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Chainguard Assemble 2026: Scaling Secure-by-Default Across the Software Supply Chain

Katie Norton — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Chainguard's Assemble 2026 announcements extend the company's hardened artifact approach across seven product categories, the broadest set of releases in the company's history. The pace reflects a strategic bet that as AI accelerates software development, secure-by-default foundations must cover every artifact type entering a modern software environment.

Infleqtion Targets Advances in Space-Based Quantum Sensing with International Space Station Upgrade

Heather West, PhD — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Infleqtion’s planned delivery of upgraded quantum sensing hardware to the ISS advances the performance of the Cold Atom Laboratory, with goals including achieving lower ultracold temperatures and enabling dual-species experiments in orbit. The deployment highlights the growing role of quantum sensing in aerospace and defense, while reinforcing how space-based platforms can accelerate the transition of quantum technologies into real-world applications.

NVIDIA GTC 2026: Implications for U.S. and NATO Defense, Intelligence, and Sovereign AI

Alan Webber — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note analyzes key announcements from NVIDIA GTC 2026 in San Jose and assesses their implications for U.S. and NATO defense, intelligence, and national security agencies. It lays out that the Vera Rubin platform, the emerging Feynman road map, the rise of agentic AI, and the maturation of physical AI collectively mark a transition from experimental AI pilots to industrialized, sovereign AI factories and operational agent systems — and outlines concrete steps for national security leaders to capitalize on this shift.

Poste Italiane Moves to Take Telecom Italia to Create a Leading Provider Capable of Reshaping the Digital Ecosystem Landscape

Daniela Rao, Ahmad Latif Ali — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note examines the Poste Italiane launch of a cash-and-share offer to buy Telecom Italia (TIM) and the significant implications on the Italian telecom and digital services market landscape, likely opening also a new phase of consolidation in Europe's telecom industry.

"Poste Italiane's move marks a renewed strengthening of the Italian state's influence over the telecom industry governance, reshaping the digital providers' competitive landscape, and accelerating the convergence of logistics, payments, and connectivity services," said Daniela Rao, senior research and consulting director, European Telecom at IDC.

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.

RSAC 2026 Conference from a Networking Perspective — AI Agent Implications, Decision Speeds, and Traffic Increases

Paul Nicholson — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

The Four Tech Pillars to Create a Digital Accessible Work Environment

Erica Spinoni — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Perspective explores the four core technology pillars essential for building a digitally accessible work environment: AI-driven assistive technologies, accessible-by-design platforms, configuration and orchestration layers, and data and analytics. The guidance provided helps organizations and technology buyers create inclusive workplaces that empower employees with disabilities, enhance productivity, and support regulatory and ESG objectives.

"True digital accessibility is not just about compliance or assistive tools, it's about reimagining the entire workplace ecosystem to empower every employee. When technology is designed for inclusion from the start, organizations unlock innovation, productivity, and a competitive edge that benefits everyone," said Erica Spinoni, senior research analyst, Worldwide and EMEA Future of Work, IDC.

Worldwide NAND Flash Market Share, 2025: Another Big Growth Ahead

Soo Kyoum Kim — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study examines the 2025 market shares for the worldwide NAND flash market, reviewing the forces and dynamics that have influenced it.

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.