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Coupa Inspire 2026: Autonomous Spend Management Takes Center Stage

Jordan Steele, Kevin Permenter, Patrick Reymann — Fri, 29 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Coupa Inspire 2026 showed a vendor intent on moving from digital spend management to an autonomous, data-driven platform, with Rossum, Coupa Compose, and Coupa Catalyst as key proof points. The event messaging focused on eliminating unstructured data bottlenecks, unifying direct and indirect spend, and lowering economic and organizational barriers to AI adoption for procurement and finance teams.

Dell Technologies 1Q27 Earnings: From AI Surge to Infrastructure Supercycle

Matthew Eastwood — Fri, 29 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Hybrid AC/DC Distribution: What's in It for Utilities

Roberta Bigliani — Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Perspective discusses hybrid AC/DC distribution, which offers utilities a targeted solution to network constraints driven by the rise of DC-native loads, such as EVs, batteries, and datacenters. Rather than replacing AC, it introduces DC segments where they deliver efficiency, capacity, and resilience. "Early pilots show measurable savings," says Roberta Bigliani, group vice president, IDC. "But widespread adoption depends on advances in protection standards, workforce readiness, and regulatory frameworks. Utilities that engage early can shape system architecture and governance, while those that delay risk losing operational control."

Tackling Operational Shrink, Loss, and Fraud

Filippo Battaini, Margot Juros — Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Perspective explores how artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, RFID, and edge computing are reshaping loss prevention from friction-based deterrence to intelligence-driven intervention, and offers retailers a structured approach to technology selection, deployment, and ROI justification. Retail shrink is no longer a manageable cost of doing business — it is a strategic crisis demanding a new technological response.

"Loss prevention is at an inflection point. Retailers can no longer afford to choose between security and customer experience — the most effective next-generation platforms deliver both simultaneously. The vendors gaining ground are those that fuse computer vision, RFID, and point-of-sale (POS) data into unified, real-time intervention systems, rather than deploying point solutions that address only one zone or one theft vector," says Filippo Battaini, research manager, IDC Retail Insights.

国内情報セキュリティ市場予測、2026年～2030年：ソフトウェア、アプライアンス

Kotaro Saito, Mayumi Nishimura — Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

本調査レポートでは、セキュリティソフトウェア市場、セキュリティアプライアンス市場の合算である情報セキュリティ市場について、市場全体および機能市場セグメントごとの2026年～2030年の市場規模を予測している。「AI（Artificial Intelligence）活用や法規制への対応によるニーズを受けて、情報セキュリティ市場は継続的に大きな成長を遂げるとIDCは予測している。一方で、先行きが不透明な国内外の情勢や、技術トレンドの急速な変化が、企業がセキュリティに投資する上で障壁となっているのも事実である。自社製品の導入効果を定量的に明示し、投資に見合った貢献をしていることをユーザー企業に実感してもらうことが、ベンダーにとって重要である」とIDC Japan、Network & Securityのシニアリサーチアナリストである齊藤耕太郎は分析している。

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Laser Production Printers 2026 Vendor Assessment

Mitri Roufka, Tim Greene — Wed, 27 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC MarketScape assesses the capabilities and strategies of 11 global vendors of laser production printers. It also provides guidance to vendors and advice to companies considering the acquisition of such equipment, including the selection criteria they should consider and the vendors that fit their production printing needs best.

"Production printers are mission critical and have long life cycles. These buying decisions involve high CAPEX, which creates extreme inertia. Customers know that, whatever their possible issues are, getting the printers online quickly is the most critical element in deploying them. Because of this, customers' most important selection criteria is 'Which vendor offers the best service and support that we can trust?'. Features and innovative solutions that address efficiency, automation, and changing business needs are also important but clearly come in the second place," said Mitri Roufka, program director, IDC Imaging, Printing, and Document Solutions team.

NTTデータ先端技術、「INTELLILINK Private AI スタートパック」で機密データの検証環境を提供

Yukihisa Hode — Wed, 27 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

本調査レポートは、NTTデータ先端技術が2026年3月に提供を開始したサブスクリプション型オンプレミスAIサービス「INTELLILINK Private AI スタートパック」を取り上げ、同ソリューションの国内AIインフラ市場におけるポジショニングや市場展開戦略を分析する。IDCは、プライベート環境において組織内データを活用したAI検証を促進することで、国内企業におけるAIインフラ投資の加速に寄与するとみている。

Red Hat Hardened Images Delivers a Supported, Minimized Base Image Catalog Built on Its Open Source Software Factory

Katie Norton — Wed, 27 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Red Hat Hardened Images brings a no-cost catalog of minimized container base images to the market, built on the same software supply chain foundation Red Hat uses across its broader portfolio. The new offering gives Red Hat customers a lower-friction path to adopting hardened images and reinforces hardened images as an increasingly mainstream software supply chain control.

Strategic Considerations for Enterprise AI Networking: Datacenter, Cloud, and Interconnect

Paul Nicholson — Wed, 27 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation examines the strategic networking and interconnect considerations enterprise technology buyers must address when planning and deploying datacenter, cloud, and hybrid AI workloads. Enterprise AI deployments are placing unprecedented demands on datacenter networking infrastructure. Drawing on findings from IDC's 2025 Worldwide AI in Networking Special Report (n = 518), it covers the evolution from traditional datacenter networking to AI-ready architectures, the infrastructure requirements of AI factories, and the key benefits and challenges organizations face. The presentation provides actionable guidance on capacity planning, technology selection, and proactive network design to help enterprise teams ensure their networking infrastructure can scale in lockstep with AI compute demands.

国内情報セキュリティ製品市場シェア、2025年：アイデンティティ／アクセス管理が鍵となるセキュリティ製品市場

Kotaro Saito, Mayumi Nishimura — Wed, 27 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

本調査レポートは2025年の情報セキュリティ製品市場の状況を分析したものである。売上額シェアとベンダーの動向を踏まえて、セキュリティベンダーが取るべき行動を提言している。

「情報セキュリティ市場は成長を続けており、多くのベンダーが売上を伸ばしている。しかし成長率にはばらつきがあり、大きく成長したベンダーと微増に留まったベンダーが存在する。成長を続ける市場の中で、プラットフォーム化や製品同士の連携といった、複数の分野に横断した製品戦略がより重要になる」とIDC Japan、Network & Securityのシニアリサーチアナリストである齊藤耕太郎は分析している。