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IBM Think 2026: An AI Operating Model Takes Shape Across Agents, Security, and the Platform

Jim Mercer — Tue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

IBM's Think 2026 conference, held on May 5 in Boston, delivered a cohesive set of announcements to support AI adoption across the enterprise. The company organized its announcements around an AI Operating Model, built on four interdependent pillars: agents, data, automation, and hybrid. The announcements from the event were intended to address the gap IBM has identified between AI investment and AI ROI, a challenge that IDC research confirms is pervasive across enterprise organizations. The announcements from IBM Think promoted a shift from an AI experimentation mentality to leveraging AI to rethink business processes, making it a competitive differentiator rather than treating it as just a technology.

IDC Market Glance: 中国Data Agent市场图谱，1Q26

Leo Li — Tue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

报告梳理了中国Data Agent市场情况并收录代表企业，制作市场图谱以供市场参考。

IDC Market Glance: 中国边缘AI基础设施和平台，2Q26

Qijin Chen, Eric Wei — Tue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

本IDC Market Glance报告涵盖了2026年第二季度中国边缘AI基础设施和平台市场，并展示了不同细分市场中具有代表性的活跃厂商。

IDC Survey: Agentic AI Use Case Adoption — The Functional Leader's View, 2026

Giulia Carosella — Tue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

The objective of this survey is to provide an in‑depth examination of agentic AI adoption among early‑adopter enterprises, including use case plans, expected business outcomes, sourcing strategies, and associated buying behaviors.

This study is based on an in-depth survey of 1,967 respondents with responsibility and knowledge of agentic AI solutions within 1 of 13 functional areas within enterprises that are at least piloting or using agentic AI solutions.

Early adopters are rapidly scaling agentic AI across enterprise functions, driven by multisourcing strategies and a shift from isolated task automation to integrated, cross-functional workflows. As agent sprawl and operational complexity increase, success hinges more on orchestration and governance. At the same time, investment decisions are becoming more business led and value driven, raising expectations for vendors to act as strategic partners supporting end-to-end, AI-driven business transformation rather than delivering standalone technical implementation.

AX and AI Service Providers in Korea

Daeil Chun, Myeong Han Kim, Min Kim — Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This presentation analyzes the evolution of AI transformation (AX) and the strategic role of AI SPs in Korea. It highlights the need for organizations to pursue advanced AI partnerships to internalize high-level AI capabilities and respond to rapidly changing technologies. The study finds that enterprisewide AI expansion and complex automation hinge on four critical capabilities: the ability to build scalable AI factories, deep industry expertise that enables practical agentic AI deployment, seamless support for heterogeneous infrastructure environments, and the capacity to digitally orchestrate a company's IT assets on an AI-native foundation.

The study profiles leading vendors (Samsung SDS, LG CNS, SK AX, Megazone) and provides a comparative assessment to help enterprises identify the right partner for their AX journey. As organizations navigate complex partner-selection decisions, the study highlights what matters most from a buyer's perspective.

Broadcom Announces VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1, Demonstrating Continued Investment in the VCF Platform

Adam Reeves — Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

On May 5, 2026, Broadcom announced VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1, spanning infrastructure efficiency, application delivery, and cyber resilience with a specific focus on private AI workloads. The release converts a set of forward-looking commitments made at VMware Explore 2025 into delivered capabilities and demonstrates Broadcom's continued investment in the VCF platform.

IDC Survey: Cloud Professional Services Usage and Trends in Saudi Arabia, 2026

Jonathan Tullett — Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey presents the views of CIOs in Saudi Arabia and the broader Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) region on cloud professional services and their organizations’ related needs for 2026. The document provides high-level insights into organizations’ current service requirements and the technical expertise they demand from cloud services providers. Cloud skills shortages and their potential impact on business operations are also highlighted. Furthermore, the study provides recommendations for addressing current market challenges.

The data presented and analyzed in this report is derived primarily from the META portion of IDC’s Cloud Survey (September 2025), which was conducted across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The META subsample comprised 590 decision-makers from organizations with more than 100 employees.

IDC Survey: Cloud Professional Services Usage and Trends in Türkiye, 2026

Derrick Chikanga, Jonathan Tullett — Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey presents the views of CIOs in Türkiye and the broader Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) region on cloud professional services and their organizations' related needs for 2026. The document provides high-level insights into organizations' current service requirements and the technical expertise they demand from cloud services providers. Cloud skills shortages and their potential impact on business operations are also highlighted. Furthermore, the study provides recommendations for addressing current market challenges.

The data presented and analyzed in this report is derived primarily from the META portion of IDC's Cloud Survey (September 2025), which was conducted across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The META subsample comprised 590 decision-makers from organizations with more than 100 employees.

SUSECON 2026 Highlights: Geeko Goes AI and Sovereign

Ashish Nadkarni, Shahin Hashim, Gary Chen, Max Pepper — Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

SUSE is a company on a mission. It is making a concerted attempt to shift from a (Linux-centric) platform vendor to a full-stack open source infrastructure company. SUSE's announcements reflect timely attention to three converging enterprise pressures: enterprise AI deployment, regulatory and geopolitical complexity, and VMware licensing.

"With quite a few strategic bets in place, SUSE could quickly catapult ahead of its competition in terms of a strategic partners to enterprises that are focused on embracing modern, hybrid cloud, and AI-ready infrastructure," says Ashish Nadkarni, GVP/GM, Enterprise Infrastructure, IDC.

移动云大会2026：用算力驱动新动能，用智能开创新空间

Rachel Liu, Thomas Zhou, Qijin Chen — Sun, 10 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

在经历了过去两三年的AI算力投资高峰之后，AI应用逐渐进入各行各业，中国云计算市场进入AI算力经济和Token经济并行时代。运营商作为中国云计算市场的重要力量，正在进行细致深入的谋篇布局，本次大会全面体现了中国移动对网络、算力、Token、智能体之间关系的思考，以及基于这四者打造完整的价值链、服务链并创新商业模式的发展谋略。