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IDC Survey Spotlight: Which Application Delivery Controller Capabilities Will Matter Most to Enterprises as AI Workloads Scale?

Paul Nicholson — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight highlights the results of a survey question concentrating on the application delivery controller (ADC) capabilities that will matter most to enterprises as AI workloads scale.

These survey results are drawn from IDC's July 2026 Enterprise Infrastructure Pulse Survey, a worldwide survey of 643 enterprise respondents. Respondents could select up to three ADC functionality criteria that will influence their choice of vendor over the next year. The results span AI-related capabilities, support for cloud and containerized deployments, and established application security and encryption features.

"AI workload deployments are changing what enterprises expect from their application delivery infrastructure. This survey question reveals the ADC capabilities that will most influence vendor selection over the next year and how AI-related requirements sit alongside long-standing priorities such as cloud support and security. As enterprises deploy a wider range of AI applications across cloud and on-premises environments, buyers will need to weigh which AI features to deploy, and on which products." — Paul Nicholson, research vice president, Cloud and Datacenter Networks, at IDC

Security Information and Event Management Draws New Entrants as AI Agents Revive the Split Between Storage and Analytics

Michelle Abraham — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note examines the recent cohort of security information and event management (SIEM) market entrants, including data platform vendors, agentic security operations center (SOC) vendors, and security start-ups. IDC considers whether separating the data layer from analytics will yield a different outcome than the first attempt, outlines the pros and cons of federated approaches, and describes how federated storage affects SIEM storage.

BT Group acquires TalkTalk and PlatformX

Jan Hein Bakkers, James Eibisch — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

BT's acquisition of TalkTalk and PXC out of administration has ensured uninterrupted service for 2.5 million customers. The deal strengthens BT's scale with the most significant impact felt in the intermediate market for broadband and Ethernet where BT Wholesale and PXC are the largest players. If and when the deal is cleared successful integration will require an ambitious, but realistic timeline, clear and timely communications and commercial alignment.

IDC Link: Gemini’s Governance Gambit: One Universal Agent, Endless Identities

Duncan Brown, David Clemente, Grace Trinidad, Katie Norton, Emanuel Figueroa — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Nokia Divests Enterprise Campus Edge to AURELIUS: A Fresh Start for a Private Wireless Pioneer

Alejandro Cadenas — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

On October 13, 2026, Nokia announced the sale of its Enterprise Campus Edge (ECE) business to AURELIUS, a private equity investor focused on carve-outs. ECE comprises Nokia’s private wireless, industrial device, on-premises OT edge and industrial AI application portfolio, serving nearly 900 customers. Closing is expected in 1H27, and financial terms were not disclosed.

The transaction is the culmination of the portfolio review Nokia began in November 2025, when it concluded that campus-scale enterprise solutions, which are integration-heavy and sold through different channels, sat outside its core carrier and mission-critical focus. Private mobile networks are moving into scaled adoption, and a standalone, fully dedicated company can pursue partnerships, go-to-market and execution in ways a division of a large network vendor could not. The key points are continuity of Nokia radio and core relationship, customer support during transition, and speed at which the new owner builds out the industrial AI proposition.

Anderon Releases Superconducting Quantum PDK: A Step Toward Repeatable Quantum Manufacturing

Heather West, PhD — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Anderon's first superconducting quantum process design kit (PDK) reflects a shift in quantum manufacturing from bespoke, researcher-led fabrication toward foundry-style design flows, where developers design against a defined process instead of negotiating one from scratch. As the industry moves toward standardized platforms, the market is converging on a question that will shape which foundry models gain the most from quantum's projected growth: How much of a quantum device can be standardized, and how much must remain custom engineered?

IDC Survey: Number of Installed Print Devices by Select Worldwide Countries

Phil Sargeant — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey examines the number of print devices organizations have installed in their office locations and how installation levels differ by country. Based on a June 2026 survey of 1,824 hardware decision-makers in 17 countries, this analysis compares France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, and China with the worldwide total across six device types, from ink tank printers to label printers. This analysis matters to vendors, channel partners, and service providers shaping devices, supplies, and service offerings for mixed print environments.

Market Analysis Perspective: EMEA Telecommunications, 2026

Ahmad Latif Ali, Tolga Yalcin — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Analysis Perspective analyzes the trends impacting Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) communications service providers in 2026, with a focus on generative AI, satellite, and future investment priorities. It includes an overview of the essential market guidance and outlines the competitive challenges that key suppliers within the EMEA telecommunications landscape should consider.

"AI has moved from the lab to the balance sheet for EMEA telcos — nearly half are already funding generative and agentic AI use cases in the network, and that share will only grow. The operators that win over the next three years will pair that AI investment with real interconnect and edge capacity, and will build data sovereignty into every proposal rather than treating it as a regional afterthought." — Ahmad Latif Ali, vice president, Telecommunications, IDC

Market Analysis Perspective: Worldwide Public Cloud Platform as a Service, 2026

Adam Reeves — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Analysis Perspective provides insight into the current and future state of the worldwide public cloud platform as a service (PaaS) market. It includes an overview of the current market landscape, a technology buyer perspective, a market outlook, and IDC's advice for technology suppliers.

"The public cloud PaaS market has gone through a massive sea change. While in the past, data management held majority of segment-level revenue, now AI core software dominates with a five-year CAGR (2025–2030) of nearly 60% compared to an overall market CAGR of 35%. This market revolution has created opportunities for new vendors to move up the market share table." — Adam Reeves, research director, PaaS for Developers of Modern and Edge Applications, IDC.

Worldwide Solid State Storage Quarterly Update: Summary 2Q26

Jeff Janukowicz — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Presentation provides a detailed analysis of the worldwide solid state drive (SSD) market and competitive landscape for CY 2Q26. Significant market dynamics, trends, and events are summarized and evaluated. This includes a four-quarter forecast for client SSDs and enterprise SSDs. The SSD vendor market share is also provided for the overall SSD market, client segment, and enterprise.