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AI Requirements Fuel Demand for On-Premises Infrastructure Deployments and Interoperability with Public Clouds, 2025

Mary Johnston Turner — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey provides key findings from IDC’s 2025 Worldwide Digital Infrastructure Sentiment Survey, which is based on responses from 600 worldwide digital infrastructure decisions collected during September 2025. This document focuses on insights related to the role of digital infrastructure driving business outcomes, expectations for digital infrastructure deployment and spending choices, and the impact of AI on digital infrastructure architectures.

"IDC's most recent Worldwide Digital Infrastructure Sentiment Survey shows that 90% of decision-makers view AI as an important driver of their digital infrastructure budgets and technology decisions through 2026," notes Mary Johnston Turner, research VP for Digital Infrastructure Strategies at IDC. "Data security, privacy, and compliance requirements are critical factors shaping deployment decisions. As a result, 68% of digital infrastructure decision-makers believe their AI workloads require hybrid infrastructure architectures to fully support business priorities."

Market Analysis Perspective: Worldwide Intelligent Cloud and Edge Operations with FinOps, 2025

Jevin Jensen — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Analysis Perspective provides insight into the current and future state of the intelligent cloud and edge operations with FinOps for 2025. It includes an overview of the current market landscape, technology buyer perspective, a market outlook, and IDC's advice for technology suppliers in this market.

Beyond the Hyperscalers: Why Vultr Matters in the Cloud Market

Dave McCarthy, Jasdeep Singh — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Vendor Profile examines Vultr, including the company’s history, go-to-market strategy, product overview, and key differentiators.

Energy Sovereignty: How Digital Sovereignty Impacts IT Energy Choices

Rahiel Nasir, Angela Salmeron — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Presentation explores the convergence of digital and energy sovereignty.

Digital sovereignty represents a strategic approach to maintaining control over critical digital infrastructure and operations given increasing geopolitical tensions. Energy sovereignty is emerging as a strategic concept as organizations seek to reduce dependencies on international energy supplies for their datacenter operations.

As part of IDC's 2025 Worldwide Digital Sovereignty Survey, IDC’s Energy Transition and Energy Insights teams were asked to contribute questions to assess the importance of digital sovereignty to control and protect the energy resources that power critical national infrastructure.

Five9: From CCaaS to Agentic CX

Oru Mohiuddin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note presents highlights from Five9's 2025 analyst summit in Mexico. Five9 is transitioning from a cloud-native CCaaS provider to an AI-native platform, focusing on agentic AI to drive hyper-personalized, efficient customer experiences. The company's strategy includes new solutions, architectural overhaul, new pricing, and partner-led delivery, aiming for significant growth. IDC views this transformation as well aligned with industry trends toward automation and personalization, with strong potential in Europe due to Five9's emphasis on governance, compliance, and measurable ROI.

IDC MarketScape: European Contact Center-as-a-Service Applications Software 2025 Vendor Assessment

Oru Mohiuddin, Graham Fruin, Bruno Teyton — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC MarketScape: European Contact Center-as-a-Service Applications Software 2025 Vendor Assessment highlights the transformative growth of the European CCaaS market, driven by cloud migration, AI adoption, and evolving customer expectations. Vendors face challenges navigating regulatory fragmentation, cultural diversity, and localized buying behaviors. Success requires tailored strategies, local engagement, and robust compliance. The report evaluates vendors based on capabilities and strategies, emphasizing innovation, security, and regional alignment to capitalize on the market's projected growth to $3.7 billion by 2029.

"Navigating Europe's CCaaS market demands precision — an approach tailored for each country that ensures security and sovereignty and a robust partner network." — Research Director Oru Mohiuddin, IDC European Enterprise Communications and Collaboration

IDC MarketScape: Türkiye Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service 2025 Vendor Assessment

Ayse Kaptanoglu, Eren Eser, Yesim Arac Ozturk — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC MarketScape presents a vendor assessment for the public cloud infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) market in Türkiye. The providers were evaluated using the IDC MarketScape model, and the process included information collected from the market and the providers themselves. Providers were measured in terms of their current capabilities and future strategies for delivering services to customers in Türkiye.

“Public cloud and IaaS adoption in Türkiye is accelerating, driven by both private enterprises and public institutions eager for scalable, cost-efficient IT solutions. Hybrid and multicloud models are becoming the norm — especially in heavily regulated sectors — balancing innovation and compliance with strategic incentives and improved digital infrastructure.” —Ayse Kaptanoglu, research manager, software and cloud, IDC Türkiye

Data Anywhere, AI Everywhere: Cloudera's Hybrid Vision at EVOLVE 2025

Marlanna Bozicevich, Stewart Bond, Megha Kumar — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

Cloudera's EVOLVE25 in New York took place on September 25, 2025, and signaled a bold commitment to bringing AI to data anywhere, highlighting hybrid cloud and multicloud advancements, strategic acquisitions, and deepened partnerships. Recent acquisitions of Taikun and Octopai bolster platform flexibility, governance, and enterprise readiness. Cloudera is making sophisticated AI deployable wherever enterprise data resides with a consistent cloudlike experience. While positioned strongly for industries valuing sovereignty and compliance, Cloudera must streamline user experience and execution to match cloud-native competitors' agility. The event underscores the company's determination to stake a leadership claim as data architecture and AI needs rapidly evolve.

Debunking the Cloud Repatriation Myth: Selective Movement Rather than Mass Exodus from Public Cloud in Europe

Carla Arend — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Perspective looks at cloud repatriation trends in Europe. IDC has found cloud repatriation in Europe so far to be selective rather than systemic. Workloads most often moved back on premises are cost intensive, sovereignty sensitive, or operationally misaligned with cloud economics. Overall, European organizations continue to grow public cloud spending at double-digit rates, especially driven by new cloud-native and AI workloads. Regulations such as the EU Data Act, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), and the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS) are reshaping switching dynamics and compliance expectations, pushing providers to adapt.

"Cloud repatriation is less a mass exodus and more a sign of cloud maturity in Europe. Organizations are fine-tuning workload placement for cost, compliance, and sovereignty, while public cloud adoption continues its growth trajectory," said Carla Arend, AVP, European Cloud Research, IDC.

How Hyperscalers Are Expanding in the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa: New Cloud Regions, AI Infrastructure, and Sovereign Cloud Developments in 2025

Jebin George, Nitesh Rathi — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

"Hyperscalers are accelerating their investments in META, with new regions, sovereign cloud offerings, and AI infrastructure driving the next phase of market growth. Their strategies are increasingly shaped by regulatory alignment, partnerships with local stakeholders, and sector-focused innovation. At the same time, workforce development is becoming as critical as infrastructure expansion. For end-user organizations, aligning with providers that combine localized cloud capacity, sovereign AI, and strong skills initiatives will be essential to realizing sustainable value." — Jebin George, senior research manager (META), IDC