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IDC Survey: Cloud Vendor Selection Criteria

Daphne Chung — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey analyzes how organizations select cloud providers, what drives vendor switching, and which criteria shape final purchase decisions. The survey provides actionable insights into what end users value most in cloud, including pricing, security, reliability, service quality, scalability, and business alignment, enabling providers to assess switching risk, sharpen competitive positioning, and align their offerings more closely with buyer priorities.

国内ハイパーコンバージドシステム市場シェア、2025年：仮想化基盤移行の本格化による市場構造の転換

Yukihisa Hode — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

本調査レポートは、国内ハイパーコンバージドシステム市場におけるシステムベンダー別およびハイパーコンバージドソフトウェアベンダー別ソリューションの売上額シェアとベンダー動向を分析する。

IDC Japan、Infrastructure, Imaging, and Devicesのリサーチマネージャーである宝出幸久は、「国内ハイパーコンバージドシステム市場では、仮想化基盤の移行が本格化しており、セグメント別にプラットフォーム選択の方向性が明確化している。また、コンテナ基盤やAI（Artificial Intelligence）インフラ需要も立ち上がりつつある。セグメント別の市場展開戦略や新領域への対応がITサプライヤーの競争力を左右する要因となる」と分析している。

IDC's Worldwide Software Taxonomy, 2026

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's software market taxonomy. It serves as the foundation for classification and sizing of the worldwide software market. For 2026, the taxonomy includes 79 individual functional markets grouped within a hierarchy of 20 secondary markets, which in turn aggregate into three primary segments: applications, application development and deployment, and systems infrastructure software. Each of the functional markets is described, with a sample list of representative software vendors and products.

"IDC's software taxonomy represents a comprehensive classification of the worldwide software marketplace," said Rasmus Andsbjerg, vice president, Public Cloud Services and Software Trackers at IDC. "It continues to be the premier source for defining and categorizing commercial software and the basis for IDC market sizing and forecast data products such as trackers and spending guides."

Japan DevOps Software Forecast, 2026–2030

Shinichi Kimura — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation provides the 2025 market size and market forecast through 2030 for the Japan DevOps software market, broken down by functional market and by delivery model. It also analyzes the drivers and inhibitors of market growth and key market context, presenting directions, growth opportunities, and recommended actions for IT suppliers as they develop their future strategies.

Across all industrial sectors, digital business initiatives are advancing and accelerating the development and release cycles of the applications that form the foundation of these operations, as well as delivering value through software while maintaining and enhancing quality. These challenges have become critical management priorities that determine a company's competitive advantage. Against this backdrop, an increasing number of companies are adopting DevOps initiatives to transform traditional development and operations processes and structures that hinder software delivery.

Shinichi Kimura, research manager for Software, Services, and IT Spending at IDC Japan, says, "Demand for software that underpins the DevOps practices of enterprises and organizations continues to show solid, sustained growth. In recent years, initiatives to integrate generative AI into DevOps pipelines to further automate and advance software delivery have been gaining real momentum, and the DevOps software market is expected to enter a new phase of growth."

This is the English translation of the Japanese document (IDC #JPJ53499826).

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Communications Engagement Platforms 2026 Vendor Assessment

Courtney Munroe, Denise Lund — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study provides a comprehensive assessment of select communications engagement platform (CEP) vendors, highlighting their strengths, challenges, and strategic direction to guide technology buyers in making informed decisions.

"We are witnessing a pivotal shift in the customer engagement market, as AI-powered orchestration and frictionless integration across platforms fundamentally reshape enterprise interactions with both customers and employees. Organizations should focus on solutions that deliver demonstrable innovation, adaptability, and a strategic approach to context-rich, omni-channel engagement," says Denise Lund, research vice president, Worldwide Telecom and UC, IDC.

IDC Survey: PLM for Process Manufacturers

John Snow, Jeffrey Hojlo — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey presents the findings of IDC’s 2025 Product Innovation and Aftermarket Services Global Survey, from the perspective of 112 product life-cycle management (PLM) decision-makers in process manufacturing industries. The survey results highlight business drivers, application areas, and investment trends of process manufacturers. Companies included in this research had more than 500 employees. All respondents were either the primary decision-maker or part of a team that makes decisions related to PLM in the North America, EMEA, and APAC regions.

Nutanix .NEXT 2026: Enabling Customer Choice in Compute and Deployment Architectures

Matthew Flug — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

The announcements Nutanix made at its annual event .NEXT center on creating a "dual native" platform that enables customers to operate virtual machines, containers, and AI workloads through a unified operational model across hybrid and multitenant environments. The updates reflect broader market trends regarding increased popularity of multicloud and hybrid cloud strategies, platform consolidation, and AI and agentic AI enablement.

Cloud Strategies for the AI Era: Guidance for Middle East and Africa Technology Buyers, 2026 and Beyond

Jebin George — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation discusses how artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping cloud strategies across the Middle East and Africa, transforming cloud from a hosting platform into the foundation for enterprise AI. As organizations accelerate adoption, they must navigate a complex landscape of hybrid and multicloud architectures, sovereign cloud requirements, application modernization, and AI-driven operations, while also responding to evolving geopolitical and regulatory pressures. This presentation provides technology buyers with a structured view of key trends and emerging best practices for building AI-ready, secure, and scalable cloud environments, offering clear guidance to align cloud investments with long-term digital and AI ambitions.

Proving the Promise: Does Public Cloud Help or Hurt Sustainability in Europe?

Carla Arend, George Ayad — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Perspective provides an in-depth analysis of cloud sustainability in Europe, contextualized in terms of evolving EU sustainability regulations and major vendor initiatives. The report draws on findings from IDC's 2025 European Cloud Survey and critically examines the gap between public sustainability commitments and the realities faced by organizations, highlighting the operational, regulatory, and infrastructural constraints that impede progress. It explores whether cloud adoption ultimately advances or undermines sustainability objectives, with a particular focus on the environmental impact of hyperscale datacenters (including carbon emissions and water usage). The report also presents fresh insights into end-user organizations' attitudes toward sustainable cloud consumption, the challenges they encounter, and the factors shaping their sustainability strategies. Actionable guidance is offered for technology suppliers seeking to address these challenges and support customers in achieving their sustainability goals.

Cohere Launches Model Vault for Private Inference and Regulated Workloads

Tim Law, Kathy Lange — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Perspective shares an overview of Cohere’s Model Vault, which addresses the growing dominance of inference in generative AI and agentic AI, particularly for regulated and mission-critical workloads. The Model Vault offers a single-tenant, private inference platform tailored for regulated workloads, addressing enterprise needs for data privacy, compliance, predictable performance, and operational control. As inference becomes central to generative AI, private and hybrid architectures are key to balancing innovation, governance, and efficiency.

“As inference overtakes training as the predominant workload, the challenge for regulated AI is balancing innovation, compliance, and control,” said Tim Law, research director, AI and Automation, IDC. “Private, single-tenant platforms can help firms balance those requirements for regulated workloads.”