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IDC’s Worldwide AI Processor and Accelerator Taxonomy, 2026

Nina Turner, Jim Hines, Brandon Hoff, Phil Solis — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study provides a revised overview of the worldwide AI processor and accelerator market for 2026 and classifies the processors and accelerators that power AI compute across the internet system landscape. It describes how IDC views the market segmentation by deployment location, industry, silicon roles (host processors versus accelerators), AI modality, level of compute, and processor architecture. For 2026, this study reflects a more nuanced view of AI compute class and modality as well as processor architecture.

“AI compute is no longer confined to the datacenter. It spans a continuum from cloud training clusters to edge gateways and endpoints, enabled by evolving combinations of host processors and accelerator architectures. This study captures IDC’s view of how AI processors and accelerators are defined, segmented, and consistently classified across that distributed landscape,” says Nina Turner, research director, Edge AI Processors and Accelerators.

RSAC Conference 2026: Trust But Verify — Continuously, Identity at the Forefront of Nondeterministic Security

Emanuel Figueroa, Frank Dickson — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Identity did not suddenly become more important at RSAC 2026; it became impossible to ignore.

As in prior years, AI dominated the conference, but the tone had shifted. The industry moved beyond experimentation and into harder conversations about governance, enforcement, and containment at scale. Agentic AI, in particular, acted as a forcing function, exposing the growing mismatch between modern autonomous systems and identity architectures still optimized for static users and periodic review cycles. The principles of identity are unchanged as a result of agentic AI; however, the ramifications of not granularly executing identity core principles were apparent. Authorization is the word of the day.

Across vendor briefings, practitioner discussions, and executive‑level conversations, a consistent message emerged: identity systems designed for slower, more deterministic environments are under strain. Hybrid infrastructure, SaaS and ERP sprawl, nonhuman identities (NHIs), third‑party access, and autonomous agents are reshaping where risk emerges and how quickly it propagates. RSAC 2026 underscored that identity security is no longer a discrete product category; it is becoming the connective tissue across security, infrastructure, and operations.

Worldwide DRAM Market Shares, 2025: Another Big Growth Ahead

Soo Kyoum Kim — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study examines the market share for the worldwide DRAM market for 2025 and reviews the forces and dynamics that influenced the market.

"The DRAM market expanded again 53.2% to $150.9 billion in 2025. AI investment race will cover consumer weakness and enable ongoing strong growth in the future," says Soo Kyoum Kim, associate vice president, Memory Semiconductors at IDC.

Worldwide Service Provider and ODM Direct AI System Market Summary, 4Q25

Leon Kao — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Presentation provides an update on AI system development and vendor performance, as well as an overall enterprise and ODM Direct segment of the AI system market through 4Q25 and 2025.

Document Solutions, 4Q25: Trends and Developments in Document Solutions

Tim Greene, Geoffrey Wilbur — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Presentation highlights some of the major developments and new products in the print management software, digital fax software, and scanning markets from the fourth quarter of 2025.

From Data to Disclosure: Sustainability Software Vendor Mapping and Capability Assessment

Amy Cravens — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation provides a structured, buyer-oriented mapping of the global sustainability software market, using the IDC sustainability software taxonomy to organize solutions across environmental performance management, ESG reporting, supply chain transparency, emissions accounting, and resource optimization. The goal is to help enterprises cut through market fragmentation and compare vendors by capability breadth, depth, and specialization as sustainability becomes a core business imperative.

Fujitsu Americas Executive Analyst Day: AI, Sovereign Infrastructure, and Portfolio Transformation Shape Regional Reinvention

Alison Brooks, Ph.D., Ruthbea Yesner — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note discusses the Fujitsu Americas Executive Analyst Day, which highlighted the company’s strategic transformation toward AI-powered services, sovereign infrastructure, and consulting-led industry solutions under the Uvance portfolio. With renewed profitability and strengthened alliance partnerships, Fujitsu aims to expand its Americas footprint in public sector and manufacturing markets while differentiating through sovereign AI, quantum computing, and modernization capabilities.

Fujitsu Targets Scientific Advantage in Quantum Chemistry with STAR Architecture and Molecular Optimization

Heather West, PhD — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fujitsu's latest announcement reflects a growing focus on making quantum computing practical in the near term by reducing hardware and computational barriers through architectural and algorithmic innovation. While still early, these developments signal meaningful progress toward enabling real-world quantum applications in areas such as drug discovery and advanced materials.

IDC Survey Spotlight: How Are Professional and Support Services Accelerating the Adoption and Achievement of AI Priorities?

Rob Brothers, Leslie Rosenberg — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight highlights data from IDC's March 2026 Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending Survey, Wave 1, of 408 decision-makers regarding their investment and adoption priorities and expectations for supporting present and future AI initiatives. This document specifically discusses enterprise IT investment priorities for infrastructure and data and how professional and support services can accelerate the adoption and successful achievement of these IT priorities.

IDC Survey Spotlight: Is "Sustainability Goals/Priorities Vary by Region" True for the Most Important Ecosystem Partners to Achieve These Goals?

Reid Paquin — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight focuses on the topic of sustainability and the most important ecosystem participants across North America, EMEA, and APAC. While sustainability is a topic that has been discussed for years, for segments like manufacturing, these initiatives have been more aspirational than achievable. Organizations are realizing that sustainability must be ingrained into the business. While this recognition is important, making it a reality is no simple task; it will take a collaborative effort across the ecosystem. In particular, working more effectively with supply chain partners and utilizing business networks is key across all regions.

This IDC Survey Spotlight is based on IDC's August 2025 Industry Ecosystems and Business Networks Study, which surveyed over 1,000 respondents across 8 industry segments and 16 countries across the globe. The goal of this fourth annual survey was to determine business leader sentiment on these initiatives and how to best support transformation.