC 2022 MarketScape
Fri, 3rd Feb 2023
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erp
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marketscape
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oracle
IDC notes comprehensive product roadmap, exceptional customer support, and a feature-rich solution as key strengths of Oracle Cloud EPM.

China’s smartphone market fell to a decade low in 2022
Fri, 3rd Feb 2023
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smartphones
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china
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IDC says that the full-year market size neared the level ten years ago when two out of five mobile phone shipments were still feature phones.

Data sovereignty now key factor in shaping IT decision making
Fri, 27th Jan 2023
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compliance
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analyst report
"IDC expects data sovereignty and industry compliance considerations to be of increasing importance to decisions about IT architectures."

Smartphone shipments suffer a largest-ever decline, says IDC
Thu, 26th Jan 2023
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smartphones
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samsung
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apple iphone
Worldwide smartphone shipments fell 18.3% y-o-y to 300.3 million units in the 4th quarter of 2022, according to IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

Intelligent developer technologies to grow, predicts IDC
Thu, 19th Jan 2023
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ml
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digital transformation
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productivity
IDC forecast shows worldwide LCNCIDT revenue growing to US$21 billion in 2026 with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.8% from 2021-2026.