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Industry Analysis Perspective: European Upstream Oil and Gas, 2025

Gaurav Verma, Heriberto Roman — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Industry Analysis Perspective provides technology vendors — including sales, marketing, product, and channel managers — with essential insights into the European oil and gas sector in 2025. It clarifies how the industry functions, enabling readers to identify specific areas in which their technology solutions can add real value.

This report offers a comprehensive overview of the oil and gas landscape, detailing business dynamics, key players, and future directions on the regional and country levels, along with the implications for IT strategies in the sector.

"In Europe, major upstream oil and gas activity is concentrated in a few countries, with the United Kingdom and Norway standing out as the major E&P hubs. Both operate in high-cost, mature, and environmentally regulated offshore basins. Despite aging infrastructure and mature fields, digital and IT opportunities continue to grow, with operators increasingly relying on them as one of the few levers that can deliver measurable impact — extending field life, reducing operating costs, and cutting emissions," said Research Director Gaurav Verma, IDC Energy Insights.

Buyer Requirements for Agentic AI with Managed Cloud Services, 2026

David Tapper — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation examines organizational priorities and requirements when utilizing managed cloud services to support AI with particular attention to agentic AI from managed SPs (service providers). This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation provides organizations, whether they currently utilize these services or are considering using these services, with a blueprint for developing an optimal sourcing strategy when selecting managed SPs for these types of services that incorporate AI capabilities.

Key factors analyzed in determining what shapes the underpinnings of an optimal sourcing strategy for using AI and agentic AI with managed cloud services begin with an examination of the overall business and operational and technological considerations facing organizations. This document then delves into specific issues that organizations consider when using managed cloud services to support AI and agentic AI requirements that involve what their primary objectives and expected values are, critical requirements, technology and business provisioning and management priorities, and preferred means of measuring value. This document also provides organizations with a framework of building blocks as guidelines in helping select the right managed SPs for these services that are centered on factors which organizations emphasize are critical to their businesses, including expected value, governance and control, ecosystem of partnerships, and critical capabilities.

"Organizations looking to utilize managed SPs to support their AI and agentic AI requirements when using managed cloud services need to carefully assess the providers that organizations are considering across a wide array of issues with the goal of building a sourcing strategy that balances achieving critical business and IT objectives with the degree of risk that firms are willing to take in handing over the management and continuous support and control of their AI and agentic AI capabilities to a third-party service provider," says David Tapper, program VP, Outsourcing and Managed Cloud Services at IDC. "Factors that organizations need to consider when selecting a managed SP to help them with their AI and agentic AI requirements include the ability of the provider to achieve an array of expected value and outcomes, provide effective governance and control, enable access to a broad ecosystem of critical partners, and incorporate a range of critical capabilities."

IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Services 2026 Predictions — Asia/Pacific Implications: Positioning for Success — Opportunities for Tech Sales and Marketing Leaders

Pushkaraksh Shanbhag — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC study is an accompanying piece to the main FutureScape 2026 presentation of the same topic. It provides specific recommendations for two key tech vendor personas, tech sales leaders and tech marketing leaders. Please refer to IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Services 2026 Predictions — Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Implications for more details.

AWS re:Invent 2025 — The Highly Regulated Industries Perspective

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note examines the impact of announcements made at AWS re:Invent 2025 for highly regulated industries.

AWS re:Invent 2025 demonstrated the company's deep commitment to AI, data, and cloud and showcased its many industry-specific solutions across key verticals, including state and local governments and education (SLED), financial services, healthcare, and life sciences. Central themes included agentic and generative AI, sovereign and governed deployments, and the modernization of legacy systems. AWS emphasized practical, secure, and scalable AI adoption, with real-world use cases and partnerships driving measurable operational improvements. The event highlighted a shift from AI as isolated tools to foundational, integrated platforms, positioning AWS as a catalyst for industry transformation and operational resilience.

Dynatrace Acquires DevCycle to Integrate Progressive Delivery and Observability

Jim Mercer, Matthew Flug — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

The recent acquisition of DevCycle by Dynatrace reflects a broader shift where observability is moving from passive insight to active control. By combining Dynatrace's AI-powered observability and causal analysis with DevCycle's OpenFeature-native feature management, the company is positioning itself to help customers reduce release risk while sustaining high delivery velocity.

Lenovo Tech World @ CES 2026

Rob Tiffany — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Lenovo's Sphere extravaganza at CES 2026 showcased a dual-pronged AI strategy with the Qira cross-device intelligence platform targeting consumers, while the NVIDIA-partnered AI factory and new inferencing server portfolio positions Lenovo as a full-stack AI infrastructure provider competing for the massive enterprise buildout. This vertical integration from edge devices to gigawatt-scale data centers is ambitious, but success hinges on whether Lenovo can deliver both genuinely useful ambient intelligence and prove it can execute hyperscale infrastructure deployments against entrenched cloud providers.

European Telecommunications Capex Market Forecast, 2025–2029

Bruno Teyton — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Forecast provides a five-year forecast for telecom operators’ investments in Europe and delivers insights into the drivers and inhibitors of growth.

Telecom operators in Europe will decrease their investments at a 2.7% CAGR over 2024-2029 after a capex peak in 2023. Fixed broadband and 5G population coverage have already achieved high penetration, and additional capex will be needed to fill the gap in unserved areas and lagging countries. At the end of the forecast period, telecom operators will enter a new investment cycle to upgrade their 5G networks and prepare for 6G.

Excluding PLM, Which SaaS-Based Product Development Applications Are Manufacturers Prioritizing Based on Company Size?

John Snow — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight highlights how manufacturers of different sizes (based on number of employees) are prioritizing various SaaS-based product development applications (not including PLM). The research reflects challenges that product manufacturers face, especially related to developing complex products that incorporate mechanical, electrical, and software components. Overall product manufacturers are increasingly deploying SaaS-based engineering applications to improve collaboration and ensure faster time to market, at lower cost, and with higher quality.

The data in this IDC Survey Spotlight is part of IDC's broader 2025 Product and Service Innovation Survey, which asked a wide range of questions about the challenges, strategies, and opportunities related to improving the development of manufactured products.

What Factors Drive Application Migration from Public Cloud Infrastructure to On Premises?

Matthew Flug — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight features results from IDC's September 2025 Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending Survey, Wave 9, which highlights the top drivers influencing organizations' decisions to migrate applications from public cloud infrastructure to on premises.

Industry Analysis Perspective: Asia/Pacific Government, 2025

Ravikant Sharma, Jose Ignacio Diaz, Nigel Wallis — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation provides sales, marketing, and product/channel managers of technology companies with foundational insights into the Asia/Pacific government sector as of 2025. By understanding how governments are structured and operate, these managers can determine in which areas of government operations and functions their technology products and services can truly add value.

Through this presentation, readers will gain an understanding of key government functions, levels, and top ICT spenders in Asia/Pacific in 2025. Japan, South Korea, Australia, and India represent the developed and emerging economies in the region. China has been purposely excluded because it is an outlier in terms of ICT spend and other factors, such as consistency and transparency of state information availability.

"Asia/Pacific governments are advancing digital transformation despite workforce shortages and data security concerns. They are using digital tools, such as AI/GenAI, Internet of Things (IoT), and Smart Cities, to engage citizens better. Strategic investments aim to boost digital economies, enhance citizen satisfaction, and build trust. Technology vendors can help by adapting to regulations and addressing citizens' concerns in alignment with government priorities for progress." — Ravikant Sharma, research director, IDC Government Insights