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IDC's 2026 CES Roundup

Linn Huang, Tom Mainelli, Phil Solis, Nina Turner — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

For the tech industry, the new year isn't marked by the flipping of a calendar page or a dropping of a fancy ball; it kicks off when the keynote officially kicks off CES in Las Vegas each year. A number of keynotes took place, including those from Nvidia, AMD, Lenovo, and others, largely centered around AI.

2025年 ITバイヤーガイド：サステナビリティ／ESGソフトウェア―ソリューション全体像と選定ガイド

Amy Cravens, Bjoern Stengel — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

本調査レポートでは、スペシャリスト（専門特化型）からジェネラリスト（総合型）までのベンダー群（ベンダー類型）について、それぞれの主な注力領域と差異化要因、ベンダー選定の意思決定ツリー、同業他社バイヤーについてのインサイト、サステナビリティ／ESG（Environmental, Social, and Governance）ソフトウェアのタイプ別ユースケース、ならびにAI（Artificial Intelligence）の適用領域の概要を提供するものである。サステナビリティ／ESGソフトウェア市場のベンダーの動向は動的であり、企業のサステナビリティ管理における課題への対応ニーズが変化し成熟するのに合わせて、継続的に進化している。

本調査レポートは、『IT Buyer Guide 2025: Sustainability/ESG Software — Overview of the Solutions Landscape（IDC #US53438425、2025年6月発行）』の日本語翻訳版である。

How Are Telcos Using APIs to Create New Revenue Streams and Build Ecosystems That Accelerate Commercialization of Differentiated Network Services

Peter Chahal — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight provides key findings from IDC's 2025 Global Telecom Service Providers' Digital Transformation (DX) Plans and Strategies Survey, which gathered input from 130 telecom providers worldwide. Respondents represent organizations across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific regions. The results highlight an accelerating focus on modernizing communications infrastructure, IT systems, and operational processes to enhance agility and enable the delivery of advanced services to both enterprise and consumer segments. Among the top transformation priorities identified is the adoption of APIs, which is emerging as a critical driver influencing technology investment decisions and shaping long-term competitiveness for telecom providers.

IDC FutureScape: Worldwide CIO Agenda 2026 Predictions — Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Implications

Daniel-Zoe Jimenez, Linus Lai — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC FutureScape presents the top 10 predictions set to define CIO agendas in the coming years, highlighting key challenges, strategic priorities, and the evolving role of the CIO in driving organizational success.

"A next-generation CIO will not only orchestrate enterprise AI initiatives but also shape a technology agenda that accelerates growth, elevates customer outcomes, and builds operational discipline. This requires moving beyond incremental modernization toward a unified digital architecture, deeper co-innovation with business units, and a deliberate rethinking of how human expertise and AI systems complement each other. At the same time, CIOs must reinforce organizational adaptability — anticipating regulatory shifts, navigating data-sovereignty constraints, and mitigating geopolitical risk — to secure sustainable advantage in an increasingly volatile digital landscape," says Linus Lai, GVP IDC.

IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Services 2026 Predictions — Asia/Pacific Implications: Positioning for Success — Opportunities for Tech Sales and Marketing Leaders

Pushkaraksh Shanbhag — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC study is an accompanying piece to the main FutureScape 2026 presentation of the same topic. It provides specific recommendations for two key tech vendor personas, tech sales leaders and tech marketing leaders. Please refer to IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Services 2026 Predictions — Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Implications for more details.

Snowflake Acquires Observe for About $1 Billion; Will It Pay Off?

Stephen Elliot, Shannon Kalvar, Archana Venkatraman — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Snowflake announced a definitive agreement to acquire Observe on January 8, 2026. This $1 billion deal is Snowflake's largest to date, exceeding the company's previous $800 million deal in 2022.The existing financial and executive relationships between the two companies are deep. Observe raised $393 million from seven funding rounds, with Snowflake Ventures one of those backers. In addition, Observe CEO Jeremy Burton has served on Snowflake's board since 2015. From a product perspective, Observe was built on Snowflake's platform, creating a tight integration path with minimal replatforming risk. Financially, this deal makes sense. However, for observability customers, the potential outcomes require an analysis into future product development, the level of focus Observability will command inside of Snowflake, and a go-to-market understanding.

When Immutable Storage Spend Increases, How Is Staffing Affected?

Ryan Caskey — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight looks at the latest findings from IDC's August 2025 Cloud Data Logistics and Protection Survey. Individuals were asked to assess data infrastructure management and data protection strategies within their organization. The focus of this analysis is immutable storage and data governance.

Canadian Business and Consumer Connected Vehicles Survey, 2025

Praveen Datta — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

IDC Canada surveyed over 360 Canadian businesses in July 2025, across all regions, industries, and business sizes, to capture business sentiment on communications spending. IDC Canada's consumer research group conducted its fourth quarterly survey in December 2025, surveying 2,001 Canadian consumers, to understand the current and future adoption plans for a variety of consumer communications services and devices. Both of these surveys had connectivity for connected vehicles as an area of focused inquiry.

This presentation examines Canadian business adoption of connectivity for connected vehicles by business size, region, and industry. It also provides insight on the average number of connected vehicles per business by business size, region, and industry, as well as average monthly spend on connectivity for connected vehicles across organizations.

It also examines Canadian consumer adoption of cellular/Wi-Fi connectivity in vehicles and whether such connectivity is provided directly by wireless providers, directly via vehicle manufacturer's service, or indirectly with a smartphone hotspot. In addition, it provides insight on consumer spend and desired spend on vehicle connectivity, and provides insights into the adoption and intention to adopt new automotive technologies.

There is a considerable volume of data from our surveys beyond what is provided in this presentation, and more detailed cross-tabs can also be provided. We encourage you to contact your IDC account representative if you have any specific questions about a market or segment of interest.

Dynatrace Acquires DevCycle to Integrate Progressive Delivery and Observability

Jim Mercer, Matthew Flug — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

The recent acquisition of DevCycle by Dynatrace reflects a broader shift where observability is moving from passive insight to active control. By combining Dynatrace's AI-powered observability and causal analysis with DevCycle's OpenFeature-native feature management, the company is positioning itself to help customers reduce release risk while sustaining high delivery velocity.

Hardcopy Vendor Financials, 3Q25: Vendors Adjust to Soft Economy and U.S. Tariffs

Geoffrey Wilbur, Abhyuday Jampu — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Perspective contains excerpts from public financial disclosures by leading hardcopy vendors and details the impact of inflation, economic uncertainty, and other issues facing hardcopy vendors on performance and forecasts.

"In the third quarter, business and consumer confidence remained soft in the face of weak global economic factors, but hardcopy vendors were able to maintain steady sales numbers while navigating an uncertain economic environment. As the U.S. tariff situation evolved, vendors addressed it with a mix of price increases and cost reductions. The market is expected to remain challenging into at least mid-2026." — Geoffrey Wilbur, research manager, Imaging, Printing, and Document Solutions at IDC